Binotto on Audi's first-half progress
Mattia Binotto says Audi is “satisfied, but not happy yet” with its first Formula 1 season at the halfway stage, stressing the priority has been establishing strong foundations rather than chasing immediate podiums. Asked by RacingNews365 to sum up the campaign, Binotto said the R26 is “a good car with no fundamental problem” and “a healthy car… with no big problems”, even if reliability and operational issues have hurt results. He added that recent races show Audi is “going in the right direction”.
Interview: Exclusive: Audi share five-word summary of first F1 season at halfway stage
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Lawson on Racing Bulls' early uncertainty over VCARB 03 competitiveness
Liam Lawson says Racing Bulls began the season with “no real idea” how competitive the VCARB 03 would be. Lawson said: "Honestly, I think at the start of the year we had no real idea, and it was probably very open-ended in the way that we were feeling; we didn't know how strong we'd be. And then we very quickly found a lot of performance out of the car, and that's been really working."
Liam Lawson makes 'no real idea' admission amid eye-catching Racing Bulls campaign
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Lewis Hamilton backed for Ferrari F1 championship push by Emerson Fittipaldi
Disney F1 helmet sets charity auction record
A Disney-themed Formula 1 replica helmet has set a charity auction record after selling for £151,000, which organisers say is the highest publicly recorded price for an F1 helmet that was not worn or used during an official race weekend. The Disney x Formula 1 ‘Fuel the Magic’ helmet, created for a Make-A-Wish International fundraiser by Disney, F1 and Memento Exclusives, was signed by 20 current F1 drivers, with the autographs collected at the British Grand Prix weekend. All proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish International.
Unique F1 helmet sets historic auction record for charity
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Wolff on Mercedes missing out on P2 with Antonelli in Hungary
Toto Wolff said Mercedes “should have had P2” with Kimi Antonelli at the Hungarian Grand Prix and that he remained “glass half empty” about the weekend despite the 19-year-old extending his drivers' championship lead over Lewis Hamilton. Wolff said: "That's great, but I've always been a miserable guy; the glass is half empty. We could have had P2; we should have had P2. In balance, he got the penalties, so overall, maybe on Kimi's side we need to go home and say, 'that's okay in terms of the points'."
Toto Wolff offers 'miserable' F1 title fight outlook: 'The glass is half empty'
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Albon on Williams' underlying car problems and Baku upgrade
Alex Albon says he doubts Williams’ underlying car problems will be solved by its planned upgrade for Baku. Albon said: "We know the weaknesses of the car, we know the directions, I think as a team, this year, the work that's being done at the factory, it's the biggest effort I've seen from the team to really fight these genetic DNA problems that this team has... If it's cured by Baku? I doubt it. I think a lot of the Baku stuff has happened. That upgrade was planned quite a long time ago."
Alex Albon offers grim Williams outlook as James Vowles issues defiant message
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Verstappen on Dutch motorsport support
Max Verstappen has urged the Dutch government to provide greater support for motorsport in the Netherlands, arguing it is needed to sustain a pipeline of talent beyond his era. Speaking to Formule1.nl, Verstappen said the sport’s popularity depends on “the talent coming up” and added: “Hopefully, the government will also step up to the plate.”
Max Verstappen calls for government action as Dutch motorsport enters uncertainty
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Ferrari Madring filming day questioned by McLaren
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have played down the idea Ferrari gained a meaningful advantage by running laps at the new Madring circuit on a filming day, after McLaren raised questions about the visit. McLaren boss Andrea Stella said Ferrari’s run came “as a surprise” and while it broke no rules, “possibly a little bit of an advantage” could be gained from having references. Hamilton insisted conditions meant there was little to learn, saying: “It was very, very dusty… and there was no grip.”
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc downplay alleged F1 Madring advantage
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Hadjar on Red Bull lacking competitiveness to Ferrari and Mercedes
Isack Hadjar says Red Bull still needs to “dig” for more performance because the team is “lacking competitiveness” compared with Mercedes and Ferrari, despite what he described as “good progress” with the RB22. Hadjar said: "We're still not where I want to be. There are still a few areas where we're lacking competitiveness compared to Ferrari and Mercedes, so we still need to dig, but it's definitely good progress."
Isack Hadjar implores Red Bull to 'dig' deep amid 'good progress'
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