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Sauber F1 team fined €5000 after pitstop woes continue in Australia

8 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 730 views )

After wheelnut issues caused lengthy stops for Valtteri Bottas in Bahrain and Zhou Guanyu in Jeddah, the team made what it called "containment" modifications for... read more »

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Bottas "surprised" by Mercedes suggestion he was out of position in Monaco pitstop

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 870 views )

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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Allison: Mercedes F1 must find out why Monaco is always an Achilles' heel

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 970 views )

Mercedes lost the lead of both F1 world championships on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton brought home its only points in seventh place, with team-mate Valtteri Bottas retiring due to... read more »

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Bottas wheelnut still stuck on Mercedes car after pitstop issue

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 755 views )

Bottas ran second through the opening stint of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, sitting five seconds behind leader Max Verstappen when he came into the pits on lap 30 to change... read more »

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Mercedes explain pit-stop disaster | Bottas: I couldn't believe it

over 3 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1046 views )

Mercedes say the bizarre pit-stop retirement of Valtteri Bottas at the Monaco GP was due to a damaged wheelnut on his tyre, with the Finnish driver urging his team to learn... read more »

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Cross-threaded wheelnut blamed for Norris’ botched stop

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 749 views )

McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl has revealed a "cross-threaded" wheelnut led to Lando Norris' botched pit stop in Mexico. read more »

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Errant wheelnut means deja vu misery for Grosjean

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 925 views )

Guenther Steiner remains surprisingly philosophical in wake of Romain Grosjean's Melbourne misery. read more »

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Haas thinks wheelnut damage led to Grosjean Australian GP retirement

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 828 views )

The Haas Formula 1 team believes damage to a wheelnut in Romain Grosjean's slow pitstop led to his eventual retirement from the Australian Grand Prix read more »

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Haas reshuffles crew following Melbourne misery

over 6 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 927 views )

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has revealed that changes have been made to the team's pit-stop crew following wheelnut errors in Australia. read more »

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Alonso plays down wheelnut incident

over 6 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1279 views )

Fernando Alonso was keen to play down the wheelnut failure that saw him spin out of the opening day of testing after just 6 laps. read more »

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Video: Spin it | #TheF1Effect | Manufacturing

over 8 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 1220 views )

Mazak's machining centres are the mainstay of McLaren's manufacturing operation. The latest automated multi-axis machines have massively reduced the time required to... read more »

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Williams will not 'risk' wheelnut fix

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1236 views )

The Williams Formula 1 team has a solution for its ongoing wheelnut problems, but will not 'risk' using it in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, says Valtteri Bottas read more »

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Ferrari revises wheelnut system

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1083 views )

Ferrari will utilise a revised wheelnut system for the British Grand Prix after team principal Maurizio Arrivabene slated them as "stupid" following the last Formula... read more »

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Ferrari blames wheelnut for missed podium

over 9 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 933 views )

Ferrari has blamed a wheelnut for the lengthy pit stop which cost Sebastian Vettel a certain podium. read more »

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Arrivabene demands wheelnut redesign following Austrian issues

over 9 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1212 views )

Maurizio Arrivabene has labelled the loss of Sebastian Vettel's podium in Austria as unacceptable, and insisted the wheelnut design on the SF15-T needs to be changed. View... read more »

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Tech Talk: Ferrari's blown wheel-nuts in China

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 3055 views )

Ferrari made a step forward at the weekend to close in on, or possibly even pass, Red Bull as the second quickest team in race-trim after Fernando Alonso took third behind the... read more »

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Williams to take extra time with pitstops

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 871 views )

Williams will suffer from slow pitstops in tomorrow's Indian Grand Prix to ensure there is no repeat of its recent wheelnut problems. read more »

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Another 60K fine for Williams

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 989 views )

For the second successive race, Williams has been fined 60,000 euros as wheelnut issue continues. read more »

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Di Resta 7th as more wheelnut issues hit Sutil

over 11 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1167 views )

Paul Di Resta scored six points for Sahara Force India in today’s Spanish Grand Prix. Teammate Adrian Sutil’s race was compromised by a slow pit stop, which denied him a chance... read more »

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Force India confident wheelnut issue resolved

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1183 views )

Force India don't expect a repeat of their disastrous Malaysian Grand Prix weekend which saw both cars retire on safety grounds after the team experienced problems with... read more »

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Force India sure wheelnut issue fixed

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 893 views )

Force India boss Vijay Mallya is confident his team has rectified the issues with its wheelnut system that marred its Malaysian Grand Prix last month read more »

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Force India says issues hid pace

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 958 views )

Force India believes its Malaysian Grand Prix wheelnut issues hid just how competitive it was in the second round of the 2013 Formula 1 season read more »

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Force India to investigate wheelnut issue

over 11 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 851 views )

Force India to investigate the cause of the wheelnut issues that forced it to retire both cars from the Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

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Force India to persevere with new wheelnut system

over 11 years ago

from: Forumula1.com

( 909 views )

Force India have said that they will persevere with their new wheelnut system despite the issue causing the team a double retirement at the Malaysian Grand Prix. The... read more »

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Force India won't drop wheelnut system

over 11 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1359 views )

Force India intend continuing with their new captive wheelnut system despite it leading to a double DNF in Malaysian on Sunday... read more »