Date: 12-07-2020

Things are going from bad to worse for Sebastian Vettel, booted out of Ferrari at the end of this year, few if any teams are available for him next year and in a race in which he needed to impress, he was out on lap one. His Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc was over ambitious in […]

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Date: 12-07-2020

Backing up his remarkable performance yesterday in qualifying, Lewis Hamilton put in a dominant display to win the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday. A complete reversal of the Briton’s fortunes in last week’s Formula 1 season-opener at the Red Bull Ring, Hamilton was never troubled as he opened his account for 2020, finishing 13.719 seconds […]

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Date: 12-07-2020

Mercedes’ concerns remain about electrical noise affecting the suspension in Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix, says trackside operations director Andrew Shovlin. A problem that put their race at the Red Bull Ring last week in serious jeopardy, Shovlin admits alterations to the electrical looming are not enough to guarantee there won’t be a repeat of the […]

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Date: 12-07-2020

Sebastian Vettel has confirmed he will not leave Ferrari before the end of the year, despite a difficult opening to the 2020 Formula 1 season. Set to be replaced by McLaren’s Carlos Sainz in 2021, it was speculated after the German’s dismal showing in last week’s Austrian Grand Prix that he could call it quits […]

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Date: 12-07-2020

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will drop three places from his already-disappointing 11th place grid slot, at the Styrian Grand Prix, for blocking Daniil Kvyat in qualifying. The Monegasque missed out on Q1 and, as a result, he will now drop to 14th. His teammate Sebastian Vettel qualified 10th amid the SF1000’s continued struggle for pace […]

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Date: 12-07-2020

A third-straight race at Austria’s Red Bull Ring is being mooted due to concerns over the Hungarian government’s restrictions on UK passport-holders, says GPDA chairman Alex Wurz. Scheduled for next weekend at the Hungaroring outside Budapest, Hungarian officials sent a note to Formula 1 personnel on Saturday warning that non-EU attendees would risk imprisonment or […]

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Date: 12-07-2020

It’s not often a performance in Formula 1 leaves you in complete disbelief. Amazement, sure, that’s one thing. But an actual state of incredulousness where it seems you must be missing something is rare, but on Saturday, that’s exactly what Lewis Hamilton produced. At first, I thought it was just an error. The timing screens […]

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Date: 11-07-2020

Defending six-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton delivered one of his greatest qualifying performances in treacherous rain-swept conditions on Saturday when he stormed to pole position for the Styrian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver, who struggled in practice on Friday, bounced back to his best with a fastest lap in 1: 19.273 seconds, outpacing nearest […]

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Date: 11-07-2020

Full transcript from the top three press conference after qualifying for the first Styrian Grand Prix, Round 2 of the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship at Red Bull Ring. Featuring top three drivers: Pole winner Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), second-placed Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) and third-placed Carlos Sainz (McLaren) Track interviews conducted by Paul Di […]

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Date: 11-07-2020

I must confess that I was surprised they ran qualifying for the Styrian Grand Prix, pleasantly so as this season has been delayed enough and scrapping FP3 hurt, any running is good running in my book because I could watch Formula 1 247. And what a cracker it turned out to be as Ben Stevens […]

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