Flexing wing an ‘optical illusion’ says Red Bull

Red Bull denies its new front wing design is teetering on the brink of legality, saying claims that the component is flexing under stress are untrue.

Red Bull’s upgraded RB13 delivered a good performance in the opening day of running at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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But the car’s new front wing, penned by design guru Adrian Newey, has attracted a lot of attention from rival teams and the FIA amid suggestions that flexing – outlawed by F1’s technical rules- could be occurring.

The rumors nevertheless prompted a minor redesign, according to Red Bull engineer Paul Monaghan.

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“We took the brace (modification) out and put it back in again,” Paul Monaghan said in Hungary yesterday.

“In our opinion the wing is entirely legal. We satisfy every FIA requirement.”

Monaghan says any suggestion the wing is obviously flexing is just an “optical illusion”.

“If you had more knowledge of the design of the wing and the shape I think you’d realise it’s nothing more than a storm in a teacup,” he insisted

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2017 British Grand Prix Results

Welcome to our coverage of the 2017 British Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all the latest reports, pictures and results from Silverstone.

Check back over the race weekend for regular updates.

Session Reports

FP1: Bottas breaks track record and heads first practice at Silverstone

FP2: Bottas continues to narrowly set the pace

FP3: Hamilton tops weather-impacted final practice

Qualifying: Hamilton on pole ahead of Raikkonen and Vettel

Race: Peerless Hamilton clinches fifth British Grand Prix win

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Results
Free Practice 1 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps

1
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:29.106s

29

2
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:29.184s
+ 0.078s
29

3
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:29.604s
+ 0.498s
26

4
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:29.942s
+ 0.836s
19

5
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:30.137s
+ 1.031s
19

6
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:30.517s
+ 1.411s
19

7
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:30.895s
+ 1.789s
21

8
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:30.993s
+ 1.887s
20

9
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:30.999s
+ 1.893s
26

10
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:31.041s
+ 1.935s
27

11
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:31.200s
+ 2.094s
24

12
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:31.210s
+ 2.104s
32

13
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:31.297s
+ 2.191s
34

14
Romain Grosjean
Haas
1:31.610s
+ 2.504s
24

15
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:31.684s
+ 2.578s
24

16
Antonio Giovinazzi
Haas
1:32.031s
+ 2.925s
24

17
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:32.171s
+ 3.065s
19

18
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
1:32.450s
+ 3.344s
16

19
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
1:33.029s
+ 3.923s
23

20
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:33.399s
+ 4.293s
26

Free Practice 2 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps

1
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:28.496s

31

2
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:28.543s
+ 0.047s
35

3
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:28.828s
+ 0.332s
36

4
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:28.956s
+ 0.460s
36

5
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:29.098s
+ 0.602s
32

6
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:29.586s
+ 1.090s
35

7
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:29.936s
+ 1.440s
37

8
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:30.006s
+ 1.510s
36

9
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:30.238s
+ 1.742s
28

10
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:30.383s
+ 1.887s
42

11
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:30.555s
+ 2.059s
26

12
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:30.562s
+ 2.066s
34

13
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:30.624s
+ 2.128s
43

14
Romain Grosjean
Haas
1:30.661s
+ 2.165s
33

15
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:30.695s
+ 2.199s
37

16
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:30.782s
+ 2.286s
31

17
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
1:30.835s
+ 2.339s
33

18
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
1:30.879s
+ 2.383s
25

19
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:31.616s
+ 3.120s
27

20
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
1:31.929s
+ 3.433s
30

Free Practice 3 Results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps

1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:28.063s

18

2
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:28.095s
+ 0.032s
14

3
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:28.137s
+ 0.074s
20

4
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:28.732s
+ 0.669s
15

5
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:29.480s
+ 1.417s
14

6
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:29.612s
+ 1.549s
15

7
Romain Grosjean
Haas
1:29.819s
+ 1.756s
14

8
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:29.904s
+ 1.841s
13

9
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:29.959s
+ 1.896s
19

10
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:30.088s
+ 2.025s
19

11
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:30.138s
+ 2.075s
17

12
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:30.172s
+ 2.109s
19

13
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
1:30.270s
+ 2.207s
15

14
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
1:30.302s
+ 2.239s
16

15
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:30.416s
+ 2.353s
16

16
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:30.504s
+ 2.441s
20

17
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:30.515s
+ 2.452s
19

18
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
1:30.621s
+ 2.558s
24

19
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:30.630s
+ 2.567s
24

20
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:31.358s
+ 3.295s
18

Qualifying Results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3

1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:39.069s
1:27.893s
1:26.600s

2
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:40.455s
1:28.992s
1:27.147s

3
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:39.962s
1:28.978s
1:27.356s

4
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:39.698s
1:28.732s
1:27.376s

5
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:38.912s
1:29.431s
1:28.130s

6
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:39.201s
1:29.340s
1:28.856s

7
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:42.009s
1:29.824s
1:28.902s

8
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:39.738s
1:29.701s
1:29.074s

9
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:40.011s
1:30.105s
1:29.418s

10
Romain Grosjean
Haas
1:42.042s
1:29.966s
1:29.549s

11
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
1:41.404s
1:30.193s

12
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:41.726s
1:30.355s

13
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:37.598s
1:30.600s

14
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:41.114s
1:31.368s

15
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:41.874s
1:31.482s

16
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:42.573s

17
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
1:42.577s

18
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
1:42.593s

19
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:42.633s

20
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:42.966s

Race results

Pos Driver Team Gap Stops

1
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
51 laps – 1:21:27.430s
1

2
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
+ 14.063s
1

3
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
+ 36.570s
2

4
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
+ 52.125s
2

5
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
+ 1:05.955s
1

6
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
+ 1:08.109s
1

7
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
+ 1:33.989s
2

8
Esteban Ocon
Force India
+ 1 lap
1

9
Sergio Pérez
Force India
+ 1 lap
1

10
Felipe Massa
Williams
+ 1 lap
1

11
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
+ 1 lap
1

12
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
+ 1 lap
1

13
Romain Grosjean
Haas
+ 1 lap
2

14
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
+ 1 lap
1

15
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
+ 1 lap
3

16
Lance Stroll
Williams
+ 1 lap
2

17
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
+ 1 lap
3

18
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
DNF
2

19
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
DNF
0

20
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
DNS
0

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Hulkenberg impressed by Kubica’s comeback test

Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg has admitted being impressed by Robert Kubica’s performance at last week’s in-season test at the Hungaroring.

Kubica was making his first appearance in a current specification Formula 1 car since his dramatic accident in a rally in February 2011. Serious injuries to his arm and hand curtailed a promising Formula 1 career at the time.

The 32-year-old has spent years battling his way back to fitness. He since has returned to racing in the World Rally Championship and its European equivalent. Earlier this year he took part in two private tests for Renault in a 2012-spec F1 car at Paul Ricard and Valencia.

Last week’s test of the R.S.17 saw Kubica perform better in the car than rookie prospect Nicholas Latifi. The Pole completed 142 laps on Wednesday with a best time of 1:18.572s, compared to Latifi’s 1:20.302s the previous day.

Although Hulkenberg himself wasn’t present in Hungary, he told Autosport magazine that he had been impressed by Kubica’s times.

“I had some information and I obviously saw the lap times,” he said. “I think for him personally [it was] obviously a great comeback.

“After the severe accident and injuries he had, to come back and drive a modern Formula 1 car – and to do 140 laps just like that – is quite impressive.”

Hulkenberg was particularly struck by Kubica completing so many laps on such a demanding, twisty circuit.

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“Especially at a track like Budapest, which is very physical,” he agreed. “Respect for that. And I think the performance seemed alright.”

Kubica himself said on the day that he was happy with his fitness. However, he admitted that he was “not 100 per cent happy” with how the Hungaroring test had done.

Neither Kubica nor Hulkenberg have any idea of what will happen next. Rumours persist that Kubica could oust Jolyon Palmer from the race seat as soon as Spa.

“I’m not sure what’s going to happen, what Renault wants to do, but the test was OK, I think,” said Hulkenberg.

As for Kubica, he felt that 2018 was a more realistic prospect for finally returning to the Formula 1 grid, if it was going to happen at all.

“I think if in three months I did improve a lot and moved forward quite a lot, everything can happen in the future,” he insisted. “If it doesn’t happen I will not be disappointed, because I am looking at this situation very realistically.”

 
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Deadly Plane Crash into Taiwan River Caught on Film

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A TransAsia Airways flight in Taiwan clipped a highway bridge and then tumbled into the Keelung River on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people.

The incident was captured by the dashcam of a vehicle that was on Taipei’s Nanhu Bridge at the time of the crash.

The last communication from one of the aircraft’s pilots was “Mayday Mayday engine flameout,” according to an air traffic control recording on liveatc.net.

The turboprop ATR 72-600 aircraft was hoisted from the river late Wednesday, as rescuers continued to search for 20 missing passengers. Many of the travelers aboard the flight were from China.

Associated Press reports:

Wu Jun-hong, a Taipei Fire Department official who was coordinating the rescue, said the missing people were either still in the fuselage or had perhaps been pulled down the river.

“At the moment, things don’t look too optimistic,” Wu told reporters at the scene. “Those in the front of the plane are likely to have lost their lives.”

Watch the dashcam footage in this video from Sky News:

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