Race director Niels Wittich has come under scrutiny in the aftermath of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after he enabled DRS on lap 34 of the race. The drivers had been running on intermediates tyres for just under 30 laps when Daniel Ricciardo became the first to take the gamble on lap 17, and David
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has confirmed that Russian driver Robert Shwartzman is still very much in the Scuderia’s plans after obtaining an Israeli passport. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the FIA mandated that all competitors and drivers in global motorsport from Russia and Belarus – the country that has aided Vladimir Putin’s regime –
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2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has sent his sympathy to former team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton after a horrible day for the 37-year-old at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Hamilton ended the race P14, but was bumped up to 13th by the penalty awarded to Alpine’s Esteban Ocon for an unsafe release into the path
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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen has revealed he would have no regrets if he were unable to add to his tally of world championships between now and the end of his career. Having dramatically beaten Sir Lewis Hamilton to the championship in 2021, the defence of the Dutchman’s crown has not gotten off to the
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Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has discussed that his philosophy for improving the show in the pinnacle of motorsport usually involves asking for feedback from the drivers towards the front of the grid, so is unlikely to seriously consider George Russell’s feedback. Both Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton got caught in a DRS train
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Sebastian Vettel was seen getting up to his usual antics in the aftermath of the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint race, much to the amusement of fans on social media. The German started the race ninth after becoming the first Aston Martin driver this season to make it into Q3, but fell back during
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Mercedes arrived at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend with small a aerodynamic upgrade in a bid to solve their “porpoising” problems, but they have still been suffering from the incessant bouncing. Such has been the severity of the impact with the floor that George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton have been lifting off the
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2016 Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg believes that there is no one better to turn Mercedes’ fortunes around than team principal Toto Wolff. After the shake-up of the technical regulations, Mercedes have struggled immensely with a poorly performing car that has fallen victim to the “porpoising” caused by the ground effect aerodynamics. Sir Lewis
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Lawrence Stroll is open to selling the Aston Martin Formula 1 Team to Audi, and the German car brand is actively looking to purchase the Silverstone-based team. That’s according to a fresh report by F1 Insider, which notes that Alfa Romeo Sauber and Williams Racing are other potential takeover targets for Audi, should a deal
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George Russell has issued a warning to his Mercedes team ahead of the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Briton managed his first Mercedes podium in Australia having achieved fourth in the Bahrain and fifth in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix during which he comprehensively out-performed team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton. He surmised that the start
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