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Podium was on merit \u2013 Fernley <\/strong><\/p>\n

Force India\u2019s deputy team principal Bob Fernley says that Sergio Perez\u2019s podium in Baku was achieved on merit. It was a good weekend for the Mexican who qualified second but was dropped back to seventh after a gearbox penalty.<\/p>\n

Perez second podium in three races is the first time that Force India after fighting through the field and gives them there best result in a single season with two podiums. Fernley told Autosport \u201cIt looked a bit tough after Saturday but we came through and it’s nice to be able to do it on performance – on merit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody gave us anything and we fought hard on it. It’s a testament to the guys that have done good things with the car. Sometimes you have to wait for opportunities to come along.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when you’re getting podiums on merit, that’s a whole different ball game.\u201d He added. Fernley says that Perez drove well to get the best out of the car and that team had misfortune before they \u00a0introduced a big update in Spain.<\/p>\n

The team has close the gap fourth-placed Williams in the constructors’ championship since the update. Fernley added \u201cRight from the beginning we’ve had the right package. For the first four races we struggled to get it going in our favour, but since Barcelona we’ve been pretty on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Very happy at Force India – Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sergio Perez says he is \u201cvery happy\u201d at Force India but indicated that his future in Formula One remains l uncertain as he continues to be linked with Ferrari.<\/p>\n

Perez was dropped after just a single season at McLaren in 2013 but has subsequently rekindled his F1 career at Force India. In Baku the Mexican driver had a strong race where he took his seventh career podium finish in F1.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sky Sports he said \u201c”I am very happy where l am. I am enjoying it, l love this team. What happens next year? I just hope l am in Formula 1, but who knows where. It is too early to talk about the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many drivers are expected to be our of contract they are believed to be Nico Rosberg, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button. Perez is also believed to be one but Force India says they have confidence that both Perez and existing team-mate Nico Hulkenberg will stay on.<\/p>\n

“I think he’ll be be with us next year. In this business you can never be 100 per cent sure about anything but l would be comfortable to say that he will be with us.\u201d Bob Fernley, the deputy team principal, told Reuters<\/p>\n

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Williams speaking to \u2018a lot of drivers\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

William\u2019s deputy team principal Claire Williams says her team is speaking to \u2018a lot of drivers\u2019 about 2016 but has refused to rule out re-hiring Jenson Button. Williams have the Valtteri Bottas under contract but there are rumours that Ferrari has interest in the Fin.<\/p>\n

Ms Williams told Sky Sports \u201cWe are talking to them and we are having other conversations with other drivers in the paddock to see what other opportunities there are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding \u201cBut that’s not to say we aren’t happy with the job Valtteri and Felipe are doing. We have a great line-up, but no decision has been made. We just have to work through the conversations.\u201d Earlier this season she vowed to \u00a0be proactive in the driver market this year after uncertainty shrouded their line-up.<\/p>\n

Button won\u2019t know until September whether McLaren are going to keep him or replace him with Stoffel Vandoorne and there has been links to the team.<\/p>\n

Speaking about this she said \u201cHe started his career here, he’s a world champion and extremely intelligent when it comes to building a team around him and helping the engineering side develop the car.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tyre selections for Austria <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pirelli have confirmed the drivers allocations which they have chosen for next weekend\u2019s Austrian Grand Prix. The Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have taken a slightly different approach.<\/p>\n

For next weekend Pirelli has given each driver there mandatory set of \u00a0soft, supersoft and new-for-2016 ultrasoft tyre for the Red Bull Ring. \u00a0A set of the softest available compound may only be used in Q3. Teams are then free to choose the remaining ten sets.<\/p>\n

Hamilton and Rosberg have opted for eight each of the purple Ultrasoft tyres but Hamilton has chosen three sets of the red Supersofts and Rosberg has taken four. Hamilton has two yellow soft to Rosbergs one.\u00a0 Both Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel have nine ultrasofts, three supersofts and one soft.<\/p>\n

Felipe Massa, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo have all chosen two softs, four supersofts and seven ultrasofts. Both McLarens and Felipe Nasr chosen three softs and supersofts plus seven ultrasofts tyres. Both Manor\u2019s have one soft, four supersofts and eight ultrasofts.<\/p>\n

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Long term deal wanted by Baku<\/strong><\/p>\n

The chief executive of the Baku Circuit Arif Rahimov, says that Azerbaijan can look forward to a long-term Formula One future after a successful debut race on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The race on Sunday was less dramatic than people expected with no crashes or drama but Rahimov says they achieved \u00a0the main aim of showing off Baku to a worldwide television. He said \u201cIt is a success. It’s really great to hear all the compliments from everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom drivers, from teams, from Formula One management… everyone’s really happy, everyone’s proud of the event. We made it.\u201d Adding \u201cWe showed what Baku is: great racing along with a great city. If we reach the success that we reached this year, I’m sure it’s going to be a long term event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Farkhad Mammadov head of Azerbaijan’s Centre for Strategic Studies and representative of the Presidential Office, told reporters the contract was guaranteed for five years with options beyond that.<\/p>\n

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Chandhok, Rosberg among the drivers at Goodwood<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former F1 driver and Channel 4’s Technical Analyst Karun Chandhok has joined Williams as the official driver for the team\u2019s Heritage division. Chandhok will focus on the testing and public demonstration of Williams\u2019 historic racing cars.<\/p>\n

The Indian driver will start the role at this weekends Goodwood \u00a0Festival of Speed\u00a0where he will drive up the iconic Goodwood Hill behind the wheel of an FW08C from 1983 and an FW13B from 1990.<\/p>\n

It was announced earlier this year that Ross Brawn will attend the event along with David Brabham, Sir Jackie Stewart, John Surtees, Mclaren\u2019s Jenson Button, Force India\u2019s Nico Hulkenberg, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, Susie Wolff, \u00a0Championship leader Nico Rosberg and Renault Jolyon\u00a0 Palmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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