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Why Leclerc won't change driving style after Miami mistake

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Charles Leclerc does not plan to change his driving style after spinning out of qualifying over the Miami Grand Prix weekend. The Monegasque brought out the red flags following his crash in Q3 and admitted later that he was "angry" with himself for making the "same mistake" that he had made during Free Practice on Friday. Leclerc's incident drew criticism from some, with Martin Brundle calling for the Ferrari driver to "stop making so many mistakes", adding: "I think he drives absolutely to the ragged edge of the limit and it keeps catching him out." However, when asked on Saturday in Miami if he needed to alter his driving style , Leclerc told media, including TheFOXposts.Com : "No, I don't think so." Miami error caused by a 'step too far' While Leclerc admits that he may need to manage his style in a different way during Q3 sessions, he believes that his mistake at the Miami International Autodr...

Mercedes plan Silicon Valley-style F1 factory upgrades

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Mercedes plans to expand its Formula 1 factory into a campus as part of £70 million upgrades , which should help turn it into a Silicon Valley- style parkland. Their current factory in Brackley, Northamptonshire, will see new infrastructure including marketing buildings, leisure facilities, and restaurants built to improve the working environment within the team. Team principal Toto Wolff claims one of main reasons for the expansion is due to the number of people who are now working for the team, compared to when it opened up. “The Brackley campus was built to accommodate 350 people, and today we are at 1250," he told Autosport . "What we are planning to do is to expand the campus with multiple new buildings and create a modern style campus, with lots of breakout areas, restaurants, state of the art gyms, new marketing buildings, and getting all the cars out. “We want it to become its own little village, with all the amenities and benefits that you would ex...