Charouz Formula 2 driver Cem Bolukbasi has been fined and his father banned for Silverstone after the Turk’s collision with Dams driver Roy Nissany in Baku. During the feature race, Nissany attempted to go round the outside of Bolukbasi at Turn Two, but the front of the Israeli’s car made contact with the back of
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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw the ongoing porpoising issue appear worse than ever before, with a number of drivers speaking out over the “not healthy” problem. However, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner believes drivers are being instructed to complain about the problem in order to slow Red Bull down. Red Bull are seemingly
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that Fernando Alonso is the only driver who does not see the “porpoising” phenomenon as an issue. The bouncing on the straight caused by the new ground effect aerodynamics looked at its worst yet in Baku, particularly for Mercedes, whose seven-time champion driver Sir Lewis Hamilton suffered intense
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has conceded that he is concerned about the health implications that driving the Mercedes W13 could have as the bouncing issues persist for the Silver Arrows. The abrasion between the floor and the track surface was worse in Baku that it has been all year for Mercedes, and even Red Bull and
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Sir Lewis Hamilton made race engineer Peter Bonnington aware of the “dangerous” amount of bouncing going on for the Mercedes during qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The nature of the new technical regulations in Formula 1 means that the ground effect aerodynamics affect the cars’ performance on the straights, and the floor of the
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Following a chaotic qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, both Lando Norris and Sir Lewis Hamilton were cleared of any wrongdoing after the pair were investigated by the FIA for driving slowly. With just over two minutes remaining in Q1, Lance Stroll brought out a late red flag after crashing at Turn 2. This resulted
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff sympathised with Sir Lewis Hamilton after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix following the 37-year-old’s strong drive to fourth. Mercedes’ bouncing was arguably the worst it has ever been in Baku this weekend, and it got to the point where Hamilton was complaining of severe back pain during the race while he
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The stewards have cleared Sir Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris of any wrongdoing after the incident involving him and McLaren’s Lando Norris in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton was eager to use the McLarens of Norris and Daniel Ricciardo behind him for a tow on his lap in Q3, but they stayed behind
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Mercedes driver George Russell has suggested that action needs to be taken on the “porpoising” phenomenon before someone has a nasty accident. Mercedes have been bouncing off the track surface again in Baku this weekend as the issue makes a return, and it appears to be a fundamental issue with the chassis and floor itself,
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has revealed that he is trying to figure out why “porpoising’ made a return during Friday practice in Azerbaijan. Sainz managed 47 laps over the course of the opening two practice sessions of the weekend as he ended fourth in the first one, before ending up behind compatriot Fernando Alonso in FP2
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