Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted that both he and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner were out of line during the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes and Red Bull both took to the radio to lobby race director Michael Masi following two contentious moments during the dramatic season finale. Masi was under pressure
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Lando Norris has criticised the rule allowing drivers a free tyre change during red flags after he was hindered by thus during the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Briton was unhappy after drivers in front of him were given track position and fresh tyres as a result of a red flag during the penultimate
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Newly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen feels sympathy for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi after the Canadian’s crash turned the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on its head and cost Sir Lewis Hamilton victory. With Verstappen and Hamilton heading into the final round of the season level on points, the Mercedes driver flew past the Dutchman
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has told Valtteri Bottas that he deserved another win with the team, accepting that he “robbed” the Finn of victory at the 2018 Russian Grand Prix. Following Bottas’ departure after a four-year tenure with Mercedes, he sat down with Wolff for one final sit-down with the Austrian, in which they
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has a clause in his contract that could see him walk away from Ferrari, according to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. The clause allegedly states that Ferrari must finish at least third in the Constructors’ Championship in 2022, otherwise the Monegasque could be free to leave the Scuderia at the
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Senior Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has defended race director Michael Masi following the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi came under enormous pressure at various points during the 2021 season, often being the focal point of several contentious moments. His actions in Baku, Spa, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the season finale were all
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Max Verstappen’s title success in 2021 could be the beginning of a period of dominance for the Dutchman, former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has opined. Verstappen snatched the championship from Sir Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, claiming his tenth win and 18th podium of the season. It
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo is delighted by the young Australian talent that is currently coming up towards Formula 1, saying that the outlook is “looking good” for Australia in the sport. 20-year-old Oscar Piastri took six wins and 11 podiums on his way to Formula 2 championship success in 2021, winning the title by 60.5
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Alpine F1 driver Fernando Alonso has congratulated Honda on their success following Max Verstappen’s maiden world title with Red Bull. Honda began supplying Red Bull at the start of 2019 following a largely successful trial year with AlphaTauri, and their power unit powered Verstappen to his first pole position in F1 at that year’s Hungarian
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto will speak with Carlos Sainz about his future with the team over the winter break after an impressive debut season. Ferrari signed Sainz from McLaren following the departure of Sebastian Vettel at the end of last year, and the 27-year-old scored points on 20 occasions, picking up four podiums en
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