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Hamilton: Aston Martin slump shows Mercedes can’t copy Red Bull’s car

14 hours 15 minutes ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lewis Hamilton asserts that Aston Martin's slump midway through the 2023 Formula 1 season showcases why Mercedes can't simply try and copy Red Bull's car for... read more »

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10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Abu Dhabi GP

14 days 9 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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Max Verstappen's 19th win of the season, putting him on 1,003 laps led across the entire campaign, was never really in doubt from the moment he made it out of Turn 1 in... read more »

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Albon: Final races about Williams "holding on" in F1 battle for P7

about 1 month ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Grove team switched its R&D focus to next year's some months ago and had not brought any new parts to the track, while rivals AlphaTauri, Haas and Alfa Romeo have... read more »

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Alonso: Wrong to assess Aston Martin’s 2023 using ‘football’ mindset

about 1 month ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Fernando Alonso asserts that it's incorrect to base Aston Martin's 2023 Formula 1 season on the mindset used in "football" where "only the last result”... read more »

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Alfa Romeo: We can fight with Williams for P7 in F1 championship

about 1 month ago

from: Autosport.com

( 266 views )

After a frustrating run with just one point in eight weekends the team made a significant step in Qatar, where Valtteri Bottas claimed eighth and Zhou Guanyu ninth.The six... read more »

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Vasseur: Ferrari can't "postpone the fight" with Mercedes to 2024 F1 season

2 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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In the four races held since the summer break, Ferrari has passed Aston Martin for third place in the constructors' championship, and cut the deficit to Mercedes in second... read more »

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen dominant in FP1 as Red Bull hunt constructors' crown

3 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Nearly a week on from Red Bull's humbling in Singapore, Verstappen utterly dominated the early stages - not only leading the pack out of the pack but heading the times... read more »

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McLaren feared Norris F1 podium was gone when Mercedes made medium switch

3 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Norris had been running third in the lead train of cars during the second stint of the Marina Bay race, as polesitter Carlos Sainz controlled the pace at the front to bunch the... read more »

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Norris expands on back issues aggravated by current F1 cars

3 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Last year, F1 switched to ground-effect-based cars which are set up extremely stiff to generate the most downforce. That set-up had the unintended side-effect of porpoising on... read more »

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Vasseur will 'never accept' Ferrari needs new F1 hires to improve

4 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Scuderia has lost its highly-rated race director Laurent Mekies, who will join AlphaTauri as team principal. Meanwhile, head of vehicle concept David Sanchez has switched... read more »

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Hamilton defends Mercedes F1 progress since Monaco despite Red Bull margin

4 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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From testing in 2022 until May's Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes pioneered the use of its 'zeropod' car architecture. It then switched the W14 to run a downwash... read more »

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Why Mercedes' F1 sidepod changes are still only a makeshift solution

4 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 384 views )

The centrepiece to those changes was made to its sidepods, and builds on the conceptual shift taken at the Monaco Grand Prix when it opted to abandon the 'zeropod'... read more »

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Video: Herbie Blash: From Race Mechanic to Race Control | F1 Beyond The Grid Podcast

4 months ago

from: YouTube.com

( 401 views )

To stay in the paddock for more than half a century, you simply must adore Formula 1. The sport might have changed a lot in that time, but what has always stayed the same is... read more »

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Cost cap penalty forces Red Bull to switch focus to 2024

5 months ago

from: EspnF1.com

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After their Hungarian Grand Prix success, Red Bull has switched its development focus to next year's car due to the impact of its cost cap penalty. read more »

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F1 results: Max Verstappen wins Austrian GP sprint

5 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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The Aston Martin and Red Bull design cues behind McLaren's F1 upgrade

5 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 352 views )

Only Lando Norris has the updates at his disposal for the time being, with Oscar Piastri forced to wait until the British Grand Prix as the team prepares enough parts for both... read more »

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Leclerc forced to ditch special Villeneuve helmet after family complaints

6 months ago

from: GPfans.com

( 345 views )

Charles Leclerc was set to wear a custom, special edition helmet for the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, but the Monegasque driver switched back to his original design before FP3... read more »

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Ferrari: Red Bull-style sidepods not a knee-jerk copy 

6 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 623 views )

As part of an upgrade delivered at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Italian squad abandoned the bathtub in-wash sidepod design that it had used since the start of 2022. Instead, the... read more »

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"No reason to panic" over Alfa missing its 2023 F1 targets, says Bottas

6 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Hinwil outfit currently lies eighth in the constructors' championship, with Bottas only logging points when he finished eighth in the opening race in Bahrain.Bottas... read more »

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Sebastian Vettel makes big splash with racing return for F1 equivalent

6 months ago

from: GPfans.com

( 391 views )

Formula 1 Sebastian Vettel has announced his return to racing, but this time he has switched from open wheels to the open seas. read more »

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Aston Martin: Alonso wouldn't have won Monaco GP going straight to inters

7 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 249 views )

Alonso switched from his hard tyres to mediums as the first signs of a shower hit some areas of the track. After the rain intensified and spread over the whole circuit, he... read more »

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Sainz: Ferrari could've been "more patient" with Monaco F1 race strategy

7 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Sainz survived early contact with Alpine's Esteban Ocon at the Nouvelle Chicane with minor front wing damage to keep the podium in sight through the opening half of the... read more »

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Russell says his mistake under wet conditions cost a 'guaranteed P3' 

7 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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George Russell believes that the mistake he made under yellow flags in wet conditions during the Monaco Grand Prix cost him a "guaranteed P3" finish.  The Mercedes... read more »

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Nico Rosberg explodes in furious rant about Women's World Cup

7 months ago

from: GPfans.com

( 791 views )

Nico Rosberg has switched sports to unleash a furious rant about the lack of TV coverage in his homeland for this summer's Women's World Cup. read more »

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Alonso: Top F1 teams have "only things to lose" in Baku F1 sprint weekend

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 265 views )

The new sprint format, which will leave a sole practice session over the weekend as Saturday's sessions have been switched to sprint qualifying and race sessions, will be... read more »