After finishing just out of the points at the Chinese Grand Prix, the McLaren F1 team are looking to have a solid weekend of running in Russia, with points the aim on race day
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
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Fernando Alonso: “I hope we can achieve the potential we can see in our package”
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Lewis Hamilton: “There are lots of positives to carry into the next battle“
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackAfter a victorious but messy weekend for the current World champions in China, the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS squad are looking to have a strong weekend on both sides of the garage as they head to Russia
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Daniil Kvyat: “It’s my home race and that gives me an extra boost”
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackFollowing a positive race in China, the Red Bull Racing team are confident they can keep up the strong performace as they head to the Sochi Autodrom for the Russan Grand Prix this weekend
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Romain Grosjean: “I hope we get the car back to where we want it”
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackIt was a tough weekend for the Haas F1 team last time out in China, after a fantastic start to their debut in F1. In Russia they will be hoping to get back to where they want to be
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Arrivabene believes Ferrari now closer than ever to Mercedes
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackThere may have been a number of techical issues hampering the Scuderia Ferrari team’s progress so far this season, but Team Principal Maurizio Arrivabene believes they are now the closest they have ever been to their title rivals
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Jolyon Palmer: “The balance of the car was all over the place”
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackThe Renault Sport F1 team have not had the best of starts so far this season, but they are battling on and believe that once they understand the car fully, they will be much stronger
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Pascal Wehrlein: “It was a good feeling to be hunting down Magnussen”
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackNo longer the squad to always bring up the rear of the field, the Manor Racing team were pleased to get both cars home at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix, Pascal Wehrlein in P18 & Rio Haryanto P21.
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The Sauber F1 team finished in sixteenth and twentieth position at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix, with both drivers feeling that they need to find more performance from somewhere
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Pirelli have pushed for 2017 testing rules to be changed, in order for them to produce the new wider 2017 F1 tyres in time
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It was not the sort of birthday Romain Grosjean had been hoping for, as the Frenchman finished in nineteenth position and a lap down at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix
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Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Boss of the Sauber F1 team, has strongly denied rumours that the sqaud are set to miss races due to financial difficulties
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Button hoping strategy not poor pace to blame for missing points
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackIt was another disappointing weekend for the McLaren F1 team, as both cars finished out of the points again in twelfth and thirteenth place
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Fernando Alonso: “We didn’t quite have the pace to record a good result”
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackDespite finishing just out of the points once again, the McLaren F1 team are confident that they are steadily improving the performance of the MP4-31
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Nico Hulkenberg: “Time penalty didn’t make a huge difference”
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackIt was a tough race for Force India, who struggled with high tyre degradation which meant they just did not have the pace at the end of the race to make any in roads towards their rivals
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It was a satisfying result at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix for the Toro Rosso F1 team, with both drivers able to finish in the top ten