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Perez: Racing Point low mileage due to being short on parts
Sergio Perez says Racing Point is having to be conservative with its mileage at Formula 1 pre-season testing as the team has a shortage of extra parts as it focuses on an upgrade package which will be delivered at the season opener.
Boullier joins French Grand Prix organisation team
Former McLaren and Lotus team boss Eric Boullier has joined the organising team behind the Formula 1 French Grand Prix.
Hamilton draws Leclerc comparisons to taking on Alonso at McLaren
Lewis Hamilton says he’ll be an interested onlooker to see how Charles Leclerc performs in his maiden season at Ferrari alongside Sebastian Vettel as he sees similarities to his own Formula 1 arrival at McLaren alongside Fernando Alonso.
Russell takes inspiration from Force India 2015 test turnaround
George Russell believes Williams can take solace from missing the majority of the opening Formula 1 pre-season test by looking back four years when Force India suffered a similar fate before recovering to have its strongest season.
Nico Hulkenberg closes out first F1 winter test fastest for Renault
Renault closed out the opening Formula 1 pre-season test fastest after Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo both finished inside the top three on Thursday in Barcelona.
Honda ‘encouraged’ by first issue-free F1 test with Red Bull and STR
Honda says it is “encouraged” by the progress it has made during the opening pre-season Formula 1 test in Barcelona ahead of the 2019 season.
Hamilton: Ferrari looks ‘very, very strong’ in F1 testing
Lewis Hamilton concedes Ferrari look “very, very strong” in pre-season testing but said he is not surprised as Mercedes’ Formula 1 rival often makes a fast start.
Marko: Ferrari fastest from Red Bull and Mercedes
Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes Ferrari has stolen a march on its Formula 1 rivals at the first pre-season test but feels Red Bull are at a similar performance level to Mercedes.
Kubica: I’ve had 12 laps to really feel Williams car
Robert Kubica says he’s had a maximum of 12 laps to get a proper feel for the Williams 2019 Formula 1 car across the entire first pre-season test after the team’s delays on hitting the track.
Charles Leclerc confident Ferrari's F1 rivals sandbagging in testing
Charles Leclerc is refusing to read too much into Ferrari’s strong start to Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona, believing immediate rivals Mercedes and Red Bull are still "sandbagging."
Bottas: I feel like I haven’t achieved anything in F1
Valtteri Bottas says he came close to venting his anger after underdelivering last season and concedes “feeling like I haven’t achieved anything” during his time in Formula 1.
Alexander Albon leads final morning of first F1 pre-season test
Alexander Albon led Toro Rosso to the head of the standings in the final morning session of the first Formula 1 pre-season test, edging clear of Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo.
Raikkonen has ‘no expectations’ for Alfa Romeo in F1 2019
Kimi Raikkonen says he does not have “any expectations” heading into the 2019 Formula 1 season with Alfa Romeo Racing.
Tost backs Kvyat to regain best form at Toro Rosso in 2019
Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost is confident Daniil Kvyat will rediscover his best form during the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Daniil Kvyat tops third day of F1 pre-season testing for Toro Rosso
Daniil Kvyat topped the third day of Formula 1 pre-season testing for Toro Rosso after edging out Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen with a late lap.
Perez fears “50 year” absence of Mexico F1 race if dropped
Sergio Perez fears his home country would have to wait up to “50 years” to regain the Mexican Grand Prix’s spot on the Formula 1 calendar if it was dropped.
Steiner: Haas need to stop mechanical failures
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has ordered his squad to “get rid of these failures” after its VF-19 stopped three times on track on day three of the opening formula 1 pre-season test.
Vettel: First impressions of new Ferrari F1 car now confirmed
Sebastian Vettel says his positive first impressions of Ferrari’s 2019 Formula 1 challenger have now been confirmed following the third day of pre-season testing.
Verstappen yet to push Red Bull Honda to its limits
Max Verstappen says he’s yet to find the maximum in terms of performance and reliability from his new Honda power unit after finishing content with the progress made at the first pre-season test.
Toro Rosso’s Kvyat: Fastest lap of F1 test was not “balls out”
Daniil Kvyat says his headline-grabbing time on the third day of Formula 1 pre-season testing was not “balls out”, but urged Toro Rosso to remain realistic.
Hamilton bans sixth F1 title talk
Lewis Hamilton says he won’t allow his support team to talk about the potential of a sixth Formula 1 world title and will approach the new season like he is hunting his first world championship.
Ocon learning from Hamilton’s ‘impressive’ F1 debriefs
Mercedes reserve driver Esteban Ocon says he is already learning a lot in his new role from observing Lewis Hamilton’s “impressive” post-session debriefs during pre-season testing.
Williams keen not to ‘apportion any blame’ for F1 car delays
Williams will not “apportion any blame” for the delays which led to the Formula 1 team missing the first two and a half days of pre-season testing.
Raikkonen displaces Ferrari on third morning of F1 test
Kimi Raikkonen became the first non-Ferrari driver to head the times at the end of a Formula 1 pre-season test session so far in 2019.