Sebastian Vettel has earned himself a new nickname from Formula 1 fans after his defiance of the reinforcement of the fireproof regulation. Ahead of the Australian Grand Prix earlier this year, race director Niels Wittich reminded the drivers of the importance of removing all jewellery before entering the car to prevent fire hazards. Sir Lewis
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Mercedes driver George Russell does not know if he would have been able to catch Sergio Perez for fourth place in Miami had he been able to pass team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton earlier. Having been eliminated in Q2, Russell started the race on Hards, and was able to capitalise on a late Safety Car to
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Dr Helmut Marko has said that Max Verstappen’s performance in the Miami Grand Prix was exemplary of a driver that is able to deliver under intense pressure. Verstappen crashed during practice on Friday, before a hydraulic issue compounded what was already a difficult day’s running, so he was left relatively unprepared heading into qualifying. A
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Williams team principal Jost Capito has come to the defence of Nicholas Latifi after a troubled start to the 2022 campaign for the Canadian. Latifi has suffered three significant crashes so far this season, with two of them coming in one weekend in Saudi Arabia, before a bizarre crash with Lance Stroll in qualifying in
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is pleased to have returned to the podium in Miami after a difficult last couple of races in Australia and Italy. The Spaniard suffered a heavily disrupted qualifying in Australia before crashing out of the race early on, and a further crash in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix preceded
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Following Ferrari’s post-Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Pirelli test, the Italian outfit have been cleared of any wrongdoing after questions were asked about the different floors used at the test. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner emphasised his point that the Pirelli tests are “up to the FIA to police”, after Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
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Mercedes driver Sir Lewis Hamilton has no intention of removing his jewellery when he steps into a race car despite the clampdown by race director Niels Wittich. Wittich sent out a reminder to the drivers of the 2005 regulation that jewellery is not to be worn in the car. At the time, both Red Bull
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Sergio Perez is said to have opened up conversations with Red Bull regarding a new contract that would keep him at the team beyond the end of this year. During the 2021 season in which he scored five podiums, a race win and 19 points finishes, Perez was awarded a new contract until the end
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc would have liked to convert pole into victory in Miami, but affirms that there is plenty of pace still to unlock in the car. The Monegasque produced a fine lap to take pole from Max Verstappen on Saturday, before the Dutchman was able to clear both Carlos Sainz and the race leader
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has put Red Bull’s pace advantage in the last two races down to upgrades they have brought in the early going of the season, and therefore reckons the $140 million cost cap will catch up with them. Red Bull took an estimated 5kg off their car ahead of the Emilia
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