Mick Schumacher was well on his way to achieving his first-ever Formula 1 points finish at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, however, an over-ambitious move on Sebastian Vettel ruined his race. Schumacher was in a great late-race battle with the Aston Martin driver for a spot in the lower end of the points places at
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McLaren’s Lando Norris believes that his team are a little adrift of Mercedes and Alfa Romeo after a disappointing weekend for the Woking side in Miami. Norris qualified eighth last weekend, six positions ahead of Daniel Ricciardo who suffered a start-up problem ahead of his second run in Q2, ruining his chances of setting a
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton may have been surprised by the form of new Mercedes team-mate George Russell, and the 24-year-old’s performance is something that “annoys” the seven-time champion. Russell’s arrival at Mercedes coincided with new technical regulations that saw the re-introduction of ground effect aerodynamics, and Mercedes’ failure
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Sergio Perez was unfortunate to miss out on the podium at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, however, he was lucky to even make the chequered flag following yet another reliability issue. Whilst the speed of the RB18 is unquestionable, its reliability is certainly up for debate. Red Bull have struggled already this season with reliability,
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Ferrari were given a reliability exemption on their power unit by the FIA which allowed them to slightly modify its specification. Amid the new technical regulations in the pinnacle of motorsport is a freeze on engine development, with the ICE already prohibited from being worked on by manufacturers. Electrical components will be frozen midway through
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that there was no back-and-forth with the stewards regarding George Russell’s illegal overtake on Sir Lewis Hamilton, which he was pleased with. Russell qualified 12th in Miami, but made use of a long stint on Hards to pit under a Safety Car and re-join just behind Hamilton. He had
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Lewis Hamilton suffered yet another frustrating grand prix in Miami in what is quickly becoming a shocking year for the seven-time world champion. The Mercedes driver finished the inaugural Miami Grand Prix in sixth place, behind his new team-mate George Russell who finished fifth. To add to Hamilton’s disappointment, Russell started the race down in
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Sir Lewis Hamilton admits that he has not seen any marked improvements pace-wise from Mercedes’ 2022 challenger as they continue to languish behind Red Bull and Ferrari. The Silver Arrows’ “porpoising” did not seem to be affecting them quite as much as it did in the opening four rounds of the year at the recent
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The inaugural Miami Grand Prix was certainly a glamourous spectacle in regards to its facilities, however on track a number of issues with the Miami International Autodrome were raised following the race. An issue that was raised throughout the weekend was the poor grip that met drivers when attempting to overtake. Some of the twenty
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says that Sir Lewis Hamilton and FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem need to sit down and discuss the jewellery situation that dominated the Miami Grand Prix weekend. Race director Niels Wittich gave the drivers another reminder ahead of the race in Florida that the wearing of metallic items in the
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