Pierre Gasly has played down the pressure mounting on him at Red Bull and felt content with his qualifying performance at the German Grand Prix to secure a second row spot.
Lewis Hamilton delighted his home crowd with a record sixth British Grand Prix victory as Silverstone celebrated its newly-secured Formula 1 future with a classic race.
While Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is happy to let Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas race freely against each other but has made a stand against “dirty” racing which he feels took place between Red Bull and Ferrari drivers during the British Grand Prix.
Pierre Gasly feels the extensive changes he’s made to his Red Bull setup following a tough Austrian Grand Prix have given him the tools to start strongly at the British Grand Prix having topped the opening practice.
After struggling to find a steady balance with his Red Bull, Max Verstappen has rated his Friday practice ahead of the British Grand Prix as one the worst of his season but remains cautiously optimistic off the back of his victory last time out in Austria.
Red Bull will run special James Bond-inspired liveries on both Max Verstappen’s and Pierre Gasly’s Formula 1 cars at the British Grand Prix – the 1007 th F1 race.
Pierre Gasly has endured a home race to forget at the French Grand Prix as he blamed setup changes to his Red Bull for losing pace and “sliding everywhere” at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Daniel Ricciardo has been handed two five-second time penalties for overtaking off the track in the frantic final lap of the French Grand Prix, which drops the Renault driver out of the points from seventh to 11 th place.
Max Verstappen accepts fifth place was “realistically where we expected to finish” with a recovery drive for Red Bull after missing out in qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen remains confident Red Bull can fight for the top places at the Canadian Grand Prix despite dropping out of the top 10 following a near-miss with teammate Pierre Gasly.
Pierre Gasly says he was altered to Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen’s charge too late as the pair almost collided, forcing the Dutch driver to clip the wall midway through FP2.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn agrees penalties picked up during practice must be changed in the future as it often ends up “too harsh for the crime” after Pierre Gasly was slapped with a pit lane start at the end of FP2 in Azerbaijan.
Max Verstappen says the Virtual Safety Car period saw him lose vital temperature and grip with his medium tyres and halted his late race charge for a podium place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Pierre Gasly has been disqualified from the qualifying results for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after exceeding the maximum fuel flow permitted during his Q1 lap.
Pierre Gasly is set to face the FIA race stewards for the second time at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after exceeding the maximum fuel flow permitted during his Q1 lap in qualifying.
- Claire Williams was not a happy boss after the damage caused by a drain cover cost “some hundred thousand pounds”, just as they are trying to take the pressure out of the manufacturing team.
Pierre Gasly will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane after being hit with a FIA penalty for ignoring the weighbridge at the end of free practice two.
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.
Pierre Gasly concedes Red Bull’s current problems with its 2019 Formula 1 car are impacting “the whole package” but is hopeful of breakthroughs this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix.