Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed that Charles Leclerc was told not long after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that he would be taking a penalty in Canada last weekend. For the second time in three races, Leclerc lost a win because of a reliability failure and, sandwiched in between Barcelona and Baku was Monaco,
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Double world champion Mika Hakkinen has sided with Mercedes on the “porpoising” and bouncing debate, asserting that safety is paramount. Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz have called for action to be taken on the phenomenon brought out by the new technical regulations this year before someone gets hurt. Russell’s team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton,
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl was left ruing a weekend in Montreal where nothing went his team’s way. Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo looked relatively strong during Friday practice, but issues began to ensue during a wet qualifying session. Ricciardo seemed to have a pace advantage over his team-mate in slippery conditions, but Norris was
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Having been berating Sir Lewis Hamilton’s performances at the start of the 2022 season, Jacques Villeneuve is more than happy to accept that it is only fair he now gives the Briton some credit. Hamilton qualified fourth in a wet session on Saturday in Canada, and went on to finish third in the race, earning
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was left with questions after the Canadian Grand Prix as to the technical directive (TD) that was introduced by the FIA. The governing body acted on the feedback from Mercedes pair of George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, when both suffered from a dangerous amount
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1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has joked that Max Verstappen will not be a “true champion” until he is collected by the infamous wall of champions. The tricky final chicane has caught out many a champion, including Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Villeneuve himself. Button was the only one of those
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George Russell appeared to agree with team principal Toto Wolff’s assessment that Mercedes’ pace did at times look fairly strong, but he warns that they are still some way off Red Bull and Ferrari. Russell took a gamble in wet conditions on Saturday to go onto Slicks, but his late qualifying gamble did not pay
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A frustrated Lando Norris has declared that McLaren must improve their car after a disappointing Canadian Grand Prix. Norris endured a tough weekend having looked relatively strong in Friday practice, as he was eliminated in the second qualifying session when he suffered from engine issues. Some changes were made in the back of his car
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Williams driver Nicholas Latifi sounded audibly distressed after running down a groundhog during practice ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The race in Montreal has always been known for the presence of groundhogs, or marmots, who will frequently risk it all by venturing out onto the racetrack in front of passing cars, forcing drivers to
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso could be seen beating his wheel in frustration in the aftermath of the Canadian Grand Prix as more misfortune befell him on Sunday. Alonso had earned his first front-row start since 2012 on Saturday in wet conditions as he beat Carlos Sainz to second behind Max Verstappen, and he expressed his intent
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