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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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed that there were improvements in relations within the team during a difficult 2021, after a tense season between drivers Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. Both drivers entered the Banbury-based team as rookies last season having made the jump from Formula 2, Schumacher as champion of the feeder series.
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IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden has said that he would like to try out a Formula 1 car, but the championship does not appeal to him as much as racing in America. Back in 2010, Newgarden raced for the Carlin team in GP3 and was viewed as one of the potential future stars of Formula 1.
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Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that Toto Wolff’s reaction to Sir Lewis Hamilton’s championship defeat last year has harmed his image. Hamilton was beaten by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi following a highly contentious Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi, drawing
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Automobile club of Milan President Geronimo La Russa has expressed his desire to run the traditional air show at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, despite a ban for 2022. Formula 1 has set a target to go carbon neutral by 2030, and part of this has now materialised in a prohibition of military air
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Former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has revealed that there were no complex negotiations with the team regarding his exit, and he knew he had to leave when team principal Toto Wolff could not offer him a longer contract. Bottas joined Mercedes in 2017 to replace the retiring Nico Rosberg, who had just claimed the championship
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