Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has confirmed that the throttle issues Charles Leclerc reported after his crash in France had nothing to do with his mistake. Having started on pole, Leclerc fended off Max Verstappen in the opening laps before the Dutchman pitted, and the Scuderia were aiming to extend their drivers’ stint. However, he
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Sebastian Vettel is currently deciding whether to continue in Formula 1 for another season, with the German’s contract set to expire at the end of 2022. The four-time World Champion is believed to be using the upcoming summer break to think about his options, with the Aston Martin F1 Team being keen to retain the experienced German.
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Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez whitewashed the straight-line speed charts during Sunday’s French Grand Prix, demonstrating their power superiority. The Honda-powered Red Bull has typically been the best in a straight line all season, and it was Verstappen that clocked the fastest speed over the start finish line at 305.6kph, 1.3kph clear of Perez. The
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Fans on social media were less than impressed by Lance Stroll’s defensive tactics after the Canadian robustly defended his position from team-mate Sebastian Vettel on the final lap of the French Grand Prix. Vettel and Stroll started 12th and 15th respectively after a disappointing qualifying for the British side, but the 23-year-old made it up into the
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Carlos Sainz has come to the defence of his Ferrari team after he was told to pit to serve a five-second penalty at the French Grand Prix on Sunday. Sainz had started at the back of the grid after taking an engine penalty following his reliability failure at the Austrian Grand Prix two weeks prior,
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Mercedes remain loyal to the aerodynamic concept that they started the season with despite their struggles so far this season. Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have managed seven podiums between them so far in 2022, and have not finished any higher than third as they grapple with a misbehaving W13 car. The car has
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has affirmed that testing a Formula 1 car is by no means an indication of a driver being signed by the team they are testing with. Doubt has been cast over the Australian’s immediate future amid another tough start to the year, during which he has now been out-qualified 10 times in
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Double world champion Emerson Fittipaldi insists that Red Bull driver Sergio Perez’s title hopes are still alive after a tough last few rounds. Pere has out-qualified team-mate Max Verstappen three times this season – more than anyone has managed since Daniel Ricciardo in 2018 – out-performing him in race trim four times. The Mexican won
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As Sir Lewis Hamilton celebrates his 300th race start in France this weekend, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that his driver could make it to 400 if he wants to. There were rumours at the end of last season, after Hamilton had cruelly lost out to Max Verstappen on his eighth world title, that the
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has dismissed suggestions that the team are looking to sign Sebastian Vettel for next year. The four-time world champion is out of contract at Aston Martin at the end of this season, and he has been linked with a move to McLaren to partner Lando Norris amid what continues to
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