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Christian Horner ‘worried’ about Red Bull as three ‘really tough’ Formula 1 grands prix await

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has said expectations of a resurgence at the upcoming Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix are low with no Renault engine upgrade on the horizon. Daniel Ricciardo earned a podium and Max Verstappen finished fifth in Red Bull’s best result of the season at the Monaco Grand Prix, but the constructor is […]
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Newey defends Red Bull's Monaco pit strategy

Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were running in fourth and fifth behind Valtteri Bottas in the early stages of the race.The team called in the Dutchman first – forcing Mercedes to react with Bottas – and subsequently Ricciardo stayed out for five extra laps, during which he put in some impressively fast times.When he finally pitted he had jumped both his team mate and Bottas to ... Keep reading
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Giovinazzi secures seven FP1 outings with Haas

The Italian made his grand prix racing debut in Australia earlier this season when he replaced the injured Pascal Wehrlein at Sauber, finishing 12th.He also competed in the second round in China before Wehrlein returned to the cockpit.Haas announced on Wednesday that Giovinazzi will have seven outing in FP1 with the team, starting with the British Grand Prix in July.The 23-year-old ... Keep reading
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Perez not a "reckless" driver, says Force India

Perez had been charging up the field on fresh tyres in the closing stages, when he collided with then ninth-placed runner Kvyat on lap 72 after diving down the inside at Rascasse.The incident forced Kvyat out of the race and Perez dropped down the order to eventually be classified 13th.Kvyat was furious about what happened, and the FIA race stewards handed Perez a 10-second time ... Keep reading
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Haas: Maturity, not luck, behind double points breakthrough

Romain's Grosjean's eighth-place finish, and Kevin Magnussen's 10th spot, was the first time that Haas had managed to get both cars home in the top 10.And with the American outfit now having scored in four of the six races held so far this year, Steiner believes that his team can now target pushing for even better things in the future."It is just maturity," Steiner explained. "You ... Keep reading
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Tech analysis: How F1 teams coped with Monaco's challenges

And that is especially the case now that the cars are 200mm wider, posing several unique technical challenges for the teams.FerrariThe Scuderia has now proven that the SF70H is comfortable under numerous conditions and able to extract performance from the Pirelli tyres better than their closest rivals.Even so, the team arrived with a new brake drum design, in order to extract the ... Keep reading
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Analysis: Why Mercedes' tyre struggles might continue past Monaco

Lewis Hamilton and his bosses were left baffled as to why they hit such trouble in Monte Carlo, when it struggled to get all its tyres performing in the right operating window for the crunch qualifying laps.The situation resulted in Hamilton getting knocked out in Q2 and, although he staged a great recovery to finish seventh, Sebastian Vettel's victory allowed the Ferrari driver ... Keep reading
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Story behind the photo: How homework caught Vettel victory

“This was one of my favourite weeks in Monaco, celebrating the 75th Grand Prix of Monte Carlo.“It’s such a pleasure to be in such a great setting and get to take photographs on this iconic circuit.“Until you have visited this Principality and enjoyed the spectacle of the Grand Prix week, it’s difficult to describe – but it sums up what F1 is all about here: glamour, speed, yachts and ... Keep reading
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Massa column: Aggressive Perez helped me out in Monaco

I had hoped for a different type of Monaco GP weekend. On the eve of the race, I didn’t hide from the fact that we had had higher hopes after our recent experiences in my second home event.But unfortunately what happened was not what Williams Martini Racing had expected. At the end of the weekend, a ninth-place finished was a result that allowed us to score points in the championship ... Keep reading
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Kaltenborn furious with Button after Wehrlein flip

The duo clashed towards the end of the race when Button, who was standing in for Fernando Alonso while he competed in the Indianapolis 500, tried an ambitious pass at Portier.Wehrlein’s car was flipped onto its side and ended up against the barriers but once it was righted onto its wheels, he was able to climb out and walk away.The stewards investigated the incident and deemed Button ... Keep reading
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Insight: Key indicators that show whether Ferrari favoured Vettel in Monaco F1 GP

Looking back over the last few years’ Monaco Grands Prix, a pattern emerges, where controversial strategy calls have decided the race outcome. When it is so hard to overtake, the decision-making is critical. Last year it was Red Bull’s misstep on Ricciardo’s strategy and then an error in the pit stop itself, in 2015 Lewis […]
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Hamilton's Monaco struggles a "mystery" for Mercedes

Hamilton was quickest in opening practice, but then failed to make it out of Q2 as problems getting his tyres into the right operating window proved costly.In the race, he showed good pace after his pitstop to recover from 14th on the grid to finish seventh, while his teammate Valtteri Bottas was fourth.Wolff, who has described the W08 "a bit of a diva", could not explain why ... Keep reading
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F1 shouldn't go "socialist" with income redistribution - Haas

With the current Concorde Agreement running out in 2020, Liberty has made it clear that it wants to change the payment structure, which would inevitably mean that Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes and the other big players would have less of an automatic claim on the lion's share of the income.Most midfield team bosses have already been angling for a bigger share of the pie. However, Haas ... Keep reading
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Pirelli boss hits back at Toto Wolff’s “Italian mystery” line after Monaco F1 defeat

The president of F1’s tyre supplier Pirelli has responded to Mercedes’ boss Toto Wolff’s line that the reason why Ferrari is able to master the tyres and Mercedes cannot is an “Italian mystery”. Mercedes lost the Monaco Grand Prix badly, not even sending a driver up to the podium for only the fourth time since […]
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Mercedes and Ferrari split tyre strategies for Canada

Tyre supplier Pirelli mandates three of the 13 sets per driver, with teams free to make their own selection for the remaining 10. Mercedes has chosen eight sets of the ultra-soft tyre, one fewer than Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas splitting their allocations between soft and supersoft.  ... Keep reading
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Red Bull denies Verstappen Monaco strategy stitch-up

The Dutchman had been shadowing third placed Valtteri Bottas in the early stages of the race, and Red Bull tried to go for the undercut in a bid to leapfrog the Mercedes driver.But it all went wrong for Verstappen when time lost in the pitlane allowed Bottas to stay ahead.To make matters worse, teammate Daniel Ricciardo was able to produce quicker laps as he stayed out on old tyres ... Keep reading
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Sauber hands F1 test debut to Malja

The 21-year-old Swede will be making his debut behind the wheel of an F1 car in the post-Hungarian GP test, as he will get to pilot the Sauber C36-Ferrari for one of the two scheduled test days."It will be a great opportunity for Gustav to make another step in his racing career and to fulfill his childhood dream," said Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn."We have followed him in ... Keep reading
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Analysis: Was Button’s behaviour reckless in Formula 1 return after ‘horrible’ Monaco crash?

McLaren-Honda returnee Jenson Button has been given a three-place grid penalty driver for what he admitted was a “horrible” collision with Sauber’s Pascal Wehrlein in the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. Button attempted to overtake Wehrlein on the inside of Portier, the corner before Monaco’s tunnel section, sending the Sauber driver sideways into the barrier […]
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Perez "100 percent" at fault in Kvyat clash - Tost

Perez, running on fresh tyres, attempted to pass Kvyat at Rascasse for ninth with six laps to go, but the duo made contact.Kvyat retired after the impact, while Perez continued and ultimately finished 13th.The stewards investigated the incident and handed Perez a time penalty, which didn't affect his position, and penalty points on his licence.Tost was dismayed with Perez's approach ... Keep reading
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New injury doubt after Wehrlein crash

Pascal Wehrlein will return to hospital in the coming days, following another rollover crash.
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Raikkonen now Ferrari number 2 says Hamilton

Despite making the podium, Kimi Raikkonen was far from happy after Sunday's Monaco GP.
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Hulkenberg exactly right for Renault says Prost

Nico Hulkenberg is "exactly" the right driver to accompany Renault back to the top in F1.
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Hamilton: Monaco car handling "most unusual" in Mercedes career

Mercedes was left on the back foot in Monte Carlo as it failed to fully get on top of managing tyre temperatures on the tricky street circuit.That opened the way for Ferrari to deliver a 1-2 finish that has helped Sebastian Vettel open up a 25-point advantage in the drivers' championship over Hamilton.While Mercedes does not yet have an answer for what went wrong, Hamilton said the ... Keep reading
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Relief for fans as motorsport calendars are to be ‘harmonised’ by FIA to avoid clashes

Following numerous examples of Formula 1 events and other major motorsport events coinciding on the same date, the FIA is actively working with promoters to avoid clashes for the sake of spectators’ enjoyment. Notably, the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours race was partially run on the same date as Azerbaijan Grand Prix last year, with […]
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Alonso not ready to commit to 2018 Indy 500

Fernando Alonso has suggested he will return to America to bid once again for Indy 500 victory.
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F1 now run like a Starbucks says Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone has hit out at some of the moves already made by F1's new owners Liberty Media.
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1995 Canadian GP - Jean Alesi scores maiden F1 win in Montréal

Jean Alesi was a front runner in the Intercontinental Formula 3000 series for Eddie Jordan’s team when he made his debut in Formula 1 in front of his home crowd at the Grand Prix de France at the Paul Ricard circuit, driving for Tyrrell. Alesi qualified 16th, but ran a brilliant race to claim fourth position at the end.Alesi drove for Ken Tyrrell in 1989 and 1990 before the Italian ... Keep reading
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Analysis: Did Ferrari favour Vettel for Monaco GP win?

Mercedes has on occasion struggled to optimise its strategy this year, and it's been easy to conclude that the team is a little rusty when it comes to out-thinking a close rival in a straight fight, after three years of carefully managing a contest between two teammates.Likewise, in Monaco we saw Ferrari faced with a situation it hasn't had to tackle for a while – a battle for the ... Keep reading
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Ericsson blames brake problems for SC crash

The Swede was unable to slow the car down into Sainte Devote and hit the wall when trying to pass the safety car to unlap himself."I had some issues with the brakes," he told Motorsport.com. "Before the safety car period started, the brakes were overheating quite a bit."Under the safety car, and going really slow, they went really hot. The brake pedal started to get longer and longer ... Keep reading
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Monaco GP: Issue #9 of GP Gazette now online

Straight from the paddock, we give you an all-encompassing account of all the action from the race weekend, plus compelling interviews with the sport’s star names.The Monaco GP gave us not just the first Ferrari win in Monaco since Michael Schumacher in 2001, but a crucial victory for Sebastian Vettel on a weekend when Lewis Hamilton struggled. Adam Cooper’s race analysis takes you ... Keep reading
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Red Bull: No Q3 engine boost hurt Monaco chances

Daniel Ricciardo had been left upset after qualifying when he felt a poorly timed run in Q3 that put him out in traffic robbed him of the chance of mixing it with Formula 1's championship leaders.But despite the strong pace shown in the race, as Ricciardo came home third behind Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, Red Bull boss Christian Horner is sceptical that the team could have ... Keep reading
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Vettel victory not orchestrated by Ferrari - Wolff

Vettel got ahead of Raikkonen during the pitstops after being left out for five more laps than the Finn, when they took their one and only tyre change during the race.It became clear the supersoft which Raikkonen switched to was not a match for a used ultrasoft, allowing Vettel to benefit.Vettel denied Ferrari came up with the strategy to switch the order of its cars to boost i ... Keep reading
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Race Report - Overcut: How Vettel won

Monaco GP - Race ReportBy Dan Knutson in Monaco
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Monaco GP: Post-race press conference

PODIUM INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Nico Rosberg)Q: Sebastian, great weekend, first Ferrari win in 16 years, how does it feel?Sebastian VETTEL: Unbelievable. I think it was a very intense race. I was hoping at the start to have a bit of a better launch but Kimi had a good start. I had nowhere to go, so I had to be patient. Then, there was a phase in the first stint that was really ... Keep reading
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Sunday Press Conference

Monaco GP - Sunday Press Conference
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Ferrari favouring Vettel over Raikkonen - Hamilton

Vettel jumped teammate Kimi Raikkonen during the pitstops to win the Monaco Grand Prix, after being left out for five more laps than the Finn when they took their only tyre changes in the race.While Raikkonen was very disappointed with the result, Vettel denied that the strategy was part of any plan from Ferrari to switch the order of its cars to benefit his title hopes, but Hamilton ... Keep reading
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Button handed grid penalty for Wehrlein crash

The 2009 world champion is extremely unlikely to end up serving his penalty, however, as he had suggested that Monaco would end up his final race in the sport.Button, standing in at McLaren for the Indy 500-bound Fernando Alonso, was shadowing 17th-placed Wehrlein 57 laps into the race when he attempted to pass the Sauber down the inside of Portier.The move did not work out, as ... Keep reading
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Wehrlein hits out at Button's "silly" move

The duo collided at Portier near the end of the race when Button dove down the inside of Wehrlein, touching his right rear wheel and sending him into the wall.Wehrlein's car flipped onto its side and ended up against the barriers. The safety car had to be deployed as a result.The Sauber driver had no doubt that his McLaren rival was to blame for the crash."He was nowhere, clearly ... Keep reading
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Downbeat Raikkonen says second "doesn't count a lot"

The Finn led the opening stint of the race after taking his first pole position since 2008, but he fell behind Vettel during the pitstops, with the German coming in five laps later and rejoining just ahead. From there, Vettel drove away from Raikkonen with ease, taking Ferrari’s first win in the Principality since Michael Schumacher’s triumph in 2001.When asked how he felt about the ... Keep reading
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Hamilton: P7 good enough after sleepless night

The Mercedes driver had a torrid day on Saturday and qualified down in 14th position, moving up to 13th on the grid due to Jenson Button's grid penalty.After struggling for pace for most of the weekend, Hamilton revealed he had not slept much after qualifying.The Briton opted for a very long first stint on ultrasoft tyres in the race and managed to climb to seventh position at the ... Keep reading
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Race Notes - Vettel wins for Ferrari in Monaco

Monaco GP - Race NotesBy Mark Karp
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Monaco GP: Vettel uses strategy to topple Raikkonen for win

Poleman Raikkonen held his advantage at the start as the pack filtered through Ste Devote for the first time without incident, with Vettel keeping second ahead of Valtteri Bottas’s Mercedes.That was how the order remained out front until the pitstops, which began when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pitted from fourth place on lap 32 – followed by Bottas one lap later.Raikkonen was brought ... Keep reading
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F1 now "the way it should be" but I'm done with it - Button

Button is replacing Fernando Alonso at McLaren this weekend as the Spaniard competes in the Indianapolis 500.The 2009 world champion, who had not driven the 2017 car before practice on Thursday, qualified ninth but will start from the back of the grid due to a penalty after suffering engine problems.While Button is unsure he has been able to take his car to the limit so far, the ... Keep reading
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Grosjean: Tyre temperature management now too much

Lewis Hamilton was the highest profile victim of the tyre situation in Monaco, when being unable to get his front and rear tyres at the right temperature led to him being knocked out in Q2.But even for Grosjean, who qualified his Haas eighth, the situation was difficult as he is at a loss to explain why he was suddenly able to get his tyres switched on after difficulties earlier in ... Keep reading
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Massa frustrated at Williams' unresolved Monaco woes

In recent years, Williams has struggled on Monte Carlo's tight and twisty street circuit but been strong on tracks with long straights and high-speed corners.And despite the regulations overhaul of 2017, Williams again finds itself lacking pace at the street circuit this year, failing to match the speed it has shown in earlier rounds."It was quite a tricky day," said Massa, who will ... Keep reading
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Button to start from pitlane after set-up change

The 2009 world champion, who is filling in at McLaren while Fernando Alonso competes at the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, was ninth-quickest in qualifying.He was demoted to the back of the grid because of a 15-place penalty, incurred when Honda changed the turbocharger and MGU-H on his engine.McLaren then decided to tweak his set-up after qualifying, which is in breac ... Keep reading
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Mercedes 2017 F1 car a "diva", says Wolff

While Valtteri Bottas was able to secure third spot on the grid in Monte Carlo, Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of Q2 as problems getting his tyres into the right operating window proved costly. He will start 13th.With the Mercedes finding its W08 very fast but tricky to find the set-up sweet spot for, Wolff says his team is working hard to find ways to make it more benign.“You ... Keep reading
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Magnussen says Hamilton the "worst" of blockers

The Haas driver had shown strong pace throughout practice to be in contention for a slot in Q3, but it all went wrong in Q2 when he lost time after getting blocked by Lewis Hamilton and Daniil Kvyat.He ended up 13th fastest overall, but will start 11th thanks to grid penalties for McLaren duo Stoffel Vandoorne and Jenson Button.Speaking about his frustrations, Magnussen said: "Lewis ... Keep reading
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Monaco GP: Post-qualifying press conference

PRESS CONFERENCEQ: Kimi, what a fantastic job, your second pole here in Monaco but perhaps more importantly, you first pole since France 2008, which is 128 races ago – it established a new record for the gap between pole position. Clearly there’s plenty of life still within you yet. How excited are you to be starting on pole in Monaco, and where did it come from today, this ... Keep reading
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Ricciardo frustrated by Red Bull's "stupid error" in qualifying

Ricciardo ended up a full 0.820 seconds slower than pole-sitter Kimi Raikkonen in Q3 around the streets of Monte Carlo after encountering traffic during his final run.The Australian had previously predicted a three-way pole fight between Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull on the strength of his times in Thursday practice, when he ended up a close second to points leader Sebastian ... Keep reading
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Sainz surprised by Toro Rosso's jump in F1 order

The Spaniard an impressive sixth, immediately behind the two Red Bull cars of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, after the Italian team backed up its strong Thursday performance when it mattered.Sainz had qualified down in 12th position in the previous race in Spain, over two seconds off the pace, but finished less than a second off pole in Monte Carlo.He was particularly pleased ... Keep reading
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Button admits grid penalty "hurts" after making Q3

The 2009 world champion, who is filling in at McLaren while Fernando Alonso races at the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, was ninth fastest on Saturday, but he already knew he had a 15-place grid penalty after Honda changed the turbocharger and MGU-H on his engine.As engine-related grid penalties apply to the car, and not the driver, Button suffered because Alonso has already had to use ... Keep reading
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Raikkonen takes pole in Formula 1 qualifying while Hamilton suffers shock elimination in Monaco

Kimi Raikkonen took pole for the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix ending a 128-race pole-position drought stemming from the 2008 French GP in a Ferrari one-two. Ferrari carried on from its strong Free Practice 3 performance with a front-row lockout, but this time Sebastian Vettel was runner-up as he starts second for the race, just […]
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Monaco GP: Raikkonen beats Vettel to pole, Hamilton out in Q2

Raikkonen was 0.043s clear of teammate Sebastian Vettel and 0.045s clear of the lead Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas at the chequered flag, the Finn having recorded the new best-ever lap of Monaco with a 1m12.178s.Reigning Monaco GP winner Lewis Hamilton was a shock Q2 elimination, struggling for grip throughout the second session and denied a late chance to improve by Stoffel Vandoorne's ... Keep reading
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Hamilton a "different person" after Rosberg quit - Wolff

As Hamilton knuckles down to a Formula 1 title battle with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel, Wolff has said he has noticed a big change in the British driver's approach to his job this year.He believes that a key contribution to the new approach is the fact that Rosberg's retirement from F1 at the end of the last year helped remove "animosity" inside the outfit that had started to ... Keep reading
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Practice 3 Report - Even faster

Monaco GP - Practice 3 ReportBy Dan Knutson in Monaco
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Monaco GP: Dominant Vettel leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP3

The four-time F1 champion ended the hour-long session 0.345s clear of teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who propped up a Ferrari 1-2.Just like both of Thursday's practice sessions, the ulrasoft-dominated FP3 provided yet another fastest-ever lap of the Monaco Grand Prix, Vettel's 1m12.395s a three-tenths improvement on his own previous record.After an initial flood of installation laps in the ... Keep reading
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Tyre warm-up set to cause bigger traffic headaches

The Italian manufacturer has brought its softest compounds for the Monte Carlo event, but admitted after Thursday practice that even the ultrasoft could last the whole race due to the lack of degradation.Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas said after practice that teams needed "a few" warm-up laps to get the tyres up to the right temperature.With overtaking virtually impossible around ... Keep reading
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Button set for 15-place grid penalty after engine problem

The penalty makes it near-certain that Button will be at the back of the grid for his one-off F1 return to cover for Fernando Alonso's Indianapolis 500 effort.Honda announced on Saturday morning that a problem had been discovered in the MGU-H of Button's car following Thursday's practice sessions and that it required both the MGU-H and turbocharger to be replaced.As both were the ... Keep reading
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Force India says T-wings unlikely to get more extreme

The design of T-wings has evolved quickly throughout 2017, with first single and then double wings appearing, before new oval solutions came in to play.However, for the Monaco GP, Force India and Renault took things to a new level with a triple decker oval solution.Asked by Motorsport.com whether he felt there was scope for even more aggressive solutions in the future, Force India's ... Keep reading
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Ferrari stays most popular team, Mercedes makes big gains

The official results from the F1 Global Fan Survey conducted by Motorsport.com have shown that Ferrari has extended its advantage as the most liked team.Ferrari has been F1's most popular team since 2010, but what is more significant this year is the scale of its support.It was backed by 31.9 percent of those surveyed, which is approximately twice as much as its nearest ... Keep reading
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Fans back state of new-look "exciting" F1

After the 2015 survey, produced in association with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), left F1 facing big questions as fans said key attributes were that it was "boring", "corrupt" and "threatened", the trends this year are hugely encouraging for new owners Liberty Media.The 2017 Survey, which kicked off at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, had more than 215,000 ... Keep reading
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Watch: How Red Bull sets up 2500 ton hospitality suite for the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Formula 1 paddock club has been set-up for the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix and it was a monumental task involving 70 people and 21 days of construction. The hospitality suite, dubbed the ‘Energy Station’, arrives before the race weekend so the crew can secure the barge with metal rods to the port and […]
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Hamilton popularity reaching Schumacher levels

The results of the 2017 F1 Global Fan Survey were published in Monaco on Friday, and confirmed that Hamilton has edged Fernando Alonso as the driver that most fans like.Hamilton took 20.7 percent of the votes, which is more than double the level he enjoyed for the last survey back in 2015.His largest support unsurprisingly comes from Britain, with 47 percent of fans saying he was ... Keep reading
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F1 Global fan survey results revealed at Monaco GP

May 26th, 2017, Monaco – Fans of Formula 1 across the globe are optimistic about the future of the sport according to the findings from Motorsport Network’s Global Fan Survey – the largest ever conducted in the sport.Launched at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in March, the Global Fan Survey was conducted by Motorsport Network in conjunction with sports research experts ... Keep reading
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Tata announces $50,000 F1 Innovation Connectivity Prize

To participate, F1 fans and technology enthusiasts will have to complete two challenges over the course of the year, with the focus on innovation, IT and creative skills.The first challenge, which was unveiled today, involves designing an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that helps defending champions Mercedes to increase its competitiveness in three areas: human performance, race ... Keep reading
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F1 needs to leave "supermarket car park" tracks - Wolff

The Austrian, who has helped guide his team to three successive F1 title doubles, says his perspective on what F1 needs to be has changed after spending last week competing in the famous Italian Mille Miglia road race.And he says the experience has left him more convinced than ever about F1 needing to do more to make sure aspects of it that are attractive for fans are embraced, like ... Keep reading
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Pirelli says ultrasoft can run whole race in Monaco

The tyre company's F1 boss Mario Isola acknowledged that anyone starting outside the top 10 on supersofts could offload them as early as the first lap – a logical move if there is an early safety car – and run the remaining 77 laps on the ultras.Equally, those starting on ultras could potentially run as long into the race as they want to before changing, while holding out for a safety ... Keep reading
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