Following three reliability-induced retirements for Red Bull in the early going of the season, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has emphasised the importance of having a reliable car. Both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez retired from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix in the closing stages while the Scuderia claimed a one-two finish through Charles Leclerc
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Former Formula 1 driver Timo Glock believes that Ferrari will begin favouring Charles Leclerc in the not-too-distant future after the visible disparity there has been between himself and team-mate Carlos Sainz this season. Leclerc has out-qualified and out-raced Sainz in all of the opening three rounds of the 2022 season thus far, winning two races.
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Former Minardi team principal Giancarlo Minardi has suggested that Sebastian Vettel should call it a day at the end of the 2022 season after his nightmare weekend at the Australian Grand Prix. Vettel was given a 5,000 euro fine on his return to Formula 1 after recovering from COVID-19 having missed the opening two rounds
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It was very much a weekend to forget for Aston Martin at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, but there are legacies of their underperforming car that, sadly, will transcend the nightmare race in Melbourne. Aston Martin have struggled with horrific handling on their car since the turn of the new technical regulations, and Lance Stroll
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There were evidently some fans in the pit lane that were not quite expecting Williams’ Alex Albon to come into the pits on the penultimate lap of the race. A still of Albon’s onboard shows him driving past some members of the pit lane hospitality during the Australian Grand Prix walking past parc ferme when
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has warned that Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz may end up being asked to play the role of number two driver if he is unable to bounce back from his torrid Australian Grand Prix weekend. Sainz was denied his first run in Q3 on Saturday after a crash for his compatriot
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George Russell was in a determined mood after scoring his first podium in Mercedes colours at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Having started behind team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, both the Britons managed to get past the McLaren of Lando Norris, before the 37-year-old also captured third from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. The Mexican and the
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Sergio Perez was pleased to recover from a difficult start to the race to claim the 16th podium of his Formula 1 career at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Having started the race in third behind team-mate Max Verstappen and polesitter Charles Leclerc, the Mexican was passed by Sir Lewis Hamilton off the start, but managed
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has taken issue with Lance Stroll’s defensive tactics during the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Stroll incurred the wrath of the stewards twice over the course of last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, colliding with compatriot Nicholas Latifi during qualifying before contravening the sporting regulations during his defence of his position from
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko admits that he had anticipated a little more calmness from Max Verstappen after his maiden championship success. Verstappen affirmed “we want more” after qualifying behind polesitter Charles Leclerc for the Australian Grand Prix, and complained of graining during the opening stint of the race as he endeavoured to keep
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