Ferrari told Charles Leclerc to stay behind Sebastian Vettel in Formula 1's season-opening Australian Grand Prix because there was "no reason" to take a risk fighting over fourth place. Leclerc, making his Ferrari debut, caught his four-time world champion teammate in the closing stages of the grand prix. He asked if he should
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Bottas has explained the radio message he gave to his critics after winning
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has explained the colourful radio message he gave to his critics after winning the Australian Grand Prix. Having been congratulated by his engineer on the cool-down lap after taking the chequered flag in Melbourne, Bottas said: "To whom it may concern, f*** you." The message was interpreted
Gasly had a “very strong” first race – Horner
Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner believes Pierre Gasly had a “very strong” first race with the team despite finishing outside of the points. Gasly, who started the Australian Grand Prix in 17th place after Red Bull was caught out by track evolution in Q1, couldn't recover to higher than 11th in
Bottas wins the Australian GP 2019
As the 2019 season finally began in earnest at the Australian Grand Prix, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas enjoyed a sensational start to his year with a dominant display in Melbourne, leading home team mate Lewis Hamilton for a Mercedes one-two ahead of the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. Bottas finished the race
Ferrari remove its ‘Mission Winnow’ branding for Australia
Ferrari has revealed it has chosen to remove its ‘Mission Winnow’ branding for the opening round of the 2019 Formula 1 season in Australia. It emerged last month that Australian authorities had launched an investigation into whether the initiative introduced by Ferrari title sponsor Philip Morris late last year contravened laws banning tobacco
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Hamilton engine got “close” to limits in Australian GP chase
Mercedes is confident that Lewis Hamilton's engine did not suffer any damage in his pursuit of Sebastian Vettel at the Australian Grand Prix, despite getting close to its temperature limits. Hamilton was forced to chase his Ferrari rival in the closing stages of the Melbourne race after Vettel's well-timed VSC pitstop
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Verstappen complains about how difficult it is to overtake in the current F1
Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen says he would have switched off the “completely worthless” Australian Grand Prix had he been watching it as a fan. Max Verstappen finished visibly frustrated the Australian Grand Prix. He started fourth and, finally, achieved the sixth place behind a Fernando Alonso who made an strong
Mercedes AMG F1 tweeted on March 27, 2018 at 11:01AM
There and back again... 🌏 21,056 miles, four flights, two stops in Singapore, and we’re home!! 😁 #DrivenByEachOther #AusGP 🇦🇺 https://t.co/KtyBNsUV3A There and back again... 🌏 21,056 miles, four flights, two stops in Singapore, and we’re home!! 😁#DrivenByEachOther #AusGP 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/KtyBNsUV3A — Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) March 27, 2018
Hamilton blames engine limit for early end to Vettel fight
Lewis Hamilton says he is already driving with Formula 1’s new engine limit in mind after backing off in the Australian Grand Prix to protect his Mercedes power unit. The four-time champion suffered from his engine overheating, the same problem that afflicted teammate Valtteri Bottas, while chasing eventual race winner Sebastian
