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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

Alexander Albon: “To end Sunday with a point is extremely rewarding”

By Paul Hensby
April 15, 2022
2 Mins read

Alexander Albon used a very different strategy to everyone else in the Australian Grand Prix as he made his mandatory pit stop on the final lap, but he was rewarded with his first point of 2022.

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Formula 1

AlphaTauri’s Jody Egginton: “We have a lot of work to do ahead of the next race”

By Paul Hensby
April 15, 2022
1 Mins read
AlphaTauri know they have hard work to do in order to be competitive in 2022, but Jody Egginton says they are looking forward to that challenge after a tough Australian Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Pierre Gasly: “I still feel like we’ve got a few things to improve on”

By Paul Hensby
April 15, 2022
2 Mins read
Pierre Gasly scored two points in the Australian Grand Prix despite losing out badly after pitting just before the safety car was deployed and losing several places.
Formula 1

Alfa Romeo’s Frédéric Vasseur: “The team did a good job in difficult circumstances”

By Paul Hensby
April 15, 2022
1 Mins read
Alfa Romeo have scored thirteen points in the opening three races of 2022, the same amount they managed in the whole of 2021.
Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas: “I am happy with the calls that were made and how we raced”

By Paul Hensby
April 15, 2022
2 Mins read
Valtteri Bottas added four points to Alfa Romeo’s tally for the 2022 season after claiming eight place in the Australian Grand Prix last Sunday.
Formula 1

Lando Norris: “Good points for us, a great pit-stop and good progress from the team”

By Paul Hensby
April 13, 2022
2 Mins read
Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo reflect on a positive Australian Grand Prix for the McLaren team after taking fifth and sixth on Sunday.
Formula E

Double Race Winner Evans: “I was hoping to come to Rome and get some solid points”

By Paul Hensby
April 12, 2022
1 Mins read
Points were the target for Mitch Evans heading into the Rome E-Prix weekend, but he left the Italian capital with a double race victory to his name.
Formula E

Mitch Evans Doubles Up in Rome, Jean-Éric Vergne Takes Championship Lead

By Paul Hensby
April 11, 2022
3 Mins read
Mitch Evans followed up his race one win in Rome to double up on Sunday, taking advantage of a late use of his attack mode to come through the field once more.
Formula E

Mitch Evans: “The overall car and team performance won me the race today”

By Paul Hensby
April 9, 2022
1 Mins read
Mitch Evans was unstoppable in race one of the Rome E-Prix on Saturday as he climbed from ninth on the grid to win for the first time this season by more than five seconds.
Formula 1

Pierre Gasly: “To miss Q3 by a tenth of a second is always painful”

By Paul Hensby
April 9, 2022
2 Mins read
Neither Pierre Gasly nor Yuki Tsunoda were able to advance into Q3 during Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, but both are aiming for points on Sunday.
Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton: “This era of car is the worst for porpoising that I've ever experienced”

By Paul Hensby
April 9, 2022
2 Mins read
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will share row three of the grid for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, although both again struggled with porpoising with their W13’s.
Formula 1

Lando Norris: “It’s good to be back in Q3 given where we’ve been over the last few weeks”

By Paul Hensby
April 9, 2022
2 Mins read
Lando Norris was delighted with the improvements shown by McLaren this weekend in Australia as he qualified an excellet fourth on the grid on Saturday.
Formula E

Mitch Evans Storms to Opening Rome E-Prix Victory From Ninth on the Grid

By Paul Hensby
April 9, 2022
3 Mins read
After starting ninth on the grid after encountering traffic in Qualifying, Mitch Evans took a commanding victory in the opening race of the Rome E-Prix weekend on Saturday.
Formula 1

Mercedes’ Andrew Shovlin: “Fingers crossed we can move forward overnight”

By Paul Hensby
April 8, 2022
1 Mins read
The inability to get their tyres into the right operating window is hurting Mercedes badly at this stage of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, according to Andrew Shovlin.
Formula 1

George Russell: “We need to work hard tonight and understand the limitations”

By Paul Hensby
April 8, 2022
2 Mins read
It was another frustrating day for the Mercedes drivers, with neither George Russell nor Lewis Hamilton breaking into the top ten in the afternoon session at Albert Park.
Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas: “I think I have a realistic chance to keep my Q3 streak going”

By Paul Hensby
April 8, 2022
2 Mins read
Valtteri Bottas is eyeing another Q3 appearance this weekend in Australia after a competitive-looking Friday for the Alfa Romeo driver at Albert Park.
Formula 1

Charles Leclerc: “I don’t think that anyone really put their lap together”

By Paul Hensby
April 8, 2022
1 Mins read
Ferrari topped both free practice sessions on Friday, but both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. are expecting lap times to tumble on Saturday.
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