David Coath, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

“We’ve got to attack” — Horner defiant as Red Bull lose Constructors’ Championship lead to McLaren after F1 Azerbaijan GP

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Sunday’s F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw Red Bull Racing slip to 2nd in this season’s F1 Constructors’ Championship behind the new leader McLaren. Consequently, team boss Christian Horner says that with a 20-point deficit and still 7 races remaining – his team must attack. This year’s Grand Prix on the streets of Baku looked set…

“We are back to fight for the pole position each weekend, to fight for the win” — Vasseur confident despite missing out on F1 Azerbaijan GP victory

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Charles Leclerc arrived in Azerbaijan full of confidence having won last time out in Monza. The Monegasque racer was well in contention to win in Baku as well but instead Oscar Piastri claimed his second victory of the season. Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur reflected post-race as to what prevented victory for his team. Leclerc’s…

Gasly is “craving the sort of chaotic scenarios” which come from F1 sprint races and street tracks

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago09 mins

Even before the lights went out on race day in Monza, Alpine knew coming into the weekend that it would be tough for them to repeat the performance of previous races which had seen them fighting in the points – this was due to the specific configuration of the Monza circuit. Therefore, it was hardly…

Binotto labels upcoming F1 Audi project as “the most fascinating challenge in F1” but warns success will take “several years”

David Coath6 months ago016 mins

Audi AG CEO Gernot Döllner and recently appointed COO and CTO of Sauber, Mattia Binotto spoke during the Italian Grand Prix weekend about the upcoming F1 Audi project. Döllner called the management combination of Binotto and Jonathan Wheatley the “perfect solution” whilst Binotto said he was about to undertake the most challenging project of his…

Stella: Ferrari and Leclerc “as competitive as us” regarding pace during F1 Italian GP weekend

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella reflected post-race in Monza on the pace of Ferrari. The Italian team boss said that Leclerc was very quick on race day but also explained how this speed had been already seen in practice and qualifying of this year’s Italian Grand Prix weekend. McLaren missed out on winning Sunday’s Italian…

Stella says McLaren will review if they need to “adjust the papaya rules” to pursue both F1 Championships after failing to capitalise at F1 Italian GP

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago017 mins

McLaren may have closed out the front row in qualifying for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix but the team had to settle for P2 and P3 by the time the chequered flag fell in Monza after Charles Leclerc’s superb one-stop race win. With many a critic claiming beforehand that this was McLaren’s race to lose, Team…

Sauber labels F1 Dutch GP as their ‘most difficult race of the season’

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago09 mins

Sauber had a Dutch Grand Prix to forget this past Sunday at Zandvoort. The team struggled to be competitive throughout the race and in a grand prix which featured no retirements, Valtteri Bottas and team-mate, Zhou Guanyu, finished 19th and 20th respectively. Unsurprisingly, this resulted in Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative saying it was potentially…

Piastri has ‘some things to work on’ after F1 Dutch GP: “Ultimately this weekend, I don’t think I was at Lando’s level”

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

Lando Norris’ pace was clear for all to see this past weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix. However, whereas the driver of the number 4 car claimed his second-career grand prix victory, his teammate Oscar Piastri did not even make it to the podium and finished P4. The Australian regretted his qualifying performance putting him…

Sargeant looks back at season so far: “I think the bit that’s been tough this year is just how many races we haven’t had the same opportunity”

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago012 mins

On the Thursday of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Williams Racing driver Logan Sargeant was once again answering questions about his future. Whether the American knew already that he was going to be replaced by Carlos Sainz for the following season is probably something we will never know. However, just a few days later Williams…

Red Bull Racing gives update on RBPT progress and expects to do “as good a job if not a better one” than their partnership with Honda

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Red Bull’s chief engineer Paul Monaghan gave an update prior to the F1 Summer Break as to how the Red Bull Power Trains project is progressing. Red Bull Racing have a heritage of several different engine partners over the years. When the team entered Formula 1 in 2005, they did so with an engine manufactured…