Sam Tomlinson, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

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Vettel: I had difficulties keeping the car on the track

Sebastian Vettel left qualifying for the British Grand Prix saying the weekend couldn't 'get much worse'. However, neither Vettel nor Ferrari would have envisaged Sunday's race to be such a struggle. Vet... Read More...

Albon hoping for special Sunday after quali struggles

Alex Albon is looking to put on a show in Sunday's British Grand Prix after a difficult qualifying session where he failed to make Q3. Albon could only manage P12 having missed the vast majority of FP3 w... Read More...

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Wolff: W11 in a league of its own

Mercedes can only leave Silverstone this afternoon grinning after the team put on a dominant showing in qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Despite a spin in Q2 which brought out the red flags, Lewis ... Read More...

Hulkenberg: “I’ve been thrown into cold water”

In less than 24 hours, Nico Hulkenberg found himself going from a journey to the Nurburgring to an outing at Silverstone in the Racing Point RP20. It all started when Sergio Perez tested positive for Cov... Read More...

Albon: Still a lot of positives despite crash

Red Bull's Alex Albon believes the team have made some progress this weekend, and his accident in FP2 shouldn't halt that. The Red Bull duo placed first and fourth in FP1 on Friday morning and clocked 51... Read More...

OFFICIAL: Hulkenberg replaces Perez at Silverstone

Nico Hulkenberg has been confirmed as Sergio Perez's replacement by Racing Point for the British Grand Prix Perez will likely sit out both races at Silverstone having tested positive for Covid-19 on Thur... Read More...

Hulkenberg favourite to replace Perez at Silverstone

With Sergio Perez out of action after testing positive for Covid-19, Nico Hulkenberg has emerged as the shock favourite to drive the Racing Point at Silverstone this weekend. After an inconclusive corona... Read More...

Perez tests positive for Covid-19, will miss both Silverstone races

It has been revealed that Sergio Perez has tested positive for Covid-19 following a retest after an inconclusive test earlier on Thursday. The FIA issued the following statement on Thursday evening once ... Read More...

Red Bull to test wealth of upgrades in Friday practice

Red Bull are looking to trial a wealth of upgrades in Friday Practice for the British Grand Prix this weekend. The team has had a rocky start to 2020 with team principal Christian Horner admitting the RB... Read More...

Russell: DTM was the next best thing to F1

Russell at a DTM test at Jerez with BMW in 2016. In Formula 1's Beyond the Grid Podcast, George Russell has revealed he was on the verge of joining BMW in DTM for 2017. Russell had been an unofficial res... Read More...

Off Camber: Your achievements can stay, but your attitudes can’t

The murder of George Floyd on 25th May saw the Black Lives Matter message thrust back into the media spotlight. Two months on we are still talking about it, even in Formula 1 and rightfully so. Protests,... Read More...

Vettel echoes Hamilton’s calls in fight against racism

Sebastian Vettel has echoed Lewis Hamilton's calls for Formula 1 to take action and fix its confused anti-racism message. The demonstration at the Hungarian Grand Prix was poorly received by fans and lea... Read More...

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WIlliams to bring “powerful” upgrade package to Silverstone

Williams are looking to continue to close the gap to the midfield with a "powerful" upgrade package that is due to arrive in time for the British Grand Prix. So far, upgrades have been trialed in an alte... Read More...

Norris penalised for overtaking under yellow in FP1

Off the back of his debut Formula 1 podium, Lando Norris' return to Spielberg has already gotten off to a rough start with stewards awarding him a three-place grid penalty for overtaking under yellow flags.... Read More...

No penalty for Hamilton after post-qualy visit to stewards

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton escaped a penalty after being summoned to the FIA race stewards after qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix stewards over an alleged failure to slow down for yellow flags and a tra... Read More...

Report: Mugello will hold Ferrari’s 1000th Grand prix

It is understood that an agreement between Mugello and Formula One has been made for the Italian circuit to host the ninth race of the year which coincides with Ferrari's 1000th Grand Prix. On Wednesday,... Read More...

Zanardi in ICU following surgery

Former F1 and CART driver Alex Zanardi has been placed in an ICU unit in Italy after receiving emergency surgery. The 53-year-old was involved in an accident during the Obiettivo Tricolore handbike race ... Read More...

Masi: Everything is going to be different

Formula 1's race director, Michael Masi, has admitted that everything will be different when the sport returns from it's Coronavirus hiatus in July. NASCAR's return last month gave a taste of what to exp... Read More...

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