Much has been made of Sir Lewis Hamilton’s poor performance at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, in which he failed to score a single point. The Briton was out-qualified by his compatriot George Russell on Friday as neither Mercedes escaped Q2 for the first time since the Japanese Grand Prix in 2012, before he finished
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has come to the defence of Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque threw away a podium finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Ferrari and Red Bull had seemed fairly evenly matched over the course of the weekend in Imola, but the Milton Keynes side had a commanding advantage over the
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Nico Rosberg has received praise on social media for providing his honest opinion on Toto Wolff’s radio message to Sir Lewis Hamilton at the end of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Hamilton was out-performed by team-mate George Russell in all three days of the weekend in Imola as the 24-year-old finished ahead of him in
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has confirmed that Russian driver Robert Shwartzman is still very much in the Scuderia’s plans after obtaining an Israeli passport. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the FIA mandated that all competitors and drivers in global motorsport from Russia and Belarus – the country that has aided Vladimir Putin’s regime –
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Mercedes have been tipped to introduce a substantial upgrade that could provide the key to eradicating the “porpoising” troubles that have hindered them thus far in 2022. The bouncing caused by the ground effect aerodynamics introduced under the new technical regulations appeared more aggravated than before for Mercedes at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, costing
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Max Verstappen was coy on lapping Sir Lewis Hamilton at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as the pair experienced highly contrasting fortunes in the race. Verstappen achieved the grand slam out front as he claimed a dominant victory from Sergio Perez, securing Red Bull’s first one-two finish since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix. Hamilton, meanwhile,
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2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has sent his sympathy to former team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton after a horrible day for the 37-year-old at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Hamilton ended the race P14, but was bumped up to 13th by the penalty awarded to Alpine’s Esteban Ocon for an unsafe release into the path
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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has revealed he would have no regrets if he were unable to add to his tally of world championships between now and the end of his career. Having dramatically beaten Sir Lewis Hamilton to the championship in 2021, the defence of the Dutchman’s crown has not gotten off to the
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Max Verstappen has praised the job done by his Red Bull team after a tremendous weekend in Imola that saw him win the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Having taken victory in the sprint race, the Dutchman led Sergio Perez home for the team’s first one-two since 2016 as Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc both
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Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has discussed that his philosophy for improving the show in the pinnacle of motorsport usually involves asking for feedback from the drivers towards the front of the grid, so is unlikely to seriously consider George Russell’s feedback. Both Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton got caught in a DRS train
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