Valtteri Bottas’ switch from the Mercedes F1 Team to Alfa Romeo has proven to be almost a stroke of genius, with the latter performing much more consistently so far this season. In his final couple of seasons at Mercedes, Bottas began to underperform after constantly being in the shadow of Lewis Hamilton. His departure from
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Former Formula 1 driver Sergey Sirotkin has joined the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) as an executive director as they try to garner more interest in Russian motorsport. Sirotkin won three races in GP2 in 2015 and 2016 as he ended the championship third both times, and he contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans in
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko believes that Carlos Sainz’s accidents at the start of the 2022 season may have taken a fair chunk out of Ferrari’s budget. Sainz’s race in Australia ended early when he span into the gravel having suffered misfortune in both qualifying and off the start, and a new gearbox was
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard affirms that George Russell is justifying Mercedes’ faith in him with his strong performance in 2022. There is no question that Mercedes have struggled under the new technical regulations that have seen their car stumble in the first five races of the year, and a podium a piece for
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A new diffuser is among the changes that Ferrari are making to their F1-75 at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix as they look to improve the straight-line speed of their 2022 challenger. Ferrari plan to amalgamate different parts that they have been testing in recent rounds of the championship, including the new “skids” they brought
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Confusion reigns surrounding Aston Martin’s upgrades after reports emerged that only Lance Stroll would be receiving it, before further indications suggested that it would also be going to Sebastian Vettel. Aston Martin have endured a torrid start to the 2022 season, scoring points on just three occasions in the opening five round between Vettel and
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FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem has stressed that there are no hard feelings between himself and Michael Masi after the Australian was removed from his role as race director. Masi was involved in controversy last season when allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car head of the final lap of
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has praised George Russell’s integration into the team since his arrival from Williams, and is particularly impressed with his attitude. Russell spent three years racing towards the back of the field for the Grove-based team, and he scored an exquisite podium last season in Belgium while scoring points on four
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A brake failure put an early end to Charles Leclerc’s day while he was lapping the Monaco Grand Prix Circuit in Niki Lauda’s 1974 Ferrari. Last weekend saw the 25th running of the Monaco Grand Prix Historique, with Stuart Hall claiming victory in the 1973 McLaren M23 in the race that covered the 1973-1976 era of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is said to be livid at the possibility that Michael Masi may one day return as race director after FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem hinted at his re-introduction. Masi was removed ahead of the 2022 season after the controversial 2021 finale which saw a controversial Safety Car restart allow Max Verstappen the
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