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F1: Is the Haas VF-18 Design Too Similar to the 2017 Ferrari?

2018 Haas F1

Romain Grosjean in the 2018 Haas F1 (credit: Getty Images)

As the Grand Prix of Bahrain approaches this weekend, many of the regular top teams such as Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull Racing are in their normal positions at the top. The midfield, however, is getting more exciting, and the one more noticeable than the other is the American Haas F1 Team, which in its …

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Sebastian Vettel Outsmarts Lewis Hamilton to Win in Melbourne

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Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a virtual safety car period, along with a well-timed pit stop, to come out in front of rival Lewis Hamilton halfway through Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park to win by five seconds with Kimi Räikkönen finishing in third. Vettel trailed Hamilton for the early part of the race, …

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Lewis Hamilton Stuns Ferrari to Win Fifth Pole in Australia

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Lewis Hamilton proved Saturday afternoon that his Mercedes can still do damage to his competitors as the defending world champion turned in a Q3 time of 1:21:164 to take his fifth consecutive pole position at Melbourne’s Albert Park in preparation for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix. Just over six tenths behind were the Ferrari duo of …

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F1 News: Hamilton Dominates Australian GP Friday Practices; Verstappen Closing In

Lewis Hamilton Australia 2018

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Lewis Hamilton proved in both Friday practices that he is the dominant force for this weekend’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix, as the defending world champion clocked an afternoon 1:23:931 fastest lap, on ultra softs at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. “Coming to the first race, you really have no idea what it’s going …

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Formula 1 2018 Season Preview: Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel at Five, or Someone Else?

Lewis Hamilton Wins 2017 Japanese Grand Prix

Is it about to become five title for Lewis Hamilton?(Photo: Getty Images)

Following Ferrari’s complete collapse of last season’s Formula 1 world championship loss to both Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, Scuderia is coming into this weekend’s season-opening Grand Prix of Australia with new hope, plus some decent data, after two weeks of pre-season testing. Sebastian Vettel, who won this race last year, was dominant through the early …

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Sebastian Vettel Breaks Ricciardo’s Test Record in Spain

F1 Formula 1 Sebastian Vettel 2017 / Afp Photo / Tom Gandolfini

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Sebastian Vettel became the fastest tester in the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya track’s history, as the four-time world champion clocked a 1:17:182 in his Ferrari Thursday, eclipsing Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo’s one day quickest time record on the third day of the second Formula 1 pre-test in Montemelo, Spain. Surprising everyone in second was the American …

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Daniel Ricciardo Posts Record Test Time in Spain

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Daniel Ricciardo showed Wednesday at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit that his Red Bull entry can compete alongside Ferrari and Mercedes this season by posting the fastest test lap ever recorded at this track. Both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas took second and third for the Silver Arrows, respectively. The Australian’s best lap was a 1:18:047, which …

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F1 News: Vettel Sets Fastest Opening Test Time in Spain; McLaren Falters

Sebastian Vettel F1 Shield Silverstone 2017

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Sebastian Vettel, coming off a somewhat successful test last week, took over the first day of the last preseason Formula 1 test Tuesday, at the Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmelo, Spain. The Ferrari driver clocked the fastest time of 1:20:396, which was set on medium tires during just over two race distances at 171 laps. Consistent …

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