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GP247 Podcast: Styrian Grand Prix Review
GRAND PRIX 247 - 13 Jul 2020 17:30
In the latest episode of the Grand Prix 247 Formula 1 podcast, William Dodds and Ben Stevens get together to discuss the 2020 Styrian GP. A race with plenty of incident and a number of talking points, the panel wax lyric...
Mercedes: We'll stay with our two boys
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 18:20
Valtteri Bottas is set to agree to receive a one-year extension to his contract with Mercedes will keep him at the team until the end of 2021 Formula 1 season, according to a report on Sky Germany. The Finn has made a st...
Turrini: The Ferrari Annus horribilis
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 12:30
In the aftermath of their disappointing first-lap double-DNF at the Styrian Grand Prix, Ferrari whisperer and scribe Leo Turrini declared on his blog that it's 'Annus horribilis' for the Italian team… and we are only d...
Ricciardo puts pressure on Renault: 'I was clearly faster than Ocon'
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 21:30
Daniel Ricciardo got stuck behind Esteban Ocon during the Steiermark Grand Prix. The Australian clearly had more speed, but Renault didn't intervene. This to the amazement of the driver. ''It's the first time we've raced...
'Mercedes focusses on stability and confirms Bottas for 2021'
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 17:20
It has not yet been confirmed, but the Italian branch of Motorsport.com is kicking the rumour that Valtteri Bottas will extend his contract with the Mercedes championship team. The Finn will come out for the silver arrow...
"Broken off piece of front wing Verstappen was stuck in bargeboard"
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 16:50
Max Verstappen took his first points of the year at the GP of Steiermark. In the final phase of the race the Dutchman was brought back to P3 by the overtaking of Valtteri Bottas. Nevertheless, the race of Verstappen rema...
The conclusions after Styria: 'Red Bull Racing still has a lot of work to do'
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 16:00
The second race of the 2020 season is over and we can already look forward to the third Grand Prix of the season this weekend in Hungary. The races in Austria were two interesting spectacles in which the first was mainly...
Hamilton calls for driver unity over 'taking a knee' after splintered Styria reaction
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 08:10
Lewis Hamilton has called on his fellow drivers to stay focused on the fight against racism following a more fractured response to the cause ahead of the Styrian Grand Prix. A week ago, just before the start of the Austr...
Hamilton: We need the teams to hold themselves accountable
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 06:30
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton says that Formula 1's nine other teams must do more in the fight against discrimination, particularly in terms of affecting change in their own workplaces. Hamilton, who comfortably won Sunday's ...
Bottas not downbeat after Hamilton's display
Planet F1 - 13 Jul 2020 10:26
Valtteri Bottas says he will keep his head up and continue believing in himself even in the face of Lewis Hamilton's epic Styrian GP display. The post Bottas not downbeat after Hamilton’s display appeared first on Plan...
2020 Styrian Grand Prix: Driver Ratings
GRAND PRIX 247 - 13 Jul 2020 08:22
The second race of the 2020 Formula 1 season may not have delivered quite the same drama as a week prior but the Styrian Grand Prix was certainly an absorbing affair. Following an out of this world performance in a wet q...
Apron bump catches Blaney by surprise on critical final restart
Racer - 13 Jul 2020 03:21
Ryan Blaney had "no clue" there was a drainage ditch - or whatever it was - that he ran over while on the apron challenging for the lead (...)
Truex "back in the game" with Kentucky runner-up finish
Racer - 13 Jul 2020 03:03
Even though Martin Truex Jr. came up one spot short at Kentucky Speedway, he feels his Joe Gibbs Racing team is "back in the game (...)
Ricciardo left frustrated by late Stroll move
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 01:10
Daniel Ricciardo leads Lance Stroll Daniel Ricciardo has been left frustrated after dropping two places in the closing stages of the Styrian Grand Prix. The Renault F1 Team driver crossed the line eighth after becoming e...
Rookie Custer takes first career Cup win at Kentucky
Racer - 13 Jul 2020 00:52
A four-wide battle coming to the white flag in the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway was the opening Cole Custer needed. The 22-year-old (...)
Styrian Grand Prix in Words, Stats and Pictures
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 00:20
Everything you need to know about the Pirelli Grosser Preis der Steiermark... all the details, stats, pictures and quotes. Race Report and Race Result also Driver Quotes Team Quotes Press Conference Fastest Laps Tyre Str...
Racing Point: A misconceived and poorly informed protest
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 23:10
Racing Point accused Formula 1 rivals Renault on Monday of making a 'misconceived and poorly informed' protest against them at the Styrian Grand Prix and said they were confident of winning. Stewards said on Sunday that ...
Racing Point: A misconceived and poorly informed protest
GRAND PRIX 247 - 13 Jul 2020 23:09
Racing Point accused Formula 1 rivals Renault on Monday of making a “misconceived and poorly informed” protest against them at the Styrian Grand Prix and said they were confident of winning. Stewards said on Sunday t...
Max Verstappen: Red Bull 'maximised the result' at the Styrian Grand Prix
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 22:50
Max Verstappen has suggested that Aston Martin Red Bull Racing did the most they could by achieving third in the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen took his first podium of the season and first points as he finishe...
PRUETT: Notes from Road America
Racer - 13 Jul 2020 22:49
Just when I thought we were going to finally write about a team other than Chip Ganassi Racing, Felix Rosenqvist spoils the first win for (...)
How F1's fallen giant has shown signs of recovery
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 22:40
For the past two seasons Williams has been Formula 1's slowest team in nearly every metric, a humiliating fall from grace for a squad third on the all-time victory list and second in number of Constructors' titles won. W...
Renault had Planned to make Protest against Racing Point in Australia - Marcin Budkowski
Total F1 - 13 Jul 2020 22:30
Marcin Budkowski says the Renault DP World F1 Team had been planning to protest the legality of the BWT Racing Point Formula One Team's RP10 during the Australian Grand Prix weekend in March, only for the race to be canc...