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Chinese GP results – Mercedes dominate the race

April 14, 2019 RNW Staff

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Lewis Hamilton started the race from second place behind his teammate Bottas who started the race from pole position. The five time world champion managed to overtake Bottas at the start and kept the lead until the end of the race. Hamilton now leads the drivers standings followed by Bottas in second place. Another disapointing […]

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Chinese GP – Qualifying results – Bottas takes pole position

April 13, 2019 RNW Staff

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BOTTAS: “It’s been a good weekend so far, starting from pole The lap was ok, not completely how I wanted but luckily it was good enough for pole – the car has been really good this weekend”#ChineseGP 🇨🇳 #Race1000 pic.twitter.com/OovNDps6ms — Formula 1 (@F1) April 13, 2019 HAMILTON: “Valtteri’s been stellar all weekend… There’s more […]

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McLaren Quotes – Chinese GP

April 12, 2019 RNW Staff

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Carlos Sainz has said that the first day of the Chinese Grand Prix was a “good day for the team” and he thinks that McLaren will be able to push some of the top midfield teams for the position of ‘best of the rest.’ Sainz quotes for his team: “We had an encouraging FP2 after […]

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Leclerc expects three-team battle in China

April 12, 2019 RNW Staff

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Charles Leclerc talked up a potential three-team battle for supremacy at the Chinese Grand Prix, after admitting to being taken aback by Max Verstappen putting the Red Bull amongst Ferrari and Mercedes during Friday practice at the Shanghai International Circuit. “I think it will be very close,” Leclerc said. “Mercedes and also Red Bull are […]

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Chinese GP – FP2 results

April 12, 2019 RNW Staff

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Pos. No. Driver Car Best lap Gap Laps 1 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1’33.330 37 2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1’33.357 0.027 33 3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda 1’33.551 0.221 29 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1’34.037 0.707 32 5 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1’34.096 0.766 31 6 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr McLaren-Renault 1’34.141 […]

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McLaren Indycar challenger revealed!

April 8, 2019 RNW Staff

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McLaren revealed the car with which Fernando Alonso will chase ‘Triple Crown’ glory at the 2019 Indianapolis 500. Introducing our #McLaren66 car that will contest the 103rd running of the #Indy500 with @alo_oficial.#ThisIsMay 🇺🇸🧱 — McLaren Indy (@McLarenIndy) April 8, 2019

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Vettel-Leclerc battle ‘good’ for Ferrari says Binotto

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff

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Mattia Binotto continues to support struggling Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. “Charles was faster everywhere,” Vettel admitted. The German says he is struggling to feel confident with the rear of the 2019 car. “We took a real step forward in Bahrain compared to Melbourne,” he added, “but it was not like Barcelona, when I could do […]

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Norris: Race pace ‘better than we anticipated’

April 5, 2019 RNW Staff

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Formula 1 rookie Lando Norris has admitted McLaren’s race pace is “better than we anticipated” after an encouraging start to the 2019 season. “Between qualifying and the race it’s definitely one of the strongest for quite some time,” Norris said. “There’s still a lot of work to do to be consistently here and beating the […]

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Mick Schumacher on Ferrari debut: It was feeling like home already

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Mick Schumacher wastes little time settling into life at Ferrari, impressing in his first Formula 1 test outing with the Scuderia in Bahrain. “The emotions I can tell you were really nice. It was feeling like home already,” Schumacher said. “It was beautiful to make those first laps and to see all those guys working […]

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Michael Schumacher’s son Mick shines in first F1 test drive for Ferrari

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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Michael Schumacher’s son Mick followed in his father’s footsteps today as the 20-year-old impressed on his first Formula 1 test drive for Ferrari. More than 12 years after F1 legend Schumacher senior drove his last race for Ferrari, his son showed he might be ready to carry on the family legacy. Almost 15 years to […]

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Alonso: McLaren made a step forward in 2019

April 2, 2019 RNW Staff

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The two-time F1 world champion was quick to praise the 2019 McLaren, saying he felt it was a step in the right direction after a difficult period for the team that saw Alonso finish no higher than fifth in four seasons. “It’s a step forward in every aspect of the car. I think the car […]

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Verstappen should have made room says Brown

April 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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Zak Brown, McLaren’s CEO, has commented on the incident which cost Carlos Sainz from having a decent race in Bahrain. “Based on the onboard images, I would say that the turn was Carlos,” he told Motorsport-total.com. “It was a racing incident, but Carlos was driving far enough for him so that the turn was his, […]

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Lando: We’ve managed to beat a Red Bull now

April 1, 2019 RNW Staff

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Lando Norris believes a resurgent McLaren are finally “on the way up” in Formula 1 again after an impressive Bahrain GP. “It’s definitely on the way up,” Norris, 19, told Sky F1. “The steps we’ve taken from last year, to be two out of two times in Q3, to have opportunities to get into the […]

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Sainz: We had gearbox problem!

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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Carlos Sainz says his clash with Max Verstappen saved him from a “more dramatic” day in the Bahrain Grand Prix, as he believes a gearbox problem would have cost him a points finish anyway. “I’m trying to look at the positives,” said Sainz. “A good start, a good first lap, the cars in front weren’t […]

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Vettel: It was not the pace that I wanted to have today

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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A seething Sebastian Vettel bemoaned his race performance at the Bahrain Grand Prix, after his spin following a battle with Lewis Hamilton cost him seven places and he would ultimately finish in fifth, three places down from his starting position on the grid. “[It was] Difficult. I think we all struggled at various points. I […]

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Hamilton wins as engine issues deny Leclerc

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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Lewis Hamilton has won the Bahrain Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc was hit with engine trouble in the last handful of laps. The Monegasque driver held the lead for most of the race, despite being pipped off the line by teammate Sebastian Vettel. He then fell behind Valtteri Bottas but soon regrouped and overtook Bottas, […]

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Vettel escapes penalty after Grosjean/Norris incident

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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Grosjean qualified seventh, so will drop to 10th, coincidentally where Norris finished the session. After qualifying was finished, Norris offered an alternate view on the incident which was not initially picked up by TV cameras. “If you look at the end result, he did hold me up in the final corner. And for any driver […]

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Norris defends Grosjean for Q1 block

March 31, 2019 RNW Staff

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Romain Grosjean will drop three places on the grid in the Bahrain Grand Prix for an incident that McLaren’s Lando Norris said Sebastian Vettel was at least partly responsible for. “I don’t really know what to say, Vettel screwed him over, which isn’t a very nice thing to do in terms of us being racers; […]

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Vettel much happier with the car

March 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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Sebastian Vettel praised Ferrari for its turnaround after the team locked out the front row of the grid for Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix. “Obviously we are both much happier with the car this weekend,” said Vettel. “The credit really goes to the team, both of us we didn’t feel very happy with the car […]

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Leclerc very happy with Bahrain pole

March 30, 2019 RNW Staff

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Charles Leclerc admits some satisfaction at scoring his first Formula 1 pole by beating Sebastian Vettel. “Yeah, extremely happy,” he said of his emotions. “Obviously, in the last race, I was not very happy with my qualifying. I did some mistakes in Q3 and I really worked hard to try and not do the same […]

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