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F1: Jock Clear set for key Leclerc role at Ferrari in 2019
Senior Ferrari engineer Jock Clear is set to have a “strong influence” on Charles Leclerc during his maiden season with the Formula 1 team in 2019.
Esteban Ocon gets Interlagos grid penalty after gearbox change
Esteban Ocon is set to drop five places on the grid for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix after Force India was forced into a gearbox change on his car ahead of the Interlagos race weekend.
Hamilton: Mercedes still working on car issues in Brazil
Lewis Hamilton says there is more potential to extract from his Mercedes Formula 1 car as the team continues to work on solving its recent performance issues at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Nico Hulkenberg frustrated by Brazil FP2 crash, but won't face penalty
Nico Hulkenberg made no secret of his frustration after crashing out early in second practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon, leaving him on the back foot heading into the remainder of the Formula 1 race weekend.
Smedley: Williams needs recovery plan for all areas of business
Outgoing Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley has called for the maligned British Formula 1 team to improve in multiple aspects of the entire business and ‘there’s never one magic bullet’.
Ricciardo laughs off Brazil penalty: 'It has been the trend lately'
Daniel Ricciardo deadpanned that he could “laugh about” his five-place grid penalty for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, saying it was simply “the trend lately” during his run of bad luck in Formula 1.
Sebastian Vettel confident Ferrari ‘in the ballpark’ at Interlagos
Sebastian Vettel is confident Ferrari is “in the ballpark” to fight for victory at Interlagos on Sunday after a decent day of Formula 1 practice running ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Red Bull duo rule out challenging for Brazil GP pole
Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen believe pole position will prove “a bit of a stretch” for the Red Bull Formula 1 team during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas leads Mercedes one-two in second Brazil F1 practice
Valtteri Bottas led Mercedes to a one-two finish in second practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos on Friday afternoon, edging out teammate Lewis Hamilton by just three-thousandths of a second.
Ricciardo’s Brazil GP grid penalty triggered by fire extinguisher
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has revealed the freak cause of Daniel Ricciardo’s grid penalty at the Brazilian Grand Prix for changing his turbocharger following his retirement from the Mexican Grand Prix with the finger pointed at an eagle-eyed track marshal.
Charles Leclerc hopes Alexander Albon gets F1 seat with Toro Rosso
Charles Leclerc would like to see former GP3 Series rival Alexander Albon make the step up to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso in 2019, having picked the current Formula 2 racer out as the outstanding driver from his junior career yet to reach the pinnacle of motorsport.
Perez: Force India has to be ‘perfect’ to beat McLaren
Sergio Perez believes Force India will have to execute “perfect” weekends in the final two races of the 2018 Formula 1 season if it is to overhaul McLaren.
Mercedes in ‘Alice in Wonderland’ with Hamilton, Bottas partnership
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says the relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas is like “Alice in Wonderland” compared to Hamilton’s previous rivalry with Nico Rosberg.
Pietro Fittipaldi joins Haas F1 as 2019 test driver
Pietro Fittipaldi has been revealed as the Haas F1 Team’s official test driver for 2019 and will take part in the post-season Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi later this month.
Max Verstappen edges Vettel, Hamilton in opening Brazil F1 practice
Max Verstappen topped a close-fought first practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix after edging out Formula 1 rivals Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton by less than one-tenth of a second on Friday morning at Interlagos.
Daniel Ricciardo set for Brazil grid penalty after turbo change
Daniel Ricciardo is set to receive a five-place grid penalty for the Brazilian Grand Prix later today after Red Bull opted to fit his car with a new turbocharger for this weekend's Formula 1 race at Interlagos.
Haas chasing ‘miracles’ to catch Renault in constructors' championship
Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen and team chief Günther Steiner have both cast doubt on its chances of catching Renault for fourth place in the constructors’ championship before the end of the season.
Lewis Hamilton: Still some ‘mystery’ over Mercedes’ recent struggles
Lewis Hamilton admits there is still some "mystery” behind the Mercedes Formula 1 team’s sudden drop off in performance in recent races in Mexico and the United States.
Ricciardo didn’t mean to rile Verstappen with Mexico celebration
Daniel Ricciardo says his celebration after scoring pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix last month was not intended to rile Max Verstappen after beating his Red Bull Formula 1 teammate out by just two-hundredths of a second.
F1 pursuing “array of options” in case Silverstone drops off calendar
Formula 1 is “developing an array of options” in case Silverstone fails to reach a new deal to remain on the calendar beyond 2019.
Bottas not interested in being gifted F1 win by Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas says he does not want to be given a victory by Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton in return for his actions at the Russian Grand Prix.
Gasly hopes Honda upgrade will help STR in ‘expensive’ Sauber battle
Pierre Gasly is pinning Toro Rosso’s hopes of reclaiming eighth place in the 2018 constructors’ championship from Sauber on Honda’s upgraded Formula 1 engine.
Hamilton: I won't 'give' Bottas a race win before end of F1 2018
Lewis Hamilton insists he has no plans to concede a race victory to Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Valtteri Bottas before the end of the 2018 season.
Ricciardo picks out 'silly and simple' explanation for Red Bull issues
Daniel Ricciardo says there is no explanation for why he has suffered the majority of reliability issues at Red Bull through the 2018 Formula 1 season, putting it down to nothing but bad luck.