Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has said he wants to change the opinion that he is simply a hard-worker, affirming that his talent has gotten him to where he is. Sainz has arguably gone under the radar in Formula 1 in recent years, with jokes often being made about his on-track battles not being picked up
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A petition calling for Sir Lewis Hamilton to be declared the 2021 Formula 1 world champion has now reached 55,000 signatures. The petition was launched shortly after the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which saw Max Verstappen snatch the F1 crown away from Hamilton on the last lap following a contentious decision by
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2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg has spoken of his admiration for the job that Pierre Gasly has been doing at Scuderia AlphaTauri since his return to the team in 2019. Gasly began his Formula 1 career at the back end of 2017 with the then-named Toro Rosso, replacing the struggling Daniil Kvyat, who was dropped
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel says he does not see himself as a mentor to Haas’ Mick Schumacher, but more of a friend of the 22-year-old. Vettel struck a great relationship with Schumacher’s father, Michael, as a youngster, and they shared the grid for three years between 2010 and 2012 when the seven-time champion came of
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Ferrari have managed to overcome the power drop that all power unit manufacturers will face in 2022 as a result of a switch to a new fuel composition, according to reports from Italy. There will be an estimated 20 horsepower drop next season, but it has been suggested that Ferrari have managed to find a
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has affirmed that while Sir Lewis Hamilton’s engine performance at the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix was a “unique situation,” he has no interest in questioning the legality of it. Hamilton qualified for the Brazilian Sprint in first place, but thanks to a rear-wing irregularity, the Mercedes driver was disqualified,
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McLaren’s Lando Norris believes that the more he races against experienced drivers, the better he will become. Norris managed four podiums over the course of 2021, scoring points 20 times in 22 races. He out-qualified vastly more experienced team-mate Daniel Ricciardo 15-7 during the Australian’s debut season with the Woking outfit, and frequently battled with
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AlphaTauri team manager Graham Watson has dismissed claims that newly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen is arrogant, instead affirming that the Dutchman is simply confident. Watson joined the team – then named Toro Rosso – as team manager in 2014, and oversaw multiple practice sessions partaken by Verstappen that season, the first of which
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas does not believe that the 2022 Formula 1 car will be all that different from the current generation. The Finn departed serial Constructors’ Champions Mercedes following five years with the team, and will now join partner young Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou – making for an all-new line-up at Alfa Romeo
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Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has said that having a rookie team-mate in Yuki Tsunoda last season led to more responsibility being placed on his shoulders. The Frenchman was signed to Toro Rosso late in 2017 to replace the struggling Daniil Kvyat; the Russian was dropped from the Red Bull programme having been demoted from
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