In the round-up: Honda motorsport head Yusuke Hasegawa says the engine supplier are concerned about a potential weakness to vibration in their power unit.
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Honda still has concerns about McLaren’s Australian GP reliability (Autosport)
„The trouble caused cracks in a carbon pipe on the side of the car – with the harness getting detached. However, I don’t know if these problems will not occur again if the engine vibrations stop. I am worried.“
Mark Webber: This is what Liberty Media must NOT do to Formula One – EXCLUSIVE (Express)
„I hope we don?t go to too many races. I?d like to keep an eye on that. You don?t want it to get like football which is on every five minutes.“
‚Unsightly‘ shark fins are not here to stay, suggests Charlie Whiting (Independent)
„Next year, I think there is quite a good chance that that will be done because quite a few people feel that they are a bit of an unsightly thing.“
Why Lance Stroll’s Car Matters More Than His Skill in Rookie F1 Season (Vice Sports)
„That number, it turns out, is 61 percent; in other words, driver performance accounts for less than 40 percent of the variance in results. The rest is governed by the car.“
Mercedes interested in Vettel says Marko (GrandPrix)
„Mercedes will be interested in them for 2018.“
F1 star Verstappen slides into Supercar (Supercars.com)
Shane van Gisbergen: „He asked if I left-foot braked and I said that I couldn?t but I heel-and-toe. He had a funny look on his face and said he?d never done that in his life!“
Andy Blackmore on 2017 Formula 1 liveries (Racer)
„Renowned livery designer and artist Andy Blackmore takes a final look at the 2017 Formula 1 grid and offers his take on those who’ve won and lost the visual wars.“
Making the best of his opportunity – Stoffel Vandoorne Q&A (Formula1.com)
„I get on very well with Fernando, but he did not give me any tips. Whenever I have any issues I can always approach him and we talk about things.“
Formula One Fans Have New Way To Enjoy The World’s Premier Racing Experiences (Forbes)
„Packages go on sale tomorrow and through them F1 Experiences offers fans benefits, access and race weekend experiences not available anywhere else, such as tours of the track, walking pit lane, meeting past legends of the sport and rising drivers from the F2, GP3 and Porsche Super Cup racing series.“
Christian Horner says Daniel Ricciardo a ‚long shot‘ for world championship (ABC News)
„I think it’s a long shot but, of course, we’re taking a race-by-race approach. This first race will be the first barometer that we get of where we stand compared to our competitors.“
F1 extends social media freedom into race weekends (Motorsport.com)
„Last week, FOM wrote to the teams confirming that the relaxation process would be continued from the Australian GP for content captured by ‚handheld devices‘, with certain restrictions.“
No-time Formula 1 champion David Coulthard thinks women aren’t built to win the race (Daily Record)
„It?s not the physical aspect that limits ladies? ability to compete in Formula 1 at the top level. It?s maybe that last little bit of separation between the mothering DNA that makes ladies capable of having a child and providing for that child.“
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