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Williams fears chassis change due to damage to Russell's car
Williams fears it will be forced to change the chassis on George Russell's car following an incident involving a loose manhole cover in opening practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday.
FIA confirms Giovinazzi set for 10-place grid penalty
The FIA has confirmed that Antonio Giovinazzi is set to take a 10-place grid penalty after moving onto his third control electronics element of the season.
Leclerc reminds Hamilton of his 'rebellious' side in F1
Lewis Hamilton sees similarities between himself and Charles Leclerc and says the Ferrari driver reminds him of his own debut season in Formula 1.
Bottas names Vettel as biggest threat to Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas believes Sebastian Vettel still poses the biggest threat to Mercedes in the fight for this year’s Formula 1 world championship despite the Ferrari driver’s difficult start to the season.
Hamilton: Mercedes’ 2019 F1 car hard to work with
Lewis Hamilton admits Mercedes is still trying to get on top of its 2019 Formula 1 car, which he says is “harder to work with” compared to its predecessor.
Mercedes cannot feel ‘invincible’ against Ferrari - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes cannot afford to feel “invincible” against Ferrari despite its strong start to the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Haas in “damage control” despite new parts for race pace woes
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner says his squad will be in “damage control” given its race pace issues on keeping its tyres in the best operating window despite having new parts and setup options to try to solve the problem at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Verstappen: Honda upgrade for reliability rather than performance
Max Verstappen says Honda’s first engine upgrade of the 2019 Formula 1 season will bring greater reliability over outright performance gains and duly backs the changes even if it leaves him expose to potential grid penalties later in the season.
Leclerc not ‘obsessed’ with breakthrough F1 victory
Charles Leclerc says he does not have an “obsession” with scoring his maiden grand prix victory in Formula 1 as soon as possible, instead remaining focused on getting the most out of both himself and his Ferrari car.
Ferrari 'on the same page’ over F1 team orders - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel insists everyone at Ferrari is “on the same page” regarding its early stance on team orders during the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Gasly understands weak areas after early-season struggles
Pierre Gasly is anticipating a stronger performance in Azerbaijan this weekend after Red Bull managed to understand why he was unable to compete with the front-runners in China two weeks ago.
Albon: Toro Rosso should have perfect Q3 record in 2019
Alexander Albon believes Toro Rosso should have reached Q3 at all three races of the 2019 season so far, saying the team has not been “as bad as the table suggests” in the early part of the year.
Kubica: Nearly impossible for Williams to profit from crazy Baku race
Robert Kubica says Williams remains so far off the pace of the rest of the 2019 Formula 1 grid that it would struggle to take advantage of an chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Baku date change hopes ‘complicated’ by Euro 2020
Plans to return the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to a June date slot in 2020 have been “complicated” by Baku’s hosting of the UEFA European Football Championship next year, according to promoter Arif Rahimov.
Downtown Miami GP F1 race location plans scrapped
Plans for the proposed Miami Grand Prix Formula 1 race to take place in a downtown location have been scrapped.
Williams secures Financial Times partnership
Williams has announced a new multi-year partnership with The Financial Times ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Honda introduces F1 engine upgrade for Azerbaijan GP
Honda will bring its first engine upgrade of the 2019 Formula 1 season to the upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Data allows young drivers to reach top level faster - de Ferran
McLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran believes the depth of data available to young drivers in Formula 1 enables them to reach a higher level far quicker than ever before.
Deletraz gets Haas F1 simulator role for 2019
Formula 2 frontrunner Louis Deletraz has been handed an official Formula 1 team role as a Haas simulator driver for 2019.
Abiteboul: Reliability worries won’t hamper Renault targets
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says despite suffering four retirements from the opening three rounds, including three mechanical breakdowns, it won’t hurt his squad’s targets for the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Binotto: Very little difference in Ferrari’s performances
Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto believes there has been “very little” difference in his team’s performance between pre-season testing in Barcelona, and the Bahrain and Chinese grands prix.
Ferrari ‘the stand-out competitors’ on straights - Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Ferrari are “the stand-out competitors” in terms of straight-line speed performance so far in the 2019 Formula 1 season.
F1 offers virtual look at Hanoi Street Circuit lap
Formula 1’s countdown to the inaugural Vietnam Grand Prix in 2020 has continued with the release of a virtual look at the layout for the Hanoi Street Circuit.
Grosjean: Resolving tyre woes ‘number one priority’ for Haas
Romain Grosjean says getting to grips with tyre management must be the “number one priority” for Haas in the upcoming Formula 1 races after the team’s difficult start to the 2019 season.