Red Bull team principal Christian Horner questioned Ferrari’s tactics and said Mercedes let their rivals “off the hook” with their strategy for Lewis Hamilton.
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Claire has worked in motorsport for much of her career, covering a broad mix of championships including Formula One, Formula E, the BTCC, British GT and W Series. In doing so, she has worked for an extensive list of companies including the BBC, Channel 4, Formula One, 5 Live, Eurosport, BT Sport and ITV in a variety of roles - including lead presenter, writer, pitlane reporter and a historic role as the first female motorsport commentator on terrestrial TV. Claire’s extensive experience goes far beyond motorsport however, and has seen her cover a wide and varied selection of sports on a local, national and international level - ranging from reporting on county cricket matches through to being part of the Olympic Broadcast Services team for both the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
Vettel sympathises with protesters but says they were wrong to endanger lives
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel said he sympathised with the concerns expressed by anti-oil protesters who tried to disrupt yesterday’s British Grand Prix.
Alonso expected penalty for Leclerc and promotion to fourth place
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso expected to be promoted to fourth place in the classification for the British Grand Prix because he thought Charles Leclerc would be given a penalty.
Seventh a “good result” after unavoidable debris damage – Verstappen
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says that his seventh place finish in the British Grand Prix was a “good result” after he struck debris in the early laps.
Verstappen’s car was damaged by debris from AlphaTauri drivers’ collision
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onThe damage which cost Max Verstappen a potential victory in the British Grand Prix was caused by debris from a collision between the drivers of Red Bull’s junior team.
Leclerc says fight with Hamilton and Perez was “on the limit”
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said his fight with Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez as he tried to keep his place on the podium at the end of the British Grand Prix was “on the limit”.
Russell shaken by “incredibly scary” crash which left Zhou’s car between barriers
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says Formula 1 will have to consider what it can learn from Zhou Guanyu’s huge crash at the start of the British Grand Prix.
FIA clampdown on floor stiffness “a surprise to say the least” for Wolff
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says some teams have been “stretching” the rules regarding floor stiffness too much.
Alonso “lost a couple of places” after running out of battery at end of qualifying
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he could have qualified higher on the grid for today’s British Grand Prix after running out of charge in his battery as he began his final lap in qualifying.
Russell “definitely underperformed” after taking eighth on grid
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell was surprised by his below-par qualifying performance in a rain-hit qualifying session at Silverstone.
Hamilton ‘definitely doesn’t agree’ with Silverstone fans booing Verstappen
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Silverstone fans shouldn’t boo Max Verstappen but suspects some of them are “feeling the pain from last year.”
I still believe in my championship chances as much as I did five races ago – Leclerc
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc admits his chance of winning the championship “became much more difficult” in the last five races but is confident he can get back into contention.
Russell reveals “strange” first experience of being booed at F1 race
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says spectators jeering drivers “needs to be stamped out” after experiencing it for the first time at the last race in Canada.
Drivers back Hamilton’s call for teams to sign up to diversity charter
2022 F1 season
Posted onSeveral Formula 1 drivers backed Lewis Hamilton’s call for teams to support a charter to encourage greater diversity and inclusion of people from under-represented backgrounds in the sport.
Latifi won’t have updated Williams at next race either
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon will be the only Williams driver to run their new upgrade package this weekend and next, says his team mate.
Hamilton says jewellery dispute with FIA is no threat to him racing
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his dispute with the FIA over restrictions on drivers wearing jewellery won’t prevent him from competing in this weekend’s British Grand Prix.
Williams’ new Red Bull-esque sidepod design is a “much-needed upgrade” – Albon
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon has high hopes for the improvement Williams will make from its first major upgrade of the season, but admits it may take a while to get the most out of.
Ricciardo’s TV series will be “like Ballers or Entourage in the world of F1”
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says the F1-based television series he’s developing is not intended to be a rival to Lewis Hamilton’s forthcoming feature.
FIA to set limit on ‘porpoising’ from French Grand Prix using new metric
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has determined the metric it will use to measure and restrict the severity of porpoising on Formula 1 cars from the French Grand Prix.
Verstappen: Piquet was wrong but isn’t racist and shouldn’t be banned from F1 paddock
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said Nelson Piquet is not racist despite his use of a “very offensive” word to describe Lewis Hamilton.