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Risky approach paid off - Bottas

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1148 views )

Valtteri Bottas praised his Williams Formula 1 team for ditching its boring tactics and opting for a riskier strategy that yielded a first podium of the season in Canada read more »

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Wolff: 'We can only apologise, apologise and apologise'

over 8 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1559 views )

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has apologised to Lewis Hamilton after the team's strategic error cost the Briton victory in Monaco on Sunday. Hamilton looked set to... read more »

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F1 'rules revolution' rejected

over 9 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1252 views )

F1’s proposed ‘rules revolution’ has been delayed until 2017 at the earliest after a meeting of the F1 commission ended with the sport’s teams opting against fast-forwarding a... read more »

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McLaren use last filming day ahead of Barcelona test

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1958 views )

McLaren completed a day of filming on Monday for 'promotional purposes' at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona ahead of the second pre-season test at the same... read more »

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Driver line-up for first Barcelona pre-season test

over 9 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1253 views )

Several teams have confirmed which drivers will be behind the wheel on which days during the second pre-season test and the first at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Of... read more »

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Ferrari reveals launch date

over 9 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 842 views )

Ferrari has become the third team to announce the launch date of its 2015 contender, the Maranello outfit opting for 30 January. read more »

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Vergne confirms Toro Rosso departure

over 9 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 964 views )

Jean-Éric Vergne has confirmed that he will not be racing for Toro Rosso in Formula 1 next season, with Red Bull chiefs opting to replace the Frenchman after three campaigns... read more »

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Marussia to run only one car

over 9 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 962 views )

Max Chilton will be Marussia's only representative on the grid in Sochi with the team opting not to run a second driver following Jules Bianchi's accident... read more »

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Kobayashi to make return at Monza

over 9 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1139 views )

Kamui Kobayashi will return to the cockpit of the Caterham CT05 for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, although he will not run in the first practice session with the team... read more »

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Red Bull compromised for race - Ricciardo

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 762 views )

Daniel Ricciardo expects Red Bull to match the pace of its rivals at the Belgian Grand Prix after opting for a low-downforce set-up geared towards the race rather than qualifying read more »

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Vettel profits from Q2 tyre gamble

over 9 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 829 views )

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel reckons a tyre gamble in Q2 aided him during the final shootout session during a wet qualifying hour at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium.... read more »

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Hamilton sorry for Q3 error

over 9 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 948 views )

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton apologised after opting to abandon his final flying lap in Q3. Hamilton held provisional pole in changeable conditions but aborted his last lap... read more »

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Webber 'very close' to quitting in 2012

over 9 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1319 views )

Mark Webber says he was "very close" to leaving F1 at the end of 2012 before opting for another year ahead of a switch to sportscars read more »

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Mercedes may implement team orders in 2014

over 9 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 821 views )

Mercedes say they may implement team orders later in the season, despite opting not to use them so far in 2014. Mercedes allowed Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to scrap it out... read more »

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McLaren to 'aggressively develop' MP4-29

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1542 views )

McLaren will begin an "aggressive" development programme over the next few races which they hope will allow them to catch up to Mercedes by the Spanish Grand Prix.... read more »

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Red Bull's rivals heeded FIA advice on fuel flow

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2162 views )

Red Bull's rivals all took notice of the FIA's advice regarding fuel flow during the Australian Grand Prix, but they shared the team's doubts over the accuracy... read more »

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Hamilton: Not risking paid off

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 748 views )

Lewis Hamilton believes opting not to swap to the intermediate tyres is what gave him the advantage in Saturday's Australian GP qualifying... read more »

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No Force India testers for Bahrain

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 658 views )

Force India won't be handing the car to a test driver during the second outing in Bahrain, opting instead to use only the race drivers... read more »

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Lotus move hard to call - Hulkenberg

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 567 views )

Nico Hulkenberg believes it is impossible to say whether he made the right choice in opting to move to Force India instead of Lotus... read more »

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Van der Garde: Sauber right choice

over 10 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 716 views )

Giedo van der Garde has insisted he is convinced he has made the right decision for 2014 after opting to swap an F1 race seat with Caterham for the test and reserve role at Sauber. read more »

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Toro Rosso will launch STR9 on January 27th

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 789 views )

Toro Rosso are the seventh team to confirm their 2014 launch plans and have also confirmed they will be at the first test of the season. The STR9 will be launched on the Monday... read more »

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Two little ducks for Button

over 10 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 602 views )

Jenson Button is the latest driver to choose his preferred permanent race number, the McLaren driver opting for 22. read more »

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'Everything is fine at Lotus'

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 829 views )

Despite opting to sit out the first pre-season test, Eric Boullier insists Lotus' future in Formula One is secure... read more »

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Lotus to replace reserve Valsecchi with Sorensen

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2132 views )

Lotus will reportedly replace its current reserve driver, Davide Valsecchi, for the 2014 season. The 2012 GP2 series champion was promoted to reserve for the 2013 season but... read more »

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Buemi for Red Bull in Bahrain

over 10 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 709 views )

Red Bull have followed Ferrari's lead in opting against sending their race drivers to next week's Bahrain tyre test, with the World Champions to run reserve driver... read more »