Sir Lewis Hamilton was significantly clear of the pace of Charles Leclerc during the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, but why was that? Partly, it is to do with setup. There is less disparity between the four engine manufacturers – Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda and Renault – this season due to the new technical regulations that
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is pleased his Mercedes team told him to stay out on track following his contact with Kevin Magnussen after he recovered to fifth in Barcelona. Having started the race sixth, Hamilton and Magnussen made contact with each other at Turn Four on the opening lap, and the subsequent puncture put the 37-year-old
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Carlos Sainz has conceded that his adaptation to the F1-75 under the new technical regulations has been a difficult one, but maintained that there is no lead driver at Ferrari. Sainz has been out-qualified and out-raced by Charles Leclerc in all five races so far in 2022, and his campaign has not been helped by
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had an eventful afternoon at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, recovering from a mistake early on to win the race. Having started second, Verstappen was beaten off the line by polesitter Charles Leclerc, but he made a mistake during the first stint, flying off the track and into the gravel
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Lance Stroll hopes his Aston Martin team can get to the bottom of why their upgrades proved so ineffective during qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Stroll and team-mate Sebastian Vettel have managed just six points between them heading into the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, and they introduced a B-spec car in a bid
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Carlos Sainz has confirmed that a “gust of wind” caused him to lose the rear of his Ferrari going into Turn Four in Spain, and the trip through the gravel cause significant damage to his car. Sainz lost a place to the fast-starting George Russell on the opening lap, before falling out of the points
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George Russell thoroughly enjoyed his battle with Max Verstappen at the Spanish Grand Prix as he secured his second podium of the season in third. Starting the race in fourth, Russell got ahead of Carlos Sainz going into Turn One, and ended up ahead of Verstappen when the Dutchman made a mistake and went off
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has acknowledged that it was always going to be difficult to find performance straight away in what was effectively a brand-new car at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. Controversy reigned ahead of the weekend when the Silverstone side rocked up to Barcelona with sidepods and venturi tunnels that looked uncannily similar
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Fans on social media have reiterated their support for Sir Lewis Hamilton after some spectators made a sign mocking the seven-time champion. Hamilton is 23 points behind team-mate George Russell in the Drivers’ Championship having been out-raced by him in all of the last four races, although a couple of those can be attributed partly
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Fernando Alonso hopes that his home race in Spain can be the spring board for a string of good results as he aims to score points for the first time since Bahrain. The Spaniard ended the opening round of the season in ninth, and looked set to score again in Jeddah following an exhilarating battle
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