McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl was left ruing a weekend in Montreal where nothing went his team’s way. Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo looked relatively strong during Friday practice, but issues began to ensue during a wet qualifying session. Ricciardo seemed to have a pace advantage over his team-mate in slippery conditions, but Norris was
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Having been berating Sir Lewis Hamilton’s performances at the start of the 2022 season, Jacques Villeneuve is more than happy to accept that it is only fair he now gives the Briton some credit. Hamilton qualified fourth in a wet session on Saturday in Canada, and went on to finish third in the race, earning
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was left with questions after the Canadian Grand Prix as to the technical directive (TD) that was introduced by the FIA. The governing body acted on the feedback from Mercedes pair of George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, when both suffered from a dangerous amount
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1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has joked that Max Verstappen will not be a “true champion” until he is collected by the infamous wall of champions. The tricky final chicane has caught out many a champion, including Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Villeneuve himself. Button was the only one of those
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed that the American side plan to bring their next batch of upgrades to the Hungarian Grand Prix just before the summer break. The Banbury-based side are likely to be forced to make changes to their plans this year after Mick Schumacher took a hefty amount out of their
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George Russell appeared to agree with team principal Toto Wolff’s assessment that Mercedes’ pace did at times look fairly strong, but he warns that they are still some way off Red Bull and Ferrari. Russell took a gamble in wet conditions on Saturday to go onto Slicks, but his late qualifying gamble did not pay
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Red Bull junior and Formula 2 driver Juri Vips has been suspended by the team for using a racial slur during a livestream. Vips was playing Call of Duty with fellow F2 and Red Bull understudy Liam Lawson when he said the offensive term, and Lawson replied by shouting Vips’ name to warn him of
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Spa Francorchamps is expected to lose its place on the Formula 1 calendar in 2023 due to the influx of new and returning venues. F1’s stock has risen exponentially in recent years, partly because of the introduction of the Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive, so interest in the pinnacle of motorsport, particularly in America, is
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A frustrated Lando Norris has declared that McLaren must improve their car after a disappointing Canadian Grand Prix. Norris endured a tough weekend having looked relatively strong in Friday practice, as he was eliminated in the second qualifying session when he suffered from engine issues. Some changes were made in the back of his car
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Williams driver Nicholas Latifi sounded audibly distressed after running down a groundhog during practice ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The race in Montreal has always been known for the presence of groundhogs, or marmots, who will frequently risk it all by venturing out onto the racetrack in front of passing cars, forcing drivers to
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