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Paul Hensby

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Long time motorsport fanatic, covering Formula 1 and the occassional other series. Feel free to give him a follow on Twitter at @Paul11MSport.
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Formula 1IndyCar

Colton Herta Believes He is Fast Enough to be Competitive in Formula 1 after Maiden McLaren Test

By Paul Hensby
July 16, 2022
3 Mins read

Colton Herta enjoyed his maiden run in a Formula 1 car as he tested the MCL35M at Portimão on Monday and Tuesday for the McLaren F1 Team.

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Formula E

Nick Cassidy Claims Opening New York City E-Prix Victory Despite Crashing

By Paul Hensby
July 16, 2022
2 Mins read
Nick Cassidy took an extraordinary first Formula E victory despite crashing out when heavy rain caused chaos and aquaplaning in New York City.
Formula 1

Alpine Identifies Issues, Applies Fixes to Problems that Affected British, Austrian Weekends

By Paul Hensby
July 16, 2022
2 Mins read
Alpine have revealed the causes of the mechanical issues that saw retirements from their drivers during the recent races in Great Britain and and Austria.
Formula E

Cassidy Denies Vandoorne Pole Position for Opening New York City E-Prix

By Paul Hensby
July 16, 2022
3 Mins read
Nick Cassidy took his first pole position of the 2021-22 FIA Formula E season in New York, denying Stoffel Vandoorne by the narrowest of margins.
Formula 1

AlphaTauri’s Egginton on Tough Austrian Weekend: “We’ve got a lot to review back at base”

By Paul Hensby
July 16, 2022
1 Mins read
It was a difficult weekend for AlphaTauri in Austria, and Jody Egginton says they will be looking into the reasons why they struggled before the French Grand Prix later this month.
Formula 1

Pierre Gasly: “I think we can write off this weekend, we just didn’t have the pace”

By Paul Hensby
July 16, 2022
2 Mins read
Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda both struggled for pace during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend as they finished fifteenth and sixteenth on Sunday.
Formula 1

Aston Martin’s Mike Krack: “We felt there was a reasonable chance to score points”

By Paul Hensby
July 16, 2022
1 Mins read
Aston Martin went into the Austrian Grand Prix confident of scoring points, but neither Lance Stroll nor Sebastian Vettel could manage a top ten finish on Sunday.
Formula 1

Sebastian Vettel: “It is disappointing to be pushed into the gravel again”

By Paul Hensby
July 16, 2022
2 Mins read
After being hit by Alexander Albon in the Sprint race, Sebastian Vettel found himself facing the wrong way and in the gravel trap again on Sunday after contact with Pierre Gasly.
Formula 1

Pirelli’s Mario Isola: “All three compounds showed versatility and performance”

By Paul Hensby
July 14, 2022
1 Mins read
Pirelli boss Mario Isola was positive after seeing all three tyre compounds brought to the Red Bull Ring used effectively throughout the weekend in Austria.
Formula 1

“It’s disappointing to leave without a point” – Alfa Romeo’s Frédéric Vasseur

By Paul Hensby
July 14, 2022
1 Mins read
Frédéric Vasseur was disappointed to see Alfa Romeo leave Austria without a point on what was a tough weekend for the Hinwil based team at the Red Bull RIng.
Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas: “It’s a bit disappointing to be finishing just outside the top ten”

By Paul Hensby
July 14, 2022
2 Mins read
There was a lot of frustration from both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu after Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix as both missed out on points at the Red Bull Ring.
Formula 1

“Scoring with both cars is a good outcome from a tough Sprint weekend” – Andreas Seidl

By Paul Hensby
July 14, 2022
1 Mins read
After struggling in Qualifying and the Sprint race, McLaren were able to move forward and score points with both cars in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Lando Norris: “We made a good recovery from Friday to score some decent points”

By Paul Hensby
July 14, 2022
2 Mins read
Both McLaren drivers felt they had the pace to be at least one place higher than they finished in the Austrian Grand Prix, but both were each beaten by one of the Haas drivers.
Formula 1

Mercedes ‘missing the two or three tenths to be able to race at the front” – Toto Wolff

By Paul Hensby
July 12, 2022
3 Mins read
Toto Wolff feels Mercedes are on the right track with its development of the W13, but they are still lacking in pace compared to Ferrari and Red Bull.
Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton: “We had decent pace at different points of the race”

By Paul Hensby
July 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Despite a tough weekend in Austria, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished third and fourth in Sunday’s main race at the Red Bull Ring.
Formula 1

Red Bull’s Christian Horner: “We’re still ahead but we know how quickly things can change”

By Paul Hensby
July 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Christian Horner says Red Bull will keep pushing to beat Ferrari in 2022 after playing second best to the Maranello-based team during the Austrian Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Max Verstappen: “In difficult moments you need to score points and we did that today”

By Paul Hensby
July 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Max Verstappen was unable to match the pace of Charles Leclerc or Scuderia Ferrari in Austria, but he was still able to finish in second place on Sunday.
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