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Bottas: Wind direction change a factor behind pole defeat
Valtteri Bottas says his failure to land pole position for Formula 1’s French Grand Prix was influenced by a combination of “fine details”, including a change of wind direction.
McLaren to build new wind tunnel at MTC
McLaren will build a new wind tunnel at its factory in Woking over the next two years after receiving approval from its shareholders.
Norris annoyed by 0.009s gap to Verstappen and Red Bull
Lando Norris concedes he was frustrated to miss out on beating Max Verstappen to fourth place in qualifying by 0.009s for the French Grand Prix, and duly see his McLaren qualify ahead of both Red Bulls, as the team enjoyed its best qualifying result for almost three years.
Ricciardo, Raikkonen avoid French GP penalties
Both Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen have not been handed penalties following qualifying incidents at the French Grand Prix.
Hamilton: Once I heard Ferrari evidence was Chandhok’s video I relaxed
Lewis Hamilton says his fears over his Canadian Grand Prix victory relaxed after he found out Ferrari’s new evidence was led by Karun Chandhok’s Sky Sports F1 TV analysis.
Leclerc explains Ferrari radio calls to hurry Vettel
Charles Leclerc has provided clarification as to why he asked Ferrari to give his Formula 1 teammate Sebastian Vettel a hurry up during French Grand Prix qualifying.
Vettel left confused by French GP qualifying struggles
Sebastian Vettel says he is unsure why he struggled so much during an “up and down” qualifying session for Formula 1’s French Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver could only manage the seventh-best time as he ended up being out-qualified by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and both McLaren drivers.
Hamilton picks his moment to charge ahead of Bottas to pole
Lewis Hamilton says he “knew where to find the time” to beat Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to pole position at the French Grand Prix having felt the Finn had been producing “some epic laps” during practice and qualifying.
Ricciardo, Raikkonen and Grosjean called for stewards hearing
Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean will all see the FIA race stewards following an incident at the start of qualifying for the French Grand Prix.
Hamilton charges to French GP pole, Vettel struggles to 7th
Lewis Hamilton marched to his third pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season on Saturday by topping qualifying for the French Grand Prix, as Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel struggled to seventh place.
Bottas closes out French GP fastest in Mercedes 1-2
Valtteri Bottas closed out practice for the French Grand Prix fastest as Mercedes continued to dominate proceedings at Paul Ricard ahead of qualifying later today.
Vettel wants to ‘burn’ the rulebook after Ferrari loses appeal
Sebastian Vettel says he wants to “burn the papers” and has criticised Formula 1 for being over-regulated after Ferrari lost its appeal to review his Canadian Grand Prix penalty.
Bottas, Mercedes target fix for “really messy” car balance
Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes has some car balance issues to address despite setting the pace for Formula 1’s French Grand Prix during Friday practice.
Hamilton surprised he caught French GP FP2 off
Lewis Hamilton says “it was kind of cool” saving his FP2 slide from the barriers as he escaped a penalty following an FIA investigation for his run-in with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ahead of the French Grand Prix.
FIA rejects Ferrari's push to overturn Vettel penalty
Ferrari's bid to overturn Sebastian Vettel's Canadian Grand Prix penalty has been thrown out by the FIA stewards following a hearing on Friday at Paul Ricard.
Norris ‘surprised’ by McLaren’s French GP practice pace
Lando Norris says McLaren’s impressive pace throughout Friday practice for Formula 1’s French Grand Prix was “a bit of a surprise”.
Bottas quickest in France FP2, Hamilton under investigation
Valtteri Bottas headed up a Mercedes one-two in second practice for the French Grand Prix on Friday afternoon as a mistake by teammate Lewis Hamilton left him under investigation with the stewards.
Ferrari: ‘Overwhelming’ new evidence to support Vettel
Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies says there is “overwhelming” new evidence available to the team proving Sebastian Vettel did not breach the regulations in the lead-up to his penalty at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Vettel did not 'lose temper’, defends mistakes under pressure
Sebastian Vettel has defended his emotional outburst following his controversial penalty during Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix and says he “wasn’t losing his temper”.
Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two in opening French GP practice
Lewis Hamilton headed up a one-two finish for Mercedes in opening practice for the French Grand Prix on Friday at Paul Ricard, pipping teammate Valtteri Bottas by less than one-tenth of a second.
Ricciardo takes updated Renault engine ahead of schedule
Renault has confirmed Daniel Ricciardo will move on to its ‘Spec B’ engine for this weekend’s French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, ahead of the team’s planned schedule.
Sirotkin expands F1 reserve role to cover McLaren, Renault
Sergey Sirotkin has become the official reserve Formula 1 driver for both Renault and McLaren following an agreement between the two teams for the remainder of the season.
FIA clamps down on corning cutting at Paul Ricard
The FIA has clamped down on corner cutting at a number of points on-track ahead of this weekend’s French Grand Prix.
Bottas: Ricciardo’s Canada moves ‘really on the limit’
Valtteri Bottas feels Daniel Ricciardo’s defensive moves in their Canadian Grand Prix battle were “really on the limit” and “a bit on the dangerous side”, adding he expects the matter to come up in Friday’s drivers’ briefing.