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Red Bull, Renault call for engine development freeze
Representatives from both Red Bull and Renault would like to see engine development come to a halt from next season onward to prevent new teams having an unfair advantage. The Formula 1 owners will present their latest blueprint for the future at the Bahrain Grand Prix race weekend, but Red Bull and Renault would like to see the new guidelines protect the current teams against the potential new entrants. Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has said that would like to see Liberty show an understanding of the "bigger picture". "The one thing we will not want to do is to have the burden of developing two engines in parallel," Abiteboul told Motorsport.com. "There are two things basically in our key message and our position at Renault. First before committing to a regulation, we need to understand the bigger picture. "And secondly, we don't see it's acceptable or sustainable to have to work on two engines in parallel at the same time, for the simple reason that if there was to be a new … [Read more...] about Red Bull, Renault call for engine development freeze
Race quotes: Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel coasted to victory in Canada, with Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen completing the podium spots. Ferrari Sebastian Vettel: To follow… Kimi Raikkonen: To follow… Mercedes Valtteri Bottas: “We tried everything we could, but I don’t think we had a chance to really fight for the win today. I had an exciting start to the race, when I was defending second place as hard as I could. I was on the outside in Turn 1, trying to carry a lot of speed to be on the inside line for Turn 2. I went wheel to wheel with Max, we fought hard, but it was all fair and I was just happy that I managed to stay ahead of him. After that I was trying to put pressure on Sebastian, but didn’t have enough pace. The Ferrari was controlling the race and we just weren’t quick enough today. I backed off late in the race to save some fuel which is why Max got so close. We were the only top team that didn’t bring a new engine for this race, everyone else had … [Read more...] about Race quotes: Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull
Alonso: Red Bull are McLaren’s ‘next target’
Fernando Alonso feels McLaren will be in a position to have Red Bull in their sights after the Spaniard finished P5 at the Australian Grand Prix. Alonso did benefit from the double DNF from Haas in front and the timing of the Safety Cars, but was noticeably aggressive as he was able to get stuck into a fight with the works Renault team and his compatriot Carlos Sainz. The two-time World Champion was happy with his performance, but reckons there is even more from McLaren to come. "It was more or less expected to be honest," Alonso said in the paddock. "We knew we had a strong race pace and better than Qualifying. We capitalised on some of the problems that others had. "We had attacks from Verstappen all the last 20 laps and we were able to defend. "I'm happy, it was great work from the team, the integration of our power unit in two or three months and we redesigned some of the car last winter. "Now we are here, both cars in the points, fifth place so happy and a good starting point. … [Read more...] about Alonso: Red Bull are McLaren’s ‘next target’
Qualy quotes: Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull
It was a return to form for Mercedes in qualifying at the Circuit de Catalunya. Ferrari on the second row and Red Bull settle for the third row. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton: “I needed this pole. I’ve not had pole for a while. It was very close but I’m very happy. I was trying to go for it in every sector. It’s important for me to get back into a good position in qualifying, it’s usually a strength of mine. The team have been working so hard, so a huge thank you to everyone. It was a very close qualifying. Ferrari looked to be sandbagging because they could. It took everything to get this result. To get a one-two in qualifying is fantastic for the team. We’ve got a lot of work to do for tomorrow, it’ll be a tough race, but it’s a good way to start the weekend.” Valtteri Bottas: “It was so close today, like it has been all weekend. Good fun. I ruined my first run in Q3 so I only had one chance in the … [Read more...] about Qualy quotes: Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull