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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Race director at this year’s Australian Grand Prix, Niels Wittich, has emphasised that there is rule in place prohibiting drivers from wearing jewellery while racing due to safety concerns. The drivers’ race suits and undergarments are all required to be specifically flame-retardant to avoid adding to the risk of a fire during a crash. The
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Fernando Alonso has warned Formula 1 that it needs to be careful not to overwork the teams as they mull adding more races to the calendar. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has suggested that he would like to exploit the markets in Africa and Asia after the addition of a Vegas race to next year’s calendar,
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Aston Martin F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has received one of the more bizarre FIA summons we are likely to see this year after he commandeered a scooter during FP1 in Melbourne. Vettel has returned this weekend after missing the opening two rounds of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia through COVID, and he put
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Mercedes driver George Russell was not particularly impressed with Red Bull during the first practice session in Melbourne as two of his laps were hindered by the Milton Keynes-based team. The drivers took to the Albert Park Circuit for the first time since 2019 after the races in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to
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Ferrari have done the best job of mitigating the power deficit that comes with the new fuel blend, according to a report. As well as new ground effect aerodynamics this year, the technical regulations have seen the arrival of a brand-new E10 fuel blend which is made up of 90 percent fossil fuels and 10
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Nikita Mazepin intends to fight against the sanctions placed upon him by the European Union amid Russia’s war on Ukraine. Nikita is the son of Dmitry Mazepin, a Russian oligarch who part owns the Uralkali firm and has close links to the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dmitry funded his son’s seat when Uralkali
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FIA head of single-seater technical matters, Nikolas Tombazis, has reiterated that the governing body will not allow any skirting of the financial regulations. Along with new technical regulations this year has come a more stringent budget cap which has forced teams to adopt a more circumspect approach to how they bring upgrades to their cars.
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Red Bull have arrived in Melbourne for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix with a new rear wing, while Mercedes appear to have stuck with the same wing they used in Saudi Arabia last month. The Silver Arrows have been trying to negotiate their way around the “porpoising” issue which has been adversely affecting their performance
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