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Sebastian Vettel: "We can be very proud of what we achieved"
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 17:40
Sebastian Vettel took second place in the 2016 European Grand Prix in Baku this weekend, yet the German was not massively enthused by the result, having finished seventeen seconds behind race winner Nico Rosberg, with th...
Force India expect Perez to stay
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 17:30
Force India are confident Sergio Perez will stay with them next season, despite rumoured Ferrari interest, after another stand-out performance by the Mexican at Sunday's European Grand Prix in Baku. "I think he'll be wit...
Expected mayhem in Baku ends up being a yawn
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 07:00
Formula 1 had been braced for crashes and mayhem in Azerbaijan's grand prix debut but instead the drivers defied all expectations and barely put a wheel out of place. But in the end what was expected to be a thriller on ...
Sergio Perez: 'We are having an amazing year!'
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 22:10
Sergio Perez completed a successful European Grand Prix to finish on the podium in third. The Sahara Force India driver had a good qualifying session on Saturday when he qualified in second at the Baku City Circuit, alth...
Toto Wolff wants team radio rethink after Baku struggles
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 19:20
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes the European Grand Prix highlighted a problem with the new team radio clampdown, which limits what can and can't be communicated between the driver and team. At the beginning ...
Listen: Hamilton's frustration over radio during Baku F1
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 18:20
Listen: Hamilton's frustration over radio during Baku F1 The big topic following Sunday's inaugural Formula 1 race in Baku was the controversial limitations on radio traffic between driver and pit-wall. As his points com...
Verstappen felt he was "flying" after switching to medium tyres
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 18:20
Max Verstappen says he felt like he was "flying" after switching to medium tyres at his second stop in the European Grand Prix. Like Red Bull team mate Daniel Ricciardo the Dutchman hit degradation problems on the supers...
Both Haas drivers have compromised races in Azerbaijan
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 18:10
European Grand Prix – Haas' Romain Grosjean & Esteban Gutierrez had their races compromised by extraneous circumstances on Sunday, with debris and damage playing its part in ensuring no points were scored. The trouble ...
Kimi Raikkonen: "The end result is not too bad"
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 17:50
Kimi Raikkonen took fourth place for the Scuderia Ferrari squad at this weekend's European Grand Prix in Baku, but the Finn was disappointed knowing that the result could have been far better. The 2007 world champion was...
Lewis Hamilton: "I have no idea what happened out there, I just had no power"
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 17:30
Lewis Hamilton had a nightmare race at the Baku City Circuit on Sunday in direct comparison to Mercedes AMG PETRONAS team-mate Nico Rosberg who was having a flier up at the front. After finding himself in an engine setti...
Fortec eyes European F3 return with Force India F1 protege Daruvala
Auto Sport - 20 Jun 2016 17:21
Fortec Motorsport is planning to return to top-level Formula 3 in Europe this season before a two-attack on the Macau Grand Prix - possibly with Force India protege Jehan Daruvala
Ferrari's Arrivabene: "The gap to our main competitors is still there"
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 17:10
Despite finishing some way off the pace of current championship leaders Mercedes AMG PETRONAS at the European Grand Prix in Baku on Sunday, Scuderia Ferrari Team Boss Maurizio Arrivabene is pleased with the overall perfo...
Winners and Losers: European Grand Prix
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 17:10
– Nico Rosberg returned to winning ways as Lewis Hamilton struggled and Sergio Pérez took another podium for Force India in Baku. GPUpdate.net presents its winners and losers from the European Grand Prix.Winners The p...
Force India revelling in podium on merit
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 16:20
XPB Images Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley says his team should celebrate the manner in which it scored its latest podium at the Grand Prix of Europe. Sergio Perez finished third in Baku to secure his se...
Perez: Vettel scrap possible without penalty
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 15:50
Sahara Force India Sergio Perez reckons he could have scrapped with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel for second at the European Grand Prix, had he not been handed a grid penalty for a gearbox change. Perez crashed out of t...
NASCAR driver Mike Wallace attacked after Charlotte concert
Miami Herald - 20 Jun 2016 15:49
NASCAR driver Mike Wallace says he and his daughter were attacked after a Rascal Flatts concert in North Carolina. …
Sergio Perez wins Driver of the Day award for the second time
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 15:40
Force India's Sergio Perez has won the Driver of the Day award for the European Grand Prix, in which he secured his second podium finish of the season in third. The Mexican driver qualified second for the race but starte...
Haas usually in the middle of trouble - Steiner
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 15:40
XPB Images Haas team principal Guenther Steiner bemoaned another trouble-hit race for his team as it failed to score points in the Grand Prix of Europe. Romain Grosjean was showing encouraging pace in the first part o...
Hamilton: It Felt Dangerous
Planet F1 - 20 Jun 2016 09:14
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Baku one of Mercedes' best F1 tracks since 2014 - Toto Wolff
Auto Sport - 20 Jun 2016 15:37
Baku was one of the best tracks for the Mercedes Formula 1 car to show off its advantage since 2014, reckons Toto Wolff
Tilke relieved after first Baku F1 race
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 15:30
Hermann Tilke relieved after first Baku F1 race Hermann Tilke has admitted he breathed a sigh of relief once the chequered flag waved on Sunday. The German is F1's renowned and highly experienced circuit designer, but th...
Williams names Chandhok as heritage driver
Total F1 - 20 Jun 2016 15:30
XPB Images Williams has named former F1 racer Karun Chandhok as the official driver of the team's heritage division. Chandhok raced for HRT in 2010 before joining Team Lotus as reserve driver in 2011, and has since be...