After Red Bull’s alleged complaints yesterday, Mercedes have also had the legality of their car queried by Ferrari. The Silver Arrows entered day one of testing in Bahrain with a radical design that featured a near-total absence of sidepods, with less orthodox grills having been implemented in an alteration to aerodynamic efficiency and cooling philosophy.
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has highlighted issues that he sees with the new Formula 1 cars ahead of the 2022 season, but is pleased with the sustainability push with regards to the new fuel blend. The technical regulations underwent massive change ahead of this year, with the cars losing significant downforce as a result of the
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Haas have introduced a new livery ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season to reflect the end of their partnership with Russia-based firm Uralkali. The Haas team agreed a sponsorship agreement with the Potash producer that secured oligarch Dmitry Mazepin’s company a place as a name partner in Formula 1. As part of the deal,
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Max Verstappen has given a lighter, more jovial take on Mercedes’ design ahead of the second pre-season test in Bahrain, commenting on the aesthetics of the machine. The Silver Arrows arrived at the Sakhit International Circuit with a design concept that split opinion in the paddock, and caught the eye of many in an unprecedented
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Mercedes driver George Russell has revealed that he has sent a personal message of support to Nikita Mazepin after the Russian was sacked by Haas. Mazepin entered Formula 1 last year backed by the funding of his oligarch father Dmitry, who part owns the Russia-based Uralkali firm that also became name partner of the Banbury
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Former Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson notes that the drivers are struggling with the issue of cars bouncing off the circuit, and suggests that the teams have so far failed to address this “really big issue.” Having been the key theme of the first pre-season test in Barcelona, the teams arrived into Bahrain in the
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto predicts that the teams will be able to gain a much more realistic idea of where they are relative to each other in the second pre-season test in Bahrain. Between them, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc managed 438 laps in the opening week of pre-season testing in Barcelona, with the
MoreRed Bull team principal Christian Horner is said to be unhappy at the changes Mercedes have made to their 2022 car, claiming that they go “against the spirit of the regulations.” Mercedes were reported to have made radical alterations to the machine they ran during the first three days of pre-season testing in Barcelona, with
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All 20 Formula 1 drivers have come together to show their support for the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion on 24 February of their neighbouring countries, and it has sparked global condemnation from world leaders as well as heavy sanctions placed upon Moscow.
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Sebastian Vettel has changed the design of his crash helmet ahead of the second pre-season test in Bahrain to reflect his opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The helmet remains white, but the usual German flag stripes running along the it have been replaced by blue and yellow ones in homage to the Ukrainian flag.
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