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Williams don't deserve to be at the back - Bottas | RaceFans Round-up
F1 Fanatic - 29 Dec 2018 02:01
In the round-up: Williams don't deserve to be at the back - Bottas • Extra ballast suggested as alternative to grid penalties • Verstappen: Ocon incident was 'very normal'
Vettel needs ‘stronger package' from Ferrari
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 00:30
Sebastian Vettel has called on Ferrari to give him a quicker car in 2019, as he aims to get his hands on that elusive fifth World Championship. The German won four straight titles with Red Bull, between 2010 and 2013, bu...
Mercedes wanted Ocon to improve in quali
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 00:00
Esteban Ocon has admitted that his improvement in qualifying in 2018 was important, as Mercedes wanted to see him making gains in that area. The Frenchman, who is surprisingly without a drive for next year, defeated team...
Szafnauer: 2018 was 'the most stressful year'
Planet F1 - 29 Dec 2018 23:01
Otmar Szafnauer has revealed just how much the Force India team were affected by the growing financial crisis in the early part of last year. The post Szafnauer: 2018 was ‘the most stressful year’ appeared first on P...
Lowe tips Russell to match Leclerc's rise
Planet F1 - 29 Dec 2018 22:39
Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe believes that George Russell has the potential to match Charles Leclerc's rapid rise to the top. The post Lowe tips Russell to match Leclerc’s rise appeared first on PlanetF1...
Feature: Forty years on - the brief rise of Ligier
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 22:00
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” LP Hartley’s celebrated line can seem especially appropriate to Formula 1. In one such example, rewind 40 years almost to the day and it was indeed...
What we know about the 2019 car reveals
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 21:20
It may feel like the 2018 season has only just finished but the cars will be back out on the starting grid before you know it. The lineups for 2019 have been revealed but what will the teams be driving around in this yea...
Horner reveals what Ricciardo told him
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 20:00
Christian Horner has revealed what Daniel Ricciardo said to him when the Australian revealed he was going to leave Red Bull forRenault. Horner told Motorsport that Ricciardo said it was not because of Red Bull as a team ...
Szafnauer speaks out on tough start to 2018
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 18:40
Racing Point Force India principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that a stressful start to the 2018 season set the tone for the rest of it, a season which included the team entering administration. The team were behind th...
F1 asks fans for opinion on alternative penalty systems
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 18:40
It's widely known that Formula 1's penalty system is disliked by fans, often due to the sheer number of penalties handed out each weekend and the confusion it causes when the grid is vastly different to the qualifying re...
2018 Unsung Heroes: Force India
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Dec 2018 18:37
Force India staff must be applauded for their sheer resilience during harrowing times, they kept working on their car, never jumping ship, despite the world around them crumbling as Vijay Mallya’s team stared bankruptc...
Szafnauer: 'Stressful' 2018 season compromised from the start
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 18:10
Racing Point Force India team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed just how badly the team's 2018 season was affected by the growing financial crisis that eventually led to the business being placed into administration...
Verstappen on criticism: "It was like I lost my ability to drive"
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 17:40
Max Verstappen has hit out at the critics he had early in the 2018 season, saying they portrayed him like he had lost all ability to drive as he struggled for form in the opening stages of the season. The Dutchman's seas...
2018 Rookie of the Year: Charles Leclerc
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 17:30
It's hard to remember when last a rookie made such a strong impression in Formula 1 as Charles Leclerc did in 2018, the kid showed flashes of sheer brilliance as he set about entrenching himself at the pinnacle of the sp...
2018 Rookie of the Year: Charles Leclerc
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Dec 2018 17:26
It’s hard to remember when last a rookie made such a strong impression in Formula 1 as Charles Leclerc did in 2018, the kid showed flashes of sheer brilliance as he set about entrenching himself at the pinnacle of the ...
'Schumacher changed Ferrari's DNA'
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 17:10
Michael Schumacher forever changed the DNA of Ferrari with his title-winning dominance in the early 2000s, according to former Scuderia chairman Luca Di Montezemolo. Schumacher and Ferrari were crowned world champions in...
Red Bull 'did everything it could' to retain Ricciardo
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 17:00
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that Daniel Ricciardo's decision to leave the team at the end of 2018 in favour of a move to Renault had come as a complete surprise. He insisted that he and Red Bull motorsp...
Red Bull encouraged by gains in second half of F1 2018
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 16:20
Christian Horner says Red Bull's level of competitiveness in the second half of the 2018 Formula 1 season has left him feeling encouraged about the team's prospects heading into 2019. Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and ...
Wolff: Russia team orders 'broke my heart'
Planet F1 - 29 Dec 2018 16:12
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has admitted that the decision to swap their drivers around in Russia to give Lewis Hamilton the win was heartbreaking. The post Wolff: Russia team orders ‘broke my heart’ appeared first...
Ocon 'strongest' in qualifying in 2018
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 15:50
Esteban Ocon believes that he's made big strides in his qualifying performances during 2018. He out-qualified his experienced Racing Point Force India team mate Sergio Perez 15 times during the season, almost completely ...
Wolff reveals phonecall with Ferrari legend after Mercedes title win
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 15:40
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that former Ferrari counterpart Jean Todt called him to congratulate the Silver Arrows after they moved closer to the Scuderia's all-time record of consecutive Formula 1 co...
Verstappen: Ricciardo will miss Red Bull
Total F1 - 29 Dec 2018 15:30
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen thinks his now-former teammate Daniel Ricciardo will miss his old team during his new adventure at Renault, as it will likely prove to be a downgrade in terms of pace on the short term. Ver...