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Perez explains how Red Bull F1 car gets "undriveable" and blames media for pressure

3 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 359 views )

New Cadillac Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez certainly sounds vindicated when it comes to his time at Red Bull.Perez was dropped at the end of last season after a four-year stint... read more »

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How do you solve a problem like Red Bull? Our writers have their say

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 261 views )

The 2025 Formula 1 season is not even two rounds old and already Red Bull is facing the same questions it pondered for the majority of last season.It has a peaky car that only... read more »

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Autosport Podcast: Reviewing Friday practice and sprint qualifying at the Chinese GP

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 349 views )

Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit to review Friday's sprint qualifying session for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.In a... read more »

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Video: Why Hamilton's Sprint-Pole was so confusing for Ferrari - F1 Chinese GP Friday Analysis

9 months ago

from: YouTube.com

( 342 views )

In a surprise twist of events, it’s a Sprint Pole for Lewis Hamilton, the oldest pole winner of any F1 format since Nigel Mansell in 1994. Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording... read more »

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Red Bull explains concept shift to more compliant RB21

9 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 417 views )

Red Bull Technical Director Pierre Wache has explained the team's concept shift to a more compliant RB21 after its peaky F1 predecessor caused several headaches. The post... read more »

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Albon: Williams F1 'on the right track' with weight-loss progress

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 436 views )

Alex Albon has claimed that Williams is “on the right track” as it seeks to upgrade its 2024 Formula 1 challenger, which continues to be overweight. Williams had its best... read more »

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Formula 1 2024 Summer Break Report: Williams

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 438 views )

Williams had its best season since 2017 during Team Principal James Vowles’ first year in charge last term, scoring 28 points to finish seventh in the Constructors’ standings.... read more »

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Hamilton: Mercedes F1 car is "at its max" right now and only likes one set-up

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 606 views )

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' "peaky" 2024 Formula 1 car is running at its "maximum" performance level without more upgrades and only responds to one... read more »

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Pirelli respond to Hamilton’s claims of F1 tyres being ‘peaky’

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 994 views )

Pirelli’s Chief Engineer Simone Berra has disagreed with a claim from Lewis Hamilton that the manufacturer’s current tyre allocation has a narrow operating window. During the... read more »

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Pirelli counters Hamilton 'peaky F1 tyres' frustration

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1160 views )

Hamilton suggested after the Miami Grand Prix last month that he had never known F1 tyres to have as "minuscule" an operating window as they do right... read more »

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Ferrari's F1 upgrades are all about "tilting the map"

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 541 views )

But the current generation of ground-effect cars are trickier beasts to make fast, and the challenge involves nailing the right compromise between high-speed and low-speed... read more »

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Why peaky F1 tyres caused 'acts of desperation' in Miami GP qualifying

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 729 views )

McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell completed Q3 on the theoretically slower medium as teams battle to mitigate overheating... read more »

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Hamilton rues being ‘nowhere’ in Q3 with ‘peaky’ Mercedes car

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 973 views )

Lewis Hamilton bemoaned the Mercedes W15 being “peaky” in Formula 1 qualifying in Miami as it went from being “the best the car had felt” in Q2 to “nowhere” in Q3. Despite... read more »

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Vasseur: Ferrari needs to make more of its opportunities in F1 2024

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 634 views )

Ferrari was beaten by Mercedes to second in the 2023 constructors' championship in Abu Dhabi by three points after both teams went through a season full of ups and downs... read more »

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Leclerc's "big surprise" after fearing Q1 exit with 'peaky' Ferrari 

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 582 views )

Charles Leclerc says ending up on the front row of the grid for the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was a "big surprise" after he feared a Q1 elimination.  read more »

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Leclerc: F1 Abu Dhabi GP front row a "big surprise" having feared Q1 exit

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 620 views )

Leclerc ultimately lapped only 0.139 seconds shy of polesitter Max Verstappen in the final part of the shootout, with the Red Bull driver failing to improve on his last flying... read more »

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Peaky Mercedes a bit of a nightmare to drive – Hamilton

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 525 views )

Lewis Hamilton described his Mercedes W14 as "a bit of a nightmare to drive" after qualifying in sixth place for Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix.... read more »

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Hamilton: "Peaky" Mercedes F1 car "a nightmare to drive" in Mexico

over 2 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 500 views )

Lewis Hamilton has admitted his Mercedes W14 has been a "nightmare to drive" at this weekend's F1 Mexico City Grand Prix. read more »

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Ferrari understands core problem of "peaky" car insists Sainz

over 2 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 515 views )

While, according to Carlos Sainz, Ferrari understands the inherent problem with its "peaky" 2023 contender, the question is can the Maranello outfit do anything about it. read more »

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Sainz: Understanding "very peaky" F1 car Ferrari's main focus for 2023

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 520 views )

Ferrari has struggled from the start of 2023 with excessive tyre wear paired and a lack of consistency in its race pace.That meant the Scuderia has struggled to convert its... read more »

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Ferrari's Achilles heel revealed amid Red Bull 'copy' claims

over 2 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 959 views )

Senior Ferrari engineer Jock Clear has revealed that the SF-23 "is a very peaky car", something he labelled as the team's Achilles heel, after claiming that... read more »

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Williams needs "rolling pin" to iron out peakiness with 2023 F1 car - Albon

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1084 views )

Albon, who replaced George Russell this season at the Grove outfit after a year on the sidelines, suggests that the FW44 was too peaky in terms of its performance over a range... read more »

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Albon: "Peaky" upgraded Williams F1 car good but harder to drive

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1088 views )

Williams brought a raft of updates for the FW44 car to the British Grand Prix last week in a bid to improve its on-track form after a tricky period that saw it fail to score... read more »

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McLaren hopeful of less "peaky" racing in 2022

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 866 views )

McLaren technical director James Key is hoping Pirelli's 2022 18-inch race tyres will bring an end to "peaky" racing. read more »

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How Williams has tamed its peaky F1 car

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 924 views )

Having already been through somewhat of a lean spell over the last few years in its fight to move off the bottom of the standings, its drivers were well aware of a wind... read more »