The superb championship fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen has been a theme of F1’s 2021 season, but so have rows over track limits.
2021 united states grand prix reaction articles archive
Pit stop problems costing Ferrari “quite a lot of points” – Sainz
2021 United States Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari need to improve their pit stops says Carlos Sainz Jnr after another slow tyre change potentially cost him a better finish in the United States Grand Prix.
While the pressure’s off I can “push myself” more – Russell
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Posted onGeorge Russell says Williams’ championship position allows him to experiment with his approach and take more risks in the final races of 2021.
Mercedes’ novel suspension will offer greater gains at some tracks – Horner
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Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says Mercedes’ novel suspension system may offer a significant performance gain at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
F1 “on the limit for reliability” with COTA’s bumps – Ocon
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Posted onEsteban Ocon says more work is needed at the Circuit of the Americas to ease its bumps before next year’s United States Grand Prix.
“Dirty” contact with Sainz wasn’t deliberate, says Ricciardo
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Posted onDaniel Ricciardo said he didn’t intentionally collide with Carlos Sainz Jnr when the pair fought for position during the United States Grand Prix.
Stroll was ‘innocent victim of a clumsy lunge by Latifi’ at first corner
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Posted onAston Martin laid the blame for Lance Stroll’s first corner tangle entirely at the feet of rival Nicholas Latifi.
Sainz admits he let Ricciardo pass him by mistake on lap one
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Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he let Daniel Ricciardo pass him by mistake on the first lap of the United States Grand Prix.
Red Bull’s United States GP win ‘a big one at a Hamilton stronghold’
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Posted onRed Bull took a “big” win at a “stronghold” track for rivals Mercedes in Austin, says team principal Christian Horner.
Red Bull were “quicker on all tyres” in Austin heat, says Hamilton
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Posted onRed Bull were “just too quick” to beat at the Circuit of the Americas, Lewis Hamilton believes.
How Sainz obeyed order to let Norris past, then re-passed him, in “clever” unseen move
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Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr obeyed race control’s instruction for him to let Lando Norris past in an unseen move, then immediately re-passed the McLaren driver.
I hope I never feel this bad again says Perez after illness and dehydration in race
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Posted onSergio Perez said he has never felt as bad after a race as he did following yesterday’s United States Grand Prix, where he suffered with illness and dehydration.
Raikkonen call was ‘marginal’ FIA admits as Alonso highlights ‘inconsistency’
2021 United States Grand Prix
Posted onThe stewards’ decision not to penalise Kimi Raikkonen for passing Fernando Alonso off the track at turn one was “marginal”, FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has admitted.
Mercedes believe win was possible if they pitted Hamilton earlier
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Posted onMercedes would have had a better chance of winning the United States Grand Prix if they’d brought Lewis Hamilton in for his first pit stop much earlier, according to its trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin.
Horner feared lapped Schumacher would cost Verstappen win on final lap
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Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner feared Max Verstappen was going to lose the lead of the United States Grand Prix on the final lap.
Mercedes plan in-depth review of race they “could have won”
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Posted onThe United States Grand Prix was a race Mercedes could have won, team principal Toto Wolff admitted after Lewis Hamilton chased winner Max Verstappen home.
“Random” rules let F1’s American fans down says Alonso after track limits row
2021 United States Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said the stewards’ enforcement of Formula 1’s track limits rules was “random” during the United States Grand Prix.
Verstappen wasn’t sure Red Bull’s “aggressive” strategy would pay off for win
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Posted onMax Verstappen praised Red Bull’s strategy which won him the United States Grand Prix, but admitted he doubted it would work early in the race.