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No BROKEN SEAT and Hamilton SHOULD have qualified better – Inside Mercedes’ 2024 Bahrain GP debrief
The Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team has unveiled their initial analysis following the 2024 season opener at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Despite their efforts, George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton secured 5th and 7th places respectively, trailing behind the race winner, Max Verstappen, by over 46 seconds. Post-race discussions revealed that both drivers grappled with…
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Vasseur responds to Villeneuve : “I respect I respect the WEC drivers”
Following the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix, Scuderia’s team principal, Frédérique Vasseur, shared insights during an interview, reflecting on the team’s performance and the pivotal moments of the race. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished in commendable 3rd and 4th positions, respectively, despite facing challenges on the track. Leclerc, in particular, showcased remarkable resilience after…
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Natalie Pinkham : “I’d love to put him (Alonso) in a Red Bull !”
Fernando Alonso is experiencing a resurgence in popularity both on and off the track as discussed on the F1 Nation Podcast by Natalie Pinkham. Beyond his exceptional driving skills, Alonso’s engaging persona and strategic social media presence have captivated fans, old and new. With his recent association with global pop star Taylor Swift, Alonso has…
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Hamilton : “I’ll be hoping for a day like the first year, 2007” – Post Qualifying Interview transcripted – 2023 Australian GP
F1 : The crowd are loving you here. You hope for some rain. It didn’t happen today, but it looked like pretty good today anyway. LH : Oh, yeah. I’m so happy with this. (he pauses) What’s up, Melbourne? How are you doing? I mean, this is a totally unexpected. Really, really proud of the team. George…
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Hamilton : “I’ll work hard to make sure that we’re in a better place next time” – Post Race Interview transcripted – 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
To Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports F1 : Hi, Lewis. It’s good to see a smile, or at least more of a smile than yesterday. How are you feeling 24 hours later? LH : Yeah, we got some great points as a team. George got third, which is amazing. I went forwards, which is always…
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Alonso : “You cannot apply a penalty 35 laps after the pit stop” – Post Race Interview transcripted – 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
To Sky Sports F1 Sky Sports F1 : Fernando, fantastic job today. I know that ten second penalty probably hurts now, butthe car was there on the podium on pace. FA : Yeah, it was good. And it doesn’t hurt much, to be honest.I was in the podium, I did the pictures, I took the…
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Alonso : “Even Max, starting P 15, should be in front of us” – Post Qualifying Interview transcripted – 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
F1: Fernando, podium last week and now you’re starting on the first row. You must be delighted. FA: Yeah, definitely. I mean, very, very happy. I think there were some question marks always when you come to a new circuit, if the car will perform as good as it did in Bahrain. And yeah, so…
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Verstappen : “fighting for a win is tricky” – Post Qualifying Interview transcripted – 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
Interview with F1 F1: Um, it looks like your teammate’s about to get pole. You must be quite disappointed not to be in that fight. MV: Yeah, well, I mean, I think every time that we were out there, we were really competitive. But that’s also the side of motorsports. You know, these things can…
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Leclerc : “If there’s one opportunity during the race where I can do something for him…” – Post Qualifying Interview transcripted – 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
Interview with F1 F1 : Charles. How are you feeling right now because you were in the fight for pole but then you’ve got the penalty coming on. So take me through. CL : So, on one hand, I’m really, really happy with my lap. It was really on the limit. So on that, I’m…
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Hamilton : “A second off” to the front – Post FP2 Interview transcripted – 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
F1: Lewis, George just told me he was running some test items in FP2 and it looked like it might bring a bit more performance. Did you get any updates or were they not enough to go around? LH: I’m not really sure what those are, so… I’ve just been focusing on my own programme.…