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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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has outlined his team’s development plan for the 2022 season, and wants to maintain a continued flow of evolution this year. Aston Martin started the season horribly in Bahrain as Sebastian Vettel missed the race having contracted COVID-19, and Nico Hulkenberg managed to out-qualify Lance Stroll, before falling back
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Max Verstappen observes that team-mate Sergio Perez has settled in nicely to the team, and is more comfortable with the RB18 under the new technical regulations. Perez signed for Red Bull to replace Alex Albon for the 2021 season, and he managed five podiums as well as a race win in what was overall a
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Ferrari will present a sheet to the FIA detailing what they believe are every team’s expenses in the opening rounds of 2022, including the costs incurred by Red Bull’s major upgrades. The raft of new technical regulations this season included the re-introduction of ground effect aerodynamics as well as a new $140 million budget cap.
MoreMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has conceded that his team have still not gained a full comprehension of the car that has struggled for performance so far in 2022. The new technical regulations saw a return to ground effect aerodynamics, and the subsequent “porpoising” as the floor of the car bounces off the track surface
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The Spanish Grand Prix, for many years now, has been symbolic as one of the first European races of the year and the first real opportunity for the teams to bring major upgrades to their cars. That pattern has, however, looked slightly different this year after both Red Bull and Mercedes made changes to their
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