Mick Schumacher’s future in Formula 1 is becoming evermore uncertain, after a recent falling out with Haas team principal Guenther Steiner. However, both Sebastian Vettel and Ralf Schumacher have vocalised their support of the young German who needs the team “to have his back”. Tensions between Schumacher and Steiner grew after the Monaco GP, where
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has conceded that the Silver Arrows were too aggressive with their set-up in Baku, leading to severe back pain for Sir Lewis Hamilton. Having perceivably sorted their “porpoising” issue in Spain a few weeks ago, Mercedes felt able to adjust the setup and run the cars lower to the ground
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Sebastian Vettel was given a peculiar request by Aston Martin race engineer Tim Wright during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. During free practice in Baku, the four-time champion was asked to remove one of his hands from the steering wheel, possibly in an attempt from the team to see how the car was behaving in
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo was seen jokingly raising his middle finger at a fan on a balcony before the Monaco Grand Prix. The drivers were on the back of a truck undertaking their customary pre-race track parade to wave to the fans, thank them for their support, and give some interviews on their way round. While
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Charles Leclerc has gone from being the title favourite to being in the “worst situation”, after suffering yet another power unit failure. It was almost déja vu to the Spanish GP, as Leclerc saw his hopes of victory go up in smoke; his power unit gave way in the early stages of the Azerbaijan GP.
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton had taken such a beating in Baku that his back felt numb at the end. Hamilton and team-mate George Russell suffered from a lot of bottoming out in Azerbaijan last weekend as a lot of cars began to feel the impact of the long
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Former Mercedes Motorsport vice president Norbert Haug has warned his old team that their bouncing problems are unlikely to be solved purely by tweaking the regulations. The new technical regulations in Formula 1 this year saw the reintroduction of ground effect aerodynamics, which had previously been banned for 40 years. The subsequent changes to the
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Italian publications have gone in on Ferrari after the double reliability failure that saw Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz walk away from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with no points. Leclerc started the race on pole with Sainz in fourth, but the Spaniard retired from the race nine laps in due to a hydraulic failure. The
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Sky Sport Germany editor Udo Hutflotz has warned Ferrari that they have got to get themselves together in the coming races if they are to avoid Red Bull running away with the championship. Charles Leclerc won two of the opening three rounds of the season in Bahrain and Australia, as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he wondered if he could get to the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday while he was suffering severe back pain as a result of “porpoising.” Mercedes’ bouncing issue seemed to be aggravated last weekend due to the low ride height of the cars caused by the
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