Formula 1 drivers expect they will have to contend with a slippery track surface for the second time in three races this weekend.
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F1 drivers don’t want their radio being broadcast? That’s exactly why it should be
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Posted onSome F1 drivers want the sport to stop broadcasting their communications, but others realise that’s exactly why team radio is here to stay.
FIA and circuits realising error of removing gravel traps, says Sainz
2020 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr believes the FIA and circuit operators have started to realise replacing gravel traps with asphalt run-off areas was a mistake because it prevents track limits from being enforced.
Turn one is “asking for accidents” at the start, warns Sainz
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr is concerned the angle of the first corner at the Autodromo do Algarve will make it difficult to avoids collisions at the start of the race.
Leclerc: F1’s new aero handicap rules can help “struggling” Ferrari
2020 F1 season
Posted onCharles Leclerc is pleased Ferrari stand to benefit from F1’s new aero handicap rules which are due to come into force next year, as a result of their low championship position.
The “sporting humility” Sainz and Norris share with three champions
2020 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren racing director Andrea Stella describes how he sees “sporting humility” in the teams’ drivers which is familiar from his time with Michael Schumacher and other champions.
Restart crash “reminded me of nasty things from the past” – Sainz
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr and Kevin Magnussen described the pile-up during the first restart at the Tuscan Grand Prix as “dangerous” and said F1 must avoid a repeat in the future.
McLaren’s Mugello pace a “nasty surprise” for Sainz
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says the performance of McLaren around the Mugello circuit was a “nasty surprise” for the team after qualifying.
McLaren expect to benefit from “disruption” between rivals’ team mates
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes his team will benefit from the “harmonious relationship” between the its drivers compared to the more challenging situations their rivals are facing.
“Sort out the cars”: Drivers unmoved by call to change qualifying after incidents
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers are not convinced the qualifying format should be changed in response to the problems encountered at Monza during the last two seasons.
Sainz “risked a lot” to secure career-best qualifying result with third
2020 Italian Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onCarlos Sainz feared he had ruined his final qualifying lap with a mistake and had to “risk a lot” in the final sector to secure third on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix.
Sainz rejects Brawn’s suggestion he may be regretting Ferrari move
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted on“I don’t think there’s ever going to be a bad time where you would say ‘I do not want to go to Ferrari’. You give me that option 100 times again, I will always say yes.”
Sainz: ‘I’ve lost 30 points due to problems, I’m getting a bit upset’
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr admits he is growing increasingly tired of the problems which he says have compromised five of his seven races so far this year.
Sainz will be nervous about Ferrari move after their “horrific” Spa pace – Brawn
2020 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr will have doubts over his move to Ferrari next year having seen his future team’s performance at Spa-Francorchamps, according to Formula 1 motorsport director Ross Brawn.
Ferrari “need a very big step on the engine” – Sainz
2020 F1 season
Posted onFuture Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jnr says the Belgian Grand Prix weekend showed the team need to make a lot of progress with their power unit.
Binotto rules out bringing back parts of last year’s Ferrari
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team cannot address its poor performance by bringing back parts from the car it raced last year.
Sainz will not start Belgian GP after exhaust failure
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren has confirmed Carlos Sainz Jnr will not start the Belgian Grand Prix following an exhaust failure on his car.
Sainz credits “super-low downforce” set-up after out-qualifying Racing Point pair
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr said he was surprised to out-qualify the two Racing Point drivers after running a “super-low downforce” package on his McLaren.
Why an early Ferrari exit for Vettel isn’t the obvious move it might seem
2020 F1 season
Posted onCould Sebastian Vettel leave Ferrari before the season ends, triggering early moves for Carlos Sainz Jnr, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso? Don’t expect the dominoes to topple just yet.
Brawn and Smedley explain how they calculated ‘F1’s fastest driver’
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Posted onHow did F1 rank its top 20 ‘fastest drivers’? Should Heikki Kovalainen be ahead of Sebastian Vettel? Did they take different fuel loads into account? F1 chiefs Ross Brawn and Rob Smedley explain.