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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Carlos Sainz has revealed his admiration for the work that Mercedes and Red Bull did ahead of the sweeping changes to the technical regulations after their championship battle last season. Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton spent the entirety of 2021 battling for the Drivers; Championship, while their respective Red Bull and Mercedes teams went
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has called on the FIA to keep a close eye on the teams’ spending as they place more upgrades on their cars. Ferrari are expected to introduce a chassis upgrade to the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola that they hope will lose them 3kg as they fight, along
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has revealed that his opinion of George Russell has not changed since before the season, and he is a fan of his compatriot’s performances since he joined Mercedes. Russell was fielded in to replace Valtteri Bottas after securing four points finishes in a below-par Williams in 2021, with one
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has told Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell that they need to play an instrumental role in turning Mercedes’ fortunes around this season. The Silver Arrows have made a dire start to 2022 having endured a difficult pre-season test in Bahrain, and the low ride height cultivated by the
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Reports suggest that Red Bull will save 0.25 seconds per lap as a result of the weight-saving measures that they will introduce ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Red Bull have appeared to have the edge over Ferrari on the straights in the early going of the 2022 season, but the Scuderia have shown
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Mercedes trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin agrees with George Russell’s assessment that the Silver Arrows will fix the majority of their issues if they can just get to the bottom of the “porpoising” issue that has been affecting them. The ground effect aerodynamics introduced under the all-new technical regulations have all but completely diminished the rake
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Mercedes driver George Russell believes that his team can yet drag themselves into contention for this year’s championship despite a poor start to 2022. The Silver Arrows have looked off the pace under the new technical regulations introduced this year, and appear to have been caught out by the ground effect aerodynamics that have influenced
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