Archives of Month:  March 2019

Race Results 2019 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: Dry 26.°C Tarmac: 29.5-27.4°C dry Humidity: 56% Wind: 3.5 m/s Pressure: 1003.7 bar Lewis Hamilton...

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31 Mar 2019

Marko: Ferrari engine 'goes like hell'

Ferrari literally powered its way back to the front in Bahrain, according to Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko. "It goes like hell," Marko said,...

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31 Mar 2019

Rossi: Leclerc pole 'good for the fans'

Charles Leclerc's first pole in F1 for Ferrari is "good for the fans". That is the view of Valentino Rossi, speaking from Argentina for...

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31 Mar 2019

Verstappen: Red Bull can fix car in 'two or three races'

Red Bull has work to do on its 2019 chassis. That is the view in Bahrain of Max Verstappen, who only narrowly stayed ahead...

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31 Mar 2019

Haas sponsor targets world championship

William Storey, the top sponsor at Haas, says he wants the American team to be world champion. The long-bearded Briton caused a stir earlier...

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31 Mar 2019

Vettel & Ferrari not yet committing to F1 in 2021

Sebastian Vettel is not committing to F1 beyond 2020. The Ferrari driver says there is too much uncertainty about what the regulations will look...

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31 Mar 2019

Steiner aims fire at Renault over B teams debate

Gunther Steiner has aimed fire at Renault, as so-called 'B teams' come under assault. With Ferrari allying with Haas and Alfa Romeo, and Red...

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31 Mar 2019

Rosberg: Schumacher needs 'time' to speed up in F2

Mick Schumacher needs more time to adjust to life in Formula 2. That is the view of Nico Rosberg, the retired 2016 world champion....

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31 Mar 2019

Brawn hints at more than 21 races for 2020

Ross Brawn has suggested Liberty Media's plan to expand the calendar to 25 races is on track. Currently, there are 21 races, but most...

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31 Mar 2019

Starting Grid 2019 Bahrain F1 GP

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Start time: 18:10 (local) | 16:10 GMT | 08:10 PT Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will start from...

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30 Mar 2019

Qualifying results 2019 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: 25.2-24.8°C sunny & dry Tarmac: 29.7-27.6°C dry Humidity: 52.9-57.3% Wind: 1.6 m/s Air pressure: 1.010.1...

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30 Mar 2019

Mercedes Beat the Heat in Bahrain Desert

Keeping cool when the heat is on in Bahrain! Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin and Chief Engineer Trackside Simon Cole talk through how the Mercedes...

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30 Mar 2019

Alonso still not ruling out 2020 F1 return

Fernando Alonso is still not ruling out a potential return to F1 for 2020. The Spaniard quit at the end of last year but...

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30 Mar 2019

Lap times 3rd free practice 2019 Bahrain F1 GP

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: 26.0-26.4°C sunny & dry Tarmac: 40.1-36.7°C dry Humidity: 51.5% Wind: 2.0 m//s Pressure: 1009.7 bar...

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30 Mar 2019

Bottas: Ferrari 'way faster' in Bahrain

After a disappointing showing in Australia, Ferrari is back on song in Bahrain. The Italian team spent the two weeks between the opening grands...

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30 Mar 2019

Russell: Patrick Head 'exactly what Williams needs'

Crisis-struck Williams is once again working with Sir Patrick Head. After a dire winter period and season opener in Australia, the once-great British team's...

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30 Mar 2019

Hamilton: Honda only 10hp behind now

Lewis Hamilton thinks Honda is now just 10hp behind the top engines in F1. The Japanese manufacturer struggled when it returned to the sport...

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30 Mar 2019

Report: 'Green light' for 2020 Dutch GP

Zandvoort looks set to get the green light for a F1 race in 2020. Speculation about the return to the calendar of a Dutch...

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30 Mar 2019

Verstappen: Surname 'only positive' for Schumacher

Max Verstappen thinks a famous surname will only benefit Mick Schumacher's quest for a F1 cockpit. Earlier, Carlos Sainz - whose father was a...

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30 Mar 2019

Ferrari 'understood everything' after Australia

Sebastian Vettel has confirmed that Ferrari is being much more open in 2019. In the former Maurizio Arrivabene era, the Italian team operated a...

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30 Mar 2019

Ferrari CEO: No 2021 agreement yet

The steering wheel will be among many standard components in 2021. That is the claim in Bahrain of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, as...

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30 Mar 2019

Driver comments 1st day of 2019 practice in Bahrain

The FP1 and FP2 results in Bahrain show a much quicker Ferrari team than we saw in Australia. Will the red team from Italy...

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29 Mar 2019

Lap times 2nd free practice 2019 Bahrain F1 GP

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: 25.0-23.6°C dark & dry Tarmac: 31.4-27.5°C dry Humidity: 31.0-42.4% Wind: 0.5 m//s Pressure: 1.014.6 bar...

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29 Mar 2019

2019 Bahrain F1 GP Thursday Press Conference Transcript

2019 BAHRAIN DRIVERS PRESS CONFERENCE Lando if we could start with you please: two weeks on, how do you reflect on your grand prix...

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29 Mar 2019

Lap times 1st free practice 2019 Bahrain F1 GP

Event: Bahrain Grand Prix Track: Bahrain International Circuit Weather: 28.5-28.3°C  sunny & dry Tarmac: 50.6-44.3°C dry Humidity: 16.3-21.2% Wind: 1.0 m//s Pressure: 1015.1 bar...

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29 Mar 2019

2019 Bahrain GP: Daniel Ricciardo Quiz

“I’m gonna be a bit of blue and a bit of yellow…”

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29 Mar 2019

Hamilton: No 'new Bottas' in 2019

Lewis Hamilton says he has not seen a big change in Valtteri Bottas in 2019. "For me it's the same Valtteri as before, except...

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29 Mar 2019

Vettel plays down Marko's analysis about Ferrari pace

Sebastian Vettel has played down suggestions made about Ferrari's problems by his former Red Bull boss Dr Helmut Marko. Vettel admits that, after Ferrari...

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29 Mar 2019

Kubica: Williams lacking spare parts in Bahrain

Robert Kubica says he will stay off the curbs this weekend in Bahrain because Williams does not have enough spare parts. "We cannot afford...

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29 Mar 2019

Bratches warns Zandvoort to sign 2020 deal

Sean Bratches has warned Zandvoort that the venue needs to secure its place on the 2020 calendar. Earlier this week, Dutch GP boss Jan...

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29 Mar 2019