Lando Norris has painfully revealed that McLaren have been forced to replace his MCL60’s internal combustion engine, MGU-H, MGU-K, turbocharger and exhaust system, with the British driver having admitted that his Mercedes engine from Bahrain is “finished already”. Whilst Norris won’t receive a grid penalty for the engine change due to using parts in his
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton admitted after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that he “didn’t even bother to block” Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with the RB19 being the “fastest car” the Mercedes driver has ever seen. As expected at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday, Verstappen breezed through the field with ease, after starting 15th
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Former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore has slammed Ferrari over their disappointing performances, with the Italians’ 2023 season having started woefully. After enduring countless issues last year, Ferrari were tipped to enter this season with a bang; however, they’ve once again experienced the wrong type of explosive start. Ferrari have already suffered multiple engine-based failures,
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has questioned if Lewis Hamilton could “do a Michael Schumacher” and join a team in need of help, something the legendary German did in 1996 after leaving the security of Benetton for Ferrari, who at the time weren’t challenging for titles. Hamilton has reached a tricky point in
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff might fire some of his engineers following the Germans’ disappointing start to 2023, with the team having since decided to ditch their current concept. Wolff watched on helplessly at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as Mercedes slipped to fourth in the pecking order, following
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Former World Champion Nico Rosberg has claimed the departure of Lewis Hamilton’s long-time trainer Angela Cullen could “make things even worse” for the Mercedes driver, after a tough start to the season has left him in fifth place in the championship standings. “I think that probably makes things even worse because even though the split
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The 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ended in confusion on Sunday. After he celebrated on the podium, the stewards demoted Fernando Alonso to fourth place by imposing a ten-second post-race penalty for incorrectly serving his five-second penalty on lap 18. The debate centred around whether an Aston Martin mechanic had touched the car with a
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The Verstappen family were clearly very unhappy after the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, despite the fact that reigning world champion Max Verstappen claimed second at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, after fighting through the field from 15th. Despite having been the fastest driver all weekend, Verstappen was forced to start from 15th after suffering a
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2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has warned George Russell not to “get too comfortable” with beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who Rosberg is expecting to “come back with a bang” after overcoming his current mental battles. Hamilton is certainly not a happy driver so far this season, with the 38-year-old having continued to complain
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Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz has agreed with comments made by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where the Mercedes driver admitted that’s “never seen a car” as fast as Red Bull’s RB19. Red Bull’s straight-line speed was jaw-dropping at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, with Max Verstappen’s car having
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