Lewis Hamilton was perhaps unsurprised to be involved in a collision with Max Verstappen at the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend, a venue where for the first time this season Mercedes were the fastest. Hamilton and Verstappen have largely avoided each other in 2022, mainly because the Silver Arrows haven’t had a car capable of
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Despite having claimed yet another pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a key topic in the Formula 1 paddock continues to be Max Verstappen’s refusal to follow team orders last weekend, at the Brazilian Grand Prix. At the Yas Marina Circuit this weekend, Verstappen has looked absolutely imperious and back to his usual
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Mercedes’ one-two finish in Brazil was a monumental result for a number of reasons. Firstly it saw the team secure their first win of the season, and prove that all the hard work following their early season struggles have paid off, but it also saw the Silver Arrows close the gap to Ferrari in the
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Mercedes could pull off the upset of all upsets this weekend in Abu Dhabi, as the Silver Arrows have a genuine chance of overtaking Ferrari in the constructors’ championship. The team went into the Brazilian Grand Prix last week with a large gap to the Scuderia, but a stunning one-two finish spearheaded by George Russell
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Daniel Ricciardo will be as disappointed in his own performance as McLaren have been, with the Australian never quite adapting to life away from Red Bull during spells with Renault and McLaren. The team from Woking will be replacing the 33-year-old with Oscar Piastri for 2023, and while there were options for Ricciardo to remain
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Helmut Marko took part in a strange interview following free practice in Abu Dhabi, with the Austrian first claiming that Daniel Ricciardo will be Red Bull’s third driver for 2023, before seemingly backtracking and suggesting that the deal was not yet done. Ricciardo himself has addressed the Red Bull chief advisor’s comments, telling reporters that
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Ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where Sergio Pérez is set to duel Charles Leclerc for second in the Drivers’ Championship, the Mexican driver has revealed his “regret” at bursting out against Max Verstappen following the pair’s incident at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The final laps of the race at Interlagos last weekend
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Sebastian Vettel will be bowing out of Formula 1 following an impressive qualifying performance in Abu Dhabi, which saw the German progress all the way to Q3 in his Aston Martin. It initially looked like the 35-year-old would be eliminated in Q1, before a stellar late lap saw Vettel fly up the timing screens and
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The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix provides Mercedes with a chance to issue Ferrari with the ultimate embarrassment, as the Silver Arrows have a chance to overtake the Scuderia in the constructors’ champions despite a below par season. The team have struggled for the majority of the season, after porpoising issues in the early stages of
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After the highs of the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend, it was somewhat back to normal service for Mercedes in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the Silver Arrows locking out the third row. On the back of claiming his maiden Formula 1 victory at Interlagos last weekend, George Russell will start from
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