Fernando Alonso has revealed that the stewards failed to do any diligence before giving him a five-second penalty for cutting a chicane at the Miami Grand Prix. Alonso has already been given a five-second penalty for his collision with Pierre Gasly when he dived to the inside and hit the Frenchman, ultimately spelling an end
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New FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem has said he has “inherited a lot” since taking charge of the FIA, which he did the week after the 2021 Formula 1 season finale. Already, Ben Sulayem has had to deal with the controversial season finale inquiry, what to do with Michael Masi, Lewis Hamilton’s absence from the
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has one main criticism of the new technical regulations, and it revolves around the physical impact the new cars are having on the drivers. Since the start of the season, many of the drivers – Sainz included – have been seen bouncing off the ground in a phenomenon known as “porpoising.” This
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Former Formula 1 driver Christian Danner was left confused by the actions of Sebastian Vettel in Miami after the 34-year-old protested the underwear and jewellery regulation. Vettel has long been an advocate for positive changes in the pinnacle of motorsport, including environmental sensibility, and he wore a t-shirt to the opening ceremony in Florida warning
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Following the news that the Russian Grand Prix will not be replaced in 2022, the budget cap has subsequently decreased due to the expenses that will no longer be incurred. When Russian Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine in February, the FIA immediately moved to cancel this year’s Russian Grand Prix, and banned
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Russian commentator Alexey Popov has theorised that Mohammed ben Sulayem is sending a message to Mercedes by suggesting that Michael Masi may make a return. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and seven-time champion Sir Lewis Hamilton were left “disillusioned” with Formula 1 after the controversial end to the 2021 championship, which saw a bizarre Safety
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Ferrari are reported to be up to eight kilograms lighter than Red Bull at present, blowing previous estimations out of the water if the new figures are to be believed. Previously, it was thought that both Red Bull and Ferrari weighed between 806-808kg as they tried to bring that number down towards the regulation 798kg
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Fresh estimations have indicated that Ferrari’s power is greater than that of both Mercedes and Red Bull. This is despite the Ferrari reportedly having been up to 19kph slower than the Honda-powered Red Bull in Saudi Arabia, although the superior estimated pace of Mercedes in the speed rap relative to the Scuderia would indicate that
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso believes that the difficult season that Sir Lewis Hamilton is enduring in 2022 is emphasising the fact that no matter how good a driver is, it may count for little if the car does not have the pace. Having narrowly missed out on his eighth world champion last season, Hamilton and Mercedes
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Mercedes have conducted a filming day at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France after placing the upgrades they will use for the Spanish Grand Prix on the car. George Russell was sent out onto the circuit to complete some running in the car that features a higher exhaust, wing beam, a more exaggerated fin on
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