Former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer is uncertain which team will have the pace advantage heading into the second round of the 2022 season in Saudi Arabia, but notes that Ferrari have extinguished the power disparity between themselves and the previous leading pair of Honda and Mercedes. Ferrari walked away from the Bahrain Grand Prix
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez believes that there is a case to be made for drivers still being able to compete even if they have tested positive for COVID-19. Perez was the first of 10 drivers to have tested positive for coronavirus since the turn of the pandemic in 2020, and he was thus forced
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has spoken of his enthusiasm towards going up against Sir Lewis Hamilton and his former Mercedes team after a scintillating qualifying display in Bahrain. There were conflicting reports around the Swiss team over the winter, with some claiming they were about to struggle financially, while others tipped them to be a
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Formula 1 journalist Will Buxton has fired back at some of the fans who dug up George Russell’s comments at last year’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix following his crash with Valtteri Bottas. The Briton joined Mercedes from Williams over the winter to replace the Alfa Romeo-bound 32-year-old, and they spent much of last year in
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George Russell has said that he and his Mercedes team will do everything they can to turn the boat and resurrect the issues that have made for a difficult start to 2022. Having looked on the back foot during testing under the new technical regulations – particularly with the so-called “porpoising” issue – Mercedes qualified
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A recent Formula 1 audit has given some interesting insight into the drivers’ social media activity, and has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris are the highest earners per Instagram post in the sport. Regarding raw followers, Hamilton has hit just over 27 million despite his conspicuous absence over the winter break following
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Mercedes driver George Russell has spoken of his enthusiasm at partnering Sir Lewis Hamilton at the team in 2022, adding that he has already been learning a lot from the seven-time champion. Russell was signed by the Silver Arrows from Williams ahead of the new season to replace Valtteri Bottas, who claimed 10 victories and
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One of the more amusing parts of Sky Sports’ coverage of the pre-season test in Bahrain was an array of stories about any peculiar encounters with Formula 1 drivers, particularly in lifts. The conversation started when David Croft recalled meeting Fernando Alonso in their hotel on day two of testing when the Spaniard was set
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Alfa Romeo technical director Jan Monchaux admits that there are issues with the team’s lightweight design of their 2022 car, but insists that it is better to encounter those now than after the season gets underway. Formula 1’s technical regulations have changed drastically ahead of the new season as a ground effect-led aerodynamic concept comes
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Sir Lewis Hamilton cannot predict what Mercedes’ relative performance will be in 2022, adding that most cars will likely be overweight heading into the new season. Formula 1’s technical regulations have changed astronomically ahead of 2022, with a ground effect-led aerodynamic concept introduced in an attempt to promote better and closer racing. The tyres have
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