Sebastian Vettel says his recovery from last to second place felt like a “small victory” for Ferrari after the team’s run of disappointment in the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Max Verstappen put his charge to victory in a dramatic German Grand Prix down to good communication with the Red Bull pit wall to make the right tyre calls in changeable conditions.
Alfa Romeo Racing duo Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi are both under investigation by the FIA Stewards over an alleged issue over the team’s clutch torque application at the start of the German Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas says he has “lots to learn” from his race-ending crash out of Formula 1’s German Grand Prix. Bottas had been running in fourth place and chasing down Lance Stroll’s Racing Point for the final spot on the podium when he spun off at Turn 1 and slammed into the barriers.
Max Verstappen kept his head as all around him lost theirs to take victory in a dramatic German Grand Prix that saw Sebastian Vettel charge from P2 to P20, Daniil Kvyat score a podium and Charles Leclerc, Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton all crash.
It was difficult not to feel nostalgic on Saturday when one of the most dominant and spectacular cars in Formula 1 history, the Ferrari F2004, took to the track at Hockenheim for a special demonstration run.
Lewis Hamilton is keeping one eye on the weather ahead of the German Grand Prix as he expects the strong possibility of rain or hot conditions to become Mercedes’ biggest worry while fighting for victory.
Max Verstappen says Red Bull’s recent strong form is not just the result of the impressive power unit gains made by its Formula 1 engine supplier Honda.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says “the entire team is bitterly disappointed” following the double mechanical heartache it suffered during qualifying for the German Grand Prix as it identifies two new problems both of which it had never faced before.
Mercedes had a contingency plan to put Esteban Ocon into Lewis Hamilton’s car at the German Grand Prix after the five-time Formula 1 world champion was hit by illness.
- Lewis Hamilton scored the 87th pole position of his Formula 1 career in Saturday’s qualifying session at Hockenheim, edging out Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by three-tenths of a second in the final Q3 fight. It marked Hamilton’s fifth pole of the year, and his first at Hockenheim since 2008.
On a weekend where things were shaping up for a three-team fight for pole position, such a thrilling prospect was snatched away as Ferrari saw its 2019 plight plummet to a new low.
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.
Romain Grosjean says qualifying sixth on the grid for Formula 1’s German Grand Prix was “quite impressive” considering he was driving a car that is 11 races old.
Sebastian Vettel was left feeling "very bitter" after a turbo-related issue prevented him from setting a time in qualifying for the German Grand Prix on Saturday, leaving him last on the grid at Hockenheim.
Charles Leclerc saw his qualifying ended prematurely at the start of Q3 at the German Grand Prix due a fuel system problem just moments after his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel suffered a separate mechanical issue earlier in the session.
Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen feels he could have been closer to German Grand Prix polesitter Lewis Hamilton without a mistake on his final run during qualifying.
Valtteri Bottas says he didn’t have consistent braking and feeling from his Mercedes throughout qualifying for the German Grand Prix and feels it restrained him to third place behind pole-sitting teammate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.