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Pirelli seeks talks with FIA and F1 teams over flawed wet-tyre rule

13 days 22 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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A new way of allocating wet-weather rubber for 2024 meant teams were reluctant to use any intermediate tyres in Suzuka's damp FP2 session because they wanted to save them... read more »

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Video: One To Watch - Luke Browning Drives an F1 Car for the First Time

5 months ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 373 views )

Very few people get the chance to drive an F1 car - but for Luke Browning, his dream became a reality. After winning the 2022 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the... read more »

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McLaren enjoys being "heavily challenged" by vocal Norris on F1 team radio

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Norris caused a stir in last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix when he angrily slammed the team for leaving him out too long on slicks in the rain, shouting "are you... read more »

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Aston Martin: No doubts about Stroll's F1 future at the team

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Stroll has struggled all season to match the form of team-mate Fernando Alonso, although circumstances have also often hampered his weekends, such as the team's decision... read more »

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Williams admits it got Albon's strategy "wrong" twice in F1 Dutch GP

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Albon had started fourth and tumbled down the order as one of only five drivers to commit to slicks, opting not to make a late change to intermediates.He subsequently climbed... read more »

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Vowles: Hydraulic issue on kerb triggered Sargeant F1 Dutch GP crash

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The incident came just 24 hours after the American crashed heavily on slicks on a drying track having made Q3 for the first time in his rookie season.Sargeant stayed out on... read more »

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Norris: McLaren F1 race pace still "nowhere near enough"

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Englishman acknowledged that strategy calls played a role, especially the decision to stay out on slicks at the original start.However, he insisted that the MCL60 simply... read more »

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Wolff slams "catastrophic" F1 Dutch GP strategy from "subpar" Mercedes

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Mercedes immediately shot itself in the foot at Zandvoort by staying out too long on slicks when it started raining at the start.The team underestimated the intensity of the... read more »

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Hamilton "had the pace to challenge Verstappen" in F1 Dutch GP comeback drive

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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On Sunday, Hamilton recovered from a disappointing qualifying session by moving from a lowly 13th grid spot to sixth.But the seven-time world champion's race could have... read more »

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Sargeant will "live and learn" after heavy F1 Dutch GP Q3 crash

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The American rookie was able to take advantage of the unexpectedly good form of the Williams at the Dutch GP venue, which also propelled his team-mate Alex Albon to fourth on... read more »

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Verstappen feared he’d blown pole lap at first turn

8 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Max Verstappen expressed relief at capturing pole position for Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix having initially feared he'd erred at the first corner. Verstappen made it... read more »

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Albon: "Vicious cycle" meant slicks were quicker in the wet at F1 Belgian GP

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 415 views )

Spa was seen by the Williams team as a track that would favour the low-drag characteristics of the FW45 and give Albon a chance to repeat the points-scoring form that he's... read more »

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Mercedes drivers explain SQ3 close call at Spa

9 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were made to rue a messy end to the Sprint Shootout that proved costly to the team’s hopes of securing a strong result ahead... read more »

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Belgian GP: Qualifying team notes - Williams

9 months ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 310 views )

It is frustrating not to have qualified for Q2 as we could have done well as the track became ready for the slicks. read more »

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F1 agrees to keep tyre blankets for slicks in 2024

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The decision was made at today's F1 Commission meeting at Spa where the FIA, the F1 organisation and the teams talked through a number of key issues.Tyre blankets were one... read more »

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Pirelli "where we want to be" ahead of 2024 blanket F1 tyre call

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 388 views )

However, the consensus in the paddock is that blankets will ultimately be kept for slicks next season, with only wets and possibly intermediates running without them.The matter... read more »

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Leclerc "struggling like crazy" in F1's mixed conditions

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Leclerc started ninth in Saturday's 24-lap sprint, which commenced in intermediate conditions but ended on a drying track.Amid a split between drivers who stayed out on... read more »

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F1 results: Max Verstappen wins Austrian GP sprint

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Red Bull duo of Verstappen and Sergio Perez swapped the lead on the opening lap with some robust driving between the team-mates, each blaming the other.But Verstappen got... read more »

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F1 Austrian GP: Verstappen dominates after first lap tussle with Perez

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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There, each Red Bull driver appeared to push the other off-track and that allowed Nico Hulkenberg to play an early starring role for Haas before he had to complete a late... read more »

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F1 Austrian GP: Verstappen beats Perez to sprint shootout pole

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The day starting in raining conditions at the Red Bull Ring and sprint qualifying being declared wet meant the strict slick compound requirements for the compacted session were... read more »

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Verstappen fastest in Sprint Shootout as Mercedes faltert

10 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Max Verstappen will head a Red Bull front row for this afternoon’s F1 Sprint while Mercedes faltered in a dismal session for the Silver Arrows. The track was declared wet ahead... read more »

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How Williams "threw everything" at Canada F1 points chance

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Team principal James Vowles made the call to fast-track an update package that wasn't originally intended for Montreal, and the factory managed to produce enough new parts... read more »

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Ferrari: Leclerc accepted he was wrong over F1 strategy criticisms

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 533 views )

Leclerc initially hit out at Ferrari after getting knocked out of Q2 in Montreal when he and the team had failed to capitalise on improving track conditions.He had initially... read more »

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Pirelli mystified as F1 teams reject chance to race blanket-free inters

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Earlier this year, the teams agreed to allow blanket-free full wets from the Emilia Romagna GP onwards.After the Imola event was cancelled, the tyres were used for the first... read more »

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Ferrari plans factory talks over Canada Q2 F1 strategy calls

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 462 views )

The Italian outfit found itself on the receiving end of criticism from Charles Leclerc after a request he made to switch to slicks early in Q2 was over-ruled by the team, who... read more »