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Charles Leclerc headed the second day of Formula 1 testing at Barcelona, deposing Daniel Ricciardo's fastest time from the morning and setting a headline ...

Rookie Guanyu Zhou made his first Alfa Romeo appearance, setting a 1m21.885s on the C3 tyres to complete the top 10. Mazepin was able to return to the circuit an hour after his own fuel pump issue to continue his running, winding his time down to a Daniel Ricciardo was third after improving on his morning time by just under a tenth, making use of the C4 tyres in the process and logging 126 laps throughout the whole day.

Carlos Sainz says Ferrari is 'nowhere near' searching for performance with its new Formula 1 car yet, despite another strong day in Barcelona testing.

"I would call it a normal start because we didn't have any single problems so far, and I managed to do a whole run plan. So, where do I stand in those three to four seconds window? "Unfortunately for you guys, it's not very exciting because we are nowhere near to the limit of the car or finding where the performances is.

Sebastian Vettel says he will not race in the Russian Grand Prix if Formula 1 still visits there later this year following the country's invasion of ...

I think it’s wrong to race in that country. I’m sorry for the people, innocent people who are losing their lives, getting killed for stupid reasons under a very strange and mad leadership. While Vettel said he could not speak on behalf of the GPDA as the drivers had not discussed the issue, he revealed his own mind was already made up and he would not race in Russia.

Sebastian Vettel said Thursday he will not race in the Russian Grand Prix following Russia's attack on Ukraine, and the Haas F1 team removed the logos of ...

“It’s a very sad situation and our thoughts are with the people who are involved,” he said. “I think when a country is at war it’s not correct to race there, that’s for sure,” Verstappen said. “A deep discussion (to) understand all the implications and the right choice for the future.” We will have a meeting between us tonight, try to understand and how to cope and how to manage with it,” Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said. “I think it’s wrong to race in the country. “Obviously if you look at the calendar we have a race scheduled in Russia. My own opinion is I should not go, I will not go,” Vettel said.

The Australian driver on his journey from 'fanging around' in the backyard with remote-control monster trucks to the verge of motor racing's pinnacle.

“It’s never ideal not to be racing, but it’s just the way the cards have fallen,” he says. It’s been part of the game for a long-time, but I didn’t want to get to F1 because I paid to get there. I wanted to get there because I had the results.” “I don’t think the pressure ever really mounted up on me, but of course there were a few moments where you go: ‘This is a lot of other people’s money. So I felt I owed it to myself, and to my parents and other people investing in me, that I should do well.” “How the [race] weekend works, how the season schedule works with all the flying around, getting used to different time zones and so on.” The late afternoon sun shines on Piastri as he speaks over Zoom, from a backyard in Portsea on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, at the end of his summer break. “It has been an awesome run in the junior categories,” he says. Remote control racing led to go-karting, which led to Formula Four, Three, Two and now, this year, a reserve driver spot with BWT Alpine in Formula One. “That [monster truck] led to the journey I have taken so far.” “I think the results speak for themselves.” But in the cut-throat world of motor-racing, results alone are not enough. And despite winning the F3 and F2 championships in consecutive seasons, the Australian has not yet made it to the heights of F1. “My dad’s dad and my mum’s dad, my pop and my granddad, they were both mechanics,” the 20-year-old Australian says.

The four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has issued a strident call for Formula One to abandon this season's scheduled race in Russia after its ...

The race was not called off and it was duly run with Putin in attendance and presenting the winner’s trophy to Lewis Hamilton. The former world rally champion and a candidate for the FIA presidency Ari Vatanen was outspoken in his condemnation of the event. The team announced on Thursday it was to drop the Russian-flag based livery for the final day of testing and run in plain white colours. Michael Schumacher’s son Mick is entering his second season in F1 with Haas but how further sanctions imposed on Russia impact on the team are being considered. Vettel insisted he would boycott the meeting set for September if it was held while F1’s leaders prepared to hold a swiftly-convened summit on Thursday evening to discuss whether the race should go ahead. A statement from F1 on Thursday morning noted only that the sport was monitoring the situation.