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Vettel leads Hamilton and breaks Interlagos track record

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix third practice

10th November 2018, 15:0410th November 2018, 15:15 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel set a new record lap time for the Interlagos circuit as he head Lewis Hamilton in the final practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Bottas edges Hamilton by 0.003s in second practice

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix second practice

9th November 2018, 18:389th November 2018, 18:58 | Written by Keith Collantine

Valtteri Bottas led an extremely close one-two for Mercedes in the second practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix practice in pictures

F1 Pictures

9th November 2018, 15:1810th November 2018, 1:16 | Written by Keith Collantine

Pictures from the first day of practice for the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Verstappen quickest as one-tenth covers top three teams

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix first practice

9th November 2018, 14:319th November 2018, 21:34 | Written by Keith Collantine

Romain GrosjeanMax Verstappen led a close first practice session at Interlagos where the top three teams were covered by less than a tenth of a second.

Leclerc told 50 times to save his tyres in Sauber’s extreme Mexico strategy

2018 Mexican Grand Prix

2nd November 2018, 11:44 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sauber’s tyre-saving strategy in the Mexican Grand Prix was so extreme Charles Leclerc had to be told 50 times to slow down to preserve his rubber.

Little variation in teams’ Brazilian GP tyre picks

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix

30th October 2018, 15:02 | Written by Keith Collantine

Formula 1 teams have chosen largely similar tyre selections for the penultimate race of the year in Brazil, though McLaren have again erred on the conservative side.

Grosjean two points away from ban after Leclerc collision

2018 United States Grand Prix

21st October 2018, 22:0422nd October 2018, 1:34 | Written by Keith Collantine

Romain Grosjean

Leclerc: Hamilton proved newcomers can perform in top teams

2019 F1 season

25th September 2018, 11:0625th September 2018, 10:22 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Charles Leclerc says Lewis Hamilton’s successful debut for McLaren in 2007 shows he must be ready for his opportunity to drive for Ferrari next year.

Leclerc is Ferrari’s best choice for the long-term – Arrivabene

2018 F1 season

14th September 2018, 15:58 | Written by Keith Collantine

Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene says he promoted Charles Leclerc in place of Kimi Raikkonen because he believes the 20-year-old is the best long-term choice for the team.

Leclerc says he won’t be Vettel’s number two at Ferrari

2018 Singapore Grand Prix

13th September 2018, 13:5114th September 2018, 7:07 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

New Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says he hasn’t joined the team to play number two to Sebastian Vettel.

Did Raikkonen deserve to lose his Ferrari seat?

2018 F1 season

11th September 2018, 12:5911th September 2018, 12:59 | Written by Keith Collantine

Ferrari has dropped Kimi Raikkonen for the second time in his career. Was the time right for him to go – or has their last champion been hard done by?