Alpine F1 driver Fernando Alonso has come to the defence of former McLaren team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, maintaining that his struggles at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were not all his fault. Mercedes have had an onerous task addressing the multitude of issues caused by the new technical regulations this season as “porpoising,” tyre warmup,
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has lauded the efforts of Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as both drivers got into the points. The Silverstone side suffered a horrific weekend in Australia as Stroll and Vettel suffered four crashes in the space of two days, and it was beginning
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is fully aware of Mercedes’ capabilities, and believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton can still fight for the title in 2022. Hamilton suffered an abysmal weekend in Imola as he finished P14 in the sprint race having been eliminated in Q2 along with team-mate George Russell, and ended the grand
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Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that Red Bull will decide “by the summer break” as to whom they will put in the car alongside Max Verstappen in 2023. Sergio Perez managed five podium finishes and a race win last season in his debut year with the Milton Keynes-based team, and has started off 2022 with
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Ferrari are reported to be preparing an evolution of their rear wing that they hope will help them reduce their deficit in a straight line to Red Bull. Red Bull’s Honda engine has seemingly been the strongest this year, and across the three days at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Ferrari were an average of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton concedes that Mercedes “may have” got it wrong this year having affirmed in pre-season that he was confident such a fate would not befall them. The turn of the new technical regulations forced the teams to adopt all-new philosophies as to why to design, build and enhance the performance of a race
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A heart-wrenching team radio message from Daniel Ricciardo has emerged after the Australian ended the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in18th and discovered that team-mate Lando Norris had finished on the podium. Ricciardo had ended the sprint race P6 just behind Norris, but misjudged his braking into Turn One on the opening lap of the race, wiping
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Mercedes are hoping to have an upgrade ready that will help them to solve the issue of “porpoising” as they look to return to the front of the grid next time out in Miami. The Silver Arrows endured a tough weekend at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and it all started on Friday when slippery
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Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert has taken issue with Dr Helmut Marko’s comment on Sir Lewis Hamilton after the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Mercedes continued to struggle with “porpoising,” handling and tyre warmup issues that have conspired against them since the turn of the new technical regulations this year, and the issue bit
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1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has suggested that Sir Lewis Hamilton may be considering walking away from Mercedes if the team’s fortunes do not improve. Mercedes have made a dire start to the 2022 season, and Hamilton left the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with no points as he crossed the finish line outside the
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