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Ferrari is the pre-event favourite for its home grand prix but Leclerc only marginally beat Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to the quickest time in Friday's rain-hit second practice session.<br>Leclerc topped both of the 90-minute sessions but is not convinced that form is "the real picture of everything" because Mercedes' fastest FP2 times came when the track conditions were not at their best.<br>"It's ...

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What should have been a normal pitstop for Benetton driver Jos Verstappen turned into near disaster when petrol sprayed out of the refuelling hose and was ignited on a still hot car.<br>Captured live on television at the time, the drama of the moment has been further sealed by what is now a world-famous photograph of then Benetton pit crew member Paul Seaby captured in the middle of flames as he ...

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Grosjean was eliminated from the second part of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix when his teammate Kevin Magnussen crashed heavily exiting the final corner and prevented final improvements in Q2. <br>That meant Grosjean, who was the first car on the scene as he was running a few seconds behind Magnussen, failed to set a lap time after in Q2 after flat-spotting his first set of tyres, and ...

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Vettel was fourth-fastest in second practice, fractionally slower than teammate Charles Leclerc, but both Ferraris were more than three tenths behind the pace-setting Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. <br>Ferrari has introduced an upgraded engine at Barcelona but was losing time in the final sector of the lap, which features more slow corners.<br>Asked if he was looking to gain time in the final sector ...

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Horner caused some intrigue ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix when he commented that there was something odd going on with Ferrari's fuel, because of the way it smelt funny.<br>Speaking to German publication Auto Motor und Sport, Horner said: "The fuel from Ferrari smells like grapefruit juice."<br>Some interpreted those comments as suggesting that the Italian outfit and its fuel partner Shell could ...

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Like in Australia and China, the tyre range for Baku is made up of the C2, C3 and C4 compounds.<br>But while Ferrari and Mercedes have selected the same respective amount of red-walled C4 soft tyres as they had for Shanghai, the rest of the field opted for a more aggressive selection.<br>Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will both have seven sets of softs available, while ...

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McLaren drivers Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris will each have nine sets of the C4 compound, the softest available in Shanghai.<br>The rest of the field has opted for either eight or seven sets of the red-walled soft tyre.<br>Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, who finished 1-2 in the first two races of the 2019 campaign, will both have eight sets of the C4s available, although ...

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The hot temperatures at the Sakhir circuit have encouraged a number of teams to open out their engine cover exits to keep the powertrain from overheating.<br>Renault has made a drastic change; the top of the exit was previously in line with the upper rear suspension wishbones, but this exit has been raised to expel a greater amount of heat.<br>As can be seen from Giorgio Piola's image, Mercedes ...

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Abiteboul stressed that the best of the rest contest behind the established top three teams is so close that teams will have to get everything right in order to be on top.<br>"It was extremely tight, and it's going to be extremely tight all season," Abiteboul told Motorsport.com after the Australian GP. "So I think it's going to be fascinating.<br>"It's very difficult to get it right or easy to ...

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Hamilton had been left baffled during the Formula 1 season opener as to why he had been struggling with the balance of his Mercedes.<br>It was only after the race that his Mercedes team discovered damage to the floor area of his car ahead of the left rear tyre.<br>As the below images show, Hamilton was left without the last (and largest) fully enclosed hole and edge flap at the rear of the floor ...

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Across the grid, a number of teams were able to digest their efforts from testing and re-emerge in Australia with a selection of new parts.<br>Giorgio Piola has been keeping track of everything across the field, and his exclusive images showcase a number of new developments along with many more points of interest.<br>Red Bull<br><br>Red Bull Racing RB15 front wing detail<br>Photo by: Giorgio ...

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Ahead of its official launch next Monday, before the start of pre-season testing at Barcelona, images emerged of Alfa conducting a shakedown at the Fiorano circuit in Italy.<br>The former Sauber team's car was decorated in a special 'love' livery to mark the run commencing on Valentine's Day, and driven by Kimi Raikkonen.<br>A press release documenting the first on-track run for Alfa Romeo Racing ...

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Binotto took charge of Ferrari's engine development after its dismal performance at the start of F1's V6 turbo-hybrid era in 2014.<br>He was then promoted to a role as overall technical chief in mid-2016 as part of an overhaul designed by then-president and CEO Sergio Marchionne.<br>Ferrari has since produced two cars capable of fighting for wins on a regular basis, although errors from the team ...

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