After winning three of the last four races, Max Verstappen is virtually in complete control of the 2022 World Championship, however, the Dutchman believed his title defence was over after just three rounds. The start of the season was horrific for the 2021 World Champion, after suffering two reliability-based DNFs in the opening three rounds
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“Industry observers” have noted that Aston Martin were likely the reason behind the FIA’s message to the teams and drivers that the Safety Car’s primary use is safety, and not speed. Aston Martin and Mercedes share the responsibility of providing Safety and Medical Cars for each championship weekend, and these cars also serve during the
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has praised Sergio Perez’s development in the early going of the 2022 season after the Mexican’s second-placed finish at the Australian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen was set to take second place in Bahrain in the opening round of the season before a fuel vacuum failure put him out of
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly is hoping that the new upgrades his team are planning to implement in the coming races will have the desired effect, and stresses the importance of maintaining good development throughout this season. The new technical regulations in Formula 1 have led to a completely different way of thinking for the teams this
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Sebastian Vettel has indicated that the reason he has not christened his AMR22 is because it is not fast enough to merit a name. Over the years, the German has given his cars names such as “Kinky Kylie,” “Margherita” and, last year, “Honey Ryder” after the Honeychile Rider character in the James Bond film: Dr
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Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber has told the team that they need to stop throwing points away as they seek to mend their reliability issues. The Honda-manufactured Red Bull Powertrains engines have suffered six failures this season for a variety of different reasons, leaving Max Verstappen sixth in the championship after losing out on
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton was beginning to suffer from an overheating engine towards the end of the Australian Grand Prix. Having qualified fifth ahead of team-mate George Russell, the 24-year-old found himself in front of his compatriot as a result of a Safety Car after Sebastian Vettel’s crash,
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has disclosed the agonising reason for Fernando Alonso’s crash during qualifying that ultimately might have denied him pole position. Alonso had gone quicker than polesitter Charles Leclerc in both of the opening two sectors of the lap before his engine cut out, sending off the track and into the barrier,
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Mercedes strategist James Vowles says that the team had to prioritise George Russell’s tyre wear in the latter part of the Australian Grand Prix, which is why he was unable to battle Sergio Perez. Russell capitalised on a Safety Car to pit from the Mediums onto the Hards in Melbourne, gaining him a place over
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that his team’s car is an astonishing 10 kilograms heavier than Ferrari’s 2022 challenger. The new technical regulations introduced this season have meant that the cars are naturally heavier, and the FIA increased the weight limit to 795kg to accommodate this. However, Alfa Romeo were reportedly the
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