Are Formula 1 drivers as good in a road car as they are in a single seater? They certainly cannot go as fast on the streets, but driving on circuits must surely help with their road skills. Indeed, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were asked by the PitStop podcast how they got on during their
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Ferrari chairman, John Elkann, has affirmed his belief in team principal Mattia Binotto, but he warned him that mistakes cannot persist. The Scuderia had been miles away from the front of the grid in the two years before this season, particularly in 2020, but their fighting resolve still took Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel to
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, has suggested that Max Verstappen’s enjoyment is what will determine his future in Formula 1, not his ability to break records. The Austrian team were trying to help the Dutchman become the youngest-ever world champion when they signed him in 2016, but that record is still held by Sebastian
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Max Verstappen grew a little impatient with the presence of George Russell in front of him during final practice ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. The Briton was trying to get some race runs done, and he needed to run at a consistent pace in order to gather the data. The reigning world champion has
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Williams’ Nyck de Vries made an excellent first impression with Williams as he out-qualified Nicholas Latifi at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. The Dutchman initially started the weekend by contesting the first practice session with Aston Martin, and he ended up P19, only just over a second adrift of team-mate Lance Stroll. That was it
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso does not see himself returning to WEC to contest Le Mans when he signs with Aston Martin next season. Alonso first won the Le Mans 24 Hours with Toyota in 2018, before achieving the same feat a year later after he left the pinnacle of motorsport. The 41-year-old returned with his current
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Williams’ Alex Albon has been ruled out of the remainder of the Italian Grand Prix weekend after coming down with appendicitis. The Thai-British driver had been enjoying a solid weekend with the British side, ending 11th in first practice on Friday, before breaking into the top 10 in the second session. Williams are expected to enjoy
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has called for the team to keep their eye on the ball amid calls for changes to its leadership. The Scuderia started the season emphatically as Leclerc won two of the opening three rounds in Bahrain and Australia. It was a poor start for Red Bull, who suffered a double retirement in
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Friday practice is often unrepresentative of true pace; the cars are running different set-ups, energy deployment will vary, as will engine modes. At Monza this weekend, one thing some teams will be trying to hide is their straight-line speed right up until qualifying, but we already had a fair idea of who might perform well.
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1997 Formula 1 world champion, Jacques Villeneuve, believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton should have made the call to come into the pits towards the end of the Dutch Grand Prix. Hamilton and team-mate, George Russell, went long on their first stint on Mediums as they aimed to go for the one-stop strategy. Max Verstappen and
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