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Bottas won't take "loser's option" after early 2021 F1 setbacks

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Mercedes driver Bottas underwent "extreme" winter training with a particular focus on mindset as he looked to mount a challenge to team-mate Lewis Hamilton for this... read more »

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Bottas "surprised" by Mercedes suggestion he was out of position in Monaco pitstop

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Finn was forced to retire from the Monaco GP after Mercedes was unable to get his right-front tyre off during a stop.The wheelnut face had been machined off after the gun... read more »

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The lessons Mercedes will learn from its Monaco F1 mistakes

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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A lowly seventh place for Lewis Hamilton was accompanied by urgent questioning of his strategy from the world champion, who lost two places to Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Perez... read more »

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How Bottas' Monaco F1 pitstop ended up being 43 hours long

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1013 views )

F1 teams regularly churn out stops in around two seconds, so it was quite a shock to find that Mercedes had to wait until the car was back in the factory on Tuesday morning to... read more »

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Why Red Bull needs Perez to overcome his F1 qualifying inconsistency

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 865 views )

It was a superb performance from the Mexican, who managed his tyres in the opening laps and, after going long, was able to deploy sufficient pace to jump three cars after his... read more »

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Bottas wheelnut still stuck on Mercedes car after pitstop issue

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1011 views )

Bottas ran second through the opening stint of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, sitting five seconds behind leader Max Verstappen when he came into the pits on lap 30 to change... read more »

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Norris: Fending off Perez for Monaco F1 podium was "stressful"

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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On Saturday, Norris had qualified fifth, which became fourth on the grid when Ferrari's polesitter Charles Leclerc failed to make the start.Norris chased after the... read more »

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Bottas thought Monaco GP win was on before "big mistake" at pitstop

over 4 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Valtteri Bottas was left rueing a "big mistake" from Mercedes during his pitstop that ultimately forced him to retire from Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

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F1 Monaco GP race results: Verstappen wins from Sainz and Norris

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1100 views )

With polesitter Charles Leclerc not starting the race, after the left-side driveshaft of his Ferrari (that he crashed in qualifying) failed on his installation lap, the door... read more »

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Bottas rues "big mistake" at pitstop after Monaco GP retirement

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1472 views )

Bottas had hoped to take the fight to Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Monaco after seeing pole-sitter Charles Leclerc fail to start, promoting the Mercedes driver to second... read more »

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F1 Monaco GP: Verstappen dominates as Mercedes struggle

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 898 views )

Following his late Q3 crash, Leclerc reported a problem with his gearbox on his only pre-race lap to the grid - although Ferrari later announced a damaged driveshaft meant he... read more »

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Gasly: AlphaTauri F1 team "dropped back" compared to start of 2021

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1297 views )

The Frenchman qualified fifth in both Bahrain and Imola, and then subsequently started ninth at Portimao and only 12th in Barcelona.In Spain last weekend he made his life more... read more »

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Tyre valve issue caused disastrous Giovinazzi pitstop

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Giovinazzi was the first driver to dash into the pitlane when Yuki Tsunoda's retirement on track triggered an early safety car.However, as the team prepared to fit a new... read more »

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Red Bull: Verstappen "called himself in" which caused slow pitstop

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Dutchman was leading the race from Lewis Hamilton over the first stint, and elected to pit on lap 24 for a change from the softs to the mediums.But the stop was delayed... read more »

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Hamilton hails "good gamble" on strategy after Spanish GP victory

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1021 views )

Pole-sitter Hamilton was passed by Verstappen at Turn 1 on the opening lap, and spent the first stint of the race trailing the Red Bull driver, ultimately falling 5.5 seconds... read more »

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Marko: Now Red Bull have lost F1 win, fastest lap and pole to track limits

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1021 views )

Verstappen took a free pitstop late on in a bid to set the fastest lap in the closing stages of the Portuguese Grand Prix, which he managed after beating Valtteri Bottas's... read more »

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Riccardo: 'I've never peed in an F1 car - but some do'

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1192 views )

When you need to go, you need to go, and according to Daniel Ricciardo, some F1 drivers get so desperate during a race they have to take their own personal pitstop inside the car. read more »

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Wolff explains why Bottas shouldn't be upset with strategy

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1148 views )

Bottas finished a distant third behind winner Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, opting to take a third pitstop near the end of the race to claim the point for the... read more »

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Autosport Podcast: Perez wins dramatic F1 Sakhir GP as Russell is denied

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 948 views )

In another incredible Formula 1 race, Sergio Perez claimed his maiden grand prix victory in the Sakhir Grand Prix after George Russell was denied by a pitstop blunder and puncture read more »

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Mercedes explains radio system glitch that caused pitstop chaos in Sakhir GP

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1213 views )

Mercedes has explained how a previously unseen glitch in its radio messaging system triggered the pitstop chaos that cost George Russell a Formula 1 victory in the Sakhir Grand... read more »

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Mercedes under investigation for F1 Sakhir GP pitstop tyre mix-up

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 914 views )

Mercedes is under investigation for two offences related to the Formula 1 pitstop mix-up in the Sakhir Grand Prix that delayed both George Russell and Valtteri Bottas read more »

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F1 Sakhir GP: Perez recovers from lap one collision to win, Russell denied by late puncture

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 875 views )

Sergio Perez took a stunning win for Racing Point in Formula 1's Sakhir Grand Prix after a calamitous Mercedes pitstop and then a puncture cost long-time leader George Russell read more »

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Front wing damage caused Stroll's loss of pace in Turkish GP

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1030 views )

Lance Stroll's drop in performance in the Turkish Grand Prix was due to front wing damage not seen in his pitstop, the Racing Point Formula 1 team has revealed read more »

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Memories of China 2007 prevented Hamilton's late F1 Turkish GP stop

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1297 views )

Newly-crowned Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton said he "learned my lesson" from his 2007 Chinese GP pitlane faux pas in opting against a late pitstop during... read more »

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Racing Point defends pitstop call that cost Perez third place at Imola

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Racing Point technical director Andrew Green insists the decision to pit Sergio Perez late in the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was the right one at the time read more »