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Kevin Magnussen facing US GP exclusion over fuel usage
Kevin Magnussen is facing exclusion from Sunday's United States Grand Prix after it was found that the Haas Formula 1 driver exceeded the permitted fuel limit for the race at the Circuit of The Americas.
Grosjean gets three-place grid penalty for Mexico, escapes race ban
Romain Grosjean has been handed a three-place grid penalty for next weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix after hitting Charles Leclerc, moving him within two points of a one-race ban.
Vettel ‘getting tired’ of recovery drives after US GP clash
Sebastian Vettel says he is “getting tired” of having to pull off recovery drives through the field after his latest comeback at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen set for US GP grid penalty after gearbox change
Max Verstappen will drop further down the Formula 1 grid for the start of Sunday’s United States Grand Prix after Red Bull opted to change the gearbox on his car overnight, triggering a penalty.
Mercedes keeping ‘all options open’ on team orders for US GP
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has repeated his intention to keep using team orders if required until the Formula 1 world drivers’ title is secured this season.
Valtter Bottas, Esteban Ocon avoid sanctions after US GP qualifying
Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon have both escaped being penalised following a stewards' investigation into their in-laps at the end of Formula 1 qualifying for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday, having both been deemed to have driven too slowly.
Bottas targets Raikkonen after Q3 struggles
Valtteri Bottas has identified Kimi Raikkonen as his ‘main focus’ to beat at the United States Grand Prix after conceding he struggled to find pace jumps in the pole position shootout.
Ricciardo: Red Bull can ‘disrupt tempo’ of Merc, Ferrari in US GP
Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull can “disrupt the tempo” of Mercedes and Ferrari in the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, despite being a second off the pace in qualifying.
Hamilton says ‘different headspace’ helped him to US GP F1 pole
Lewis Hamilton believes being in a “different headspace” heading into qualifying for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix helped him achieve his latest pole position.
Raikkonen with ‘not much to lose’ starting on ultrasofts
Kimi Raikkonen accepts he and Ferrari have nothing to lose and everything to gain with the strategy call to start him on the ultrasoft tyres for the United States Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen finds COTA suspension failure ‘weird to understand’
Max Verstappen found his suspension failure during Formula 1 qualifying for the United States Grand Prix “weird to understand” after a heavy hit with one of the kerbs brought his session to an early end.
Vettel: Shame to miss pole, happy Ferrari are back
Sebastian Vettel says he ends qualifying for the United States Grand Prix with mixed emotions knowing he had the car to fight for pole position but will ultimately start the race down in fifth place to push his F1 title challenge closer to the edge.
Lewis Hamilton edges Vettel, Raikkonen for United States GP pole
Lewis Hamilton edged out Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix to grab his third consecutive Formula 1 pole position at the Circuit of The Americas on Saturday.
Williams 'in no rush' to decide on second Formula 1 seat for 2019
Williams is in "no rush" to take a decision on who will fill its second Formula 1 seat for the 2019 season, but has drawn up a "short shortlist" of candidates to partner George Russell next year, according to deputy team boss Claire Williams.
Sebastian Vettel leads Ferrari fightback in final US GP F1 practice
Sebastian Vettel led Ferrari to a one-two finish in final practice for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday in Austin, edging out Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton by 0.073 seconds.
Vettel appreciates ‘respectful’ F1 rivalry with Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel says he appreciates the “mutual respect” that exists between himself and Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton.
Haas: We are racing in ‘Formula 1.5’ behind F1’s big three
Gene Haas says his team is effectively racing in 'Formula 1.5', such is the current performance advantage of Formula 1’s leading three outfits.
Alonso: McLaren’s scrapped full IndyCar plans changes nothing for 2019
Fernando Alonso says McLaren’s confirmation to bin its full-time plans to return to IndyCar in 2019 means “nothing has changed for me” as he looks to finalise his plans for next year.
Pirelli confirms new Formula 1 tyre coding system for 2019
Pirelli has confirmed it will use a new Formula 1 tyre coding system from 2019 that sees its range of tyre compounds reduce from seven to three as teams choose from Hard, Medium and Soft compounds.
F1 tyre rules make wet practice ‘useless’, calls for change
Max Verstappen feels Formula 1’s wet tyre rules mean wet practice sessions are ‘a bit useless’ for all drivers due to weekend strategies and needing to prioritise fresh tyres for qualifying and the race.
Vettel wants ‘common sense’ approach from FIA after ‘wrong’ penalty
Sebastian Vettel has called on the FIA to take a “common sense” approach over red flag rules in Formula 1, after he was penalised following United States Grand Prix practice.
Wolff against Vettel's US GP red flag speeding penalty
Toto Wolff says he would rather see Sebastian Vettel “putting on a great show” for Formula 1 than being penalised for red flag discrepancies at the United States Grand Prix.
Vettel hit with three-place grid penalty for United States GP
Sebastian Vettel will take a three-place grid penalty into the United States Grand Prix after speeding under red flags during FP1.
F1 red flag speeding rule is rubbish – Horner
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has slammed the Formula 1 rule-makers describing the speeding under red flag penalty rule as ‘rubbish’ and has called for the sport to take action following Sebastian Vettel’s three-place grid drop.