George Russell did not have a lot of sympathy for Sergio Perez after the Mexican was penalised after qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix. The 32-year-old had crossed the white line on the run that got him into the final part of qualifying, but the stewards did not notice it until Q3 was about to
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Will Buxton shut down the argument that the FIA are trying to help Red Bull after the stewards made a mistake during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. Perez was one of a number of drivers throughout Friday up and down the racing ladder that were looked at for exceeding track limits in Spielberg, with
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Sergio Perez has been docked nine positions after his track limits violation during qualifying ahead of the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. Multiple drivers throughout Friday – in Formula 3, 2 and the premier class – had fallen foul of the stewards’ wrath by venturing over the white lines. All it took in
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko believes that race engineers are making life too easy for their drivers at the moment, and he has called for the regulations to be altered. During the race, there are dozens of radio messages exchanged between drivers, engineers and team principals that entail all sorts of different things. The
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has called the stewards’ inconsistencies into question after Sergio Perez’s overtake on Charles Leclerc and Sir Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix. Perez had recovered back to the pointy end in Silverstone after taking damage following contact with Leclerc, and he found himself battling with the Monegasque again when Ferrari neglected
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has emphasised the significance of the next upgrade set to be introduced at the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend. At best, the British side have been inconsistent this season, and they have joined a number of other teams in wondering why they are quick in some scenarios, and not
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to stepping into his Mercedes and enjoying a smooth ride when the Silver Arrows eventually get to the bottom of their bouncing issues. The W13 has been quite the troublemaker this year, with “porpoising” and bouncing causing issues in both performance and physical condition for Hamilton and team-mate George
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1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill has praised the stewards for their handling of the late incidents at the British Grand Prix on Sunday. Earlier in the afternoon, the stewards had given Yuki Tsunoda a penalty for wiping out AlpghaTauri team-mate Pierre Gasly at village but, asides from that, they showed a fair degree of
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In a staggering turn of events, the FIA’s Technical Directive (TD) over porpoising has once again been delayed; now teams won’t have to make the necessary changes until the French Grand Prix. It was announced in Canada that a TD would be introduced, starting from the British GP. However, to Red Bull Racing’s and Ferrari’s happiness, the TD won’t
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has described the loophole in the regulations exploited by Red Bull and Ferrari as a “shocker.” Section 13 of the technical regulations prohibits any flexing of the floor or the wooden plank by any more than 2mm. The plank is designed to act as a “skid block” so that teams,
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