Rodger Ward

Renault drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg earned fourth and fifth places in the last race at Monza, and in the two events held since the summer break the Enstone outfit has made a net gain of 25 points on fourth-placed McLaren – leaving the current gap at 18 points with seven races still to run.<br>Abiteboul believes that Renault has the better overall package and will able to close ...

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Toro Rosso adopted Honda engines last year after the Japanese company split with McLaren, as Red Bull used its junior team to evaluate a potential Honda partnership for itself. <br>Honda’s progress with Toro Rosso convinced Red Bull to strike a deal for 2019, and after that was done Toro Rosso was willing to take the hit of more grid drops to encourage Honda to push on with development.<br>Red ...

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The British team slumped to the back of the grid in 2018 and has suffered an even worse 2019 so far, as its car has proven well off the pace and left its drivers adrift of even the midfield battle.<br>However, Williams has stated this season it has confidence that the base of the 2019 car is a fundamental improvement from last year, and it just needs to be aggressively developed.<br>Rookie driver ...

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To the surprise of fans worldwide, even in his native Poland, the Williams driver’s name came up on the screen at the end of the race.<br>That decision aroused some curiosity because the afternoon was dominated by the sensational battle between Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and Ferrari star Charles Leclerc.<br>In contrast Kubica finished three laps down in 20th and last place, logging the worst ...

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O'Ward is undertaking a one-off outing in Formula 2 this weekend for MP Motorsport replacing the banned Mahaveer Raghunathan.<br>He finished 18th, two tenths off his teammate Jordan King, in Friday morning's free practice session.<br>The Mexican could be in line for a Super Formula seat, following Red Bull's split with Dan Ticktum, who was contesting a full programme in the series.<br>O'Ward is ...

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When it was announced that F1 2019 would be released in June, two months earlier than its predecessor was last year, there was a concern that the quality would be sacrificed for the earlier release date.<br>Fortunately, after over 24 hours of playing F1 2019, it’s already evident that no expense was spared with this year’s title, with more quality and quantity offline and online than ever ...

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A hearing at Paul Ricard on Friday, ahead of the French Grand Prix, resulted in the stewards from the previous race in Canada rejecting Ferrari's request for a review of their decision 12 days ago.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>FIA dismisses Ferrari bid for Vettel penalty review<br>Stewards' decision in full: Why Ferrari's challenge was rejected<br><br><br>Ferrari was seeking to overturn the ...

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The Stewards received a petition from Scuderia Ferrari for them to review, in accordance with Article 14 of the FIA International Sporting Code, the following decision made by the Stewards at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix Competition: Document 42 – 2019 Canadian Grand Prix. The Stewards, summoned the team (Document 47) and held a hearing at 14:15 on Friday 21st June, 2019.<br>The Stewards heard ...

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They also investigate how taking some more time to consider Vettel's response to going off track, plus the additional details that have emerged about the FIA's decision, make it hard to argue against the verdict the officials came to.<br><br>More Vettel penalty insights:<br><br>Hamilton: I would've done the same as Vettel<br>Vettel penalty "fully deserved," says Rosberg<br>Wolff: Wrong to pressure ...

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Vettel lost his and Ferrari's first win of the season after being judged to have rejoined unsafely and forced Lewis Hamilton off-track following a mistake while leading the race.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Analysis: The reason Vettel was punished in Canada<br>Why Canada left Vettel facing a harsher reality<br><br><br>That penalty dropped Vettel to second and handed Hamilton and Mercedes the win ...

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The Stewards, having received a report from the Race Director, have considered the following matter and determine the following:<br>No / Driver: 5 - Sebastian Vettel<br>Competitor: Scuderia Ferrari<br>Time: 15:13<br>Session: Race<br>Fact: Car 5 left the track, re-joined unsafely and forced another car off track.<br>Offence: Involved in an incident as defined by Article 38.1 of the FIA ...

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The Ferrari driver was left furious at being handed a punishment for running wide at the first chicane on lap 48 and coming back in track in front of Hamilton.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Canadian GP: Hamilton wins after controversial Vettel penalty<br><br><br>The stewards felt Vettel was guilty of a wrongdoing and handed him a five-second penalty which led to him dropping behind Hamilton at the ...

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Steiner was irritated by the Monaco Grand Prix stewards' decision to hand Pierre Gasly a three-place grid penalty and a licence penalty point for impeding Haas driver Romain Grosjean during qualifying.<br>He believes it was wrong for Grosjean to have received the same punishment in Bahrain – where there were no consequences for Lando Norris, the driver he impeded – as Gasly did in Monaco for ...

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O'Ward, who is currently contesting a part-time IndyCar schedule with Carlin after triumphing in feeder category Indy Lights in 2018, was announced as the latest addition to the Red Bull Junior Team on Thursday.<br>The 20-year-old has been a regular on the American single-seater racing scene since 2015 but, speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, O'Ward confirmed he believes an opportunity in ...

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The Italian team intended to wait until the Canadian Grand Prix, round seven of the season, to run its second-specification power unit for the first time.<br>However, ahead of the weekend, Ferrari has revealed it plans to run the upgraded engine at Barcelona instead, alongside a new lubricant from its technical partner Shell.<br>Ferrari joins Honda in having its first engine upgrade of the season ...

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Toro Rosso racer Kvyat was given a drive-through penalty and two penalty points on his licence for the opening lap incident at Shanghai.<br>Both Kvyat and Norris eventually retired, while Sainz recovered to 14th.<br>"This was, I think, a normal lap one incident - one car coming from off the track, and one car being sandwiched, and me leaving space enough for one car certainly," Kvyat said.<br>"The ...

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Hulkenberg let Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo teammate Kimi Raikkonen through approaching the minor Turn 5 left-hand kink that precedes the fast right-left sweeps of Turns 6 and 7 at the start of the middle sector. <br>The Renault then moved back to the middle of the circuit, which meant Giovinazzi tried to go around the outside of Hulkenberg through Turn 6 so he was on the inside for Turn 7. <br>With ...

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With the Milton Keynes-based operation bullish about its prospects for 2019 on the back of a switch to Honda engines, the team has worked flatout since testing to get the updates ready early.<br>Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko told the company’s TV channel ServusTV that a "fully motivated" Adrian Newey had pulled out all the stops to get the new parts ready early.<br>"Parts that ...

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Motorsport.com reported last week that the plan had been approved by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council but will still subject to an e-vote by the F1 Commission and Strategy Group.<br>This was a departure from the standard procedure, as a proposal would usually be voted on by the Commission before being put up for final approval by the WMSC.<br>A vote was held on Monday by the Strategy Group and ...

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Monster Energy, which sponsors Hamilton as well as the Yamaha MotoGP factory team, is pushing for a ride swap between him and seven-time premier-class champion Valentino Rossi – but Mercedes F1 sponsor Petronas also has its sights on a MotoGP test for Hamilton.<br>Hamilton was in attendance for qualifying for MotoGP's opening round of 2019 in Qatar as a guest of the Petronas-backed SRT Yamaha ...

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The Dutch driver spent Saturday observing the stewarding process at the event at the Circuit Moulay El Hassan, which was won by Mahindra Racing driver Jerome D’Ambrosio.<br>Verstappen was in Morocco at the request of the FIA to serve the first of two days of public service he was given after shoving former Force India racer Esteban Ocon in parc ferme at the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.<br>Speaking ...

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All the FIA’s major champions were crowned, including the WRC’s Sebastien Ogier, Formula E’s Jean-Eric Vergne, World RX’s Johan Kristofferson, F2’s George Russell and European F3’s Mick Schumacher. Across social media, attention was focused on Raikkonen, who is renowned for enjoying a party and appeared to be on top form…           Check out photos from the ...

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All the FIA’s major champions were crowned, including the WRC’s Sebastien Ogier, Formula E’s Jean-Eric Vergne, World RX’s Johan Kristofferson, F2’s George Russell and European F3’s Mick Schumacher. Across social media, attention was focused on Raikkonen, who is renowned for enjoying a party and appeared to be on top form…           Check out photos from the ...

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In this video, former McLaren star Hakkinen recalls his high-speed rivalry with Michael Schumacher, including that incredible pass in the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps – with a little help from compere David Croft and presenter Martin Brundle. Brundle also asks him if it’s true that he used to own a pet tortoise… More Mika Hakkinen stories: Retro: The day ...

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Named in honour of Autosport's founder, these Awards are given in tribute to lifetime contributions to motorsport. By the time Hakkinen arrived in F1 with Lotus in 1991, he was already a champion in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Opel Lotus and British Formula 3, and had come across future F1 rival Michael Schumacher in an infamous and contentious Macau Grand Prix battle. Two seasons at Lotus ...

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