A fan on Twitter has gone on an extraordinarily passionate rant about Charles Leclerc’s wheel-to-wheel racing abilities after they saw suggestions that he is the best in that department. Leclerc claimed his third win of the 2022 season in Austria last weekend, and has been involved in some thrilling on-track battles with Red Bull’s Max
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Mick Schumacher has well and truly found his form in Formula 1, after back-to-back points finishes at the British and Austrian Grand Prix. Schumacher not only finished sixth at the Red Bull Ring, but was also awarded ‘Driver of the Day’ by the fans. Schumacher has found the going tough in 2022, following two huge
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BBC Sport editor Andrew Benson believes that Ferrari will have had a moment of clarity after Carlos Sainz’s reliability failure at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The Spaniard had been following team-mate Charles Leclerc in the Ferraris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen in Spielberg amid an engrossing strategical battle between themselves and Red Bull. After Leclerc
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed some of the horrible abuse he has been subjected to over the years in light of the awful behaviour of some of the fans in Austria last weekend. There were reports of drunk fans in Spielberg perpetrating racist and homophobic abuse over the course of the weekend, and
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that he warned Sergio Perez of the dangers of going around the outside at Turn Four, particularly on the opening lap. Perez’s predecessor – Alex Albon – had tried the same thing on Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2020 when the seven-time champion hit him, turning a prospective
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Some shocking driver transfers took place in the aftermath of the Austrian Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc won the race ahead of Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton. Sergio Perez had retired from the race early on after contact with Mercedes’ George Russell caused too much damage to the Mexican’s car, leaving Charles Leclerc and
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Charles Leclerc not only shocked Red Bull Racing, but also the 105,000 fans in attendance at the Austrian Grand Prix, after taking an emphatic victory at the Red Bull Ring. Leclerc overtook Max Verstappen a staggering three times on his way to his first victory since Australia, as he reminded the reigning World Champion that
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff acknowledges that the battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell can often be “heated,” but they are aware of the ultimate team goal. Russell entered the 2022 season full of grit, determination and a steely attitude having moved over from Williams, and he has used every bit of that
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Track limits at the Red Bull Ring were a huge talking point at the Austrian Grand Prix, with podium finishers Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton slamming the race directors. Following on from Michael Masi’s sacking at the end of last season, the FIA introduced two race directors for this year; Niels Wittich, and Eduardo
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Mick Schumacher and Daniel Ricciardo have sympathised with Sebastian Vettel leaving the FIA drivers’ briefing without being excused in Austria. Every Friday on a race weekend, the drivers are required to attend a meeting with the race director to discuss any sporting, technical and safety issues that have arisen during practice or, in the case
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