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Krack defends Alonso tyre call

over 3 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 563 views )

Aston Martin team boss, Mike Krack has defended the team's decision to fit slicks to Fernando Alonso's car even as rain was falling. read more »

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Monaco GP: Race team notes - Williams

over 3 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 472 views )

A tricky race with some graining on the slicks early in the race for both cars. This was worse than we expected and so we need to understand why that was. read more »

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F1 race results: Max Verstappen wins wild 2023 Monaco GP

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 762 views )

Verstappen led every lap, ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, but had to negotiate his way through a heavy rain shower. He clipped the wall just before pitting for... read more »

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Ferrari wants to review F1 strategy processes after Brazil GP error

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1716 views )

The Maranello squad raised some eyebrows at the start of Q3 at Interlagos on Friday when Charles Leclerc was the only driver to head out on wet-weather rubber as rain... read more »

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Pierre Gasly: "We took the risk in Q1, as the first to fit the Slicks, and it really paid off"

over 3 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 931 views )

Pierre Gasly was the first to gamble on slick tyres in Q1, and his move prompted the rest of the field to follow suit as he immediately found time in the dry weather tyres. read more »

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Ferrari explains Leclerc's inter tyre choice mistake in Brazil F1 qualifying

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1967 views )

The Maranello squad raised some eyebrows for the final shoot-out qualifying element at Interlagos when Leclerc was the only driver to head out on the circuit with intermediate... read more »

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Verstappen fastest in dry final Japanese GP session

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 615 views )

Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen set the fastest time during the dry final practice session for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix. Wet weather plagued Suzuka... read more »

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Gasly Rues Missed Opportunity to Move Forward and Score Big Points in Singapore

over 3 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 2124 views )

Pierre Gasly believes he could and should have scored more than just the one point in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, feeling the strategy call to switch to slicks came too... read more »

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We had a race-wining car, insists Russell

over 3 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1088 views )

George Russell believes that but for a too early switch to slicks and an encounter with Mick Schumacher, his Singapore Grand Prix could have been entirely different. read more »

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Russell: Mercedes "had to try something" with Singapore F1 slick tyre gamble

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1228 views )

Russell had started from the pitlane after taking a new power unit under parc ferme, and during his attempt to regain ground he went up an escape road after making contact with... read more »

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McLaren: F1 Singapore GP swing showcases "open battle" for fourth with Alpine

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1384 views )

In a wet-to-dry race, Lando Norris produced an error-free display to move up from sixth to fourth following a duel with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who both slipped... read more »

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Binotto hails ‘brave’ Ferrari for slick tyre call amid Red Bull fight

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 842 views )

Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto has praised his team for being braver than their rivals after they opted to make the switch to slicks as the track dried before Red Bull. read more »

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Frustrated Gasly says AlphaTauri ‘threw away’ fifth

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 786 views )

Pierre Gasly expressed frustration with AlphaTauri after being brought in early for slick tyres during Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix. Gasly held seventh prior to the... read more »

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Hamilton won't "punish himself" for F1 Singapore GP mistake

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1960 views )

Hamilton slid straight on and nosed into the barrier while chasing Carlos Sainz shortly after half distance.He was able to get going again, but his front wing was damaged, and... read more »

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Norris: Taking risks, not updates, key to Singapore F1 qualifying pace

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 883 views )

However, he acknowledged that the big update package brought by the team this weekend had worked well and done what it was supposed to do, while admitting that it was never... read more »

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Fuel misunderstanding behind Verstappen’s qualifying malaise

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 922 views )

Max Verstappen says a misunderstanding on the volume of fuel in his Red Bull RB18 was behind his poor result during qualifying for Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix.... read more »

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F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc takes Singapore GP pole

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 708 views )

Leclerc will start ahead of Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes after the one-hour session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being... read more »

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F1 Singapore GP: Leclerc takes pole as Verstappen finishes eighth

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 948 views )

After heavy rain ahead of FP3 had soaked the Marina Bay track and meant that session was cut in half, Q1 began with patches for the layout still very wet but the majority... read more »

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Leclerc claims ninth pole of season, Verstappen only eighth

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 635 views )

Charles Leclerc scored his ninth pole position of the season in a wet/dry qualifying session for Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix. The session started in damp conditions... read more »

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Track off-line ‘like driving in the wet on slicks’ – Latifi

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1378 views )

Nicholas Latifi explained that he was caught by surprise at the lack of grip available off-line at Spa-Francorchamps, as he explained how his Belgian Grand Prix unravelled.... read more »

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Russell stands by slick decision

over 3 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 965 views )

George Russell insists he has no regrets over his decision to switch to slicks in the closing stages of Q3, a move that was to prove costly. read more »

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Verstappen: Slicks gamble "never on" late in Canadian GP qualifying

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 879 views )

Verstappen claimed pole for F1's first race in Montreal since 2019, as he topped all three segments of a wet-but-drying qualifying session at the Circuit Gilles... read more »

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Albon explains why he held up Leclerc on drying Monaco F1 track

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1314 views )

Albon had just switched to slicks while Leclerc had moved to intermediates, but the Williams driver was convinced that he had more pace so was thus reluctant to let the Ferrari... read more »

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Wolff: Alonso-Hamilton duel shows F1 needs to look at Monaco tweaks

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1920 views )

As the field changed to slicks in a wet-to-dry race, Hamilton was stuck behind Alonso in the battle for seventh, and the Briton remained on Alonso's gearbox right until... read more »

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Norris: McLaren needs to reflect on Monaco F1 strategy

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 705 views )

Following Norris' first stop for intermediate tyres, he made a second for hard-compound slicks but was overtaken by George Russell in the latter instance as the Mercedes... read more »