In the round-up: Verstappen criticises ‘F2 engine’ • Mallya open to offers • Ricciardo sees few opportunities to move
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This won’t be Hamilton’s last British Grand Prix – Wolff
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Posted onIn the round-up: This won’t be Hamilton’s last British Grand Prix – Wolff • Channel 4 could show F1 highlights in UK next year • FOM chief says London GP “would be the greatest racing spectacle on the planet”
High tyre loads will cause “surprises” in race – Ocon
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Posted onIn the RaceFans round-up: High tyre loads will cause “surprises” in race – Ocon • Vettel: ‘F1 is what I do not who I am’ • Verstappen not interested in racing outside F1 yet
Hartley: Triple-header will be hardest for Alonso
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Posted onIn the round-up: Hartley: Le Mans will make triple-header hardest for Alonso • Hamilton ‘stayed in hotel room for four days’ after defeat • Renault expect benefit from Red Bull split
Severe Red Bull Ring kerbs “divide opinion” among drivers
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Posted onIn the round-up: Severe Red Bull Ring kerbs “divide opinion” among drivers • Hamilton: “God has his hand over me” • Hulkenberg expects Silverstone to suit him
Haas beating teams who have three times more staff – Steiner
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Posted onIn the round-up: Haas beating teams who have three times more staff – Steiner • Red Bull have title shots – Horner • Vettel says drivers have led to penalties increase
Wolff “not surprised” by lack of Ferrari team orders
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Posted onIn the round-up: Wolff “not surprised” by lack of Ferrari team orders • Haas expects strong run to continue at Silverstone • F1 TV ratings fall in UK
Perez doesn’t understand Force India team orders
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Posted onIn the round-up: Perez doesn’t understand Force India team orders • Turbo problem halted Hulkenberg • Williams “were struggling with everything” – Stroll
Vandoorne ‘very close in performance’ to Alonso – Boullier
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Posted onIn the round-up: Vandoorne ‘very close in performance’ to Alonso – Boullier • Perez blames traffic for missing Q2 • Stroll says Williams had more pace
Toro Rosso broke three noses on kerbs in practice
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Posted onIn the round-up: Toro Rosso broke three noses on kerbs in practice • Aston Martin cools on F1 entry • Verstappen criticises “keyboard warriors”
Leclerc dismisses rumour of Ferrari drive at Belgian GP
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Posted onIn the round-up: Leclerc dismisses rumour of Ferrari drive at Belgian GP • Moto GP riders against F1 race at Assen • Renault engine ‘gets party mode for Austria’
Paul Ricard to address pit lane safety concerns for 2019
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Posted onIn the round-up: Paul Ricard to address pit lane safety concerns for 2019 • Kubica to drive in practice for Williams again tomorrow • McLaren now tipped to be courting Raikkonen
Hartley “should have cut the chicane like the others” at the start
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Posted onIn the round-up: Hartley “should have cut the chicane like the others” at the start • Angry French GP fans plan ‘class action’ • IndyCar linked to 2019 Miami race
Mercedes hint Hamilton announcement is close
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Posted onIn the round-up: Mercedes hints Hamilton contract announcement coming soon • French GP traffic problems “unacceptable” – Fernley • Some Renault teams won’t run new MGU-K
Wolff credits “marginal gains” for Mercedes’ French GP win
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Posted onIn the round-up: Wolff credits “marginal gains” for Mercedes’ French GP win • F2 driver explains bizarre radio rant • Saudi woman drives F1 car at grand prix
Grosjean can’t explain qualifying crash
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Posted onIn the round-up: Grosjean can’t explain qualifying crash • More traffic problems at Paul Ricard • Toro Rosso losing time on straight – Gasly
Ericsson suspects wind caused high-speed French GP crash
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Posted onIn the round-up: Ericsson suspects wind caused high-speed French GP crash • Dixon linked to McLaren IndyCar team • French GP car parks to open early on Saturday
Verstappen: Family’s absence made no difference to Canadian GP performance
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Posted onIn the round-up: Family’s absence made no difference in Canada – Verstappen • New threat to Miami Grand Prix • Anonymous McLaren employee reveals “toxic atmosphere”
Hulkenberg: Renault’s weak point “stops us from going faster”
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Posted onIn the round-up: Hulkenberg reveals Renault’s weakness – how to build a circuit out of pastis – Wolff on teenagers with ‘pushy parents’
Raikkonen: French GP won’t ‘change the world’
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Posted onIn the round-up: Raikkonen doesn’t expect world to change at French GP – where does Ricciardo live in the new Honda/Red Bull shack-up – Aitken’s tart addiction