AlphaTauri technical director Jody Egginton insists that the 2022 car has a flexible package that lends itself well to upgrades. The Italian side have struggled somewhat to put performances together with the first iteration under the technical regulations, despite making Q3 on four occasions in the opening seven rounds of the year. Three have come
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Nico Rosberg is raising money for Ukrainian victims of Russia’s invasion by putting up for auction a Tesla Model Y Performance. The all-new model from Tesla, which is all-electric, and can reach 100kph in just 3.7 seconds, will be available to drive along with a charging card for one year to the lucky winner of
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Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer suggests that Red Bull will have to give it more thought before asking Sergio Perez to move over for Max Verstappen given the Mexican’s current form. Perez out-qualified Verstappen for the second time this season in Monaco as he went on to beat Carlos Sainz to victory after Charles
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Former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa believes that the only thing Yuki Tsunoda still needs to add to his game is consistency to become a top racing driver. Tsunoda had a difficult time of it in 2021, scoring points on just seven occasions compared to team-mate Pierre Gasly’s 15 top 10 finishes, while being out-qualified
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto does not believe that the team should have been fined 25,000 euros for impeding last weekend in Monaco. Carlos Sainz, according to the stewards, was given “grossly” incorrect information as to the whereabouts of other cars behind him during Friday practice, and he ended up receiving a reprimand for driving
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Racing driver Tom Coronel believes that Toto Wolff will have an ideal replacement in reserve driver Nyck de Vries should Sir Lewis Hamilton leave Formula 1 in the coming years. De Vries won eight races in three years with a combination Rapax, Prema and ART, winning the title in 2019. The Dutchman had previously been
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Lando Norris was somewhat frustrated after last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, lamenting George Russell’s overtake on him as “simple”. The McLaren F1 Team driver drove a strong race in treacherous conditions, to secure a 6th place finish just behind his British compatriot. Norris had been running in fifth for the majority of the race, but
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Former Mercedes aerodynamicist Philipp Brandle observes that Michael Schumacher had better technical knowledge than Sir Lewis Hamilton, but affirms that the Briton is better than most at having an instinctive feel for the car. Mercedes have struggled in the early going of 2022 since the turn of the new technical regulations which have seen the
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Kevin Magnussen believes that the new base set up in Maranello has helped Haas become more competitive in 2022 by improving their collaboration with Ferrari. Last year, Haas spent essentially the entire season preparing for the new technical regulations that were introduced this season, meaning that they went the whole year without managing a single
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Daniel Ricciardo has spent some time unwinding with friend and compatriot Scotty James after the disappointment of the Monaco Grand Prix. For the fourth consecutive race, Ricciardo crossed the line outside the top 10 last weekend, and it was symptomatic of a driver who, while he still possesses every bit of class that has won
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