Bottas was called in for a precautionary pitstop on "safety" grounds at Zandvoort on lap 67 of 72, switching from medium to soft tyres, and promptly set the fastest... read more »
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The only major threat to Verstappen's race arrived after his first pitstop when he resumed behind Valtteri Bottas, but the Mercedes driver was soon cleared with the aid of... read more »
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That Red Bull is on a roll at the moment is obvious - we can measure its advantage not just in terms of lap times and race results, but also in the quantity of innuendo... read more »
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What should have been a normal pitstop for Benetton rookie Verstappen turned into near disaster when petrol sprayed out of the refuelling hose and was ignited on a still hot... read more »
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The FIA issued a technical directive at the end of June informing teams that it would be moving to slow down pit stops and restrict automated processes on safety grounds.The... read more »
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The FIA has delayed new rules that are aimed at slowing down pitstops and made a number of changes that should have less of an impact on the current systems. Last month the FIA... read more »
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A hardware issue with a cross-threaded wheel nut was behind McLaren's slow pitstop which cost Lando Norris a potential home podium in Formula 1's British Grand Prix. read more »
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Norris was running third before the stop, but the lost time time dropped him behind the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, and he also had to find a way past Fernando Alonso. He... read more »
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Hamilton was penalised for the controversial incident at Copse, just after which Leclerc had surged into the lead before the race was suspended.Leclerc led the majority of the... read more »
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Concerned that teams had started to automate some of their processes, given the consistency at which the two-second stationary time was being met and even beaten, the FIA... read more »
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The FIA informed teams ahead of this weekend's Styrian Grand Prix that it would be moving to slow down pitstop times on safety grounds from next month's race in... read more »
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The FIA issued a note earlier this week announcing a clampdown on pitstop procedures in a bid to slow them down after some teams raised safety concerns.From the Hungarian Grand... read more »
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Red Bull has accused Mercedes of “stealing” their pit stop advantage, after the FIA introduced new rules aimed at slowing them down. On Thursday the FIA sent a technical... read more »
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Christian Horner says the FIA's clampdown on the speed of Formula 1 teams' pit stops is "obviously" an attempt by rival outfits to slow Red Bull down. read more »
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As reported by Motorsport.com on Thursday, the FIA has moved to ensure teams are not using sensors and automatic systems to anticipate the individual steps involved in a tyre... read more »
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The FIA will implement new rules from the Hungarian Grand Prix in a bid to slow down Formula 1 pitstops, which have hit record breaking speeds. Teams have been pushing their... read more »
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How did Red Bull's undercut strategy lead to success at Formula 1's French Grand Prix? At Paul Ricard, Max Verstappen took the lead on the second to last lap from... read more »
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The world champion outfit has endured two tough races in Monaco and Baku, where it has not had the pace of main title rival Red Bull.A spate of other problems, including a... read more »
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From third on the grid, Red Bull's Verstappen passed Ferrari's pole-sitter Chares Leclerc on track and then benefitted when Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton suffered a... read more »
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Mercedes slumped to its worst result of the season in Monaco two weeks ago as Lewis Hamilton could only finish seventh, while team-mate Valtteri Bottas retired due to a wheel... read more »
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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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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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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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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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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 »