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Verstappen believes grid penalties will be worth it if Honda can improve

Red Bull's Max Verstappen believes that possible grid penalties will be worth it if new power unit suppliers Honda can make improvement and close up to its rivals. It ...

25 Apr 2019 17:20
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Hamilton: W10 'harder to work with' than predecessor
Lewis Hamilton believes that his current car is harder to work with than the one he had in 2018, despite a strong start to the season. Mercedes has taken three consecutive one-...

25 Apr 2019 15:44
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Nearly impossible for Williams to benefit from Baku chaos - Kubica
Robert Kubica believes that Williams will be too far behind the rest of the field this weekend to take advantage of any carnage that occurs in front of it. The last two races i...

25 Apr 2019 14:53
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Pirelli confirms tyre compounds for Austrian GP
Pirelli has confirmed the tyre compounds that it will bring to the Austrian Grand Prix later this year. The Italian marque has chosen the C2, C3 and C4 tyres for the weekend, w...

25 Apr 2019 14:12
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 34 - War at the team - Suzuka (1989)
The Japanese Grand Prix had already been decisive for a championship several times. In 1976 James Hunt famously won the world title at the Fuji circuit. Over the years, Suzuka w...

25 Apr 2019 14:00
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How to watch the Azerbaijan GP this weekend
The 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix is the fourth round of this year's world championship, and also the fourth race held at the Baku City Circuit. Both races in 2017 and 2018 pr...

25 Apr 2019 13:09
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Giovinazzi set for 10-place grid penalty in Baku
Antonio Giovinazzi is likely to take a 10-place grid drop for the start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. Alfa Romeo will reportedly fit a new control electronics to Giov...

25 Apr 2019 11:31
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Williams announces partnership with Financial Times
Williams has announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with the Financial Times newspaper, which sees it become an official partner of the team. The deal was announced ahe...

25 Apr 2019 10:20
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Wolff still weary of Ferrari threat despite strong start
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has spoken of his plea for the team to 'keep pushing' ahead of this weekend's race in Baku. Despite a 57 point advantage over clo...

25 Apr 2019 09:40
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Miami has 'scrapped plans for downtown Grand Prix'
Formula 1 has reportedly closed plans to bring a Formula 1 Grand Prix to downtown Miami. Liberty Media and Stephen Ross, who owns the Miami Dolphins American foo...

25 Apr 2019 08:02
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 33 - Problems at the team - Bad luck and controversy put an end to the second world title (1989)
With a series of three good results and five Grands Prix ahead of him, Ayrton travelled with great confidence to Italy to continue the championship. Prost had already scored ten...

24 Apr 2019 20:00
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Press conference schedule for 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
The FIA has confirmed the drivers and team members that will take part in the press conferences for the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. On Thursday, one day before the action kicks...

24 Apr 2019 16:08
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Racing Point confident Baku will play to RP19's strengths
Racing Point believes that the Baku City Circuit will play to the strengths of its 2019 car. In the three years that the city has held a Formula 1 Grand Prix, Sergio Perez has ...

24 Apr 2019 15:26
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 32 - Problems at the team - Back in the title fight? (1989)
After four dramatic Grands Prix in which Ayrton didn't score any points, Ayrton started was 20 points behind in the second part of the season. The races in Germany, Hungary ...

24 Apr 2019 15:00
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Vasseur: Giovinazzi's issues 'down to the team'
Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur says that Antonio Giovinazzi's poor start to the 2019 season rests on the team's shoulders. Giovinazzi has failed to ma...

24 Apr 2019 12:13
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Haas signs Deletraz as its official simulator driver
The Haas Formula 1 team has officially signed Louis Deletraz as its simulator driver for the 2019 season. Deletraz tested with Haas at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi in 2018...

24 Apr 2019 11:07
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Honda to introduce 'Spec 2' engine upgrade in Baku
Honda has confirmed that both Red Bull and Toro Rosso will receive an upgraded power unit at this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Japanese manufacturer says that the n...

24 Apr 2019 09:41
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 31 - Problems at the team - A dip in the championship at an early stage (1989)
With a seven-point lead and three victories so far in the season, Ayrton travelled to the new street circuit of Phoenix. Phoenix hosted the United States Grand Prix in 1989 afte...

23 Apr 2019 20:00
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Ricciardo making improvements with 'knife-edge' braking
Daniel Ricciardo says he is getting more confidence in his brakes, which has held him back at the opening races of the year. The Australian picked up his first points for his n...

23 Apr 2019 16:58
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Berger: Hamilton on Senna's level
Gerhard Berger says that Lewis Hamilton is the first driver he considers that is on the same level as Ayrton Senna. Berger partnered Senna at McLaren for three seasons in the e...

23 Apr 2019 15:44
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 30 - Problems at the team - Perfect start despite a loss in Rio (1989)
McLaren switched to Honda V10 engines in the winter of 1988/1989. The new Honda engine was the answer to the change in the regulations for 1989. Turbo cars were banned and the J...

23 Apr 2019 15:00
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Channel 4 to broadcast W Series in 2019
W Series will broadcast on free-to-air TV in the UK and Ireland, as Channel 4 has acquired the rights to show it. The all-female racing championship will kick off in the first ...

23 Apr 2019 12:06
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Ferrari bringing a 'few upgrades' to Baku to combat poor start
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team will bring a number of upgrades to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a poor start to the 2019 season. The Maranello squad has ...

23 Apr 2019 11:02
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Sainz 'feels' for fellow famous son Mick Schumacher
Carlos Sainz says that he understands what it feels like to have the weight of the name of a famous racing father follow his career. The Spaniard empathises with Mick Schu...

23 Apr 2019 09:50
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 29 - The beginning of an era - The first world title (1988)
After four consecutive victories the Formula 1 world was able to write down a number of statistics. Ayrton's pole position in Belgium was the ninth in eleven races, putting ...

22 Apr 2019 19:00
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Ayrton Senna Special: Eric Comas: 'Hypocritical people knew during the race what was going on with Ayrton'
Eric Comas and Ayrton Senna have a history together. When the Frenchman drove in Formula 1 at Ligier in 1992 he crashed heavily during a practice session for the Belgian Grand P...

22 Apr 2019 14:00
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Red Bull hails Verstappen's 'remarkable' start
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Max Verstappen has made a 'remarkable' start to the 2019 season. At the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the Du...

22 Apr 2019 13:46
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Norris: Tyre saving hard to judge in F1
Lando Norris says that it is hard to judge how much to push when saving tyres in Formula 1. 2019 marks Norris' first year in the pinnacle series, having spent his 2018 camp...

22 Apr 2019 12:13
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Albon feeling more comfortable with every F1 outing
Alexander Albon is confident that he is getting more comfortable inside a Formula 1 car every time he steps into it. The Thai-British driver missed out on qualifying at t...

22 Apr 2019 11:02
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Grosjean doesn't see need for qualifying format change
Romain Grosjean says that he is not a fan of suggestions that F1 will introduce a fourth part of qualifying in 2020. F1 has been exploring the possibility of introducing a four...

22 Apr 2019 09:11
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 28 - The beginning of an era - Absolute dominance (1988)
After the victory at a wet Silverstone and at Germany, Hungary and Belgium was on the program. Germany In a stormy weekend Ayrton drove to his seventh pole po...

21 Apr 2019 19:00
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Kubica denies Lowe to blame for Williams' problems
Robert Kubica says the problems that Williams is currently facing don't boil down to a "one-man issue". Paddy Lowe left the Grove squad earlier this year aft...

21 Apr 2019 14:43
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 27 - The beginning of an era - The basis for the first world title (1988)
Despite the victory at Imola, Ayrton had a disappointing start to the season and had a chance of winning two Grands Prix in which he had failed. After the Monaco Grand Prix ther...

21 Apr 2019 14:00
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Gasly losing out on corner exits to Verstappen
Pierre Gasly says he is losing out on corner exits compared to his teammate Max Verstappen. Gasly has joined Red Bull after just one full season in Formula 1 with Toro Rosso, b...

21 Apr 2019 13:11
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Lawrence Stroll 'the most motivated person in the garage' - Perez
Sergio Perez says that the owner of the Racing Point team, Lawrence Stroll, is the "most motivated person in the garage" and that he is surprised at how energised he i...

21 Apr 2019 10:12
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 26 - The beginning of an era - Tears in Brazil and Monaco (1988)
It was to be Ayrton's fifth home race at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro. In our previous report, we wrote that the McLaren was the fastes...

20 Apr 2019 20:00
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McLaren not eyeing Renault as its 'first target'
McLaren's sporting director Gil de Ferran says that it is not looking at Renault as its first target to beat as it resurges. The Woking squad has had a somewhat positive st...

20 Apr 2019 18:10
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Giovinazzi confident clean weekends will reap results
Antonio Giovianzzi is confident that he can bring strong results for Alfa Romeo this year, but just needs to experience a clean weekend. The Italian has failed to pick up point...

20 Apr 2019 15:44
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Ayrton Senna Special: Extra 2: Trashtalk (1988)
At the start of the 1988 season, Brazil had two drivers who would compete for the world title. Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet. Piquet had switched to Lotus after his world title...

20 Apr 2019 14:00
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Haas expecting 'difficult' weekend at Baku
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has predicted that it will face a "difficult" weekend in Baku amid its ongoing issues with tyres. The American squad has struggle...

20 Apr 2019 13:09
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Horner: Red Bull never set win targets for 2019
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has denied that Red Bull set a target of winning races throughout the 2019 season. This year marks Red Bull's first with Honda as i...

20 Apr 2019 11:23
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 25 - The beginning of an era - The contract at McLaren (1988)
McLaren and Senna already had a history together before they announced their partnership at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza 1987. Ron Dennis and Ayrton Senna came into co...

19 Apr 2019 21:30
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Kvyat: No point further discussing China penalty
Daniil Kvyat says there is no point continuing to talk about the drive-through penalty that he received at the Chinese Grand Prix. On the opening lap of the race, the Russian m...

19 Apr 2019 17:14
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Ayrton Senna Special: Teammates 4: Satoru Nakajima
In 1986, when Satoru Nakajima made his debut for Lotus-Honda in Formula 1, he was the best that Japan had to offer in the field of motorsport. As Honda's factory driver, he ...

19 Apr 2019 15:00
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Ferrari not expecting straight-line advantage in Baku
Ferrari says that it is not expecting to hold a big straight-line advantage over its rivals at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix next weekend. The Italian squad has supposedly boasted ...

19 Apr 2019 13:27
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Technical: The updates brought by Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull in China
The current F1 ranking, without any doubt, depicts a domination of Mercedes. Ferrari meanwhile started the year with high expectations following the positive winter te...

19 Apr 2019 11:34
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Perez almost signed pre-Ferrari contract for 2014
Sergio Perez saysd that he had a chance to drive for Ferrari in 2014, but instead opted for a drive with McLaren in 2013. Perez revealed that he had discussions in 2012 w...

19 Apr 2019 09:49
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Uralkali affirms Mazepin not in talks with Williams
Dmitry Mazepin has not held talks with Williams with the intent of acquiring the team, a Uralkali spokesperson has said. Mazepin is the majority shareholder in Uralkali, a comp...

19 Apr 2019 08:15
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 24 - Last year at Lotus - The victories at Monaco and Detroit (1987)
In our previous edition of the Ayrton Senna special we talked about the 1987 season. This season was an excellent one for Ayrton, given the circumstances. In this episode, we wi...

18 Apr 2019 21:00
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Vettel highlights importance of the coming weeks for Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel says the upcoming weeks will be important for Ferrari to learn how it needs to develop over the course of the 2019 season. The Scuderia outfit has endured a to...

18 Apr 2019 16:46
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Vasseur backs Giovinazzi after subdued start
Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur is not worried about Antonio Giovianzzi's current form, and has backed the Italian to recover in the coming races. Giovinazzi has...

18 Apr 2019 15:33
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Ayrton Senna Special: Part 23 - Last year at Lotus - Excellent season with the 1986 Honda engine (1987)
Riding against the powerful Williams Honda combination with the RA167E engine was an impossible task for the challengers of the British team. This also applies to Ayrton Senna a...

18 Apr 2019 15:00
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Racing Point expecting upgrades to come 'thick and fast' after Baku
Racing Point will have upgrades coming "thick and fast" following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, according to its technical director Andrew Green. The newly named t...

18 Apr 2019 13:02
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Pirelli confirms tyre compounds for French GP
Pirelli has confirmed the tyre compounds that it will bring to the French Grand Prix later this year. The Italian marque has chosen the second softest range, bringing the C2, C...

18 Apr 2019 12:25
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Russell: Mercedes more forgiving with juniors than Red Bull
Williams' George Russell believes that Mercedes is a lot more gentle handling junior drivers than Red Bull. Russell is currently the only Mercedes junior racing in Formula ...

18 Apr 2019 10:42
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Wolff was the first to suggest double stack pit stop
Mercedes has revealed that team boss Toto Wolff was the first to suggest double stacking both of its cars at the Chinese Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows decided to bring in ...

18 Apr 2019 10:19
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Hakkinen calls on Ferrari to stop 'playing games'
Double Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen says that Ferrari must stop playing games with team orders if it is to beat Mercedes in 2019. Ferrari has had a tough start to&nbs...

17 Apr 2019 19:57
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Ayrton Senna Special: Exclusive Interview 3: Allard Kalff: "The accidents in 1994 were coincidence, in 1995 nothing happened"
Allard Kalff was a commentator at Eurosport during the period 1992-1994. The Beverwijk born racing driver, analyst, reporter and pit reporter now has his own YouTube programme w...

17 Apr 2019 19:30
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Ayrton Senna Special: Exclusive Interview 2: Allard Kalff: "I only saw at Linate Airport that Ayrton had died"
Allard Kalff was a commentator at Eurosport during the period 1992-1994. The Beverwijk born racing driver, analyst, reporter and pit reporter now has his own YouTube programme w...

17 Apr 2019 15:30
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Brawn believes China showed new point for fastest lap works
F1 motorsport director Ross Brawn has said that the new point for fastest lap, reinstated for this season, was a good decision and that it really works. Red Bull's Pie...

17 Apr 2019 14:15
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Hulkenberg: Renault costing itself with reliability woes
Nico Hulkenberg has called on Renault to sort out its reliability problems sooner rather than later as it is "costing the team". Hulkenberg has retired from...

17 Apr 2019 12:29
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Ayrton Senna Special: Exclusive Interview 1: Allard Kalff: 'I still honour Roland on April 30'.
Allard Kalff was a commentator at Eurosport during the period 1992-1994. The Beverwijk born racing driver, analyst, reporter and pit reporter now has his own YouTube programme w...

17 Apr 2019 12:00
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Giovinazzi engine issue caused by old-spec electronics
The problem that stopped Antonio Giovinazzi qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix was related to an old specification of the control electronics, Ferrari has confirmed. Giovina...

17 Apr 2019 10:26
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Seidl 'hungry' to start work with McLaren
McLaren bound Andreas Seidl says he is "hungry" and "fired up" to get to work with the team this season. Seidl will be appointed the role of manag...

17 Apr 2019 08:50
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Ayrton Senna Special: Extra 2 - Gérard Ducarouge - Designer of Ayrton's winning Lotus (1986)
Introduction Gérard Ducarouge was the designer of all the Lotus Grand Prix cars Ayrton drove. Ducarouge was born on October 3rd 1941 in Paray-Le-Monial, Sa&oci...

16 Apr 2019 19:00
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Brawn: Binotto handling Ferrari difficulties well
Formula 1's managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn has backed Mattia Binotto to succeed at the difficult job he has undertaken at Ferrari. Binotto was appointed as Fer...

16 Apr 2019 18:07
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Red Bull confident Gasly has 'made a step forward'
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner understands that Pierre Gasly is still not entirely comfortable with the RB15, but believes he made progress over the Chinese Grand...

16 Apr 2019 16:23
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Formula 1 'highly interested' in China street race
Formula 1 is exploring the possibility of adding a second world championship race in China. The Shanghai International Circuit has hosted a Grand Prix every year since 2004, wi...

16 Apr 2019 14:09
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Stroll disappointed to miss out on points
Lance Stoll believes that a more proactive strategy from Racing Point at the Chinese Grand Prix could have brought him points. Stroll started the race from the back of the grid...

16 Apr 2019 12:31
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Ayrton Senna Special: Teammates 3: John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1986)
Johnny Dumfries was Ayrton's teammate at Lotus in 1986. In our report "Veto 1" we explained why Derek Warwick didn't get the second seat next to Ayrton. Johnny...

16 Apr 2019 12:00
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