Mercedes and Red Bull join forces as Aston Martin question Pirelli - GPFans F1 Recap

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Mercedes and Red Bull join forces as Aston Martin question Pirelli - GPFans F1 Recap

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GPFans Staff

Saturday 19 June 2021 00:30

Red Bull has joined forces with Mercedes to complain to the FIA over kerbs at the Paul Ricard circuit they claim has cost both teams thousands of pounds.

Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen both damaged their cars by running marginally wide at turn two during practice for the French Grand Prix.

Aston Martin fear "real and serious problem" with Pirelli tyres after Baku failures

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Otmar Szafnauer has expressed concern there is "a real and serious problem" with Pirelli's tyres after claiming Aston Martin adhered to all guidelines in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Read more...

F1 had "fingers bitten off" by reverse grid idea that was "a step too far" - Brawn

Ross Brawn believes F1 went "a step too far" with its reverse-grid idea that prompted a sharp backlash last season and has resulted in the new sprint format. Read more...

Hamilton concerned Mercedes struggles "not much different" to Baku and Monaco

Lewis Hamilton claimed the feeling within his Mercedes in France was "not much different" to the struggles he encountered in Monaco and Baku after finishing third in practice at Paul Ricard. Read more...

Perez seeking rhythm after claiming Red Bull took wrong set-up direction

Sergio Perez insisted finishing a lowly 12th quickest in practice for the French Grand Prix was unrepresentative after a session of issues at Paul Ricard.

The Mexican was blocked by a Haas on his qualifying simulation and questioned the direction of some of the set-up choices made by Red Bull on F1's return to the south of France. Read more...

Alfa Romeo "had to help" Correa after "huge human effort"

Alfa Romeo team principal Fred Vasseur revealed he "had to help" Juan Manuel Correa after welcoming him back to the Sauber Academy. Read more...

Leclerc turns to comic book hero for latest helmet inspiration

Charles Leclerc revealed a special helmet design for this weekend's French Grand Prix takes inspiration from Marvel superhero Spider-Man. Read more...