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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.
Lewis Hamilton leads United States GP FP2 as rain limits running
Lewis Hamilton needed just one flying lap to finish at the top of the timesheets in the second Formula 1 practice session for this weekend's United States Grand Prix on Friday afternoon, gapping the field by over a second.
Vettel under threat of grid drop for red flag speeding in FP1
Sebastian Vettel could pick up a grid drop penalty for the United States Grand Prix after allegedly failing to slow sufficiently under red flags conditions during the first free practice session at Circuit of the Americas.
Horner: Albon links to Toro Rosso just speculation at the moment
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says reports connecting Alexander Albon to the second Toro Rosso Formula 1 race seat remain ‘nothing other than speculation’ and will stay tight-lipped on its 2019 plans.
Kubica not willing to wait until December for 2019 F1 call
Robert Kubica says he “cannot wait” until after the 2018 Formula 1 season has finished before finalising his plans for 2019.
Lewis Hamilton finishes one second clear in damp first US GP practice
Lewis Hamilton headed up a one-two finish for Mercedes in a damp first practice for the United States Grand Prix on Friday in Austin, lapping over a second faster than the rest of the pack at the Circuit of The Americas.
Gasly, Hartley set for COTA grid penalties after power unit changes
Toro Rosso Formula 1 drivers Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley are set to start Sunday’s United States Grand Prix from the back of the grid following a decision by Honda to change the power unit on both cars for the Austin weekend.
Name ‘won’t burden’ Schumacher's progress to F1 - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says he is “100 percent” convinced that Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, will make it all the way to Formula 1.