Last week, at the launch of Mercedes’ 2022 car, Sir Lewis Hamilton said he is “excited” to partner George Russell at the team this upcoming season, after racing alongside Valtteri Bottas for the prior five years. The seven-time world champion described Russell’s career thus far as “amazing” and, as for him joining the Silver Arrows,
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An employee of the McLaren Formula 1 Team has had to quit her job due to fuel prices in the UK hitting an all-time high. The employee, Natasha Worsfold, announced her decision in a tweet posted on Saturday and said she will continue to support McLaren. “The biggest decision I have ever had to make
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Alfa Romeo are said to have made significant progress on their 2022 car compared to last year’s machine, with their new car reportedly set to be around one second faster despite the changes to the technical regulations. Alfa Romeo were an average of one second slower than Mercedes last season, which was a four-tenth improvement
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly would love to consistently break into the top five this upcoming season, but concedes that an excellent car will be necessary from his team. The Frenchman scored point on 15 occasions last season, and comprehensively out-qualified rookie team-mate Yuki Tsunoda en route to a ninth-placed Drivers’ Championship finish. He has thrived at
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Sir Lewis Hamilton insists that he has no hard feelings towards Max Verstappen after his controversial championship defeat in 2021, affirming that any driver would take advantage of the situation that was in front of the Dutchman in December. Verstappen claimed the title on the very last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last
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The livery of Mercedes’ 2022 challenger has had a mixed reception on social media, with some F1 fans branding it “awful”, while others have praised it. Mercedes unveiled their new car, the W13, on Friday – just ahead of pre-season testing, which will kick off in Barcelona next week. After two years of running a
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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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