Amid rumours that Sir Lewis Hamilton may be looking away from Formula 1 after the controversial 2021 season finale in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has said he would like the Mercedes driver to remain in the sport. The Spaniard is hopeful that suggestions of Hamilton leaving F1 for pastures new are not valid, as
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has mixed feelings about his five seasons at Mercedes after departing the team at the end of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Bottas claimed 10 victories with the Silver Arrows, winning five Constructors’ Championships with the German manufacturer and often providing support for team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, as the Briton
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has assured fans that the team will not employ a number one driver policy in 2022. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc helped the team to third in the Constructors’ Championship in 2021, as the pair ended fifth and seventh, respectively, in the Drivers’ Standings. Sainz joined the Maranello outfit from
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Daniel Ricciardo is looking forward to returning to Australia for Christmas, saying that he will be “a bit emotional”. The McLaren driver currently lives in Monaco to facilitate his Formula 1 career, and is excited by the prospect of returning to his homeland. With Formula 1 being a mostly European sport, Ricciardo had to leave
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel says he is happier now than he was during his six seasons at previous team Ferrari. The four-time world champion joined the Scuderia in 2015 in search of his fifth F1 title success, and won 14 races with the team. However, a championship with the Scuderia never materialised and his Ferrari
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has given his own assessment of his debut season with the Woking-based team. Ricciardo finished eighth in the Drivers’ Standings in 2021, 45 points behind team-mate Lando Norris. He was out-qualified 14 times over the course of the year, while the Briton out-raced him on 15 occasions. Ricciardo did not want
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has heaped praise onto team-mate Max Verstappen, calling him the “best in Formula 1” with the exception of himself. Verstappen was crowned F1 world champion for the first time at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and Perez believes this is largely owed to the touch and unity that the 24-year-old
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Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed the difficulties of running two rookie drivers at his team in the 2021 season. Following the departure of Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean at the end of last year, Steiner signed Formula 2 graduates Mick Schumacher – who has recently been made Ferrari reserve driver – and
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner will remain in charge of the team until at least the end of 2026 after agreeing a new contract. Horner has led the team since its arrival into Formula 1 in 2005, and has overseen nine world championships – five drivers’ titles and four constructors’ crowns. Senior Red Bull advisor
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has spoken of his admiration for team-mate Charles Leclerc’s driving style, stating that he had a lot to acclimatise himself to in his first year with the Scuderia. The Maranello-based team signed Sainz from McLaren ahead of the 2021 campaign, and the Spaniard finished an impressive fifth in this year’s Drivers’ Standings,
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