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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George Russell has said that he and his Mercedes team will do everything they can to turn the boat and resurrect the issues that have made for a difficult start to 2022. Having looked on the back foot during testing under the new technical regulations – particularly with the so-called “porpoising” issue – Mercedes qualified
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Max Verstappen has acknowledged the work done by Ferrari over the winter as Charles Leclerc took pole for the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen, having set a purple first sector on his final run in Q3, missed out to the Monegasque, but was able to split the Ferraris as he beat Carlos Sainz to second
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc admits that he was expecting Red Bull to be ahead of his team, and is pleasantly surprised by his 10th career pole position. Having been battling away with the Milton Keynes-based side throughout the first two qualifying sessions, the Monegasque narrowly beat Max Verstappen to pole, with Spanish team-mate Carlos Sainz third
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The FIA have pinpointed the pressure from teams via radio communication and the convoluted nature of the regulations as possible reasons for the contentious end to the 2021 world championship. Max Verstappen defeated Sir Lewis Hamilton on the very last lap of the race after now former race director Michael Masi had allowed a limited
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George Russell has expressed his frustration at the fact that everything Mercedes try to resurrect their issues is not working as planned, and agrees with team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton that there are some midfield teams matching their pace. Mercedes put 88 laps together during Friday’s practice sessions in Bahrain during the opening weekend of the
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is confident that Ferrari have made good progress on last year’s performance, but maintains that they will simply have to wait and see where they are relative to other teams. The Scuderia unveiled a “brave” chassis design under the new technical regulations, and are said to have overcome the 20
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher testifies that the “strong spine” needed to perform the role of race director in the sport is something that Niels Wittich certainly has. Wittich has previously stated that he is an advocate for “hard, but fair” racing following the highly controversial end to the DTM season that saw Liam
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Max Verstappen has no concerns regarding the radical alterations Mercedes have made to their car ahead of the 2022 season, maintaining that his focus is solely on his own car and team. Mercedes rocked up to the first day of the second pre-season test in Bahrain with a brand-new, salient design which featured a near-total
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