Former Formula 1 driver John Watson has told Sir Lewis Hamilton to spend “more time in the gym” after he suffered intense back pain during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Mercedes have been struggling to get a handle on “porpoising” this year amid the changes to the technical regulations that have brought in ground effect aerodynamics
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George Russell is very much turning any doubters into believers this year after some terrific performance in the early going of the 2022 season with Mercedes. Russell was signed from Williams this season after scoring four points finishes and a podium in 2021, and he also stood in for Sir Lewis Hamilton in Sakhir in
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Ferrari are set to abandon their immediate plans to introduce an ERS upgrade to the F1-75, and will switch their attention to improving the reliability of the car, according to reports. Having started on pole, Charles Leclerc was leading after a smart stop under a Virtual Safety Car got him back ahead of Sergio Perez
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It was an Azerbaijan Grand Prix to forget for Kevin Magnussen, after the Dane was forced to retire from the GP with a suspected power unit failure. Out of the five drivers to retire from the race, four were powered by Ferrari PUs; though not all DNFs appeared to be PU related. Magnussen’s, however, most
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was “praying” for the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he pulled through the pain barrier to finish fourth. Mercedes’ bouncing was the worst it has been all year so far down the long straights of the Baku City Circuit, and Hamilton was suffering from intense back pain throughout the afternoon.
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It was the worst possible Azerbaijan Grand Prix not just for Ferrari, but also for Ferrari PUs, as four of their powered cars retired from the race. Carlos Sainz was the first to retire from the race on Lap 9, the Spaniard ran straight on at Turn 4 after suffering from a hydraulic fault. Next
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The Mercedes F1 Team are once again scratching their heads and looking for answers, as the W13’s porpoising issue reached its worst stage yet at the Baku City Circuit. Despite the team hoping they’d solved the issue at the Spanish Grand Prix, the team suffered from bouncing both in Monaco and now in Azerbaijan. Both
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned all public screenings of Lightyear, which features Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz as voice actors, due to a scene involving two lesbian women kissing. The media regulatory office confirmed that the scenes depicted do not conform with its “content standards.” “[The movie] is not licensed for public screening
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner smiled as he praised Sebastian Vettel’s performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, joking that Aston Martin have a “good car.” Vettel started the race in Baku in P9, but climbed above Yuki Tsunoda off the start, before jumping Sir Lewis Hamilton in the pit stop phases. As he was
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Formula 1 fans on Reddit have been mocking Ferrari after their latest calamity at Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc had started on pole from Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen after a mistake by Carlos Sainz on his lap sent him to fourth have been on provisional pole after the opening run in Q3. Leclerc
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