Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has expressed his scepticism over the FIA’s appointment of Shaila-Ann Rao, a former legal advisor to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Bayer had acted as executive director and secretary general for sport at the FIA until a few races into the 2022 season, when he departed and was replaced by Rao.
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto was left confused as to the speed of Mercedes’ turnaround of an additional floor stay ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The FIA passed a technical directive (TD) ahead of the weekend that was designed to limit “porpoising” and bouncing for safety reasons. It came after Mercedes pair Sir Lewis
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2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg does not believe that Carlos Sainz currently has the credentials to be a world champion after his rocky start to the 2022 season. Undeniably, the Spaniard has shown glimpses of brilliance so far this year, but they have been intertwined with mistakes and, at times, a clear lack of
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed that he might have wanted the Safety Car to be deployed a little faster after Yuki’s Tsunoda’s crash at the Canadian Grand Prix. Tsunoda had misjudged his braking on the dirty pit exit and went straight on into the barrier, leaving Ferrari to wonder if it was worth
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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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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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“There is something strange with the engine.” These were the playful words of Charles Leclerc in the dying stages of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix as he won the opening round of the year. It came after a reliability failure had cost him victory in the same race three years ago as Sir Lewis Hamilton
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Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Sir Lewis Hamilton took a few moments to look back on the Canadian Grand Prix in the cooldown room before the podium ceremony. Verstappen had started on pole, and pitted under a Virtual Safety Car after team-mate Sergio Perez came to a stop following a gearbox issue. It was fairly
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Charles Leclerc was pleased to recover to fifth place in Canada on Sunday after spending portions of the race stuck in DRS trains. Leclerc picked up an engine penalty ahead of the weekend that saw him start on the back row of the grid in 19th as Max Verstappen took pole, and he gained handful of
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Charles Leclerc has called for calm among the Italian side after a series of issues for Ferrari-powered cars in recent races. Both Valtteri Bottas and Mick Schumacher suffered issues during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, meaning there have been 12 problems surrounding the Maranello-made engines in the last four races between the works team, Haas
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