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Race Notes George Russell finished 12th and Robert Kubica 16th in the Brazilian Grand Prix The Brit started 18th and Robert 19th on the grid, both on the medium Pirelli tyre George ran a three-stop race, pitting first for the medium on lap 23 and then twice again for the softs on laps 54 and 66 Robert ran a four-stop […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 18th and Robert Kubica 19th for the Brazilian Grand Prix The driver’s best times were, 1:10.126 for George, and 1:10.614 for Robert Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: The team worked incredibly hard last night to build a replacement chassis for Robert following his crash yesterday. The warmer conditions helped the tyre performance today and we […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: The heavy overnight rain was supplemented by further showers before and during FP1. This is quite common in Sao Paulo in November and we had a suitable programme prepared, which we would have executed successfully but for the red flag at the end of the session. George and Nicholas drove very well in the wet […]
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It’s time for the penultimate round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship, the Brazilian Grand Prix. Autódromo José Carlos Pace, more commonly referred to as Interlagos, provides drivers and engineers with many challenges, not least because the track runs in an anti-clockwise direction and is at high altitude, which makes it tough on power units. The carnival atmosphere in […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 18th and Robert Kubica 20th for the United States Grand Prix George set his best time, a 1:35.372, and Robert a 1:35.889 to finish P18 and P20 Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: As we anticipated yesterday, the weather conditions were quite different today, helped by the relatively late sessions. The work we completed overnight was […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: With additional 2020 tyres available, and with Nicholas in the car again, we had a very busy programme planned for both of today’s sessions. Unfortunately, a gearbox issue early in FP1 heavily curtailed Nicholas’s running, and cost us several important tests. It was also a shame for him as he was looking forward to a […]
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We cross the border for the final leg of the last back-to-back of the season, as we go Stateside for Round 19 of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Austin’s popular Circuit of the Americas is a favourite amongst drivers and fans, not least due to its lively off-track atmosphere. The United States Grand Prix is a new track for […]
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Race Notes George Russell finished 16th and Robert Kubica 18th in the Mexican Grand Prix The Brit started 19th and Robert 20th on the grid, both on the medium Pirelli tyre George ran a one stop race pitting on lap 22 for the hard Pirelli tyre Robert also pitted for the hard tyre on lap 21, but was forced to […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 19th and Robert Kubica 20th for the Mexican Grand Prix George set his best time, a 1:18.823, and Robert a 1:20.179 to finish P19 and P20 Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: As forecast, the track was damp and cold for FP3 and there was little opportunity to learn anything useful ahead of qualifying. Therefore, we […]
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Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: Following overnight rain, FP1 began with a damp track in cool conditions. As a result, conditions were difficult for both George and Nicholas. We were able to gather more valuable data from the new front wing before we embarked on our normal FP1 programme. The altitude in Mexico makes managing the car’s quite difficult but, […]
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