Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has heaped praise on Kevin Magnussen after the Dane’s exceptional fifth-placed finish at the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Magnussen left Formula 1 at the end of 2020 to head to IMSA, but was recalled after the sacking of Nikita Mazepin due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Financial sanctions
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Mercedes are closing in on solutions to the issues that have adversely affected them in the early part of 2022, and could even find themselves in championship contention this year, according to a report. Mercedes have been one of the more perturbed teams by the “porpoising” issues caused by the new technical regulations, and they
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel will once again be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg for this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after being declared unfit to race. Vettel tested positive for COVID-19 in the build-up to the Bahrain Grand Prix after McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo contracted the virus the week before, missing the entirety of the second
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed the pressing reason he felt the need to jump off the parade bus ahead of the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. The drivers embarked on their customary tour of the circuit in Sakhir in a parade bus, as they waved to the fans and took questions from reporters, previewing the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is unmoved by Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner’s jibe at him being a “tax exile” due to his residence in Monaco, stating that the Briton’s comments do not incite a reaction anymore. Wolff and Horner became embroiled in a deeply personal battle as Red Bull battled Mercedes for the Constructors’
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff concedes that his team are struggling to get to grips with the new technical regulations, but has no uncertainty in that the Silver Arrows can fight for victories in the not-too-distant future. Mercedes spent much of winter testing expressing concerns about their performance, persistently painting Ferrari as the favourites, with
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that Max Verstappen is an aggressive racer who takes no shortage of risks, while George Russell is more calculated. Verstappen came to blows on several occasions with Sir Lewis Hamilton last year on his way to beating the seven-time champion to claim his first Formula 1 title, and
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Former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer has admitted he feels “sorry” for Lando Norris after the Briton inked a multi-year contract extension with McLaren, only to find that they have tumbled down the pecking order in 2022. Surer also said that he does not understand why drivers are so keen to tie themselves down with
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Mercedes have praised the efforts of George Russell in the Bahrain Grand Prix, affirming that the 24-year-old could not have extracted more out of the car than a fourth-placed finish having qualified ninth. Russell ended qualifying on Saturday in Bahrain a second off team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes’ fears of an underperforming car proved
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After the FIA’s report into the controversial closing stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was released on 19 March, it is safe to say that fans of Sir Lewis Hamilton are still thoroughly dissatisfied. The FIA pointed to a “misunderstanding” of Safety Car protocol by now former race director Michael Masi as to
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