Under the aerodynamic testing regulations [ATR], the FIA have given Mercedes 10 percent more testing time than they had in the first half of the 2022 season. ATR is a sliding scale of wind time and computational fluid dynamics [CFD] items that teams are allowed, with the front-running team getting the least, and last-placed team
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has shown little sympathy with any drivers who are not “comfortable” racing under the new technical regulations. This year saw the return of ground effect aerodynamics to the cars, which are aimed at allowing cars to follow more easily and improve the racing spectacle. While it has been successful
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has expressed his scepticism over the FIA’s appointment of Shaila-Ann Rao, a former legal advisor to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Bayer had acted as executive director and secretary general for sport at the FIA until a few races into the 2022 season, when he departed and was replaced by Rao.
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was left confused as to the speed of Mercedes’ turnaround of an additional floor stay ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The FIA passed a technical directive (TD) ahead of the weekend that was designed to limit “porpoising” and bouncing for safety reasons. It came after Mercedes pair Sir Lewis
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed that he might have wanted the Safety Car to be deployed a little faster after Yuki’s Tsunoda’s crash at the Canadian Grand Prix. Tsunoda had misjudged his braking on the dirty pit exit and went straight on into the barrier, leaving Ferrari to wonder if it was worth
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Double world champion Mika Hakkinen has sided with Mercedes on the “porpoising” and bouncing debate, asserting that safety is paramount. Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz have called for action to be taken on the phenomenon brought out by the new technical regulations this year before someone gets hurt. Russell’s team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton,
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer was not convinced by the FIA’s initial decision to allow Mercedes to run an extra stay on their car during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. A new metric was brought in last weekend to determine how much oscillating movement the cars are producing over several health concerns were raised regarding
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen smiled as the Briton aimed a gentle dig at the Dutchman during the post-race press conference in Canada. Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate George Russell have been struggling with “porpoising” and bouncing this season, and the bottoming out became so bad in Baku that the seven-time champion struggled to get
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As George Russell was in his driver room getting warmed up and ready to for the Canadian Grand Prix, he was filmed jumping up and down to get the blood pumping. As the 24-year-old did so, he was asked: “Is that how you warm up?” to which he brilliantly replied, “just getting ready for the
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Mercedes’ George Russell has revealed that the team found no benefit from running an extra floor stay during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, which is why they did not use it for the race. The FIA brought in a new directive for the Canadian Grand Prix weekend in the form of a metric that will
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