RB and McLaren were only joined by Sauber in running the softs in FP1, which ended with Yuki Tsunoda fourth ahead of Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen in fifth and sixth for... read more »
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In recent seasons Williams has often suffered in windy conditions, and that was evident on Friday, when Albon could manage only 14th in a gusty qualifying session.He was only... read more »
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The main discussion during Friday's only practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix weekend revolved around the drivers' attempts to cope with the challenging windy... read more »
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Verstappen bolted on the soft tyres in the final part of the session to leapfrog long-time session leader Fernando Alonso, setting a 1m27.428s. The championship leader - who... read more »
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Max Verstappen set the pace during the sole practice session at a dusty and windy Lusail International Circuit in Qatar. Qatar's only previous round came in 2021, when it... read more »
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Charles Leclerc has revealed that windy conditions have a bigger influence on the Ferrari SF-23 than any other car on the grid. read more »
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Charles Leclerc has revealed that Ferrari struggled at the British Grand Prix due to Silverstone's high-speed corners, before admitting that the SF-23 runs into problems... read more »
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It was very windy today which made it quite tricky, but the car felt good. We tested a few things in both sessions and there is more for us to analyse tonight. read more »
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The Italian outfit has battled with a lack of consistency from its SF-23 throughout this season, especially in races when its drivers struggle with a lack of confidence because... read more »
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Carlos Sainz has labelled his second F1 career pole position as a "bit of an adventure" after a windy United States Grand Prix qualifying session. read more »
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Huge gains in the first and second sector from the opening practice run vaulted Leclerc up the order, as he bolted to a 1m43.224s in his qualifying simulations on Friday... read more »
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Fernando Alonso was the first driver to head down a very dusty pitlane in Jeddah, where the opening one-hour session was taking place in sunny but very windy conditions.As... read more »
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Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou opened the final one-hour practice session at the Bahrain International Circuit, with Lewis Hamilton also out on track early... read more »
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But alarm bells were ringing from the first test when it emerged that the Grove-based squad was battling a particularly aero sensitive car, which meant on windy days drivers... read more »
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Williams Racing team had a good opening session even though they struggled in the windy conditions in the second session at the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix read more »
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In its push to create more downforce and reduce the drag on its FW43B car for 2021, Williams opted for an aggressive design approach that causes its performance to dip in windy... read more »
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George Russell believes Mercedes' lack of pace relative to Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was due to how sensitive the W12 is to windy conditions. read more »
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George Russell is optimistic that the layout of the Bahrain circuit, and windy conditions, means Williams has already had its lowest ebb of the 2021 campaign. Williams, last in... read more »
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George Russell thinks the weather conditions in Bahrain suited Red Bull more than Mercedes - whose cars should be favoured by less-windy Imola. read more »
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Max Verstappen was pleased with his Friday practice sessions, but is expecting a tricky day on Saturday with the forecasted windy conditions. read more »
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Hot, dry and windy is the weather forecast for the Bahrain GP, bringing with it a possibility for sandstorms during Sunday's race. read more »
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Vettel made his official Aston Martin debut on Friday morning in the Mercedes-powered AMR21, setting 51 laps at the Bahrain International Circuit before handing over the car to... read more »
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Ricciardo posted his best time just over the halfway mark during the four-hour morning session, setting a 1m32.203s on hard C2 tyres in his McLaren-Mercedes MCL35B.Alfa... read more »
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Mercedes are counting on cooler conditions enabling them to wrest back the advantage when it matters at the British Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has revealed he struggled to find a balanced set-up for his Mercedes during Friday practice for the British Grand Prix at a sizzling Silverstone. read more »