2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg reckons Sir Lewis Hamilton’s deficit to George Russell will be riling the 37-year-old up, but believes his former team-mate can pull it together. Mercedes have made a dire start to the 2022 season, and have suffered with “porpoising” and handling problems as they attempt to discern the best
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Charles Leclerc is set to be given Ferrari’s new-spec engine ahead of the Miami Grand Prix as the Scuderia seek to keep pace with Red Bull. After Carlos Sainz was given a power boost ahead of the sprint weekend in Imola, Leclerc will now be the recipient of an improved power unit that will feature
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has reiterated the importance of keeping an eye on the budget as the team look to navigate their way out of the rough patch they are currently in. The new technical regulations have moved the main bulk of the influential aerodynamics to the bottom of the car amid a return
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Volkswagen chairman Herbert Diess has affirmed that 2026 is the ideal time for Porsche and Audi to enter Formula 1 as a result of the rule changes coming into effect. The original consensus was that the two subsidiaries of Volkswagen would join forces to make powertrains for both McLaren and Red Bull, but the picture
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has advised Formula 1 not to consider ditching the Monaco Grand Prix amid intense speculation around its future on the calendar. From next season, there will be three races held in the United States when Vegas is re-introduced to the calendar, and this is part of the sport’s ambitious growth plans.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that the team have upgrades planned for the next two races in a bid to haul themselves out of the dire position they are currently in. The arrival of the new technical regulations saw the return of ground effect aerodynamics, and Mercedes have been struggling immensely with “porpoising”
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Both Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen have suggested that the weekend format should be changed amid the amount of media commitments the drivers are undertaking every weekend. Ahead of the new season, race weekends were officially condensed down to just three days, with the media obligations, including the press conference, taking place on Friday morning
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Toto Wolff is again standing guard for Sir Lewis Hamilton after criticism of the seven-time champion following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. As Mercedes tried to find ways to mitigate the “porpoising” incited by the new technical regulations, Hamilton and team-mate George Russell were forced to close DRS early and lift off on the straights
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has indicated that he would like to experiment racing without the Drag Reduction System [DRS] to make drivers work harder to pull off overtakes. DRS was introduced in 2011 in a bid to improve the racing spectacle, and there were 1250 overtakes in the 19 races that year, compared to
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed that the challenges Mercedes are facing this season have allowed him to approach working with the team from new perspectives, and this is something he is taking a lot of enjoyment from. Mercedes have been adversely affected by the arrival of the new technical regulations, with the ground effect aerodynamics
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