Hamilton: Ferrari have a ‘jet mode’ for qualifying
Lewis Hamilton has said Ferrari can turn their car up to "jet mode" in qualifying as they have "crazy" straight-line speed at their disposal.
Lewis Hamilton has said Ferrari can turn their car up to "jet mode" in qualifying as they have "crazy" straight-line speed at their disposal.
Ferrari test driver, Marc Gene, believes Sebastian Vettel being knocked off the front row at the Russian Grand Prix could be a blessing in disguise.
F1 heads for the Black Sea coast and the resort of Sochi this weekend as Ferrari bid to make it four victories in a row to continue their astonishing 2019 renaissance at the Russian Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc may have just claimed his fourth-straight pole in Formula 1, but he feels that isn't the best starting position at the Russian GP.
Max Verstappen is targeting a P4/5 finish in the Russian GP and doesn't expect to be able to challenge Ferrari or Lewis Hamilton.
Valtteri Bottas claims he was plagued by balance issues throughout qualifying for the Russian GP and doesn't understand why.
Carlos Sainz has said he didn't expect himself and McLaren to have such a strong qualifying in Russia following struggles in the practice sessions.
Alex Albon has said he was caught out by a tailwind which subsequently led to him crashing and retiring from qualifying in Sochi.
Charles Leclerc became the first Ferrari driver since Michael Schumacher in 2001 to secure four pole positions on the trot, P1 in qualifying for the Russian GP.
George Russell was frustrated with Williams for sending him out in traffic again during Q1 in Russia, but admits it wasn't as costly this time.
Kimi Raikkonen believes a "small mistake" compromised his whole lap after being eliminated in Q1 at the Russian GP.
The dominant Charles Leclerc was joined by Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to face the media after qualifying for the Russian GP.
Alex Albon's miserable weekend continued after a heavy crash during Q1 at the Russian GP.
Charles Leclerc was the man to beat in final practice for the Russian GP as Daniil Kvyat must have been wondering what he has to do to catch a break.
The FIA has altered the manner in which drivers must return to the track should they go off at Turn 2 at Sochi after the F1 drivers struggled to follow Friday's directive.
Daniil Kvyat feels surely F1 has bigger things to worry about than a driver changing his helmet twice in one season.
It was a day of toil for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes as he admits they are still "figuring out" how to improve the car after two disappointing sessions at Sochi.
"It's only five places so it's not that bad," was Max Verstappen's verdict after he was asked if he was disappointed with the decision to a grid penalty at Sochi instead of Singapore.
Things are looking good for Ferrari at the Russian Grand Prix with Charles Leclerc declaring that their race pace is probably the "strongest since the beginning of the season".
Alex Albon has taken responsibility for his close shave with Lewis Hamilton during FP2 at the Russian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen replaced Charles Leclerc at the top of the timesheet in Russia after setting the fastest lap of FP2 at the Sochi Autodrom.
McLaren endured a frustrating Friday at Sochi with Carlos Sainz admitting some of the things they tried "clearly didn't work".
Robert Kubica called Friday practice at the Russian Grand Prix "one of the worst days behind the wheel" at Williams.
Mercedes principal Toto Wolff admits that the team's overall package is "just not enough" after being well off the pace during FP1 and 2 at the Russian GP.
Charles Leclerc put aside his Singapore disappointment to set the pace in Friday's first practice for the Russian GP as Daniil Kvyat's home race got off to a bad start.