Former Minardi team principal Giancarlo Minardi has suggested that Sebastian Vettel should call it a day at the end of the 2022 season after his nightmare weekend at the Australian Grand Prix. Vettel was given a 5,000 euro fine on his return to Formula 1 after recovering from COVID-19 having missed the opening two rounds
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It was very much a weekend to forget for Aston Martin at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, but there are legacies of their underperforming car that, sadly, will transcend the nightmare race in Melbourne. Aston Martin have struggled with horrific handling on their car since the turn of the new technical regulations, and Lance Stroll
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McLaren’s Lando Norris made a tongue-in-cheek comment about Fernando Alonso after the Spaniard ended the Australian Grand Prix down in 17th place. Having crashed in Q3 due to a hydraulic issue, Alonso was unable to make significant progress up through the order during the race on the Hard tyres, and eventually pitted onto the Mediums following
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Dan Fallows has finally joined Aston Martin after a contractual dispute with Red Bull precluded him from leaving the Milton Keynes side. Fallows made an agreement with Aston Martin to join them this year, and therefore gave notice to Red Bull in order to break his contract early. However, the four-time constructors’ champions insisted that
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There were evidently some fans in the pit lane that were not quite expecting Williams’ Alex Albon to come into the pits on the penultimate lap of the race. A still of Albon’s onboard shows him driving past some members of the pit lane hospitality during the Australian Grand Prix walking past parc ferme when
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has warned that Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz may end up being asked to play the role of number two driver if he is unable to bounce back from his torrid Australian Grand Prix weekend. Sainz was denied his first run in Q3 on Saturday after a crash for his compatriot
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There has been a surprising revelation in the world of Formula 1 this week after Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff accused former race director Michael Masi of persistent disrespect. Masi made a controversial call towards the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year when he allowed only the five lapped cars between Sir
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George Russell was in a determined mood after scoring his first podium in Mercedes colours at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Having started behind team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, both the Britons managed to get past the McLaren of Lando Norris, before the 37-year-old also captured third from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. The Mexican and the
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Charles Leclerc and George Russell engaged in a hilarious bit of banter over the Mercedes Safety Car in the aftermath of the Australian Grand Prix. The Safety Car was deployed twice during Sunday’s race as a result of crashes for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and then Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, with Bernd Maylander continuing his impressive
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Haas driver Nikita Mazepin has emphasised that the Haas team did not put any resources into the development of their car in 2021, which is why he struggled to find performance during his debut season. Mazepin joined Haas last year as a rookie alongside Mick Schumacher after his father, Dmitry, invested in the team through
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