Williams CEO and team principal Jost Capito continues to keep his cards close to his chest regarding the possible signing of Oscar Piastri and the subsequent Renault engine deal. Nicholas Latifi has been out-qualified by Alex Albon at every race so far this season including the Imola sprint race, and a combination of poor form
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe that other team principals are taking the “porpoising” and bouncing situation seriously enough amid concern for driver safety. Both George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton struggled physically last weekend in Baku because of the aggressive bottoming out they experienced on the straight, and Russell has called for
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Before qualifying on Saturday, Mercedes took off the second floor stay that they implemented ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend after questions were raised by McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull. The Silver Arrows have been suffering greatly from “porpoising” and bouncing this season amid the new technical regulations that brought about the return of
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Formula 1 has reportedly opted not to give Russia’s entry fee back to race promoter Rosgonki, and VTB, the Russian state-owned bank that sponsored the event, will not be reimbursing them. F1 was set to hold the ninth Russian Grand Prix in Sochi this season having made its first appearance there in 2014, the same
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Sergio Perez has maintained that he still has faith in his Red Bull team to make the right calls after he was told not to fight team-mate Max Verstappen in recent races. The Mexican was asked to move over for the quicker Dutchman to take the win at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, before
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Nicholas Latifi cut a dejected figure after qualifying for his home Canadian Grand Prix as he was eliminated in the first phase. Latifi has beaten team-mate Alex Albon in knockout qualifying on just one occasion this year in Imola when the Thai-Briton’s brake caught fire, but Albon went on to beat the Canadian in the
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Sebastian Vettel has no idea where his pace went in Canada as he was eliminated in the first session. It was the third time this season that the German had been eliminated in the first phase of qualifying, but it looked as though exiting Q1 in wet conditions would not be an issue given the
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Mercedes’ George Russell has no regrets over his decision to switch onto Slicks at the end of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. In wet conditions, a slightly dry line had started to appear on the circuit, so Russell opted to take a gamble on put on a set of Slicks in a bid to
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Fernando Alonso plans to get after Max Verstappen on Sunday in Canada after a sensational lap that put him up to second for the start of the Canadian Grand Prix. It marked the first time the Spaniard qualified on the front row since the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix and, quintessential of Alonso, he mastered the
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The smile finally returned to Sir Lewis Hamilton’s face on Saturday evening after he qualified fourth at the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. The drivers were met with wet conditions throughout qualifying, and Mercedes entered the day having done a lot of work overnight to figure out the issues that had plagued the seven-time
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