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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Lewis Hamilton has been rallying for Formula 1 to return to Africa for a number of years. The first race since 1993 in the continent appears to be getting ever-closer, after the seven-time world champion’s fierce rival Max Verstappen expressed his support for a return to Africa. With the championship’s rigorous calendar continuing to expand,
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After showing strong pace during all three free practice sessions at the Miami Grand Prix, the team suffered a disappointing qualifying and race, leaving the Mercedes boss perplexed as to where their pace went. Ahead of qualifying it appeared that Mercedes would make it a three-way fight for pole and the race victory at the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that a sensor on one of Sergio Perez’s cylinders failed, which was the reason for the slight period of panic during the Miami Grand Prix. Max Verstappen and Perez both suffered reliability failures in Bahrain, before the same fate befell the Dutchman in Australia, but the fact
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