Elements of the Italian media are wondering if Ferrari's 2019 title hopes have collapsed after just a single race. The Maranello team dominated pre-season testing, but in... read more »
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Binotto Says Ferrari Struggled On The Albert Park Track Due to Balance Issues
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Binotto Says Ferrari Struggled On The Albert Park Track Due to Balance Issues
Mattia Binotto explains the reasons for Ferrari's struggle at the Australian Grand Prix
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'Alonso will come back to F1 within a year'
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Formula 1 and McLaren legend Emerson Fittipaldi is expecting fellow double world champion Fernando Alonso to return to the grid next year. Alonso quit F1 at the end of last year, having grown impatient in his wait for McLaren to return to former glories.
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Hamilton drove ‘well, well off the pace’
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Hamilton drove ‘well, well off the pace’
Lewis Hamilton has backed up Sebastian Vettel's claims that he didn't try all that hard in Melbourne, saying once Valtteri Bottas had the gap, he didn't see a reason to "push and keep close."
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Five theories to explain Ferrari's Melbourne slump
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Five theories to explain Ferrari's Melbourne slump
Elements of the Italian media are wondering if Ferrari's 2019 title hopes have collapsed after just a single race. The Maranello team dominated pre-season testing, but in Australia were outclassed by Mercedes and Red Bull-Honda as Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc finished fourth and fifth respectively.
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Pit Chat: The Alonso effect is still being felt
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Pit Chat: The Alonso effect is still being felt
The best bits from the season opener featuring Daniel Avocado, Kimi Raikkonen (of course) and the lasting effect of Fernando Alonso.
Binotto Says Ferrari Struggled On The Albert Park Track Due to Balance Issues
Mattia Binotto explains the reasons for Ferrari's struggle at the Australian Grand Prix
Mattia Binotto explains the reasons for Ferrari's struggle at the Australian Grand Prix
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Romain Grosjean says overtaking was made no easier with the new-for-2019 front wing designs at the Australian Grand Prix. In a bid to help drivers to follow and pass their... read more »
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Honda is promising more power, and Red Bull is determined to improve its chassis after the new works pairing impressed at the 2019 season opener in Melbourne. Max Verstappen,... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas' former long-time sponsor is not commenting on whether he thinks the Mercedes driver's post-win comments were specifically addressed to him in... read more »
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The FIA's search to replace the late Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting has already thrown up several candidates, according to reports. Whiting passed away suddenly... read more »
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Carlos Sainz says he has no regrets about effectively costing himself the chance to race for Red Bull by moving to Renault at the end of 2017. Last year, when Red Bull needed a... read more »
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Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg have denied that their feud is still simmering. In the newly released Netflix series 'Drive to Survive', Magnussen - who famously... read more »
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Formula 1 and McLaren legend Emerson Fittipaldi is expecting fellow double world champion Fernando Alonso to return to the grid next year. Alonso quit F1 at the end of last... read more »
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Mattia Binotto admits that Ferrari did not understand why their strong pre-season performance deserted them at the Australian Grand Prix. The Scuderia failed to make good on... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has renewed the Silver Arrows' opposition to plans for Formula 1 teams to be subjected to budget caps in 2021. Liberty Media have sought... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen moved to play down the importance of their late-race battle to secure the bonus point for fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix, but both... read more »
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Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul has called for amendments to be made to the Albert Park pit straight to avoid a repeat of the incident which cost Daniel Ricciardo his... read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has backed new recruit Pierre Gasly after a difficult start to 2019 for the French driver. Promoted from Toro Rosso to replace Daniel... read more »
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Robert Kubica insists he does not regret returning to Formula 1. The Pole had a poor weekend for Williams at the Australian Grand Prix, which was his first race since returning... read more »
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Red Bull are setting their sights on championship leaders Mercedes, rather than Ferrari following the Australian Grand Prix, according to Dr Helmut Marko, who said Max... read more »
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The GPFans F1 Podcast is back to discuss the first race of the 2019 season and an epic win for Valtteri Bottas at the Australian Grand Prix. Harry Benjamin, Matt Scott and Rob... read more »
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Mattia Binotto says Ferrari is not panicking after a bad start to the 2019 season. The entire paddock, and particularly Italy's motorsport media, was stunned in Melbourne... read more »
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Toto Wolff confirmed that Valtteri Bottas and his race engineer Riccardo Musconi directly disobeyed his instructions not to chase the bonus point for the fastest lap at the... read more »
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner confirmed that Romain Grosjean's retirement from the Australian Grand Prix was a result of yet more pit-stop woe in Melbourne.... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel believes Lewis Hamilton's "boredom" was the main reason for the Mercedes man finishing the Australian Grand Prix with such a huge deficit to... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas explained that his "f*** you" message after winning the Australian Grand Prix was directed at those who had taken a negative view on him during his... read more »
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Ferrari team principal said it would have been an unnecessary risk to pit Charles Leclerc in an attempt to hunt the fastest lap bonus point at the Australian Grand Prix, while... read more »
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Romain Grosjean has said that the rule changes Formula 1 introduced this season to boost overtaking have made it easier to follow cars in front, but the Haas driver says he... read more »
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Max Verstappen says Red Bull now possess pace comparable to Mercedes and Ferrari, having swapped Renault for Honda. The Dutchman overtook Sebastian Vettel for third place at... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he has 'some ideas' as to why Valtteri Bottas' outpaced him during the Australian Grand Prix but acknowledged that his Mercedes'... read more »
Australian Grand Prix
17th of March 2019
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 408 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 320 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 251 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | 249 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | 247 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | 170 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | 69 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 62 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | 56 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | 53 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 655 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 571 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 419 |
| 4 | Renault | 122 |
| 5 | Haas Ferrari | 93 |
| 6 | McLaren Renault | 62 |
| 7 | Force India Mercedes | 52 |
| 8 | Sauber Ferrari | 48 |
| 9 | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 33 |
| 10 | Williams Mercedes | 7 |
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