Mercedes headed into the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 on the back of a disappointing Singapore Grand Prix. However, the sombre mood in the team didn’t stop team principal Toto Wolff from having a laugh with a fan. Ahead of qualifying last weekend at the Marina Bay Circuit, Mercedes were looking at a potentially very strong
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has revealed that he checked in on Michael Masi after his departure as race director. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen entered the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix level on points in December and, on the opening lap of the race, Red Bull felt as though Hamilton had kept
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During a recent appearance on the Beyond the Grid podcast, Red Bull boss Christian Horner revealed that he has spoken to former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi “on a couple of occasions”. The Australian, who now works in the Australian Supercars series, was deemed to have made a “human error” at the controversial 2021
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Williams team principal Jost Capito has spoken in depth about the effect the 2021 season finale had on Nicholas Latifi, whilst featuring on the High Performance Podcast. The Canadian driver has had a horrific 2022 season, which took an embarrassing turn at the recent Italian Grand Prix. Interim team-mate Nyck de Vries, who replaced the ill Alex
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Jaguar Formula E driver, Sam Bird, has suggested that the Italian Grand Prix served as a reminder to Sir Lewis Hamilton that he was unfairly denied his eighth world title last year. Hamilton and Max Verstappen went into the season finale in 2021 level on points after a pulsating 21 rounds that had seen them
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, said he was “satisfied” to see the rules being applied correctly at the end of the Italian Grand Prix. Last year at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sir Lewis Hamilton went onto the final few laps leading Max Verstappen by a comfortable margin as the title showdown drew nearer to
MoreWhat was a fairly boring Italian Grand Prix, has resulted in contrasting opinions on how the race at Monza should’ve finished, after race director Niels Wittich opted to follow the rulebook. Max Verstappen claimed his fifth consecutive victory on Sunday at the ‘Temple of Speed’, where he cruised across the finish line behind the Safety
MoreSir Lewis Hamilton had a very strong Italian Grand Prix, given the fact that he started the race at the ‘Temple of Speed’ in P19. The seven-time World Champion found the going tough early on whilst driving with a heavy fuel load and cold tyres; however, as soon as his tyres were fully up to temperature the Mercedes driver began to
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After not working since the controversial 2021 season finale, former F1 race director Michael Masi is back, after being appointed Chair of Supercars Commission in Australia. Masi was dropped as F1 race director over the winter, after the FIA’s investigation into his handling of the 2021 season finale came to the decision that he had
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The second half of the 2022 Formula 1 season gets underway this weekend, with the driver and fan favourite Belgian Grand Prix. After a dominant first half of the year, Max Verstappen has taken an 80-point lead into the final nine races, with Red Bull Racing also in cruise control of the Constructors’ with a 97-point lead.
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