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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Ferrari are set to bring upgrades to their 2022 car ahead of the first European race of the season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, according to the Italian edition of Motorsport.com. They will join Red Bull in updating their challenger to help them save weight as a result of the substantially heavier cars under
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has commented on the team’s woeful performance at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. After a promising showing at the first pre-season test in Barcelona, McLaren suffered brake issues during the second week in Bahrain, limiting them to 199 laps of running through Lando Norris. It compounded the news that Daniel
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Max Verstappen is pleased that the FIA published their report into last season’s controversial championship ending, and the Dutchman has called for annual reviews to be introduced. Verstappen sealed his maiden Formula 1 world championship last season after a highly controversial Safety Car restart by now former race director Michael Masi, leaving Mercedes and Sir
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Toto Wolff has insisted that he does not wish to pin the blame for Mercedes’ lack of performance solely on one aspect of the car, affirming that there are multiple areas of weakness. Mercedes have been on the back foot since the beginning of 2022 pre-season testing. The Silver Arrows looked off the pace in
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Speaking ahead of qualifying for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Mercedes trackside engineer Andrew Shovlin said the team had found some solutions to the issues that have been plaguing their 2022 car, but maintained that they have a long way to go. The Silver Arrows spent much of testing dealing with “porpoising” problems posed
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has been pondering the reasons as to why Mercedes have struggled thus far in 2022, and has suggested that their lack of pace is due to the new fuel blend as well as the engineers who have jumped ship. A raft of new technical regulations were introduced to Formula
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Alpine F1 driver Fernando Alonso is pleased with the progress that Renault have made with their engine in 2022 after the team’s solid start to the year. Alonso and team-mate Esteban Ocon have together scored points in the opening two rounds of the season, and looked as though they were on to maintain a 100
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that there will be an opportunity for world champion Max Verstappen to leave if the performance of the car begins to deteriorate. Verstappen agreed a lucrative contract with the Milton Keynes side over the winter having dramatically sealed his maiden world championship with them in 2021. He
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