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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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Ocon Sixth in Austria Sprint But Admits: “One more lap today and it could’ve been a different story”

By Paul Hensby

July 9, 2022

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Esteban Ocon finished sixth in Saturday’s Sprint race in Austria, but a mechanical issue forced him to stop on the cooldown lap, a problem that he hopes can be solved before Sunday’s main race.

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“As for the performance, the gap was more than we were expecting” – George Russell

By Paul Hensby

July 9, 2022

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George Russell and Lewis Hamilton thanked their mechanics for their repair work after crashing in Qualifying as both scored points in Saturday’s Sprint race in Austria.

Max Verstappen: “It feels good to bring home the Sprint win at here at The Red Bull Ring”

By Paul Hensby

July 9, 2022

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Max Verstappen was sublime again as he took the Sprint race victory at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday.

Charles Leclerc: “I struggled to get the tyres back in the right window”

By Paul Hensby

July 8, 2022

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Charles Leclerc missed out on pole position in Austria by 0.029 seconds and felt his tyres were not in the correct operating window heading into his best lap.

Kevin Magnussen 'not super happy' Despite Seventh Place in Austria Qualifying

By Paul Hensby

July 8, 2022

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Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher will line-up seventh and eighth in Saturday’s Sprint race at the Red Bull Ring after a strong Friday for Haas.

Esteban Ocon: “It felt like the car really came alive during Q2 and Q3”

By Paul Hensby

July 8, 2022

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Both Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso made it into Q3, but there were mixed fortunes for the two Alpine drivers once there.

Mercedes Drivers Pleased with Red Bull Ring Pace Despite Crashing out of Q3

By Paul Hensby

July 8, 2022

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Not the ending to Qualifying that Mercedes wanted as both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found the wall to leave the team with work to do overnight to repair the cars.

Verstappen Ahead of Leclerc, Russell in Opening Practice Session in Austria

By Paul Hensby

July 8, 2022

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Max Verstappen led the way ahead of Charles Leclerc in the only practice session before Friday’s Qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring

Mercedes Looking to Build on Silverstone Momentum in Austria – Toto Wolff

By Paul Hensby

July 6, 2022

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After Lewis Hamilton took a superb third place in the British Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff hopes the team can carry their Silverstone form into this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.

“We have to thank the great improvements in safety”- Alfa Romeo’s Frédéric Vasseur

By Paul Hensby

July 5, 2022

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Frédéric Vasseur has praised the FIA and Formula 1 for the continued push to improve safety in the sport after seeing Zhou Guanyu escape injury in a horror crash at Silverstone.

Zhou Praises Marshals, Medical Team for Quick Response after First Lap Crash at Silverstone

By Paul Hensby

July 5, 2022

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Zhou Guanyu was quick to praise the marshals and medical team that assisted him after his car was caught between the tyre barrier and catch fencing following his first lap crash at Silverstone.

Aston Martin’s Mike Krack: “We did not manage Sebastian’s and Lance’s races perfectly”

By Paul Hensby

July 5, 2022

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Mike Krack believes Aston Martin should have scored more than just the two points during Sunday’s British Grand Prix had they got their race management right with both drivers.

Sebastian Vettel: “I braked but could not avoid making contact with Alex”

By Paul Hensby

July 5, 2022

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Sebastian Vettel admitted he was unable to avoid Alexander Albon heading into turn one of the British Grand Prix on Sunday, with the contact pushing the Williams driver into the inside wall.

Haas’ Guenther Steiner: “I’m very happy for the whole team to have scored double-points”

By Paul Hensby

July 5, 2022

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Guenther Steiner was pleased to see Haas score points with both Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen in Sunday’s British Grand Prix.

Mick Schumacher: “It’s great for the team, a double-finish in the points”

By Paul Hensby

July 4, 2022

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Silverstone saw a first two-car points finish for Haas since the 2019 German Grand Prix, with Mick Schumacher finally taking his first top ten finish of his Formula 1 career.

Positives for ‘More Competitive’ McLaren to Take Away from Silverstone – Andreas Seidl

By Paul Hensby

July 4, 2022

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Andreas Seidl says McLaren can take some positives away from the British Grand Prix after a competitive day for Lando Norris saw the Briton score a sixth place finish at Silverstone.

Lando Norris: “We still got some good points, but it could have been one more place”

By Paul Hensby

July 4, 2022

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Lando Norris finished the British Grand Prix in sixth but felt he should have finished ahead of Fernando Alonso having lost out to the Spaniard in the pit stops behind the safety car.

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