Paddock Diary: German Grand Prix day three
2018 German Grand Prix
While Sebastian Vettel put his Ferrari on pole position at home, off-track a surprise development at the team made the headlines during day three at the Hockenheimring.
While Sebastian Vettel put his Ferrari on pole position at home, off-track a surprise development at the team made the headlines during day three at the Hockenheimring.
Mercedes are losing half a second per lap to Ferrari on the straights at Hockenheim, according to team principal Toto Wolff.
Kevin Magnussen wants to see the Hockenheimring’s punishing kerbs used at other Formula 1 tracks to discourage drivers from abusing track limits.
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Vettel is holding all the cards for Sunday’s German Grand Prix, but Hockenheim hasn’t always been kind to him.
Sebastian Vettel smashed Michael Schumacher’ 14-year-old Hockenheimring track record, while Williams lifted themselves up from the back of the field.
Williams will have further, smaller upgrades to follow the “big step” it brought at the Hockenheimring, says chief technical officer Paddy Lowe.
Max Verstappen says overtaking is more difficult among the top teams than the midfielders, which compounds the problems Red Bull face in qualifying.
Romain Grosjean has said that it’s ‘easy’ for top team drivers like Ricciardo or Hamilton to recover places, saying there’s two different leagues of F1.
Ferrari chairman and chief executive officer Sergio Marchionne has stepped down from his roles, the company has announced.
Sebastian Vettel says he was disappointed to see Lewis Hamilton drop out of qualifying with a technical problem.
Alonso has said his teammate is ‘doing what he can’ with a significantly lower-downforce car.
Lewis Hamilton did not cause the technical failure which put him out of qualifying for the German Grand Prix, his team have confirmed.
Pictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2018 German Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel has taken pole at Hockenheim, while rival Lewis Hamilton damages car to go out in Q1.
Lewis Hamilton says the bump he ran over at turn one didn’t trigger the hydraulic fault which forced him out of qualifying early in the German Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel leads the provisional grid for the 2018 German Grand Prix.
Esteban Ocon says his improved performance in qualifying compared to team mate Sergio Perez is a result of the work he has done since last season.
Sauber take advantage of rain to claim the top times of FP3 in Hockenheim amidst Hamilton fitness concerns.
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