Alpine’s Fernando Alonso believes that his former Ferrari team have put together the best package ahead of the 2022 season. All 10 teams headed over to Spain to complete three days of pre-season testing last week, and Ferrari notched up 438 laps between Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in a promising week, as they seek
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Lando Norris disagrees with Mercedes driver George Russell’s suggestion that the Silver Arrows are behind McLaren and Ferrari following the first pre-season test in Barcelona. Norris topped day one having put 103 laps on the board, before Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc went quickest on day two and completed 78 laps. Mercedes suffered a troublesome second day,
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Formula 1 fans on social media are not quite in agreement over whether the sport should move on from the controversial events of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to claim his record eighth world championship at the Yas Marina Circuit having been leading Max Verstappen for much of
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Formula 1 technical director Ross Brawn maintains that any degree of success an F1 team enjoys must be earned on track, and therefore hopes that the new technical regulations have not jumbled the order up excessively. The cars have altered significantly ahead of this year, with the aerodynamics of the cars being simplified in a
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner both believe that the recent changes to race control are necessary, but are unconvinced by Sir Lewis Hamilton’s comment that there is any bias from the stewards. Hamilton was cruelly denied his record eighth world title last year after a contentious Safety Car restart
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has said he is generally pleased with the progress he and his Mercedes team made on the final day of testing in Barcelona, but admits there is plenty of work to do ahead of the new season. Hamilton managed just 40 laps on day two before a sensor issue curtailed his day,
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo have revealed the issues they have experienced with visibility as a result of the larger 18-inch tyres. The technical regulations in Formula 1 have undergone a major alteration ahead of the new season, with the aerodynamics of the cars reducing in a move that includes the return of ground
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that former race director Michael Masi should have been given more assistance by the FIA instead of being removed from his position. Masi was accused of manipulating the 2021 championship when he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car ahead of the final
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Mercedes driver George Russell does not believe his team are ahead of its rivals “at the moment” and said that McLaren and Ferrari look particularly competitive. Sir Lewis Hamilton took to the track in the morning session on the second day of testing for the Silver Arrows, and managed just 40 laps before a sensor
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Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is not impressed with the FIA’s decision to remove Michael Masi as race director, revealing that he has contacted him personally. Masi was at the centre of controversy at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he allowed a limited number of lapped runners through past the Safety
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