日: 2021年5月2日

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says three F1 teams have taken a stance against applying sporting penalties for…

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Alfa Romeo Racing has been granted by the FIA a right to review for the case involving a…

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George Russell qualified 11th for the Portuguese Grand Prix – his best qualifying result for Williams – two weeks after he started 12th on the grid at Imola.
On both occasions he was very close to making his first Q3 appearance with Williams, ending up 0.123-seconds adrift of that achievement at Imola and 0.057s short in qualifying on Saturday at Portimao.
When asked if such close …Keep reading

While Drive to Survive has brought droves of new fans to Formula 1, boosting viewing figures and drawing in a younger audience, some are unhappy with its effect.
Complaints come from long-time fans, many of them moaning that newcomers ‘don’t know anything about F1 history’ or are only watching because of the overdramatised illusion given by the Netflix series.
But whatever their …Keep reading

Red Bull is throwing huge resource behind its new engine programme, with a state-of-the-art facility being built in Milton Keynes to house the project.
F1 team chief and powertrains CEO Christian Horner has made it clear that it is on the lookout to hire the ‘best’ people it can get, as it eyes up creating its own engine from 2025.
Red Bull recently announced that it had signed long-time …Keep reading

In Portugal on Saturday, the new Ferrari driver demonstrated that he is a fast learner by outpacing his team-mate Charles Leclerc in Q3 to claim fifth on the grid.
It’s only a sample of one, and it happened at a track where wind and a tricky surface made it something of a lottery, and on a day where Leclerc readily admitted that he was not at his best in Q3.
Crucially it was also Leclerc …Keep reading

Russell qualified 11th for the Portuguese Grand Prix – his best qualifying result for the Williams squad – and ended up just 0.057 seconds adrift of reaching Q3 for the first time with the team.
Williams’ head of vehicle performance, Dave Robson, revealed after qualifying that the team was hoping Russell would benefit from Norris continuing on for one final run down the pitstraight at the …Keep reading

With little to choose in pace terms between the F1 title rivals at Portimao, the two teams are heading into the race on Sunday with completely different options available in their respective bids for victory.
While both squads will be starting the race on the medium tyre, it is the compound that they switch on to for their second stint that will likely lead to them diverging.
Having run …Keep reading

Vettel finished the Q3 session in 10th place, having at times during qualifying shown the potential to be even higher on the grid.
It was the first time in 2021 that Vettel has outqualified team-mate Lance Stroll – the Canadian, who was running a new aerodynamic package, failed to make it out of Q1 in 17th place.
The Portuguese session also marked the first time Vettel had made into Q3 since …Keep reading