Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes his team will be unaffected by the regulation change set to come into effect at the Belgian Grand Prix. In a bid to counter “porpoising” and bouncing, the FIA measured the cars at the Canadian Grand Prix so that they could set a limit for oscillating movement. When
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Senior Russian official Sergey Ivanov has criticised Formula 1 for their handling of Russian motorsport amid the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In February, the FIA was quickly sparked into action when Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the governing body moved to ban all Russian
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that Formula 1 is not interesting enough right now due to the gap between his team and the front-running pace of Ferrari and Red Bull. Mercedes have very much been in the periphery so far this season, managing seven podium finishes between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell while
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Every time a new set of technical regulations are introduced, someone finds a clever way of exploiting loopholes to extract maximum performance. The blown diffuser used in 2009 by now managing director of Formula 1, Ross Brawn, can be used as an example of that, so it is almost poetic that he was the one
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Despite not having the pace to challenge for victories, the Mercedes F1 Team have still racked up seven podium finishes this season, with four third-place finishes for Sir Lewis Hamilton and three third-place finishes for George Russell. Mercedes have consistently been able to make the most of retirements ahead of them, with both Ferrari and
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Haas driver Mick Schumacher says that the track limit penalties in Austria were a “silly” look for Formula 1, so he has suggested finding a way of enforcing them more leniently. Over 40 track limit violations took place in F1 over the course of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, and plenty more could be found
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has conceded that he is not entirely certain that V10 engines making a comeback in 2026 is in everyone’s best interests. Vettel had a go in Nigel Mansell’s 1992 championship winning car ahead of the British Grand Prix a few weeks back, and he used synthesised fuel – which does not
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has frequently said this season that he expects Mercedes to make it a three-way fight at the front after their sluggish start to the season, and he has continued that trend ahead of the French Grand Prix. Mercedes are yet to win a race in 2022 due to the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has aimed a further shot at Red Bull and Ferrari amid the skid block and plank controversy. The FIA stepped in at the Canadian Grand Prix to try and counter the bouncing phenomenon that has emerged as a result of the new technical regulations. Ground effect aerodynamics were brought back
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The Haas F1 Team continue to be the surprise package of the season, with the side coming into the French Grand Prix on the back of finishing sixth and eighth at the Austrian Grand Prix, despite still being yet to introduce a single upgrade. The VF22 appears to be one of the most consistent cars on the
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