The Aston Martin name to the Formula 1 grid for the first time in over sixty years, despite an underwhelming performance, the team will be working hard over the break between Bahrain and Imola.
"I’m pleased to come away with a point, but it is fair to say we wanted more" - Lance Stroll
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The new regulations appear to have hurt the performance of the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 Team but both drivers still believe that the team can improve their performance for the rest of the season.
Speaking exclusively to the Checkered Flag, Matt Parry recalls his career which included GP3 wins and 24 hour of Spa victory’s, and talks about his ventures into driver management with Peak Performance Management.
Wolff hails strategy calls as Mercedes secure the first victory on the year after being pushed to the wire by Red Bull Racing.
Mercedes’ Andrew Shovlin acknowledges that more work needs to be done so that they can catch up to Red Bull, particularly in qualifying.
After an incredibly exciting first grand prix of the year, Mercedes came out on top with Hamilton managing to hold off Verstappen, as Bottas took the last step of the podium.
"Great work from the whole team, along with our colleagues from Mercedes" - Andreas Seidl
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Andreas Seidl feels very confident in the MCL35M’s ability to fight with its main competitors over a full race distance and is predicting an exciting Bahrain Grand Prix
Norris feels that the car performs better under long runs and after a good qualifying session from the team this should put them in a good place for the race.
"I certainly made a nice step from a couple of weeks ago and I’m happy" - Daniel Ricciardo
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Daniel Ricciardo doesn’t want to get too far ahead of himself but at the same time feels that the race will be a successful one for McLaren
"Both drivers put in good laps on the performance runs which was extremely positive" - Jonathan Eddolls
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Jonathan Eddolls feels that the first day of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend has been a positive one for AlphaTauri.
Yuki Tsunoda: "I’m keen to see how I perform tomorrow in my first F1 qualifying session"
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FP1 and FP2 were Yuki Tsunoda’s first outings on a F1 race weekend and the Japanese driver feels that the team and him is showing a high level of pace.
Pierre Gasly is enjoying driving the AT-02 and is aiming to progress into Q3 which will put him into a good position on a Sunday.
Max Verstappen’s win at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix made him the youngest winner in Formula 1 History, he recounts all of his emotions on the day and the weekend itself.
Haas have announced that R8G E-Sports – Romain Grosjean’s E-Sports team will be managing Haas’s entries into the F1 Esports Pro Series.
"From a preparation point of view, we’re in better shape than previous seasons" - Alpine's Budkowski
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Marcin Budkowsk, the Executive Director of the Alpine Formula 1 Team feels that the A521 already behaves well heading into the new season.
This year will be Ocon’s second year with Alpine (formerly Renault) and the French driver feels that he must do the best job possible in order to gain as many points as possible for the constructors championship.
"Fun to be back at the wheel of an F1 car for testing, but now I can’t wait to go racing" - Fernando Alonso
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After a two year absence, this weekend marks the much anticipated return of Fernando Alonso, and the Spanish driver can’t wait to get going again.
