Alex Albon fortunately emerged unscathed from his massive crash in FP3 but the British-Thai racer’s Toro Rosso was too damaged to be repaired in time for Saturday’s qualifying session. In the closing stages of Saturday’s free practice session, Albon ran wide on the exit of the final corner but lost his battle to control his…
Read moreMercedes: Baku dummy tactic in qualifying was ‘enormous risk’
Mercedes strategist James Vowles admitted that the team’s ‘dummy start’ tactic in qualifying in Baku put both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas at risk of missing their final flyer. In a bid to benefit from the perfect slipstream on their final run in the Saturday shootout, Bottas and Hamilton pulled over at the exit of…
Read moreEcclestone won’t attend Niki Lauda’s funeral
Former F1 supremo and Brabham team owner Bernie Ecclestone will not be present at Niki Lauda’s funeral scheduled to take place this Wednesday in Vienna. Lauda, who was 70-years-old, passed away in Switzerland last week from health complications linked to the lung transplant he underwent last summer. Ecclestone mourns the loss of the triple world…
Read moreDutch GP at Zandvoort set to get Barcelona’s slot in 2020!
It looks like next year will mark the return of the Dutch Grand Prix to the F1 calendar, but the event’s arrival will be to the detriment of Barcelona. Liberty Media has spared no effort to put the Netherlands back on F1’s map, with the sport’s commercial rights holder eager to capitalize on the massive…
Read moreRenault drivers impressed with engine’s ‘real’ qualifying mode
Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg have praised Renault for its efforts to dial in a genuine qualifying mode into its engine and for the performance gains enjoyed by the unit. Before the 2019 season got underway, Renault’s self-proclaimed target was to bridge the power gap with its Mercedes and Ferrari rivals, but the manufacturer’s performance…
Read moreHamilton was ‘too friendly’ with Bottas at the start
Lewis Hamilton says he should have been more ruthless when going wheel-to-wheel with his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas at the start of the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton got the better launch from the grid, but a patient Bottas used the advantage of pole position and the better outside line to keep…
Read moreBottas beats Hamilton to Baku pole after Leclerc crashes
Click:银行卡三要素 Mercedes claimed a second consecutive front-row lock-out with Valtteri Bottas beating his Silver Arrows team mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position in a dramatic qualifying session for the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel struggled to match the pace of his rivals after the session ran late into cool evening conditions…
Read moreAlonso departs the WEC – replaced at Toyota by Hartley
Fernando Alonso will not extend his involvement with Toyota in the World Endurance Championship for the series’ 2019/20 super season, but the Spaniard is expected to pursue other opportunities with the Japanese manufacturer. Alonso’s seat in the Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 squad will be taken by former Porsche works driver and 2017 Le Mans winner…
Read moreHigh-voltage issue robbed Albon of top-10 finish at Silverstone
A high-voltage cautionary signal generated by Honda’s power unit deprived Toro Rosso’s Alex Albon of a top-ten finish in Sunday’s British Grand Prix. The British-Thai racer launched his race from P9 and held his own for most of the afternoon thanks to a spirited and steady driver. Albon’s first pit stop and switch from soft…
Read moreRacing Point has ‘some tricks up its sleeve’ for Singapore
SportPesa Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the pink squad will introduce “a big update” in Singapore as it aims to conclude its 2019 season as the fourth fastest team on the grid. The Silverstone-based outfit is currently seventh in the Constructors’ standings, 37 points behind fourth-placed team McLaren. In terms of points, overhauling…
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