Archives of Year: 2019 - Page 4

Lehto questions new limited brake parts rule

Former F1 driver JJ Lehto has questioned a new Formula 1 rule limiting the amount of brake components a driver can use during a...

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11 Dec 2019

Founder hails Toro Rosso's 'enormous' progress

The founder of the team known as Toro Rosso says he is impressed with the Faenza based team's recent progress. Giancarlo Minardi, now 72,...

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11 Dec 2019

F1 boss Michael Masi 'looking forward' to 2020

Michael Masi says he is "looking forward" to returning to his new role as F1 race director in 2020. Following the shock death in...

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11 Dec 2019

Report: Hamilton crashed Rossi's MotoGP bike

Lewis Hamilton may have crashed Valentino Rossi's MotoGP bike at the Valencia circuit this week. The pair swapped their Mercedes and Yamaha machines for...

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11 Dec 2019

Teams vote for 2019 tyres to be used in 2020

Having analysed all the results and team assessments from the recent test in Abu Dhabi, a vote for the specification of the tyres for...

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10 Dec 2019

TOP 10 F1 Women of the 2019 Paddock

In this video F1 photographer Kym Illman shows us his top 10 F1 women list, he has came across at the Paddock during the...

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10 Dec 2019

Lewis and Toto at the BRDC Awards

Lewis Hamilton (video) and Mercedes' Toto Wolff (on stage) received major awards at the blue-riband British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) Awards ceremony in London...

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10 Dec 2019

Binotto: Rivals using engine saga to 'pressure' Ferrari

Mattia Binotto thinks Ferrari's rivals complained about the legality of the Italian team's 2019 engine to "put pressure on us". Some rival teams claimed...

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10 Dec 2019

Brown: Seidl 'took politics out of McLaren'

Zak Brown says new McLaren principal Andreas Seidl took "the politics" out of the team in 2019. Brown, still McLaren CEO, says that when...

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10 Dec 2019

Hamilton to Ferrari would not change much?

Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari would "not change much" at the Italian team, according to Pirelli CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera. Rumours are abounding that Mercedes'...

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10 Dec 2019

Ferrari still not happy with 2021 rules

Ferrari is still not happy with the published rules for 2021. That is despite the fact that the Maranello team, as the only F1...

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10 Dec 2019

Verstappen better at dealing with 'anger'

Max Verstappen says he was "more zen" throughout the 2019 season. Although he was chided for some media comments this year, including accusing Ferrari...

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10 Dec 2019

Costa: More pressure at Ferrari than Mercedes

Despite a more than decade-long title drought, Ferrari has everything it needs to succeed again in Formula 1. That is the view of Aldo...

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10 Dec 2019

Williams to sign Israeli tester for 2020

An Israeli driver looks set to sign up as a Williams test driver for 2020. At the post-grand prix Abu Dhabi test, 25-year-old Roy...

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10 Dec 2019

McLaren enters Tour de France cycling team

McLaren has teamed up to take on the top level of cycling including the Tour de France. Already entering a team in Indycar next...

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10 Dec 2019

F1 vows to 'monitor' Russian sports ban

Formula 1 has vowed to "closely monitor" Russia's new four-year ban from all sporting events. At present, it is not clear if the World...

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10 Dec 2019

Hanoi circuit 80% ready for F1 debut

Vietnam GP organisers say they will be ready for the inaugural F1 race in Hanoi. Although Hermann Tilke's organisation is currently still working on...

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9 Dec 2019

Villeneuve doubts Honda can win 2020 title

Jacques Villeneuve does not think Red Bull-Honda can win the 2020 title. A lot is riding on the team's performance next year, as Max...

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9 Dec 2019

Marko: Red Bull has Aston Martin 'contract'

Dr Helmut Marko has played down rumours that Red Bull could lose its title sponsor. "We have a contract," said the top team official,...

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9 Dec 2019

Mol: Ricciardo 'did not make Renault better'

A respected F1 commentator has questioned the contribution to Renault made so far by Daniel Ricciardo. After a disappointing first season for the French...

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9 Dec 2019

Vegan Hamilton admits 5kg weight gain

New six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted he put on 5 kilograms this year. The Mercedes driver is an ardent supporter of veganism,...

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9 Dec 2019

Verstappen admits 2021 'opportunities'

Max Verstappen has admitted there may be "opportunities" for a move to another team for 2021. At the FIA prize-giving gala, the futures of...

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9 Dec 2019

Webber questions Bottas 'hunger'

Valtteri Bottas may be lacking the "hunger" to beat Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. That is the view of Mark Webber, who told Britain's Channel...

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9 Dec 2019

Marko: 'No signature' for Liberty Media yet

Chase Carey wants the teams to sign up for the new Concorde Agreement "as soon as possible". The F1 CEO's comments coincide with reports...

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9 Dec 2019

Berger backs Ferrari's 'alpha driver' lineup

Gerhard Berger has backed Ferrari's controversial driver lineup. Some believe Charles Leclerc has thrown quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel's entire F1 career into doubt...

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9 Dec 2019

Jos Verstappen should wave Dutch GP chequer?

Max Verstappen's father should wave the traditional chequered flag at Zandvoort next year. That is the view of Dutch F1 GP boss Jan Lammers,...

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9 Dec 2019

Racing Point admits interest in Kubica

Racing Point has admitted its interest in signing Robert Kubica for 2020. Earlier, it was thought the former Williams driver looked likely to take...

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9 Dec 2019

2019 FIA Title winners crowned at Louvre in Paris

The winners of this season’s FIA-sanctioned competitions have been crowned at a glorious 2019 FIA Prize Giving ceremony at the Carrousel du Louvre in...

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7 Dec 2019

Hamilton's First Look Mercedes Project ONE on Track!

When you see the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE on track for the first time ??? Take a look at how Lewis Hamilton reacted!

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7 Dec 2019

McLaren Unboxed | Curtain Call | 2019 Abu Dhabi GP

We might have secured P4 in the Constructors' Championship in Brazil, but there was still a race, plenty to fight for and a desire...

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7 Dec 2019