Mercedes are hoping to have an upgrade ready that will help them to solve the issue of “porpoising” as they look to return to the front of the grid next time out in Miami. The Silver Arrows endured a tough weekend at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and it all started on Friday when slippery
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Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert has taken issue with Dr Helmut Marko’s comment on Sir Lewis Hamilton after the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Mercedes continued to struggle with “porpoising,” handling and tyre warmup issues that have conspired against them since the turn of the new technical regulations this year, and the issue bit
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Both Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich have reportedly contracted COVID-19, meaning that a new race director may need to be drafted in for next weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. COVID laws in the Unites States rule that proof of a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before entry must be shown in order to
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has warned that Sir Lewis Hamilton could soon find himself playing second fiddle to George Russell at Mercedes. Hamilton has been comprehensively out-performed in two of the opening four rounds of the 2022 season by new team-mate Russell, and the 24-year-old’s superb display in Imola saw him finish P4,
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Mercedes driver George Russell was critical of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend due to its lack of overtaking opportunities. The five-kilometre circuit in Bologna is full of high-speed corners with short braking zones that require immense skill and bravery to remain consistently fast and, while it
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Helmet cameras in Formula 1 will become compulsory for all teams next season after successful trials in 2021 and 2022. Helmet cameras have been around longer than one might think in F1. Mark Webber wore one during free practice for the Australian Grand Prix in 2012, before compatriot Daniel Ricciardo gave us a fascinating perspective
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has indicated that the torrid race the team suffered at the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix was merely a blip. Lando Norris managed 199 laps of running at the second test in Bahrain as Daniel Ricciardo sat out the three days having contracted COVID-19, and they were hampered by a
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Red Bull are thought to have made major gains with the upgrade they brought to 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as they claimed a one-two through Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Verstappen took pole with an exceptional lap in wet conditions on Friday, before hunting down and passing Charles Leclerc to take victory in the
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko suggests that Max Verstappen hasn’t quite found the sweet spot of his RB18 yet, and has praised the efforts of Sergio Perez alongside him. Verstappen leads Perez 3-1 in the qualifying battle after four qualifying sessions in 2022 having claimed his first pole of the season at the Emilia
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George Russell has reiterated that the “porposing” happening in Formula 1 is not physically “sustainable” for the drivers. Mercedes introduced a minor aerodynamic upgrade to their car ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that they hoped would improve the airflow going through the car, ultimately helping them diminish the floor’s heavy contact with the
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