Archives of Month:  August 2019 - Page 5

Zehnder: Raikkonen 'drives without instructions'

Alfa Romeo, formerly Sauber, is more than impressed with Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen actually started his F1 career at Sauber as a controversially-inexperienced 21-year-old, with...

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13 Aug 2019

Gasly to show 'true value' back at Toro Rosso

Pierre Gasly is vowing to push on after being dumped by Red Bull's premier team. Despite repeatedly insisting that the struggling Frenchman would stay...

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13 Aug 2019

Carey: F1 looking into alternative fuels

Chase Carey has vowed to push ahead with introducing non-fossil fuels in Formula 1. In June, we quoted Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul as saying...

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13 Aug 2019

Report: 20hp engine boost for Ferrari after break

Toto Wolff is forecasting a "very strong" performance by Ferrari after the summer break. Marca sports newspaper reports that the Maranello team, which was...

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12 Aug 2019

Journalists predict F1 exit for Kubica

Two well known F1 journalists think Robert Kubica is likely to lose his place on the grid. After an eight year break with his...

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12 Aug 2019

F1 break 'nice' for struggling Renault

Renault's race drivers are not disappointed to be heading into F1's August break. Having set the goal of closing the gap to the sport's...

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12 Aug 2019

Steiner: Drivers 'interested' in Haas

Gunther Steiner insists top drivers are "still interested" in driving for the small American Haas team . It has been a particularly difficult fourth...

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12 Aug 2019

Verstappen among F1's 'more complete' drivers

Max Verstappen thinks he is now one of the "more complete" drivers on the entire F1 grid. Always fast and feisty, many pundits and...

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12 Aug 2019

Magnussen gets married in F1 break

Kevin Magnussen has used F1's August break to get married. Danish media report that the Haas driver married Louise Gjorup in Nyborg, Denmark. The...

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12 Aug 2019

Teams to undergo budget cap 'dry run' in 2020

Formula 1 will carry out a "dry run" of the new budget cap rules next year, CEO Chase Carey has revealed. Actually, the $175...

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12 Aug 2019

W Series champion wants 'more' from Williams

The first champion of the new all-female single seater category W Series hopes the title will move her closer to Formula 1. Jamie Chadwick,...

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12 Aug 2019

Gasly replaced by Albon at Red Bull

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing annouced today that they will race with a new driver line-up from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards for the...

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12 Aug 2019

Lance Stroll: strength in chaos

"Our latest Formula 1 2019 feature on SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team’s Lance Stroll. Lance Stroll has again proved he’s got what it takes...

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12 Aug 2019

Lauda's 1st Championship F1 car on Sale

The car in which late Niki Lauda won his first F1 World Championship title back in 1975 is on sale. Lauda won 5 races...

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11 Aug 2019

Fangio drives the 159 Alfetta at 74 years

Back in 1985 the Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca had Alfa Romeo as the featured marque. Among the many fantastic cars were the...

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11 Aug 2019

Verstappen gives 2019 Mid-season Review

Max Verstappen's a busy man, even at the quietest of times, so we sat down with him in Silverstone to get his thoughts on...

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10 Aug 2019

1950s Crashes & Aftermaths

Various crashes and aftermaths during Formula 1 races, championship or non-championship. Seen here are: 00:00 - 00:36 - 1950 Monaco GP Pile-Up (involved: Harry...

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10 Aug 2019

Highlights 1950 French Grand Prix (Spanish)

In this historic video you can see the highlights of the very first French Formula 1 Grand Prix held at Reims-Gueux circuit in 1950....

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10 Aug 2019

Sebastian Vettel: difficult times

"Our latest Formula 1 2019 feature on Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Sebastian Vettel heads into the break despondent…third in Hungary but more than a...

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10 Aug 2019

Selected tyre sets 2018 Belgian F1 GP

Today Pirelli released the overview of the selected tyres sets for Belgium. In this over view you'll see the amount of tyre sets each...

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9 Aug 2019

Alonso denies not liking Vettel

Fernando Alonso says it is not true that he doesn't like Sebastian Vettel. In Hungary, amid rumours the retired double world champion might return...

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9 Aug 2019

Bottas sure F1 career not over

Valtteri Bottas says he is not worried that his Formula 1 career may be over. Toto Wolff has offered the Finn a "soft landing"...

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9 Aug 2019

F1 wants US driver, bigger team + 2nd GP

F1 still has a keen eye on America. On Thursday, the sport officially confirmed that Mexico is staying on the calendar until at least...

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9 Aug 2019

Carey says F1's pay TV trend will continue

Liberty Media will continue to push Formula 1 off free-to-air television. The latest news from Italy is that pay broadcaster Sky could be set...

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9 Aug 2019

Hulkenberg 'not ready' for Formula E switch

Nico Hulkenberg says he is "not ready" to contemplate a switch to Formula E. It is strongly rumoured that if Haas shows the door...

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9 Aug 2019

Red Bull Racing: momentum returned

"Our latest Formula 1 2019 feature on Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda. Red Bull continues to demonstrate its potential despite the disappointment of Hungary...

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8 Aug 2019

Steiner plays down Fittipaldi's 2020 chances

Gunther Steiner has played down rumours that Haas might sign up Pietro Fittipaldi as a race driver in 2020. With Kevin Magnussen and Romain...

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8 Aug 2019

Verstappen 'not ready' for August break

Max Verstappen says he wouldn't mind if Formula 1 skipped this year's August break. Every year now, to give the sport's travelling circus a...

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8 Aug 2019

Mexico keeps place on F1 calendar

Mexico looks to have kept its place on the Formula 1 calendar for 2020. Earlier, the Mexican government pledged to devote the funding formerly...

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8 Aug 2019

Rival boss says Ricciardo 'frustrated'

A team manager says Daniel Ricciardo is "frustrated" with life at Renault. For 2019, the Australian switched from being Max Verstappen's teammate at Red...

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8 Aug 2019