Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has disclosed the agonising reason for Fernando Alonso’s crash during qualifying that ultimately might have denied him pole position. Alonso had gone quicker than polesitter Charles Leclerc in both of the opening two sectors of the lap before his engine cut out, sending off the track and into the barrier,
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Mercedes strategist James Vowles says that the team had to prioritise George Russell’s tyre wear in the latter part of the Australian Grand Prix, which is why he was unable to battle Sergio Perez. Russell capitalised on a Safety Car to pit from the Mediums onto the Hards in Melbourne, gaining him a place over
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that his team’s car is an astonishing 10 kilograms heavier than Ferrari’s 2022 challenger. The new technical regulations introduced this season have meant that the cars are naturally heavier, and the FIA increased the weight limit to 795kg to accommodate this. However, Alfa Romeo were reportedly the
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Alpine F1 driver Esteban Ocon is adamant in his belief that there should be a French Grand Prix on the calendar, and he has vowed to do everything within his power to help keep it in the sport. There have been 61 championship grand prix in France, spanning venues such as Reims, Rouen, Dijon, Le
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Charles Leclerc has every faith that his Ferrari team can continue to develop the car throughout the season and stay ahead of Red Bull. The Monegasque has claimed victory in two of the opening three rounds of the 2022 season, and leads the Drivers’ Standings by 34 points from George Russell. Despite a horrible weekend
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that the mechanical failure Max Verstappen suffered at the Australian Grand Prix was unrelated to the one he had in Bahrain. The Honda-manufactured Red Bull powertrains have endured a tough start to the 2022 season, with six failures now occurring over the course of the first three
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Christian Horner and Toto Wolff have differing opinions on the effectiveness of DRS after the engaging battles between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen in the early part of 2022. The new technical regulations in Formula 1 have reintroduced ground effect aerodynamics in a bid to enhance on-track battles and facilitate closer racing, something that we
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Lando Norris believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s dynamism will shine through in the wake of Mercedes’ struggles as they try to recover from an underwhelming start to 2022. Mercedes have been a particular victim of the “porpoising” problem posed by the new technical regulations that now sees the downforce generated by aerodynamic parts on the
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Following three reliability-induced retirements for Red Bull in the early going of the season, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has emphasised the importance of having a reliable car. Both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez retired from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix in the closing stages while the Scuderia claimed a one-two finish through Charles Leclerc
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has jumped to the defence of Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, who has come under fire in the early going in 2022. Formula 1 chose to stay and race in Saudi Arabia despite a missile attack on an Aramco facility carried out of Houthi militants just a few miles from
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