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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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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