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Alpine's progress almost "too good to be true" - Alonso

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Enstone-based outfit endured a difficult start to the season, as it struggled to make much of an impact in the midfield battle during the Bahrain and Emilia Romagna... read more »

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Mercedes has plenty to 'worry about' for F1 Spanish GP

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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While Lewis Hamilton managed to beat title rival Max Verstappen to victory in Portugal last weekend, the low-grip track surface and tricky tyre characteristics meant it was... read more »

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10 things we learned from F1's 2021 Portuguese GP

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Formula 1's second visit to Portimao came threw up vastly different conditions to its inaugural grand prix last October, but ended with the same race winner in Lewis... read more »

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Verstappen hopes ‘we don’t come back’ to Portimao

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Max Verstappen hopes twice will be enough for F1 at Portimao - a venue not to his liking due to the lack of grip. read more »

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McLaren: Ricciardo's struggles exaggerated by low-grip circuits

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Australian has had difficult weekends at Imola and Portimao, being unable to match teammate Lando Norris.But the contrast was huge during qualifying at the Portuguese Grand... read more »

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Perez: Lack of confidence 'a big killer' at Portimao

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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In his third qualifying outing for Red Bull, Perez finished fourth in Q3 at Portimao and just 0.144s off teammate Max Verstappen in third place.But the Mexican driver reported... read more »

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Teams' reactions after Portimao qualifying

over 4 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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The thrilling battle between Mercedes and Red Bull continued in the qualifying session for today's Portuguese Grand Prix with Mercedes finding the better grip in the... read more »

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Why frustrated Verstappen hasn't enjoyed 'a single lap' so far in Portugal

over 4 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Max Verstappen says a low-grip track surface at the Algarve Formula 1 circuit meant he has so far been unable to enjoy a "single lap" of the Portuguese Grand Prix... read more »

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Verstappen ‘hasn’t enjoyed a single lap’ of grip-less Portimao

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Max Verstappen says he no longer enjoys driving at Portimao after criticising the levels of grip available from the track surface. The venue, which joined the pandemic-hit... read more »

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F1 Portuguese GP: Verstappen beats Hamilton to top spot in FP3

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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In overcast and cooler conditions compared to the Friday running, the drivers had to spend lots of time carefully preparing their tyres to get them in the correct temperature... read more »

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Verstappen - Portimao lack of grip "not very enjoyable"

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Max Verstappen described the slippery Portimao circuit as "not very enjoyable to drive" after the Red Bull driver finished second in both Friday practice sessions for... read more »

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‘Lively car’ brought back go-karting memories – Schumacher

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mick Schumacher says the lack of grip available during practice for Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix brought back memories from his time in Formula 3 and go-karting.... read more »

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Norris not confident of making Q3 in F1 Portuguese GP qualifying

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Briton, who finished on the podium at Imola a fortnight ago, was eighth in the morning session and 12th in the afternoon on a day when the wind and low grip track surface... read more »

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Hamilton points finger at Pirelli for picking the wrong tyres

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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Lewis Hamilton feels Pirelli picked the wrong tyre for this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix after the drivers again struggled for grip on the slippery Portimao circuit. read more »

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Verstappen: 'Super slippery' Portimao track not enjoyable in F1 car

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Last year's running in Portimao saw drivers struggle with low grip conditions throughout the race weekend, most notably on Sunday when a sprinkling of rain and low... read more »

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Verstappen frustrated by focus on ‘too hard’ tyres at Portimao

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen said it was "not very enjoyable to drive" during practice for Formula 1's Portuguese Grand Prix and expressed frustration at the focus... read more »

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Bottas fronts opening practice session in Portugal

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Valtteri Bottas led the way for Mercedes, ahead of Formula 1's title front-runners, during opening practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix. Drivers struggled with tyre... read more »

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Verstappen expecting 2015 grip levels next season

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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Max Verstappen believes that next year's rules overhaul will see cars running at 2015 grip levels. read more »

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Mercedes explain Bottas’ lack of pace at Imola

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Mercedes have confirmed Valtteri Bottas' poor performance at Imola was not caused by a car issue, just a lack of grip. read more »

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Autosport Podcast: Reviewing the Emilia Romagna GP

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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While Verstappen controlled proceedings at the front, rain before the start shook things up behind as drivers struggled for grip in damp conditions at Imola.Lewis Hamilton... read more »

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“For a rookie, it was a great learning experience to see how the car behaves with less grip” – Nikita Mazepin

over 4 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Nikita Mazepin has enjoyed his first experiences in the VF-21 experiencing the car in both grippy conditions and conditions without grip, the whole test has been a great... read more »

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Tsunoda explains never-experienced-before grip

over 4 years ago

from: GPfans.com

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AlphaTauri rookie Yuki Tsunoda has revealed he has never experienced anything like the grip offered by Pirelli's softest tyre compound. read more »

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Bottas hopes Mercedes can recover after 'not ideal' F1 test start

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Bottas was handed the first run-out in Mercedes' new W12 car on Friday morning, but was limited to just six laps through the early session after a gearshift issue forced... read more »

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Verstappen fastest after opening day of F1 Bahrain testing

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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In the final hour of the afternoon Verstappen clocked a time of 1m30.674s with medium tyres on his RB16B to stay on top until the chequered flag.As expected, the four-hour... read more »

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Perez: Red Bull's 2021 F1 challenger has "good potential"

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Sergio Perez feels that Red Bull's new RB16B Formula 1 car has "good potential" after saying its improved grip was noticeable at a filming day on Wednesday read more »