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Alpine's Franco Colapinto reflects on strategy choice he was planning to follow and the missed opportunities following unfortunate DNS at the chaotic F1 British GP

Colapinto discusses desired strategy choice and missed opportunities following DNS at F1 British GP

Senjuti Jash1 day ago1 day ago06 mins

Franco Colapinto has opened up about his feeling in the Alpine A525, the strategy option he was planning to adopt, and the missed opportunities following the unfortunate DNS he encountered at the rain-swept F1 British GP. After finding the Alpine single-seater rather tricky to handle in the practice sessions, Colapinto’s race weekend only took a…

Christian Horner talks about Max Verstappen's tough recovery drive to P5 and Oscar Piastri's penalty at the rain-affected F1 British GP

Horner reflects on Verstappen’s challenging recovery to P5 and Piastri’s penalty at the F1 British GP

Senjuti Jash1 week ago1 week ago022 mins

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has shared his thoughts on how Max Verstappen’s race unfolded with a low-downforce set-up and the penalty McLaren’s Oscar Piastri received during the rain-affected F1 British GP on Sunday. Although Verstappen’s Monza-style rear wing configuration allowed him to clinch his 44th pole position for Red Bull on Saturday, the…

Christian Horner has commented on Red Bull's bold 3-stop strategy and the dilemma of pitting Max Verstappen under the Safety Car at the F1 Spanish GP

Horner reflects on Red Bull’s bold 3-stop strategy and dilemma of pitting Verstappen under Safety Car at F1 Spanish GP

Senjuti Jash1 month ago1 month ago013 mins

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has opened up about Max Verstappen’s aggressive 3-stop strategy and the predicament of pitting him for hard tyres under the late Safety Car at the F1 Spanish GP. Lining up in third, Verstappen bolted on a set of used softs for his opening stint in Sunday’s race. With a…

Andrea Stella has insisted that McLaren chose the fastest strategy despite Max Verstappen's strong pace on a 3-stop plan during the F1 Spanish GP

Stella insists McLaren chose the fastest strategy despite Verstappen being rapid on 3-stop during F1 Spanish GP

Senjuti Jash1 month ago1 month ago015 mins

Team principal Andrea Stella has shared his insights into the strategic calls that led to McLaren’s comfortable 1-2 finish and Max Verstappen’s aggressive 3-stop approach at the F1 Spanish GP. With no team attempting a one-stopper on Sunday, the Woking-based outfit went into the race with a fresh set of all three tyre compounds. Starting…

Fred Vasseur has rued Ferrari's qualifying troubles following Sunday's turnaround that saw Hamilton and Leclerc finish in P4 and P6 respectively at the F1 Imola GP

Vasseur rues Ferrari’s qualifying struggles following Sunday’s turnaround at F1 Imola GP

Senjuti Jash2 months ago2 months ago014 mins

Team principal Fred Vasseur has shared his insights into the great recovery drives Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc pulled off at the F1 Imola GP on Sunday after both Ferrari drivers suffered disappointing Q2 exits in qualifying on Saturday. Lining up in twelfth on the grid, Hamilton opted for the alternative strategy and started the…

Charles Leclerc opens up about Ferrari's poor performance and team orders controversy after finishing P7 at F1 Miami GP

Leclerc reflects on Ferrari’s poor performance and team orders controversy at F1 Miami GP

Senjuti Jash2 months ago2 months ago014 mins

Charles Leclerc has opened up about Ferrari’s staggering lack of pace and the team orders controversy following his seventh-place finish at the F1 Miami GP on Sunday. After suffering a DNS in the Sprint race on Saturday, the Monégasque driver managed to make it to the final segment of qualifying, unlike his teammate. However, starting…

Lance Stroll reflects on Aston Martin's alternative tyre strategy after finishing P16 at the F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Stroll reflects on Aston Martin’s alternative strategy after P16 finish at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Lance Stroll has opened up about his alternative tyre strategy in Jeddah and Aston Martin’s objectives for the remainder of the season following his underwhelming P16 finish at the F1 Saudi Arabian GP. After failing to make it out of Q1, Stroll started the race on the hard compound and made up a couple of…

Fred Vasseur believes initial Ferrari strategy to start on the mediums would've produced good results without the unfortunate Safety Car at the F1 Bahrain GP

Vasseur: Initial Ferrari strategy would’ve delivered good results without the Safety Car at F1 Bahrain GP

Senjuti Jash3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

Team principal Fred Vasseur has opened up about Ferrari’s interesting strategy direction after Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag at the F1 Bahrain GP in fourth and fifth positions respectively. The Ferrari drivers happened to be the only ones in the top ten to start their race on the medium compound tyres,…