Alpine’s Esteban Ocon was not impressed with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz after he felt as though the Ferrari driver re-joined the track dangerously after going off. Sainz had just completed a fast lap in the first qualifying session, and looked as though he was pushing for another before he went straight on at Turn Three, and
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has indicated that the new directive introduced by the FIA at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix undermines a lot of the work that has gone into fixing and phasing out “porpoising.” Both George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton struggled physically in Baku last weekend as their Mercedes cars bounced vigorously on
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Max Verstappen has come to the defence of racing driver and F1 pundit Naomi Schiff after she received abuse from a Twitter user this week. The online hater questioned Schiff’s credentials to be on Sky Sports’ Formula 1 presenting team, and indicated that she purely landed her punditry position to make up inclusivity numbers. Schiff
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Sir Lewis Hamilton can only hope that he does not suffer any concussions as a result of the aggressive bouncing taking place in his Mercedes. The Silver Arrows started the year off struggling with “porpoising,” which is caused by aerodynamic deficiencies as some of the teams still try to figure out how best to deal
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Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren are all said to be bemused as to how Mercedes happened to have an extra floor stay ready, despite the new directive only being announced on Thursday. In a bid to look out for drivers’ long-term health and limit the risk of injury due to “porpoising” and bouncing, the FIA
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Alberta energy minister Sonya Savage has told Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel that he is a hypocrite for questioning the mining of Tar Sands in the region of Canada. Vettel has long used his position within F1 to campaign for causes such as equality, social justice, and environmental awareness. The four-time world champion worked with children
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko is not impressed with the changes made by the FIA to try to clamp down on “porpoising” and bouncing. Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz have been vocal in recent months over the potential health risks attached to the “porpoising” phenomenon that arrived with the new ground effect
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was left lamenting a horrible day during the first two practice sessions at the Canadian Grand Prix as the bouncing issues showed no sign of relenting for Mercedes. The Silver Arrows tried something different between Hamilton and team-mate George Russell regarding the floor in a big to understand why, having mostly solved
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was not a satisfied customer after an experimental floor did little to improve the bouncing on his Mercedes during practice ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The FIA have introduced a new metric this weekend to prevent the cars from bouncing too much, meaning that some will be forced to run higher
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has reiterated that there are bigger things in life than Formula 1 in a retort to some bizarre comments by FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem. Vettel and Mercedes driver Sir Lewis Hamilton have become renowned for their campaigns for social justice, equality and environmental awareness, while McLaren’s Lando Norris raises
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