Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has jumped to the defence of Formula 1 race director Michael Masi, calling the Australian’s job during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix “the hardest in the world.” Masi was placed under intense scrutiny after the season finale two weeks ago when he decided to allow just the five lapped cars
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said it will take something special to prevent Red Bull and Mercedes being the top dogs again in 2022. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen claimed his maiden F1 world title in 2021, while Red Bull missed out to Mercedes on the Constructors’ Championship. This was the first time
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is disappointed but not surprised by the abuse and death threats that Williams’ Nicholas Latifi has received since his title-influencing accident at the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Latifi put his car in the wall with five laps of the race remaining, bringing out the Safety Car. Up until that point,
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said he will endeavour to find Antonio Giovinazzi a seat in Formula 1 in 2023 following the Italian driver’s departure from Alfa Romeo this year. Giovinazzi will race with Dragon Penske in Formula E next season, and it has recently been announced that he will take up a reserve
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Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has said that he does not believe the rivalry between Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is as real as they would like to have fans believe. Horner and Wolff went head to head on a number of occasions throughout the 2021 season
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New F1 world champion Max Verstappen has insisted that he does not need a knighthood after seeing his title rival Sir Lewis Hamilton knighted at Windsor Castle. Verstappen beat Hamilton to the championship in dramatic style following a bizarre final few laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix nearly two weeks ago. Three days later,
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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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