F1’s new aero rules work but tyres prevent passing – Grosjean | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Romain Grosjean says new aerodynamic rules for the 2019 F1 season have succeeded in allowing cars to run together more closely. However the Haas driver, […]
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A life lived in service to Thank you and farewell to Charlie Whiting | RacingLines
Very few Formula 1 folk had been in the paddock longer than Charlie Whiting; none had worn more caps over the years than had the […]
Will the British Grand Prix be on the 2020 F1 calendar? | Dieter's Inbox
Five races on this year’s grand prix schedule do not have contracts to appear on the 2020 F1 calendar. Geoff’s keen to know about Silverstone […]
Mercedes opted out of Netflix F1 series because Ferrari did | 2019 F1 season
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has explained why the team did not participate in the recent Netflix Formula 1 series, “Drive to Survive”. While most […]
Too early for Red Bull to think about championship – Horner | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says it’s too soon to consider the team as championship contenders despite their performance in the first race of […]
Hamilton sure he didn’t damage car by running wide | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton says he was encouraged to discover his car was damaged during the opening race of the 2019 F1 season as it explained his […]
‘New Bottas’ reminds Wolff of 2008 Bottas | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas’s emphatic win in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix recalled a championship triumph from much earlier in his […]
Kubica: Damaged car felt so bad I nearly started laughing | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Robert Kubica said his damaged car handled so badly during the Australian Grand Prix he “nearly started laughing”. The Williams driver suffered a litany of […]
Racing Point believe “gutsy” Stroll will get more credit | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Lance Stroll’s critics will give him more credit on the strength of his performance at Racing Point, the team’s bosses believe. The 20-year-old moved to […]
Is Ferrari’s slow start to 2019 a repeat of 2018? Vettel reveals why the two are different | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari’s performance in the opening race of the 2019 F1 season was very reminiscent of how they started last year. On both occasions they were […]
Hamilton and Bottas were told not to push for fastest lap | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said his drivers and their engineers defied his instruction not to chase the bonus point for fastest lap in the […]
Ferrari will review decision not to pit Leclerc to chase fastest lap point | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team will reconsider whether it was right not to make a bid for the fastest lap bonus point […]
Bottas: “F*** off” radio remark was spontaneous | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas explained the meaning behind his spur-of-the-moment post-race remark: “To whom it may concern: Fuck you.” “It just came,” said Bottas after the race. […]
Ferrari explains why Leclerc was told not to pass Vettel | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto praised Charles Leclerc for being a “team player” and explained why he was told not to pass Sebastian Vettel at […]
Vettel: Hamilton slowed because he was ‘bored and unhappy’ | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel suspects Lewis Hamilton lost interest in the Australian Grand Prix and said that was the only reason he was able to close on […]
Norris says “I let everyone down” after failing to score | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Lando Norris feels he let his McLaren team down after failing to score points on his F1 debut in the Australian Grand Prix. Norris qualified […]
Hamilton “didn’t do a good enough job” at the start | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton admitted he could have made a better job of his start in the Australian Grand Prix, which cost him a victory to his […]
Bottas dedicates Australian GP victory to Whiting | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas has dedicated his victory in the Australian Grand Prix to FIA race director Charlie Whiting, who died on Thursday. Speaking at the end […]
Ferrari ordered Leclerc to stay behind Vettel | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari ordered Charles Leclerc not to overtake Sebastian Vettel in the final laps of the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc, in his first race for the […]
Vettel ‘shocked how easy it was for Mercedes’ | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel says he was shocked by Mercedes’ dominance in the Australian Grand Prix and disappointed his car handled so poorly this weekend. Vettel slipped […]
Magnussen thrilled by Haas performance despite “s*** lap* in Q3 | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Kevin Magnussen hailed Haas’s new car for the 2019 F1 season after qualifying seventh for the Australian Grand Prix despite making several mistakes on his […]
Leclerc “not happy with myself” after errors on Ferrari debut | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc said he was “not happy with myself” after errors during his final qualifying run for the Australian Grand Prix left him fifth on […]
“Fundamental” problem with Williams car will take “months” to fix | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Williams has discovered a “fundamental problem” with the design of its FW42 but won’t be able to fix it for several months, according to George […]
Stroll and Sainz blame rivals for Q1 exits | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz Jnr blamed traffic after both were eliminated in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The pair […]
Wolff not expecting championship “home run” despite strong start | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he still expects a close fight with Ferrari during the 2019 F1 season despite his team’s strong start to […]
Verstappen pleased to split Ferraris after “perfect” qualifying | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen says his qualifying session went perfectly after his problems during practice. The Red Bull driver was unable to do a race simulation yesterday […]
Vettel says his Ferrari is “too slow” and losing time in corners | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel said he’s surprised by the scale of Mercedes’ advantage in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver qualified third behind the […]
Steiner: “Haas wouldn’t be here without Whiting” | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Haas will run a tribute to FIA race director Charlie Whiting, who died yesterday, on the nose of its car during this weekend’s Australian Grand […]
Vettel: Practice pace shows Mercedes’ claims were “b******” | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Mercedes’ performance in today’s practice session shows their claims about lagging behind Ferrari after testing were “bullshit”, according to Sebastian Vettel. During the pre-season tests […]
F1 has “real interest” from potential new teams – Carey | 2019 F1 season
Formula 1 Management CEO Chase Carey says the sport has had genuine expressions of interest from potential new entrants. FIA president Jean Todt said last […]