Formula 1’s chief technical officer Pat Symonds believes the FIA “overreacted” after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, when the governing body took swift action after Lewis Hamilton was seen suffering from considerable spinal pain. The first half of Mercedes’ 2022 season was ridiculed by the porpoising phenomena, with the W13 having bounced along the circuit when travelling at high speeds.
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Sir Lewis Hamilton endured the most “painful race” of his career at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after suffering from porpoising so aggressive that it left him with spinal pain. The seven-time World Champion has been on an incredible run of form since racing at the Baku City Circuit, after claiming a podium at every round
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It’s been a difficult first half of the season for Pierre Gasly and Scuderia AlphaTauri, who have arguably fallen back in the running order, relative to where they were over the last couple of seasons. AlphaTauri haven’t enjoyed the same sort of results that they have in recent years, with a podium finish appearing highly
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Charles Leclerc will be licking his lips ahead of the upcoming British Grand Prix, as a new power unit will be at his disposal following a painful couple of rounds. Due to his PU failure at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Leclerc had not choice but to take an abundance of grid penalties at the recent
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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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