Mazepin opens up on “challenging period” in F1 after tearful interview

Mazepin was tearful and visibly emotional during his interview after qualifying at Interlagos on Friday, having made a mistake on his final Q1 lap that left him last in the classification.
Speaking on Saturday after the sprint race at Interlagos, Mazepin said that while his emotion was “mostly to do with a mistake on a qualifying lap”, he was also going through a tough period amid change in the …Keep reading
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Aston Martin to run F1 sim driver Yelloly in Abu Dhabi rookie test

The single day for rookies in standard 2021 cars will be run in parallel with a two-day 18-inch tyre test for race drivers.
Aston Martin doesn’t have a young driver programme and, while it potentially has access to Mercedes protege Nyck de Vries, the Formula E champion is likely to be used by the works team for the rookie test.
The Silverstone outfit looked at other options but ultimately …Keep reading
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Red Bull to “keep an eye” on Mercedes rear wing after “mind-boggling” speed

After being excluded from qualifying for a technical infringement, Hamilton recovered from 20th on the grid to finish fifth for Mercedes in the 24-lap sprint race at Interlagos, pulling off a number of passes at the end of the start-finish straight.
The charge came following intrigue from Red Bull over Mercedes’ rear wing design that prompted technical chief Adrian Newey to make an enquiry …Keep reading
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Wolff: ‘Common sense’ buffer missing in Hamilton DRS disqualification

Hamilton lost his pole position from Friday’s qualifying at the Brazilian Grand Prix after his DRS was discovered to have a slot gap between the wing elements that was 0.2mm wider on one side of the car than the rules allow.
Mercedes has been unable to launch a detailed investigation in to what caused the problem, but believes some damage, potentially just a loose screw, triggered the …Keep reading
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Falling temperatures prompted Sainz’s F1 sprint soft tyre “gamble”

The Ferrari driver was one of nine drivers to choose to run on the red-walled rubber for the 24-lap race, with that number including eventual race winner Valtteri Bottas. 
Sainz and Bottas both moved ahead at the start from their second and fifth place grid spots – with the latter getting alongside Max Verstappen’s first-place-starting Red Bull and in front into Turn 1, with the …Keep reading
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Bottas: F1 Sprint shows Mercedes can have “great result” despite setbacks

Bottas scored his second sprint race win of the season on Saturday at Interlagos, leading all 24 laps following a Turn 1 pass on pole-sitter Max Verstappen on the opening lap.
The result came as a boost to Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton was excluded from qualifying due to a technical infringement on his DRS, leaving him at the back of the grid.
But Hamilton was able to fight his way back …Keep reading
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