Archives of Year: 2019 - Page 6

Rio secures $72m tax break for Brazil GP bid

Rio de Janeiro's efforts to snatch the Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix away from Sao Paulo are continuing apace. While Interlagos organisers want to...

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4 Dec 2019

Binotto: Ferrari duo 'free to race' in 2020

Ferrari's two drivers will be "free to race" in 2020. That is the claim of team boss Mattia Binotto, even though Sebastian Vettel and...

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4 Dec 2019

Grosjean: 2020 tyres 'not what we dreamed about'

Romain Grosjean has joined those who do not think Pirelli's proposed tyres for 2020 are an improvement. The Frenchman drives for Haas, which was...

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4 Dec 2019

Ocon happy to fight Verstappen again in 2020

Esteban Ocon says he has no problem with the prospect of going wheel-to-wheel with Max Verstappen in 2020. On Tuesday, as the post-race Abu...

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4 Dec 2019

Albers: Pirelli will cope with Zandvoort banking

Former F1 driver Christijan Albers thinks Pirelli will cope with the banked corners that are currently being installed at the new Dutch F1 GP...

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4 Dec 2019

Vettel jokes about Ferrari exit rumours

Sebastian Vettel has issued a smiling rebuke to rumours that he could be forced out of Ferrari. The German was asked about speculation that...

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3 Dec 2019

Ocon too tall to replace Russell in Abu Dhabi

Esteban Ocon says he could not race in Abu Dhabi last weekend because of his height. When George Russell had his undisclosed personal issues...

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3 Dec 2019

Villeneuve: DRS failure in Abu Dhabi was 'great'

Abu Dhabi demonstrated that F1 can survive without DRS. That is the view of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, an outspoken critic of the...

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3 Dec 2019

Marko says 2020 'should be our year'

2020 "should be our year", according to Red Bull's confident top official Dr Helmut Marko. The Honda-powered team is under pressure to finally break...

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3 Dec 2019

Villeneuve: Ferrari breach highlighted 'strange rule'

Jacques Villeneuve says he doesn't understand the rule that cost Ferrari EUR 50,000 in Abu Dhabi. The Italian team was reportedly lucky to escape...

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3 Dec 2019

Wolff: Mercedes can stay in F1 'for many years'

Toto Wolff thinks Mercedes can remain in Formula 1 "for many years". Recently, new Daimler chairman Ola Kallenius appeared to indicate that Mercedes will...

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3 Dec 2019

Ocon: Renault will not win in 2020

Esteban Ocon says he knows he will not win races in 2020. After a year on the bench with Mercedes, the Frenchman is currently...

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3 Dec 2019

Wolff plays down new Ferrari switch rumour

Toto Wolff has played down a rumour that he might switch to Ferrari. Rumours that Lewis Hamilton could be heading to the Italian team...

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3 Dec 2019

Villeneuve: Leclerc held Ferrari back in 2019

Jacques Villeneuve thinks Charles Leclerc's impatience may have held Ferrari back in 2019. The always-outspoken 1997 world champion thinks Ferrari's early championship promise ultimately...

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3 Dec 2019

Williams slammed over Abu Dhabi test plans

An F1 commentator has slammed Williams' plans for the post-grand prix Abu Dhabi test this week. The struggling British team has announced that while...

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3 Dec 2019

Zandvoort admits Pirelli 'worried' about banked corner

Dutch F1 GP boss Jan Lammers has defended the decision to install steep banking on a corner at Zandvoort ahead of the 2020 race....

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3 Dec 2019

Sainz says TV absences in 2019 'strange'

Carlos Sainz says it is "strange" that he has been battling for television coverage in 2019. Several times this year, the McLaren driver has...

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3 Dec 2019

Wolff not ruling out another Kubica comeback

Robert Kubica can become a "world champion in a different role", according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Wolff told the Polish broadcaster TVP...

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3 Dec 2019

Briatore unsure about Hamilton to Ferrari rumour

Flavio Briatore is not getting carried away with rumours linking Lewis Hamilton with Ferrari for 2021. The former Renault boss told the Italian news...

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3 Dec 2019

2019 Abu Dhabi F1 GP analysis by Peter Windsor

Peter Windsor looks back at Lewis Hamilton's dominant win in Abu Dhabi and explains why, in his opinion, the six-times Champion is now an...

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2 Dec 2019

F1 Says Goodbye to Nico Hulkenberg

On Sunday December 1st, 2019 a ten-year F1 veteran, Nico Hulkenberg drove what could be his last F1 race ever. So, what will we...

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2 Dec 2019

Nico Hulkenberg Best of Video

From the Renault F1 team: From every single one of us who had a blast working with you over the past three years: you...

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2 Dec 2019

Kubica: F1 return better than staying home

Robert Kubica insists he does not regret returning to Formula 1 with a permanent arm injury in 2019. However, the 34-year-old Pole was outclassed...

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2 Dec 2019

2019 Abu Dhabi Behind The Scenes by Rosberg

Enjoy this Race Vlog, get some unique insights and feel the Formula 1 vibe from Abu Dhabi. Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes AMG Petronas...

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2 Dec 2019

2019 Abu Dhabi F1 GP analysis by Rosberg

Hamilton dominated the weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit finishing the season with a F1 Grand Slam! It was an exciting season finale –...

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2 Dec 2019

2019 Abu Dhabi F1 GP Animated Timelapse

See what happened during the 2019 Abu Dhabi GP in 1:25 min.

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2 Dec 2019

Ferrari used 'usual procedure' amid fuel breach

Mattia Binotto claims Ferrari did not mean to breach a technical rule in Abu Dhabi. Charles Leclerc's podium remained under a cloud until almost...

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2 Dec 2019

Horner: Top drivers should stay put for 2021

The drivers at every top team should all keep their seats for 2021, according to Christian Horner. 2020 looks set to be a fascinating...

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2 Dec 2019

Binotto: 'No doubt' Vettel will race in 2020

As the long 2019 season came to its conclusion, Mattia Binotto rejected a rumour that swept the Abu Dhabi paddock on Sunday. Some were...

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2 Dec 2019

Magnussen: Engineer 'deserves' McLaren job

Kevin Magnussen says Haas' departing performance engineer Jose Manuel Lopez "deserves" a better job in Formula 1. It is believed Lopez is heading to...

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2 Dec 2019