Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz reveals that he had to change his steering wheel ahead of the start of the Australian Grand Prix, but takes the blame for the spin that put him out of the race. A red flag caused by Fernando Alonso followed by a starter issue meant that Sainz began the race in Melbourne
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cut a visibly frustrated figure after losing out on pole position in Melbourne to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The Dutchman had been working on Friday to improve the “balance” of the car, and set 60 laps over the course of the three practice sessions, only breaking into the top two on one
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The FIA have prohibited the unique Safety Car restart employed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, meaning that he will not be able to drive alongside his opponents ahead of green flag racing. Verstappen drove side-by-side with Sir Lewis Hamilton under the Safety Car head of his dramatic last lap move on the Briton to take
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has slammed the FIA for fining him after he ventured out onto the circuit on a scooter during Friday practice. The German missed the first two rounds of the 2022 season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia having tested positive for COVID-19, so track time was indispensable for him as he made
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Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll are being ridiculed on F1 social media after their awkward collision during qualifying in Melbourne, with one joking that they make Nikita Mazepin look like Ayrton Senna. It was a busy Saturday for Stroll in Australia as he crashed at Turn 11 in the third free practice session, giving his
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Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton had an amusing exchange surrounding the rule prohibiting jewellery being worn in the cockpit during races. In 2005, the FIA introduced a ruling prohibiting jewellery being on a driver’s person during events due to safety concerns. They imposed “an immediate ban on the wearing of jewellery (body piercing and heavy
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Sebastian Vettel has received a 5,000 euro fine from the stewards after he commandeered a scooter during Friday practice at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Vettel managed to put 18 laps on the board during the first free practice session on Friday before an engine failure put an early end to his running. It subsequently
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez is pleased with what he described as a “decent” qualifying result at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, but wishes he had gone with a different set of tyres in the final phase. His team-mate Max Verstappen was left frustrated by his second place as he missed out on pole position
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff affirms that all hands are on deck as his team try to resolve the issues that have been hindering them in the early part of the 2022 season. Ground effect aerodynamics made a return under new technical regulations this year, leaving the cars running significantly lower to the ground than
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George Russell is baffled by Mercedes’ lack of pace during free practice in Melbourne ahead of the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. And the Briton had bad news for Mercedes fans, with him revealing that the “porpoising” he experienced in Australia is the worst it has been so far this year. In search of answers to
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