Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has indicated that he would like to experiment racing without the Drag Reduction System [DRS] to make drivers work harder to pull off overtakes. DRS was introduced in 2011 in a bid to improve the racing spectacle, and there were 1250 overtakes in the 19 races that year, compared to
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has insisted that his mistake at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was not a consequence of the pressure being applied by Red Bull. Leclerc was running behind the Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez when he span at the Variante Alta, allowing Lando Norris to take a podium finish
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed that the challenges Mercedes are facing this season have allowed him to approach working with the team from new perspectives, and this is something he is taking a lot of enjoyment from. Mercedes have been adversely affected by the arrival of the new technical regulations, with the ground effect aerodynamics
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Former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger has warned that the dynamic between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell could begin to waver after the 24-year-old’s impressive performances so far in 2022. The underperforming Mercedes team’s woes have been cultivated by the turn of the new technical regulations, of which Berger has declared himself a fan
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Ferrari chairman John Elkann has detailed the changes to the mentality of everyone at the team that has led to their tremendous start to the 2022 season. Ferrari’s last championship success arrived in the form of the constructors’ crown in 2008, while Kimi Raikkonen’s victory in 2007 remains their last Drivers’ Championship win. Between 2018
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Yuki Tsunoda became notorious last season for his amusing radio outbursts as he acclimatised to life in Formula 1 with AlphaTauri. The 21-year-old was thrust head-first into the European scene in 2019 at just 18 years of age when he moved to Formula 3 having raced exclusively in Japan up to that point, and he
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is struggling to see a way into the title fight for the Silver Arrows following a tough start to 2022. After new technical regulations were introduced ahead of the new season, the teams were forced to acclimatise to brand-new methodologies as to how to design and manufacture a race car,
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has aimed another sly dig at Sir Lewis Hamilton by saying that Lando Norris is the only driver that can compete with Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc at present. Norris grabbed McLaren’s first podium of the season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after he capitalised on a crucial
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has reiterated that he is not at Red Bull to solely serve as backup to Max Verstappen, and he intends to compete for world titles at the team. Perez was signed to Red Bull ahead of the 2021 season when he replaced Alex Albon having taken victory at the 2020 Sakhir
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2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has regrets over his relationship with Sir Lewis Hamilton during their time together at Mercedes, conceding that their disputes served as a detriment to the team. Hamilton joined Mercedes in 2013 and, together with his good friend Rosberg having karted with him when they were children, they managed nine podiums
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