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Is Valtteri Bottas a true title contender?

over 8 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Since retiring from the Spanish Grand Prix with a turbo failure, Valtteri Bottas has scored more points than any other driver at the following four races. From a potential 100... read more »

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Renault: 'No good reason' to copy Mercedes' split F1 engine design

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1438 views )

Renault has ruled out following Mercedes' concept of adopting a split turbo on its Formula 1 engine, saying it sees "no good reason" to overhaul its design read more »

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More details of Mercedes-AMG's F1-powered hypercar emerge

over 8 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 2276 views )

Mercedes-AMG's plans to put a Formula One engine in a road-legal hypercar are progressing nicely, with its 1000bhp drivetrain revealed to the press at the Nurburgring 24... read more »

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Valtteri Bottas retirement caused by never before seen turbo failure

over 8 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 863 views )

Valtteri Bottas retirement caused by never before seen turbo failure read more »

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Mercedes reveals cause of Valtteri Bottas' Spanish GP engine failure

over 8 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 2621 views )

Mercedes says a turbo defect it has never encountered before led to Valtteri Bottas' engine failure at the Spanish Grand Prix. Bottas was running third in Barcelona when... read more »

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Turbo issue behind Bottas' Spain exit

over 8 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 2586 views )

Mercedes has confirmed that a faulty turbo was behind Valtteri Bottas' exit from the Spanish Grand Prix, caused by a previously unseen defect. Bottas was… read more »

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Mercedes' Spanish Grand Prix failure was never seen before

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 2939 views )

A never before seen problem with the turbo on his Formula 1 engine caused Valtteri Bottas to retire from the Spanish Grand Prix, Mercedes has revealed read more »

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Russian GP: Practice notes - McLaren

over 9 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 2133 views )

It was obviously disappointing to see Stoffel receive a 15-place grid penalty for Sunday's race after fitting his fifth MGU-K and turbo-charger. read more »

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Ferrari duo close to limit after turbo changes

over 9 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 2041 views )

Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen are both onto their third turbo chargers of the season after Ferrari made the change ahead of FP1 in Sochi. read more »

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Turbo issue hampers Raikkonen in Bahrain heat

over 9 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 3257 views )

A turbo issue on his SF70H caused Kimi Raikkonen to stop during first practice in Bahrain, but he came back in the second session to finish fourth quickest. read more »

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Raikkonen shrugs off FP1 stop as Ferrari shows pace

over 9 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 2972 views )

Kimi Raikkonen says he was able to recover lost ground against his F1 rivals after missing a large chunk of FP1 with a turbo issue read more »

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Vettel quickest in mixed session for Ferrari

over 9 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 2944 views )

Though Sebastian Vettel is quickest in FP1, teammate Kimi Raikkonen suffers "overheating in turbo area" in unrepresentative session. read more »

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Vettel: Last year rivals crept away from Ferrari

over 9 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1099 views )

Sebastian Vettel feels Ferrari was never able to maximise its package under previous technical regulations in the V6 turbo hybrid era read more »

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F1 to Replace Turbo Engines With a Cheaper, Noisier Power Unit

over 9 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1780 views )

Following a meeting on Friday, the FIA has confirmed that initial plans are in place for a new powerunit. The change is expected to take effect from 2021. read more »

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F1 plans to swap turbo engines for cheaper, noisier alternatives

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1650 views )

Formula 1 is set to ditch its current formula of turbocharged hybrid powerunits in favour of cheaper and noisier engines from 2021 read more »

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Todt against V10 or V12 engines returning to F1

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1490 views )

FIA president Jean Todt says Formula One's next generation of engines must remain acceptable to global society. The current V6 turbo hybrid engines were introduced to... read more »

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Mercedes has made 'unprecedented' step with engine

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1643 views )

Mercedes has made an "unprecedented" step with its already-dominant V6 turbo engine ahead of the 2017 season, according to customer team Force India. Mercedes has... read more »

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Mercedes' engine development should be frozen, says Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1682 views )

The development of Mercedes' dominant engine should be frozen until its rivals have caught up, according to Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost. Mercedes has dominated the V6 turbo... read more »

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Fernando Alonso: Ayrton Senna - Alain Prost era would be considered boring today

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1323 views )

Fernando Alonso believes the era of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, considered by many to be Formula One's golden years, would be considered "very boring" by... read more »

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Renault goes 'very aggressive' with 2017 engine

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1561 views )

Renault says it has gone "very aggressive" with the development of its 2017 engine, a decision which may see it only deliver proper gains later in the campaign.... read more »

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More brake issues for Grosjean in Japanese practice

over 9 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 954 views )

Brake issues affected Romain Grosjean again in Japan on Friday, while team-mate Esteban Gutierrez suffered turbo issues on a tough day for the Haas team. read more »

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AMG to build road car with Mercedes F1 engine

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1548 views )

Mercedes has confirmed it plans to build a road-going hypercar around its V6 turbo Formula One engine. The news was announced at the Paris motorshow and was accompanied by a... read more »

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Mercedes and Ferrari agree power unit convergence is inevitable

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1486 views )

Mercedes' chief designer Aldo Costa says it is inevitable power unit performance will even out between manufacturers in the next few years. When the current V6 turbo... read more »

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Claire Williams discusses 2017, gender equality in F1 and running her father's team

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 2213 views )

In the first two years of the V6 turbo era, Williams was the fairytale team mixing it with the might of Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari, recording consecutive third-place... read more »

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15-place penalty for Hamilton

over 9 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 900 views )

Mercedes have confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will take a 15-place drop at the Belgian GP as they replaced both the turbo and MGU-H. read more »