Mercedes technical director, Mike Elliott, has admitted that the team made some critical errors while finding a “loophole” in this year’s technical regulations. The FIA brought in a new raft of rules this season, in a move that saw the return of ground effect aerodynamic for the first time in 40 years. The goal was
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Max Verstappen was surprised by George Russell’s decision to switch to slick tyres at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The Dutchman had qualified in eighth in difficult conditions after spending the majority of the session out on track to make sure he could capitalise on a drying circuit. Verstappen did not have enough fuel to
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, is adamant that Sir Lewis Hamilton can stay with the team beyond the end of his current contract next year and win more titles. The Briton signed his current deal in 2021, but uncertainty loomed at the start of this year following the controversy of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Ferrari race director, Laurent Mekies, has said that the Scuderia support the technical directive (TD) that was introduced at Spa. When ground effect aerodynamics returned at the start of this season, the teams noticed that there was an increased level of contact between the floor and the track surface. The aerodynamic concept was essentially flipped
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Formula 1 journalist, Joe Saward, has reported that F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali, has been in conversation with Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, about the possibility of a race in the country. Rwanda has been recovering in the last few decades following their civil war, which started in 1990, and ended nearly four years later. The Tutsi
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Williams CEO and team principal, Jost Capito, has not ruled out the possibility of the team signing Mick Schumacher for 2023. The German signed for Haas last season, but was not able to show his true talent in an extremely slow car, and alongside a team-mate in Nikita Mazepin that did not offer enough of
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Sky Sports commentator, Martin Brundle, is impressed by Max Verstappen’s commitment to the cause after his frustrating qualifying in Singapore. The Dutchman had been competing at the top of the timesheets for most of the wet qualifying session on Saturday, and because of the ever-changing conditions, the drivers were out on track for most of
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo is said to be deep in conversation with Mercedes regarding a reserve role with them in 2023. The Australian left Renault and joined McLaren at the start of last season, and his partnership with Lando Norris was set to be one of the most potent on the grid. Whatever the reason may
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has admitted that 24 races next season will simply be too much for the team to attend every one of them, so he will need to start taking some time off. A record 24-race calendar was announced for 2023 two weeks ago, and it has drawn criticism from fans around
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Ferrari boss, Mattia Binotto, saw the positives after the team’s first double podium since the Miami Grand Prix in Singapore. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished second and third, respectively, in Florida 12 races ago, and were beaten by the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. This time, it was the other Red Bull of Sergio
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