Staggeringly, Carlos Sainz has somewhat questioned if Red Bull have breached the 2022 budget cap, following the announcement by the FIA last Monday that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 limit. The budget cap was introduced for the first-time last season to make for a more financially fair playing field, which the governing body hoped would make
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Red Bull are currently enduring somewhat of a waiting game, as the Austrians await confirmation from the FIA over what their punishment will be for exceeding the 2021 budget cap. Following much speculation since the Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA confirmed for all the world last Monday that the current Constructors’ leaders did indeed exceed the budget cap in
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Carlos Sainz has faced a challenging 2022 campaign, one that has seen the Spaniard finish behind his Ferrari team-mate on a number of occasions, resulting in calls that Sainz should be the team’s number two driver. Sainz appears to be somewhat undervalued at the Maranello-based outfit, with the 28-year-old having been criticised by Ferrari president John Elkann.
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Charles Leclerc is confident that Ferrari have what it takes to win the World Championship next season and deny Max Verstappen a third consecutive Drivers’ Championship. 2022 started perfectly for Ferrari and Leclerc, as the Monegasque driver won two of the first three races and finished second at the other, which gave him a 46-point
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, needs to analyse the rate at which Charles Leclerc’s tyres fell off during the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. The Monegasque went into the weekend knowing that, realistically, he needed a win to keep his title hopes alive, and the wet conditions made for another unpredictable round of a thrilling
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The limited usefulness of the extreme Wets makes being on the Intermediates the preferred choice for the teams. This is according to Ferrari strategist, Iñaki Rueda, who watched Charles Leclerc finish third at the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. After lengthy delays due to the weather lad led to a tie-limited race in Singapore the
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Max Verstappen cruised to his second consecutive World Championship at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, as a late mistake by Charles Leclerc saw the Dutchman wrap up the 2022 title. Leclerc was looking set to finish second and take the championship to the United States Grand Prix; however, whilst under pressure on the last lap, the Monegasque
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Sebastian Vettel has just four races left in his 15-year Formula 1 career, with the German having been his most emotional yet since announcing his retirement at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Suzuka holds an incredibly special place in the 35-year-old’s heart, with the driver having won at the legendary venue four times and also
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Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez watched on in shock as replays of Carlos Sainz’s first lap crash emerged after the Japanese Grand Prix. The race got underway in wet conditions on Sunday, with Verstappen starting on pole after a tremendous effort in qualifying. The Dutchman led Charles Leclerc through Turns One and Two after bravely
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, was left wondering why full points were awarded at the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. Max Verstappen went into the race 104 points clear of Charles Leclerc, and if he beat him by 12, he would secure his second world championship. This meant to say that a win with the
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