Carlos Sainz has reiterated that he would like to remain with Ferrari beyond 2022, but cannot give any real update on the progress of his contract negotiations at this time. Sainz stepped into the Maranello outfit alongside Charles Leclerc for the 2021 season, replacing four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel who moved to Aston Martin. He
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Eugene Arocca, CEO of Motorsport Australia, sympathises with Michael Masi after his removal as Formula 1’s race director, and maintains that he will always be welcome at Australia’s motorsport governing body should he wish to return. Masi has been forced to step down by new FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem following the contentious events of
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff can give no guarantees regarding the Silver Arrows’ competitiveness this year, insisting that they will simply have to wait and see whether or not they have nailed the new technical regulations. Formula 1 has radically altered its cars ahead of the new season, with aerodynamic efficiency being severely limited compared
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Sky F1 commentator David Croft is curious to see whether McLaren have ultimately nailed the new regulations with their suspension design that which differs from others on the grid. McLaren are thus far the only team of those to release their 2022 challengers to have opted for pull-rod suspension, where as everyone else has stuck
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has reservations regarding the removal of Michael Masi as race director in Formula 1. Masi caused no shortage of controversy at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass a late Safety Car, leading to a final lap overtake from Max
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s decision to continue racing in Formula 1 in 2022 was not contingent on Michael Masi’s removal as race director, but welcomes the changes made to race management. Hamilton was cruelly denied his record eighth world championship last year when Masi made the controversial decision to
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Ferrari have ventured onto the circuit with their 2022 car, the F1-75, that they hope will master the new technical regulations in Formula 1. A ground effect-based aerodynamic concept has been introduced ahead of the 2022 season, which has led to an extreme simplification of the chassis. Further, the tyres have increased in size to
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has admitted he lost “faith” in the FIA following his controversial championship defeat to Max Verstappen last year, but has backed himself to come back stronger in 2022. Hamilton was on course to secure his record eighth world championship at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before a late Safety Car was
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Following the name partner deal with Oracle that sees Red Bull stand to earn $500 million over the next five years, the team have now partnered with Bybit – another cryptocurrency company. The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange have signed with the Milton Keynes outfit in a deal worth $50 million a year for the next three
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Former Formula 1 designer Gary Anderson believes that the “brave” and unique design of Ferrari’s 2022 car could be a sign that everyone else has so far headed down the wrong route, but stresses it is more likely that the Scuderia have developed a “disjointed” car. F1’s technical regulations have drastically changed ahead of this
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