Following his clash with Sergio Perez in Azerbaijan, Esteban Ocon has received death threats on social media, the Frenchman revealed on Thursday.
2017 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix – Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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Alonso admits Surprise about Spa ‘Healthy Car’ Retirement Allegations
by Paul Hensbyby Paul HensbyFernando Alonso insists he did not retire a healthy car from the Belgian Grand Prix, with fears of an imminent Honda engine failure causing him to withdraw from the race.
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Brawn Aiming to Eliminate Grid Penalties for Technical Issues
by Paul Hensbyby Paul HensbyRoss Brawn wants the penalties handed out to drivers for engine and gearbox changes to be eliminated from Formula 1, with other ways of penalising teams being discussed.
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Verstappen Reveals ‘Safety Mode’ Sensor Caused Belgian GP Exit
by Paul Hensbyby Paul HensbyMax Verstappen would prefer engines to blow up rather than switch off after a sensor cut his engine during the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Haas’ Guenther Steiner: “I think we can be very happy with what we did”
by Megan Cantleby Megan CantleThe American team came away from the Belgian Grand Prix with six points after Romain Grosjean finished seventh.
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Introducing final engine at Spa, will see Mercedes avoid new oil burn limit
by Rachel Hackby Rachel HackMercedes will avoid having to comply with the new oil burn limit that comes in from the Italian Grand Prix, having cleverly used their final spec engine in Belgium.
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‘Tough’ for Max Remain Motivated due to Reliability Issues – Jos Verstappen
by Paul Hensbyby Paul HensbyA sixth retirement in twelve races, and the fourth due to a mechanical issue makes it extremely hard for Max Verstappen to remain motivated and committed to Red Bull Racing, according to his father Jos.
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The Dutchman was left frustrated after retiring early from his ‘home’ Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, his sixth retirement in twelve races in 2017.
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Fernando Alonso: “It was impossible to have any battles out there”
by Paul Hensbyby Paul HensbyThe Spaniard ran as high as seventh before the deficit in power became evident and he dropped further and further down the order before retiring with a power unit issue.
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Stoffel Vandoorne: “We got to the flag and that’s probably the only positive”
by Paul Hensbyby Paul HensbyThe Belgian felt he was a sitting duck on the straights, with the pace deficit of his MCL32 making it impossible to attack or defend at Spa-Francorchamps.
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The Briton still remains without a point in 2017 after finishing thirteenth at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday.
Nico Rosberg believes Valtteri Bottas has a real chance of surpassing Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton in the title race this year.
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Kevin Magnussen: “It’s always frustrating when you miss out”
by Megan Cantle
by Megan Cantle
A mistake at the restart meant that the Danish driver was relegated to fifteenth place in the race.
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More Renault Unreliability Brings Criticism From Red Bull’s Horner
by Paul Hensby
by Paul Hensby
Following Max Verstappen’s retirement from the Belgian Grand Prix, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has criticism engine suppliers Renault, feeling they need this problems to end.
The Mexican was disappointed to clash twice with team-mate Esteban Ocon in Belgium, feeling the team were on course for a good number of points.
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Toro Rosso’s Franz Tost: “Spa was a difficult weekend for us”
by Paul Hensby
by Paul Hensby
The Toro Rosso Team Principal saw Carlos Sainz Jr and Daniil Kvyat finish tenth and twelfth in the Belgian Grand Prix.