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Improving Ferraris raise hopes of four-car fight for pole position | 2019 Austrian Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
F1 Fanatic - 28 Jun 2019 22:38
Ferrari seemed in better shape at the Red Bull Ring on Friday and could be poised to take the fight for pole position to Mercedes.
Austria FP1: Hamilton a tenth up on Vettel
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 12:40
Lewis Hamilton topped the timing screens at the end of the first free practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Round 9 of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship, at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. The Mercedes dri...
Formula 1 teams to blame for boring races says Formula E boss
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 00:40
Formula 1 teams are to blame for the lack of excitement according to Formula E boss Alejandro Agag. Agag, founder of the all-electric rival series to F1, believes having the involvement of teams, each with their own inte...
Carlos Sainz Jr.: Competitive Short Run Pace Makes Penalty ‘A Bit More Painful'
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 23:40
Carlos Sainz Jr. says the competitive short run pace he displayed on Friday for the Austrian Grand Prix only made his grid penalty feel more painful, as the Spaniard will start Sunday's race from the back of the grid. Th...
F1 Paddock Notebook - Austrian GP Friday
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 23:20
- The day in Austria started with a meeting between F1, the FIA, all 10 teams, Pirelli and a number of drivers to discuss a possible change back to the 2018 tyres after a number of complaints in the early part of the tea...
Interview: O'Ward finding his bearings in F2
Racer - 28 Jun 2019 23:11
For a guy without a full-time drive, Pato O'Ward has certainly been keeping busy. This time last week he had no plans for this weekend; (...)
Rich Energy lose in court have to remove copied logos
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 23:00
Rich Energy have three weeks to remove all logos depicting a stag which courts have ruled is a copy of the Whyte Bikes logo and infringes their copyright. Since this matter exploded onto the scene, Rich Energy have gone ...
Rich Energy lose in court have to remove copied logos
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Jun 2019 22:56
Rich Energy have three weeks to remove all logos depicting a stag which courts have ruled is a copy of the Whyte Bikes logo and infringes their copyright. Since this matter exploded onto the scene, Rich Energy have gone ...
Renault Investigating Slow Austrian Pace After Poor Friday Showing
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 22:40
Renault F1 Team had a tricky Friday at the Austrian Grand Prix with both Nico Hülkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo struggling at the Red Bull Ring. The two Renault's finished 16th and 17th in Free Practice 2 with technical d...
Alfa Romeo fined over fuel infringement
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 22:30
Austrian Grand Prix – Alfa Romeo have been fined for breaching fuel temperature regulations on Antonio Giovinazzi's car during practice. Following the second free practice session, representatives from Alfa Romeo were ...
Austrian GP: Friday Press Conference
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 22:20
Today's press conference with Toyoharu Tanabe, Mario Isola, Andreas Seidl, Andrew Green and Paul Monaghan. Mario, if we could start with you please, you had a meeting this morning with the 10 team principals. Please can ...
Pirelli: Going back to 2018 tyres could be bad for safety and racing | 2019 Austrian Grand Prix
F1 Fanatic - 28 Jun 2019 22:10
Pirelli motorsport director Mario Isola says going back to last year's tyres would have been a safety risk and could have made the racing worse.
'Red Bull fear Mercedes swoop' for Verstappen as management confirms exit clause
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 22:10
Max Verstappen's management has reaffirmed the presence of performance-based clauses in the Dutchman's Red Bull contract, amid reports that the team fear a swoop from Mercedes if he is freed to discuss terms elsewhere. S...
Austrian Grand Prix Friday Press Conference
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 21:30
Full transcript from the Friday press conference on day one of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Round 9 of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship, at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. Featuring: Mario Isola (Pirelli), Andrew Gr...
Max Verstappen: "My laps were looking quite good before the crash"
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 21:30
Max Verstappen said he was feeling good behind the wheel of his RB15 prior to his crash during free practice two on Friday afternoon at the Red Bull Ring, and he says he would have been closer to the top of the time shee...
Austrian Grand Prix Friday Press Conference
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Jun 2019 21:28
Full transcript from the Friday press conference on day one of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Round 9 of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship, at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. Featuring: Mario Isola (Pirelli), Andrew Gr...
Sainz: McLaren pace soured by grid penalty
Racer - 28 Jun 2019 21:28
Carlos Sainz admits his pace during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix was bittersweet due to a grid penalty he will take on Sunday. (...)
Verstappen: Crashes happen but maybe it's a good thing
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 21:20
Max Verstappen is seeing the positives from a big shunt he suffered during FP2 on the opening day of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, the Dutchman wrecking the rear-end of his Red Bull when the car snapped on him as he p...
Verstappen: Crashes happen but maybe it's a good thing
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Jun 2019 21:20
Max Verstappen is seeing the positives from a big shunt he suffered during FP2 on the opening day of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, the Dutchman wrecking the rear-end of his Red Bull when the car snapped on him as he p...
McLaren's pace makes penalty 'more painful' - Carlos Sainz
Total F1 - 28 Jun 2019 21:20
Carlos Sainz says McLaren's strong showing on Friday in Austria makes his penalty 'more painful'. The Spaniard has taken on a new engine this weekend which means he will have to start from the very back of the grid, as h...
Bottas: Pretty big hit for me but I'm all okay with no pain
GRAND PRIX 247 - 28 Jun 2019 21:18
Valtteri Bottas crashed his Mercedes W10 heavily during the second free practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, on a day in which the shortest track on the Formula 1 calendar proved to have a mean streak. �...
Bobby Rahal receives IMRRC's Argetsinger Award
Racer - 28 Jun 2019 21:00
International racing stars, captains of the motorsports industry, local dignitaries and race fans gathered on Thursday to honor former (...)