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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Red Bull’s ruthlessness has become a prominent talking point when considering their future driver line-ups and, with Sergio Perez out of contract at the end of this season, there’s a chance he could be sacked. A few names can be thrown into the hat, and a few more names would likely love to be thrown
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton has yet to show the best of himself in 2022, and has said George Russell must improve further to match the seven-time champion. Mercedes have been a long way off the front-runners thus far in 2022, as they have been caught out by
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has slammed the suggestion that his team were simply the benefactors of a head start on their 2022 challenger, insisting that they started at the “same point” as everyone else. Ferrari have made an exceptional start to the 2022 season under the new technical regulations, taking a one-two in the
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has said he is not confident that Mercedes will be able to turn their fortunes around quickly, after having a disappointing start to 2022. However, F1’s technical consultant, Rob Smedley, holds a different view of the situation. While Mercedes achieved an unexpected podium finish in Bahrain, the team was brought back down
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Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes are all significantly over the 798kg weight limit, while Alfa Romeo’s approach changed ahead of the new season to ensure they kept weight to a minimum. Brand-new technical regulations were introduced ahead of this year as a ground effect aerodynamic philosophy came into effect in the hopes of promoting closer
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