George Russell has testified that his Mercedes team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton has been nothing but supportive since the 24-year-old’s arrival at Mercedes, and said he will work as hard as possible to avoid becoming a number two driver. Russell replaced Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes after the Finn helped the Silver Arrows claim the Constructors’ Championship
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Lando Norris is doing his best to remain optimistic about McLaren’s performance prospects following their abysmal weekend at the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Norris qualified thirteenth on Saturday, with team-mate Daniel Ricciardo five places back in 18th, and it was the first time in 28 races that neither McLaren had made the final qualifying
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez believes that there is a case to be made for drivers still being able to compete even if they have tested positive for COVID-19. Perez was the first of 10 drivers to have tested positive for coronavirus since the turn of the pandemic in 2020, and he was thus forced
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has claimed that he is delighted that Ferrari have been able to return to the top step of the podium, and is hopeful that there are improvements coming soon for his Mercedes team. Charles Leclerc took victory from pole at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday as he led team-mate Carlos Sainz
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Max Verstappen is not sure exactly what caused his dramatic late retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix, and is disappointed to lose out on some valuable points at the beginning of the 2022 championship. Verstappen told his team of a “heavy” steering wheel following his last stop, and wondered if a battery issue might have
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc stressed that he had to be smart when battling Max Verstappen for the lead of the Bahrain Grand Prix as he held off the Dutchman to ultimately win the season-opening race. Leclerc led home a Ferrari 1-2 in Sunday’s race as Carlos Sainz took advantage of an issue for Red Bull’s Max
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Kevin Magnussen revealed his relief on Saturday after qualifying seventh on his Formula 1 return having suffered from hydraulic issues in Q2. The Dane had set a lap time quick enough to sneak through to the top-ten shootout in Bahrain, but was told by his engineer of a hydraulic problem that meant he could not
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Formula 1 journalist Will Buxton has fired back at some of the fans who dug up George Russell’s comments at last year’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix following his crash with Valtteri Bottas. The Briton joined Mercedes from Williams over the winter to replace the Alfa Romeo-bound 32-year-old, and they spent much of last year in
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was relieved to be in the battle for pole after what has been a difficult weekend so far for the Spaniard as he qualified third in Bahrain. Ferrari spent much of last year developing ahead of the new technical regulations being introduced in 2022, and they entered the new era emphatically, taking
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is elated that his Red Bull team were able to recover from an “intense” 2021 campaign to still be among the quickest under the brand-new set of technical regulations in 2022. He also suggested that Max Verstappen would have been on pole had he not made a mistake on
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