Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has explained the reason behind Lewis Hamilton’s qualifying struggles this season, with him putting it down to the W14 being “fiddly at times”. Throughout Hamilton’s Formula 1 career, nailing one lap in qualifying has been a speciality of his, as proven by the fact he’s a 104-time pole sitter.
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Aston Martin’s 2022 financial year was seemingly not a good one, as the Silverstone-based team declared a loss of £53 million, compared to their 2021 financial loss of £44 million. The British outfit lost more money in 2022 despite having actually increased its turnover by £32 million, with the team having turned over £188,728,000 last
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Ex-Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has told Red Bull that they cannot “lose” Liam Lawson at any cost, with the Irishman believing that he could be “another” Sebastian Vettel. Vettel rose through the junior ranks and instantly impressed in F1, by scoring points on his debut for BMW-Sauber at the 2007 US Grand Prix
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Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he’ll complete a simulator session “early next week” to judge if he’s ready to return to racing yet, following his crash at the Dutch Grand Prix which resulted in surgery. The fan favourite fractured the metacarpal in his left hand following a nasty crash during Free Practice 2 at Zandvoort,
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Sergio Perez has revealed that he’s hired a mental coach to help him discover “positivity again”, in an attempt to not only improve his driving but also his mentality when with his family. 2023 has been a very challenging year for Perez, who actually started the campaign in tremendous fashion. He took the fight to
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Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell clashed, sparking concerns after a tense outing in Japan. However, Mercedes has sought to downplay the incident, describing it as a “heat of the moment” issue that will be addressed calmly in the post-race debrief. Hamilton and Russell have, for the most part, maintained a cooperative relationship since
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has insisted that Fernando Alonso’s complaints last weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix are to be used as “motivation” by the team, rather than as criticism. After having spent the entire season singing the team’s praises, Alonso finally cracked at Suzuka last weekend, where he was critical of the
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson believes a “hierarchy” still exists at Mercedes, but that George Russell “can’t argue” about being the “understudy”. Russell became infuriated last weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix when battling with team-mate Lewis Hamilton, initially for P8. The pair spent most of the race battling each other rather than their rivals,
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Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen is inching ever closer to securing his third consecutive drivers’ championship title. The anticipation has been building, with Verstappen’s dominance throughout the 2023 season signalling an impending triumph. The eagerly awaited moment could come to fruition next weekend in Qatar. Dutch Grand Prix organiser Jan Lammers voiced his realisation of
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed after last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix that Max Verstappen wanted to win it “by 20 seconds”, following the team’s misery in Singapore. The reigning World Champion returned to winning ways at Suzuka and secured his 13th victory of the season with ease, by 19.3 seconds over Lando Norris.
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