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Tom Leach

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Valtteri Bottas fastest in second practice as Hülkenberg crashes hard

By Tom Leach
November 9, 2018
1 Mins read

Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Valtteri Bottas topped the timing sheet in Free Practice Two ahead of his team mate Lewis Hamilton by just three milliseconds.  

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Formula 1

Vettel: Championship defeat in 2009 harder to take than 2018

By Tom Leach
November 9, 2018
2 Mins read
Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel says his 2009 title defeat to Jenson Button was ‘harder to take’ than both his 2017 and 2018 defeats to Lewis Hamilton as the German targets back-to-backs wins to end a disappointing season.
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Kimi Räikkönen: Constructors Championship most important title for any team

By Tom Leach
November 9, 2018
1 Mins read
Kimi Räikkönen says the Formula 1 Constructors Championship is the most important title for ‘any team’ as Scuderia Ferrari cling on to their 2018 title hopes ahead of the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Haas boss Steiner says battle to be 'best-of-the-rest' has not hindered their 2019 progress

By Tom Leach
November 5, 2018
2 Mins read
Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner says that their intense battle with Renault and Force India has not hindered the development of their 2019 car.
Formula 1

Kevin Magnussen: Haas punching above their weight competing with mighty Renault

By Tom Leach
November 5, 2018
2 Mins read
Kevin Magnussen says his Haas F1 Team are punching above their weight in their battle for the ‘best-of-the-rest’ title with Renault Sport F1 despite being the faster car on the majority of occasions.
Formula 1

Teams Likely to Run One-Stopper in Mexico Despite Hypersoft Debut - Pirelli

By Tom Leach
October 26, 2018
1 Mins read
Pirelli’s Head of Car Racing, Mario Isola says that fans can expect to see teams nursing their tyres home on a one-stop strategy during Sunday’s 2018 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix due to the circuit’s long pit lane.
Formula 1

Alonso looking to put 'disappointing Austin' behind him

By Tom Leach
October 25, 2018
1 Mins read
Fernando Alonso says he will be looking to put a difficult weekend in Austin behind him ahead of this weekend’s 2018 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Rosberg: If Toto offered me a test I would think about it

By Tom Leach
October 25, 2018
1 Mins read
Former World Champion, Nico Rosberg has said that he has never considered a return to Formula 1, but admitted that he could be tempted by a one-day test.
Formula 1

Mercedes' Toto Wolff: "This race is not about the world championship"

By Tom Leach
October 21, 2018
1 Mins read
Mercedes AMG Motorsport boss Toto Wolff says his team will not be focusing on clinching Lewis Hamilton his fifth World Championship in this evening’s 2018 Pirelli United States Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Sergey Sirotkin: "We should be happy with what we have"

By Tom Leach
October 21, 2018
1 Mins read
Sergey Sirotkin says his Williams Martini Racing team should be happy with their starting positions for today’s 2018 Pirelli United States Grand Prix, despite failing to place a car in Q2 for the eleventh occasion this season.
Formula 1

Hartley Says He Has ‘Not had Full Support’ from Toro Rosso since Bahrain

By Tom Leach
October 20, 2018
2 Mins read
Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda’s Brendon Hartley says he feels he has been racing without the “full support” of his team from as early as the third race of the season.
Formula 1

Vettel Claims Three-Place Grid Drop Lacks 'Common Sense' ahead of Decisive U.S. Grand Prix

By Tom Leach
October 19, 2018
1 Mins read
Title outsider Sebastian Vettel has been a handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s 2018 Pirelli United States Grand Prix after failing to ‘reduce pace sufficiently’ under red flag conditions.
Formula 1

Fernando Alonso says Lewis Hamilton ranks among top five F1 greats

By Tom Leach
October 19, 2018
2 Mins read
Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso says that Lewis Hamilton is amongst the top five Formula One drivers of all time, as the Brit looks to equal Juan Manual Fangio’s five world titles this weekend.
Formula 1

Hamilton: 'Crazy to be compared to the godfather, Fangio'

By Tom Leach
October 18, 2018
2 Mins read
Lewis Hamilton says it feels ‘crazy’ being so close to equalling the ‘godfather of Motorsport’, Juan Manual Fangio’s number of Formula One world titles, but is happy that his multiple champions were won in the modern era.
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OPINION: Mercedes' young driver programme is squashing the potential of future stars

By Tom Leach
October 17, 2018
3 Mins read
Mercedes are at risk of damaging the careers of their most talented young drivers, after Esteban Ocon looks increasingly likely to be dumped from Formula One.
Formula 1

Pierre Gasly: 'It will only take five laps for Verstappen to get used to Honda power.'

By Tom Leach
October 16, 2018
2 Mins read
Pierre Gasly believes that Max Verstappen will adjust to Honda power quickly, but the culture change could take longer.
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