Sergio Perez believes that race control is partly responsible for him losing third place to George Russell in the closing stages of the French Grand Prix. Perez was passed off the start of the race by Sir Lewis Hamilton, and fell back from the seven-time champion as Mercedes’ race pace shone through again. He started
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton was helping Nyck de Vries during the Dutchman’s outing at the French Grand Prix last weekend. As part of the new rules this season, all teams are required to run a development driver during practice on at least two occasions over the course of
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was extremely hard on himself after his crash at the French Grand Prix, saying that he might as well not be racing at the level he is if he is making mistakes. The Monegasque made only his second major error of the season in France on Sunday as he lost control of
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Recently appointed interim FIA secretary general, Shaila-Ann Rao, simply allows criticism of her position to roll off the shoulder. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto conceded that he was ‘concerned’ when the FIA replaced the departing Peter Bayer with Rao who, prior to re-joining the FIA, had been special adviser to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. An
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Kevin Magnussen will have new parts on his Haas car at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, but team-mate Mick Schumacher will have to wait for his, according to Autosport. While Schumacher has often shown tremendous pace since the start of his career last season, he has also been involved in several crashes, including two this
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell secured the Mercedes F1 Team’s first double-podium of the season, after the young Briton completed a late move on Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Pérez to claim third. Russell made his move on the penultimate lap of the race, after catching the Mexican driver napping. The British driver pounced on
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Former Force India driver Paul di Resta appeared to tell former Williams, McLaren ad Red Bull driver David Coulthard to shut up during the post-race interviews at the French Grand Prix. Max Verstappen cruised to victory in Le Castellet after polesitter Charles Leclerc had crashed out of the race from the lead. Sir Lewis Hamilton
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Heikki Kovalainen’s Formula 1 career is one that could’ve been so much more successful, had he not moved to the Caterham F1 Team. The Finnish driver surprised the paddock in 2007, when he performed strongly for the Renault F1 Team in his debut season, alongside Giancarlo Fisichella. The Finn scored his first F1 podium during
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Mercedes drivers Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell spoke about Charles Leclerc’s accident at the French Grand Prix on Sunday after the Monegasque crashed while leading. Leclerc started the race on pole position after a scintillating performance on Saturday, and he held off Max Verstappen in the opening stages of the race before the Dutchman
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The Mercedes F1 Team look set to challenge for the latter end of the top five at the French Grand Prix, and not fight for victory like many had predicted. Mercedes brought floor upgrades to the Circuit Paul Ricard, leaving many, including, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner to believe that the German team could
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