Chris Barrass

Chris Barrass

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Vettel puzzled by lack of pace
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Vettel puzzled by lack of pace

Sebastian Vettel is at a loss as to why his Ferrari team were so far off the pace in the soaking wet qualifying session at Monza. After looking to be close to both Mercedes cars on Friday, Vettel could only manage the eighth fastest time in qualifying – behind his team-mate Raikkonen, Lance Stroll and Esteban Ocon. […]

Top five: Italian Grand Prix moments
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Top five: Italian Grand Prix moments

A thrilling Belgian Grand Prix has set the title battle up beautifully coming into the last race of the European season at Monza. Seven points separate the Tifosi favourite Sebastian Vettel from Lewis Hamilton. Victory for the Brit would see him remove the German from the top of the standings for the first time this season, even […]

Top five: Hungarian Grand Prix moments
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Top five: Hungarian Grand Prix moments

Just one point separates Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton coming into the final race before Formula One’s summer break, with a late puncture costing Vettel dear at Silverstone a fortnight ago. Valtteri Bottas is also in the title battle, with the Fin just 23 points behind Vettel and his driving improving as he becomes more […]

Sauber’s top five races under Kaltenborn
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Sauber’s top five races under Kaltenborn

The Formula One world heads to Azerbaijan this weekend for only the second time. All ten teams will be attending, but one will not have its team principal. Monisha Kaltenborn has left Sauber ahead of this weekend’s race after falling out with the team’s owners over the future direction of the team. There have also […]

Raikkonen happy after ending pole drought
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Raikkonen happy after ending pole drought

Kimi Raikkonen is happy with his day’s work after taking pole position in Monaco – his first pole since the 2008 French Grand Prix 128 races ago. Raikkonen secured pole by 43 thousandths of a second from teammate Vettel, who was only two thousandths faster than Valtteri Bottas. Speaking to Autosport after qualifying, the Fin […]

Top five Spanish Grand Prix moments
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Top five Spanish Grand Prix moments

Sebastian Vettel leads the Formula One world championship as the European part of the 2017 season gets underway. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosts the fifth race of the season, with last year’s race living long in the memory of Formula One fans. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton infamously collided on the opening lap of this race […]

Top five: Worst home grands prix
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Top five: Worst home grands prix

Sebastian Vettel leads the world championship coming into this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix. The German took his second win of the season under the floodlights of Bahrain, giving him a seven point lead over Lewis Hamilton – while Ferrari now holds a three point advantage over Mercedes. Two of the three races we’ve had so far in […]

Shark fins and t-wings outlawed for 2018
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Shark fins and t-wings outlawed for 2018

The controversial shark fins and t-wings on the rear of this year’s Formula 1 cars will be outlawed for 2018, the F1 Strategy Group has revealed today. The halo head protection device, which was set for introduction next year, has also been scrapped in favour of a transparent safety shield. This is the first meeting […]

Top five Chinese Grand Prix moments
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Top five Chinese Grand Prix moments

After Sebastian Vettel took a surprise win in Melbourne, Formula One heads to Shanghai with a sense of anticipation. This is the first race on a permanent circuit this season, meaning that we should gain a better sense of this year’s running order in China. What’s more, this race should provide a good idea of […]

Top five Australian Grand Prix moments
Australia - Albert Park

Top five Australian Grand Prix moments

Formula 1 is back! Four months after Nico Rosberg claimed the title in Abu Dhabi, the circus starts all over again in Melbourne on Sunday – and a lot has changed since we left the Yas Marina Circuit. Rosberg has retired, Felipe Massa has come back from his retirement, Ron Dennis has been unceremoniously removed from […]

F1 2017 Preview: Is Toro Rosso 2017’s surprise package?
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F1 2017 Preview: Is Toro Rosso 2017’s surprise package?

Since entering the sport in 2006, Toro Rosso has always been somewhat of a dark horse in Formula One. Although Toro Rosso doesn’t have the finances of sister team Red Bull, they have always been able to pull off some shock results – most notably Sebastian Vettel’s first win at Monza in 2008. However, there position in the […]

F1 2017: The Technical Changes
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F1 2017: The Technical Changes

With the first Formula 1 test now completed and having seen all ten cars out on the track, we finally know how the new aerodynamic regulations for 2017 will shape the cars. The aim of making them five seconds a lap faster than the previous generation certainly looks plausible, especially if the development rate from […]

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