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Race Notes – Nicholas Latifi finished 8th and George Russell 9th in a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix– George started the race 17th and Nicholas 18th both on the intermediate Pirelli tyre– George and Nicholas both made impressive starts, with Nicholas making up 12 places to P6 and George up nine to P8– Following the Red Flag, both drivers changed from […]
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Qualifying Notes – George Russell qualified 17th and Nicholas Latifi 18th for the Hungarian Grand Prix– Both George and Nicholas continued to improve throughout Q1, with the Brit posting a 1:17.944 and the Canadian a 1:18.036 on their final flying laps Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: We were unable to make the improvements to the car that we had hoped, […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Today has been very hot and this has occupied quite a lot of our time. Both drivers have had solid days and have begun to tune their cars for the conditions we expect to see tomorrow and on Sunday. We have run all three compounds today and have a good idea of how we […]
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This weekend the team takes on the tricky turns and twisting track of the Hungaroring, as the Formula One paddock moves to Hungary for the 11th round of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship. Located just outside of Budapest, the 4.381km circuit has been a staple of the Formula One calendar since it’s inaugural race in 1986, in which […]
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Race Notes George Russell finished 18th and Nicholas Latifi 19th in the Hungarian Grand Prix George started the race 12th, and Nicholas 15th, both on the intermediate Pirelli tyre George ran a three-stop race, pitting first on lap four for the soft and then on lap 19 for the medium Pirelli tyre. His last stop was on lap 50 for […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 12th and Nicholas Latifi 15th for the Hungarian Grand Prix George equalled his career-best qualifying result, the same position he qualified last weekend Nicholas made his Q2 debut, making it the first time the team has had two cars through into Q2 since Italy 2018 Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Today was one of […]
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Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance: Off the back of two consecutive races in Austria, we were looking forward to testing out the car and drivers at a different circuit. However, the weather has made it difficult to conclude much today. In FP1, there was some light rain, which masked the track evolution, encouraged drivers to use different tyre compounds, […]
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Following the restart of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship in Austria, the team makes its way across the border for the final leg in the opening triple header at the Hungaroring in Budapest. Once again, the event will be held behind closed doors to ensure the safety of all involved. Whilst being one of the shorter tracks on […]
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Race Notes George Russell finished 16th and Robert Kubica 19th in the Hungarian Grand Prix Both drivers started on the hard Pirelli tyre, George 15th and Robert 19th on the grid George ran a one-stop race, pitting on lap 16 for the hard Pirelli tyre Robert also pitted once during the race, on lap 18 for the hard Pirelli tyre Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: The […]
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Qualifying Notes George Russell qualified 16th and Robert Kubica 20th for the Hungarian Grand Prix George set his best time, a 1:17.031 on his final effort to finish P16 Robert posted a 1:18.324 on his last lap of the session Dave Robson, Senior Race Engineer: We enjoyed a productive morning making full use of the additional set of dry tyres available in FP3 […]
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