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Verstappen beats Hamilton to victory at dramatic French GP

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Max Verstappen took the race victory at the French Grand Prix after overtaking title rival Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap of the race. Verstappen completed the race on a... read more »

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Brown pulls out of racing return to help commemorate Mansour Ojjeh at French GP

over 3 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has opted to withdraw from a racing return this weekend in order to commemorate Mansour Ojjeh at the French Grand Prix. read more »

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Perez impressed by Albon's openness since taking his Red Bull seat

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1109 views )

Red Bull opted to drop Albon after just one full season with the team following a difficult 2020 campaign, moving him into a test and reserve role as Perez took his seat.The... read more »

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Verstappen: Red Bull mustn't throw away title chance like BMW

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 2283 views )

His view has echoes of a strategic mistake made by BMW Sauber in 2008.That year the Swiss-based team had a competitive car, and after scoring his first grand prix win in... read more »

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Mercedes: Bottas not sacrificed to aid Hamilton’s prospects

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 930 views )

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has shot down suggestions that Valtteri Bottas’ hopes were disregarded in order to help Lewis Hamilton during qualifying in Azerbaijan, explaining the... read more »

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Red Bull sticks with old engines in Baku as rivals opt for new units

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 892 views )

Red Bull Racing has opted to continue using its current power units for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, whereas its rivals Mercedes and Ferrari have opted for new units... read more »

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Why Red Bull's F1 teams took opposing approaches with 2021 designs

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1046 views )

Red Bull felt that spending development tokens on a new gearbox casing would offer them the most bang for their buck, whilst AlphaTauri, which could have upgraded to the same... read more »

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Mercedes reveals video of Bottas Monaco F1 wheel removal

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 804 views )

The team released a short video clip showing a mechanic working on the car in the Brackley factory on Tuesday morning, shortly after the transporters returned.The wheel became... read more »

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The "stupid" Monaco move Alfa Romeo opted not to gamble on

over 3 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 782 views )

Alfa Romeo team principal Fred Vasseur believes his team would have "been stupid" to jeopardise its first points of the F1 season to try and achieve a better result. read more »

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Hamilton: Mercedes cannot afford Monaco GP repeat

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 745 views )

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes "cannot afford" a repeat of its Monaco Grand Prix slump after he relinquished the Formula 1 title lead to Max Verstappen. Verstappen... read more »

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Ferrari to take Mercedes’ place at Paul Ricard wet tyre test

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 756 views )

Ferrari will take Mercedes' place at next week's tyre test after the world champions withdrew amid budget cap concerns. Pirelli has arranged a series of private tests... read more »

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Steiner: "Not easy" to get Haas 2021 F1 car to suit Mazepin

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 980 views )

Mazepin made his F1 debut this year with Haas, but has finished as the slowest driver to record a time in all four qualifying sessions, and as the last classified finisher in... read more »

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Video: The Latest Sidepods Trend | F1 TV Tech Talk | 2021 Spanish Grand Prix

over 3 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 763 views )

F1 teams have opted for the same design for the front end of their sidepods on their 2021 cars. So why have the engineers and designers opted to go in this direction? F1 TV... read more »

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F1 Portuguese GP: Bottas beats Hamilton to pole position by 0.007s

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 611 views )

F1's top two teams opted for different tyre strategies for the final runs in Q3, with the Mercedes drivers returning to medium tyres with which they had dominated in Q2,... read more »

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Why Leclerc "backed off" from Verstappen safety car pass

over 3 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 819 views )

Charles Leclerc has revealed the reason why he opted not to pass Max Verstappen after the Red Bull driver suffered a 'tank slapper' moment during the Emilia Romagna... read more »

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No further action taken over Bottas-Russell collision

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 644 views )

Stewards have opted to take no further action over the high-speed collision between Valtteri Bottas and George Russell at Formula 1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The duo... read more »

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Hamilton: Red Bull has better set of F1 strategy cards to play at Imola

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 747 views )

Mercedes driver Hamilton upset the formbook to clinch pole position ahead of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, who both made mistakes on their final Q3 laps at Imola and missed... read more »

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Steiner: No need to ‘micromanage’ Haas youngsters

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2257 views )

Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner says he is taking a hands-off approach with the squad's rookie drivers, believing they are best served dealing closely with their... read more »

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Schumacher: No reason Haas can't fight for Q2 this year

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1044 views )

Schumacher and Haas team-mate Nikita Mazepin propped up the timesheets during qualifying for the Bahrain season-opener two weeks ago, finishing 19th and 20th respectively.Haas... read more »

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Mercedes "potentially" has wind sensitivity issues like Williams

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1109 views )

In its push to create more downforce and reduce the drag on its FW43B car for 2021, Williams opted for an aggressive design approach that causes its performance to dip in windy... read more »

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Vettel reveals lockdown internship in organic farming

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 805 views )

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced a four-month delay to the start of the 2020 season, F1 drivers were left to busy themselves with outside pursuits.Most opted to keep some... read more »

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Fighting Williams the limit of Haas’ 2021 F1 ambitions

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 969 views )

Haas says taking the fight to Williams is the limit of its ambitions for the 2021 Formula 1 season in the wake of its performance in Bahrain. Haas, which finished ninth in last... read more »

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Hamilton: Final few laps of F1 Bahrain GP were "horrifying"

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1142 views )

The Mercedes driver's third and final stint was 11 laps longer than Verstappen's equivalent, as the Black Arrows opted to take an aggressive strategy to get ahead of... read more »

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No further action over yellow flag breach

over 3 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 426 views )

The Bahrain stewards have opted to take no further action against four drivers following a yellow flag breach during today's qualifying session. read more »

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Verstappen completes F1 practice clean sweep at Bahrain GP

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 633 views )

Track temperatures at the start of the final one-hour practice session of the weekend were nearly hitting 50-degrees, which meant the teams opted to spend the first 10 minutes... read more »