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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 1

Charles Leclerc: “Mistakes happen, unfortunately today we made too many”

By Paul Hensby
May 31, 2022
2 Mins read

Charles Leclerc believed too many strategic mistakes were made during Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix that prevented him from taking his first win in his home event.

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Formula 1

Sergio Pérez Signs Two-Year Contract Extension with Red Bull Racing

By Paul Hensby
May 31, 2022
2 Mins read
Sergio Pérez has more reasons to celebrate this week after signing a new two-year extension to his Red Bull contract, just days after winning the Monaco Grand Prix.
Formula 1

George Russell: “The ride of the car has been our biggest limitation all weekend”

By Paul Hensby
May 28, 2022
2 Mins read
George Russell believes he got as much out of his car during Qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix as he could, but it was only good enough for sixth on the grid.
Formula 1

“It was a shame at the end there as both drivers had the ability to improve” - Red Bull's Horner

By Paul Hensby
May 28, 2022
1 Mins read
Christian Horner says both Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen can move forward during Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix after they qualified third and fourth.
Formula 1

Sergio Pérez on Monaco Crash: “It is frustrating to end the day like this”

By Paul Hensby
May 28, 2022
2 Mins read
Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen will form an all-Red Bull second row for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix after the former crashed on his final run to cause a red flag.
Formula Regional European Championship

Hadrien David: “Winning here in Monaco was a dream come true”

By Paul Hensby
May 28, 2022
1 Mins read
Hadrien David came close to winning in Monaco back in 2021, and he was happy to finally take victory in the principality in the first race of the 2022 weekend there.
Formula 1

Ferrari’s Laurent Mekies: “We are very pleased with how qualifying went”

By Paul Hensby
May 28, 2022
2 Mins read
Laurent Mekies saw Ferrari lock out the front row of the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix, and they are aiming to give the fans something to cheer about on Sunday as well.
Formula 1

Charles Leclerc: “I am very pleased with our overall performance so far this weekend”

By Paul Hensby
May 28, 2022
2 Mins read
Charles Leclerc took a fourteenth career pole position – and the fifth in seven races this year – in Monaco, and will be joined on the front row by his team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr.
Formula Regional European Championship

Dominant David Takes Opening Victory of FRECA’s Monaco Weekend

By Paul Hensby
May 28, 2022
2 Mins read
Despite a mid-race red flag, Hadrien David was unbeatable in race one of the Monaco weekend, while Dino Beganovic extended his advantage at the top of the standings.
Formula 1

Maximising C5 Compound ‘Vital’ for Competitive Monaco Weekend – Pirelli’s Mario Isola

By Paul Hensby
May 25, 2022
1 Mins read
Getting the best out of the Pirelli’s C5 tyre will be key to a successful weekend in Monaco, according to Mario Isola.
Formula 1

Ferrari Blame Turbo, MGU-H Failures for Leclerc’s Spanish Grand Prix Retirement

By Paul Hensby
May 24, 2022
1 Mins read
Charles Leclerc’s retirement from the Spanish Grand Prix was caused by a failure of the turbo and MGU-H say Ferrari
Formula 1

Haas’ Steiner on Tough Spanish Grand Prix: “Not as planned but onwards and upwards”

By Paul Hensby
May 24, 2022
1 Mins read
It was not the Sunday Haas were hoping for after qualifying both cars inside the top ten, with Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen ending well outside the points.
Formula 1

Mick Schumacher: “We knew it was going to be tight with the two-stop”

By Paul Hensby
May 24, 2022
2 Mins read
After the promise of Qualifying both cars inside the top ten in Spain, race day was disappointing for Haas as Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen slipped down the order.
Formula 1

Aston Martin’s Mike Krack: “Scoring points today was always going to be a challenge”

By Paul Hensby
May 24, 2022
1 Mins read
There were promising signs of progress for Aston Martin with their upgraded AMR22 in Spain, even though neither driver could score points.
Formula 1

“We knew this new package was not going to be a massive step straight away” – Sebastian Vettel

By Paul Hensby
May 24, 2022
2 Mins read
Neither Sebastian Vettel nor Lance Stroll scored points in the Spanish Grand Prix despite Aston Martin running their updated AMR22 for the first time.
Formula 1

AlphaTauri’s Jody Egginton: “We have not been able to get the car working as we want”

By Paul Hensby
May 24, 2022
1 Mins read
AlphaTauri did not have the weekend in Spain they were hoping for, with Yuki Tsunoda ending tenth and Pierre Gasly thirteenth on Sunday afternoon.
Formula 1

Yuki Tsunoda: “We haven’t been comfortable in the car the whole weekend”

By Paul Hensby
May 24, 2022
2 Mins read
Yuki Tsunoda scored a point in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix in an otherwise tough weekend for Scuderia AlphaTauri.
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