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Hamilton says Leclerc reminds him of 'rebellious' side from 2007 debut
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 in F1 title race
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 ‘harder to work with’ than predecessor
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, insists Bottas
Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes cannot afford to feel “invincible” against Ferrari despite its strong start to the 2019 Formula 1 season.
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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.
Charles Leclerc not ‘obsessed’ with chasing 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 - Sebastian 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.
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Pierre 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.
Alexander 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’s hopes of F1 date change ‘complicated’ by Euro 2020 matches
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.
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Miami GP F1 race set to switch location after downtown 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 'Spec 2' F1 engine upgrade for Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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 - Gil 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.
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Louis Deletraz handed Haas F1 simulator role for 2019 season
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.
Mattia 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 are ‘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.
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F1 offers virtual look at Hanoi Street Circuit lap ahead of Vietnam GP
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 2019 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.
Ferrari facing 'important moment' in Baku after early-season struggles
Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto says the team has prepared “very well” for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as it faces an “important moment” following a difficult start to the 2019 season.
Malaysian Prime Minister keen on reviving F1 grand prix in near future
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has said he is keen to bring Formula 1 back to Sepang in the near future.
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