Former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger has warned that the dynamic between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell could begin to waver after the 24-year-old’s impressive performances so far in 2022. The underperforming Mercedes team’s woes have been cultivated by the turn of the new technical regulations, of which Berger has declared himself a fan
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Ferrari chairman John Elkann has detailed the changes to the mentality of everyone at the team that has led to their tremendous start to the 2022 season. Ferrari’s last championship success arrived in the form of the constructors’ crown in 2008, while Kimi Raikkonen’s victory in 2007 remains their last Drivers’ Championship win. Between 2018
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is struggling to see a way into the title fight for the Silver Arrows following a tough start to 2022. After new technical regulations were introduced ahead of the new season, the teams were forced to acclimatise to brand-new methodologies as to how to design and manufacture a race car,
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Ferrari are holding back on an upgrade to their energy recovery system (ERS) as they seek to achieve maximum efficiency on any improvements before the freeze on development kicks in later this year. The new technical regulations dictate that an engine freeze, which has already been implemented on the ICE, will last until the end
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Alpine F1 driver Fernando Alonso has come to the defence of former McLaren team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, maintaining that his struggles at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were not all his fault. Mercedes have had an onerous task addressing the multitude of issues caused by the new technical regulations this season as “porpoising,” tyre warmup,
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has come to the defence of former Mercedes team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton after a troubling start to the 2022 Formula 1 season for the Briton. Hamilton has been out-qualified twice and out-raced three times by new team-mate George Russell in 2022 after the 24-year-old was drafted in from Williams to
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Former Ferrari F1 driver Gerhard Berger does not believe that Carlos Sainz will fulfil his aspirations of becoming the Scuderia’s lead driver, but recognises that this will not stop him from trying. Sainz has been out-qualified and out-raced at every event so far in 2022 by team-mate Charles Leclerc and, perhaps as a result of
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Renault CEO Luca de Meo has declared that there is an interest in joining forces with a second team on the grid amid continued reports of Michael Andretti looking to launch a Formula 1 team. Andretti was confirmed by 1978 world champion and father Mario to have applied to enter a team into the pinnacle
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Ferrari are reported to be preparing an evolution of their rear wing that they hope will help them reduce their deficit in a straight line to Red Bull. Red Bull’s Honda engine has seemingly been the strongest this year, and across the three days at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Ferrari were an average of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton concedes that Mercedes “may have” got it wrong this year having affirmed in pre-season that he was confident such a fate would not befall them. The turn of the new technical regulations forced the teams to adopt all-new philosophies as to why to design, build and enhance the performance of a race
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