Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has said he believes that new Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas is better than many F1 fans give him credit for, and listed other drivers he enjoys watching. Bottas spent five years partnering Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, and often found himself playing a support role for the Briton
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Haas driver Nikita Mazepin has revealed where he is lacking currently as a racing driver, and says he would like to strike up a better working relationship with his team. Mazepin joined fellow Formula 1 rookie Mick Schumacher at Haas in 2021, and was out-qualified 20 times by the German in a difficult season for
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Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has every belief that new world champion Max Verstappen can defend his championship in 2022. Verstappen claimed his first F1 world championship in dramatic fashion last season when he passed Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. All told, his Red Bull team
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2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has praised the job Valtteri Bottas did at Mercedes, stating that the Finn’s time at the serial constructors’ champions was not the same as his own. Rosberg spent four years battling Sir Lewis Hamilton in what proved an immensely tense atmosphere between two drivers who once saw one another as
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Newly crowned world champion Max Verstappen says he is planning to enjoy racing in Formula 1 from 2022 onwards, and is putting no pressure on himself to build on his success. The Dutchman beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the title last season after a gripping year of astonishing racing, and passed the 37-year-old on the
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Australian Grand Prix chief Andrew Westacott has made his position clear on the necessity for Formula 1 drivers and paddock members to receive a full COVID-19 vaccine before entering the country. Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic was recently unable to defend his Australian open title despite being granted a “medical exemption” by the tournament
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown recognises that engine manufacturers will be extremely competitive in 2022, but is confident that Mercedes will provide them with the right package. Amid significant changes ahead of this year, aerodynamic efficiency will be reduced, while the engines will also be altered resulting in a 20 horsepower drop. Ferrari team principal Mattia
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Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean sympathises with the Sir Lewis Hamilton for the way he lost the title in 2021, but insists that race director Michael Masi made the right call. With time constraints threatening to see the race end behind the Safety Car, Masi decided only to allow five lapped runners to gain
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc maintains that he is more than happy to provide personal support to his brother Arthur, but sees the importance of letting him “find his own way” when it comes to his racing career. Arthur Leclerc won two races on his way to a 10th-placed Formula 3 finish last season with Prema,
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Sergio Perez has said he is confident that he can mount a challenge for a Drivers’ Championship following a positive first season with Red Bull. Following 190 race starts since 2011, Perez claimed his first race win for Racing Point at the frenetic Sakhir Grand Prix in 2020 and was snapped up by Red Bull,
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