Jochen Mass

The Mercedes driver returned to action in the F1 season finale this weekend after missing the Sakhir GP because of COVID-19, but he admitted to not having fully recovered from the illness.<br>After taking third place behind Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas in the Yas Marina race, Hamilton said that he did not feel good and felt his form had been hurt.<br>"That was a really hard race for me," he ...

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At last Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix Hamilton's victory saw him become the standalone record holder in terms of most grand prix wins, with the six-time F1 world champion banking his 92nd career victory at Portimao.<br>He's also closing in on equalling Schumacher's record of seven titles, further fuelling comparisons between the two superstars.<br>Massa, an 11-time grand prix winner, has seen ...

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The Finn had got a good slipstream after the start and was set up to try to get around the outside of his Mercedes teammate at the first braking zone.<br>But in the end he went in too deep, revealing that he had been distracted when a large insect smashed into his visor.<br>"I obviously tried," said Bottas, who in the end went on to claim victory after Hamilton was hit with two five-second ...

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Ferrari has made a difficult start to the 2020 Formula 1 season after a lack of performance with its SF1000 car, leaving it fifth in the constructors’ standings.<br>Leclerc said on Thursday that Ferrari was braced for “two difficult weekends” at Silverstone, but managed to finish fourth in second practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday. While he was happy with his single-lap pace ...

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Mercedes won last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring with Valtteri Bottas, but electrical noise stemming from heavy vibration caused as the W11s ran across the kerbs at the Austrian track threatened to cause gearbox sensor failures on both the race winner's car and Hamilton's machine.<br>Mercedes admitted after that event that the problem would be expected to reoccur if its cars ...

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Ferrari originally planned to bring the package to the third round of the world championship in Hungary, having recognised that it needs to change direction and take drag off the car in an attempt to find straightline speed.<br>However, the team announced on Monday that it was trying to bring as many elements as possible to this weekend's Styrian GP, in large part because of the benefits of ...

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The FIA’s World Motorsport Council on Wednesday ratified a raft of new measures, including a budget cap, car and engine development limits, and aero development handicap rules, following weeks of discussions between teams.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>World Council approves lower cost cap and other F1 rule changes<br><br><br>McLaren was one of the teams pushing hard for a bigger reduction to the ...

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Massa was struck on the crash helmet by the spring from the heave damper arrangement at the rear of Rubens Barichello’s BGP001. As the discarded black spring bounced along the track, Massa drove into it at high speed – knocking him unconscious and causing him to crash head-on into a tyre barrier.<br>“Exit of Turn 5, Rubens lost his third spring of his car, and I was coming around ...

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Income for January to March has plummeted from $246m for the same quarter in 2019 to just $39m this year, covering a period that saw the loss of the races in Australia and Bahrain.<br>Although those events would have paid hosting fees in advance, F1 has made it clear that it has not recognised the payments as income, and it has done the same with TV deals and most sponsorship contracts.<br>Primary ...

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Renault's mass damper is a typical example of Formula 1 teams using their ingenuity and lateral thinking to find a way around a problem, and then exploit it even further.<br>The Enstone-based team had found the rules introduced for 2005 required it to run an excessive amount of front spring stiffness to keep the front wing as close as possible to the ground.<br>This was the sort of mechanical ...

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first nine grands prix of the 2020 Formula 1 season have already been either postponed or cancelled, with June's French Grand Prix set to be the tenth race to be pushed back.<br>On Wednesday, Belgian prime minister Sophie Wilmes confirmed that all mass events in the country, such as festivals and large sports events, will be prohibited until August 31. That would ...

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Ahead of talks later this week between F1, the FIA and teams about going further than a provisional plan to reduce the cost cap to $150 million, Agag believes more dramatic action is called for. He suggests that, with the sport having more freedom to make big changes because a new Concorde Agreement needs to be signed for 2021, a push should be made to think again about how its business model is ...

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Massa’s F1 career was highlighted by 11 grand prix victories, 41 podium finishes, 16 pole positions and 15 fastest laps. He came within one point of the 2008 world championship, only being denied by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the last race at Interlagos.<br>In this clip from the movie, Massa reveals how his connection with Ferrari began, and how he had to keep it a secret for ...

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In the film, Massa relives some of the greatest and worst moments of his career throughout this documentary, including his experiences in the F2008 (below).<br><br>To watch the film, subscribe to Motorsport.tv from $4.99/€4.50/£3.99 a month.<br><br><br>Ferrari F2008 (659) 2008 side view<br>Photo by: Giorgio Piola<br><br>Massa was world champion for 38 seconds, for when he crossed the finish ...

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Although it's enjoyed its best season in years in 2019, the Woking-based team is still undergoing a continuous overhaul - which includes the construction of a new wind tunnel for 2021 - under the new management of new team boss Andreas Seidl and Key, who came in from Toro Rosso.<br>And while McLaren's F1 simulator was once state-of-the-art, Key acknowledges developing a new version was a must in ...

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After what has been a rollercoaster season, Ricciardo came on the team radio after last weekend's race to give words of encouragement for next year.<br>"Thank you guys," he said. "I really mean it but we will get better next year, a lot better, I really think we will. So let's get it."<br>Speaking about his message to Motorsport.com afterwards, Ricciardo said that his comments were not just hollow ...

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In front of a crowd of thousands at the Sao Paulo Fan Festival, run ahead of this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, Senna’s 1984 Toleman TG184 and 1985 Lotus 97T were driven by the star names.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>The mystery of Senna's #11 photo solved<br>Gallery: All of Ayrton Senna's F1 race wins<br><br><br>Emerson Fittipaldi told Motorsport.com: “For me, it is an honour ...

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The Brazilian, who took 11 victories for Ferrari during an eight-year stint at Maranello, says that he has been hugely impressed with the way that Leclerc has settled in there.<br>And he thinks the qualities that the Monegasque driver have shown in only his second season of F1 point to him having what it takes to win the world title soon.<br>“He's a very talented guy, but the thing that strikes ...

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Hamilton needs to finish eighth or above to secure his sixth F1 world championship in the upcoming United States Grand Prix, and got his Austin weekend off to a strong start by setting the pace in Friday practice.<br>However, the champion-elect revealed he had endured a particularly tough time in the first of the day's two practice sessions, as the bumpy nature of the circuit left him feeling ...

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Bottas was over three tenths down on Hamilton after the first sector of what would end up the fastest lap of Friday practice, the Finn overturning the deficit over the rest of the lap to end up a tenth clear.<br>"There's always time to find at this track, there's always areas that you're weak at. This is not, I would say, my strongest of circuits, and there's always areas you can improve," ...

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On the back of its struggles at the Austrian Grand Prix, Mercedes has worked hard on a series of developments to improve the cooling of its car – which has been marginal all season.<br>The timing of the introduction of the new parts could not have been more important, with Germany taking the full brunt of the heatwave that has spread across Europe as temperatures got close to 40C.<br><br>Read ...

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Gasly qualified fifth for the British Grand Prix, matching his strongest grid position of the year, as he ended up just under half a second off Mercedes' polesitter Valtteri Bottas.<br>His Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen was one place ahead in fourth, just over 0.3s faster.<br>Gasly began the Silverstone weekend by topping first practice, and was again quicker than Verstappen in both the second ...

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Amid plans to overhaul F1's rules for 2021, Perez believes that the sport has taken a wrong path in recent years because the impact that a driver has on results has become less and less.<br>The Mexican has admitted to his own frustrations with the situation, and suggested that if things do not change dramatically in two years' time then he could lose interest in carrying on.<br>"I think what F1 ...

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