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"The main aim will be to convert the performance level into the race result" - Ferrari's Laurent Mekies

By Fergus Mckie

April 18, 2021

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Laurent Mekies – Racing Director Of the Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Team feels that if all goes to plan we could see Ferrari fronting the midfield pack.

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"I feel we struggled a bit to achieve the lap times we wanted" - Charles Leclerc

By Fergus Mckie

April 18, 2021

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Qualifying was a mixed bag of emotions for the Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Team with Charles Leclerc qualifying in fourth and Carlos Sainz qualifying in eleventh.

"The pole was a surprise because at the moment we do not have the quickest car" - Toto Wolff

By Fergus Mckie

April 18, 2021

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After not having the quickest car both James Allison and Toto Wolff are very pleased to have taken pole position and hope that Lewis Hamilton has a good enough package to at least fight for the win.

"The car was already feeling a lot better from the beginning of this weekend" - Lewis Hamilton

By Fergus Mckie

April 18, 2021

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After Red Bull Racing Honda clearly have the fastest package, Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team will be overjoyed to take pole at a track where overtaking is very difficult.

"I felt good today and we completed some important work" - Lance Stroll

By Fergus Mckie

April 16, 2021

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After a underwhelming debut for Aston Martin, both drivers feel optimistic ahead of qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and the first signs of upgrades brought to the car this weekend look positive.

“Shorter sessions on Friday means we need to be very efficient to get through the programme" - Andrea Stella

By Fergus Mckie

April 16, 2021

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Andrea Stella feels that today was a relatively productive Friday for McLaren despite all of the incidents that plagued the day.

"I wouldn't say we're as confident as we were a couple of weeks ago" - Lando Norris

By Fergus Mckie

April 16, 2021

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Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris feel that Friday was a tricky day due to a combination of yellow and red flags which plagued both practice sessions.

"We are looking forward to putting the FW43B through its paces at a different circuit" - Williams' Dave Robson

By Fergus Mckie

April 16, 2021

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Dave Robson is optimistic of Williams performance ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with the standard three practice sessions unlike last season, allowing for more running time to perfect car set-ups.

"It’s a track where, if you make a mistake, you’re out" - George Russell

By Fergus Mckie

April 15, 2021

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After crashing out under safety car at this event last year, George Russell is looking to bounce back at a track in which he enjoys driving.

"Formula 1 is a very difficult sport, but we knew the challenge" - Guenther Steiner

By Fergus Mckie

April 15, 2021

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Guenther Steiner is looking forward to returning to Imola with the data they collected on their previous visit in 2020.

Mazepin and Schumacher looking to make the most of previous Imola experience

By Fergus Mckie

April 14, 2021

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Nikita Mazepin is looking to put a nightmare debut behind him and Mick Schumacher cannot wait to get on track this weekend at Imola.

"I think it’s going to be very tight with Mercedes" - Sergio Pérez

By Fergus Mckie

April 13, 2021

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Both Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen are looking forward to fighting with Mercedes at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola this weekend.

Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team Announces Technical Leadership Re-structuring

By Fergus Mckie

April 10, 2021

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Mercedes have announced a major restructuring at the ‘top’ of the team with James Allison stepping back from day-to-day running of the team.

Australian Grand Prix To Undergo Biggest Change Since Race Moved To Melbourne

By Fergus Mckie

April 1, 2021

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Several changes to the Albert Park Grand Prix circuit are being made in an effort to improve racing at the Australian Grand Prix from 2021. Changes include re-profiled corners and a full resurfacing ahead of the 2022 season.

"We saw a number of different strategies, with five of the finishers using all the compounds during the race" - Mario Isola

By Fergus Mckie

April 1, 2021

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In both Formula 2 and Formula 1 the weekend was dominated by tyre strategy and this resulted in an incredibly exciting weekend of racing.

"In general terms, the team worked very well over the whole weekend together with the drivers" - Guenther Steiner

By Fergus Mckie

April 1, 2021

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Despite both drivers suffering spins throughout the weekend Uralkali Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner believes that both drivers can take both positives and negatives away from the weekend.

"I’m very sorry for the team as they deserved to do much better than that" - Nikita Mazepin

By Fergus Mckie

March 31, 2021

2 Mins read

2021 may be a tricky year for Haas, the team choosing to take on two rookie drivers and to focus all of their development on 2022.

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