Esteban Ocon has criticised his own team for fitting him with the Extreme Wet tyres at the Dutch Grand Prix, with the Frenchman admitting that “it was not the right tyre at any moment”. Ocon gave his view that when full-wet tyres are required, it’s typically a sign that the race should be stopped, something
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that the late red flag at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday saved Sergio Perez from retiring, after the Mexican crashed twice. Perez endured a very eventful Dutch GP, which started in sensational fashion for the 33-year-old. Following a sudden huge downpour at the end of the
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Sergio Perez praised Red Bull after the Dutch Grand Prix for their “super quick” decision to pit the Mexican for Intermediates at the end of the first lap, a call which ultimately promoted the Mexican into the race lead. Starting from seventh on the grid at Zandvoort, a podium was always going to be a
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Damon Hill is expecting Ferrari to be “pasted” by the Italian media ahead of their home race this weekend, following a miserable Dutch Grand Prix. Ferrari had an unsettled car throughout the event at Zandvoort, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz having complained of the SF-23’s handling being “inconsistent”. Turn 1 was a nightmare for
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George Russell endured a Dutch Grand Prix to forget on Sunday, as the British driver crossed the line in a disappointing P17. The Mercedes driver had qualified in third, but almost immediately dropped to fourth behind Fernando Alonso. The King’s Lynn-born driver’s race and Lewis Hamilton’s then worsened considerably, as Mercedes pitted both drivers far
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Lance Stroll has been summoned to the stewards following qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix, after appearing to impede Lewis Hamilton in Q1. Hamilton was impeded by several drivers in the opening part of qualifying at Zandvoort, in what was a miserable afternoon for the seven-time World Champion. It was a very similar qualifying to
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George Russell’s 2023 campaign has largely been one of disappointment so far, with his form having not improved at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday. Russell did well to qualify in third at Zandvoort, putting him in a great position to challenge for a podium. If it wasn’t for a Mercedes blunder, then the 25-year-old
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Lewis Hamilton did well to recover to sixth at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, although he did require some help from Mercedes to get past George Russell. The seven-time World Champion started the race in P13 following a disastrous qualifying, which saw Hamilton eliminated in Q2. Hamilton failed to make Q3 after being impeded
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that Daniel Ricciardo is hoping to return to action at the Singapore Grand Prix, which takes place in three weeks’ time. Ricciardo has flown to Barcelona following a crash in Free Practice 1 at the Dutch Grand Prix, which broke a bone in his left hand. Ricciardo
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Lewis Hamilton admitted that he “paid the price” for Mercedes’ early race blunder, which also impacted George Russell. Following his Q2 elimination at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday, Hamilton started Sunday’s race from P13. He opted to start on the Medium tyre, in a bid to run a long opening stint. However, a huge
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