Sir Lewis Hamilton confirmed after practice in Azerbaijan that the Mercedes are struggling with bouncing on the straights. Hamilton ended FP1 in sixth, before finishing P12 in the second session, indicative that Mercedes were experimenting with some slightly different setups on Friday. Due to the wind, the slightly bumpy track surface, and the temperamental nature
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner disagrees with Jos Verstappen’s assessment that the team should have done more to help his son, Max, win the Monaco Grand Prix. Max finished third ahead of Charles Leclerc after Red Bull strategist Hannah Schmitz played a blinder against the Ferrari pair of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, which
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has conceded that he wondered how long his career might go on for while he was at Mercedes. Bottas won 10 races in five seasons with the Silver Arrows, and helped them to the Constructors’ Championship in all five years, securing 21 one-two finishes together with team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton. However,
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Former Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta reckons that Mercedes might be able to close the gap to Red Bull and Ferrari in Azerbaijan this weekend, but warns that this hinges on whether they have eradicated their “porpoising” issues. For what will realistically be the first time since Miami, the teams will be running around
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Daniel Ricciardo has already faced a challenging 2022; the Australian has struggled getting to grips with the new regulations, resulting in his future with the McLaren F1 Team appearing uncertain. Apart from his victory at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, Ricciardo hasn’t delivered the results that the team were anticipating when he joined them at
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Sebastian Vettel believes that fellow world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton does not “strive” to just be fighting for points every race, and reckons that George Russell is enjoying life more right now having spent three years at the back with Williams. Vettel has experienced it all in F1 since his arrival in 2007, from fighting
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly insists that Sergio Perez’s new deal at Red Bull is fully deserved, and he will work with Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko to decipher his next steps. After his second Red Bull win in Monaco last time, Perez was rewarded with a new deal that keeps him at the Austrian side
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Fans on social media are not impressed with the FIA after their latest ruling, which dictates that drivers are permitted to touch the white line on pit exit. Confusion reigned in the aftermath of the Monaco Grand Prix after Eduardo Freitas’ race director’s notes did not seem to align with the FIA’s International Sporting Code
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Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert believes that there is still a way for Daniel Ricciardo to stay in Formula 1, but it is not going to be easy. Ricciardo has scored points just 15 times in 29 races with McLaren, and that includes the P6 he achieved at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint
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Ferrari are expected to make some alterations to the electrical components in Charles Leclerc’s power unit ahead of the British Grand Prix next month, according to a report by La Gazzetta dello Sport. The new technical regulations mean that development on the Internal Combustion Unit [ICE] is frozen until the end of 2025, and the
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