Former Formula 1 designer Gary Anderson believes that Mercedes have made errors in trying to solve the “porpoising” issues many teams were faced with during pre-season testing. Due to the new technical regulations, the downforce of the cars is now generated by the floor, meaning the rake design philosophy has all but disappeared and the
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz believes that Netflix need to learn from the feedback they have received regarding their over-dramatisation of Formula 1, but maintains that the presence of Drive to Survive is still good for the sport. Netflix came under criticism last year when they attempted to show Lando Norris and Sainz as personal rivals at
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Formula 1 journalist Will Buxton reckons that Sir Lewis Hamilton is not so confident about Mercedes’ chances of being a front-runner in 2022, and maintains that the 37-year-old sees Ferrari as the quickest team. Following day two of testing in Barcelona, George Russell stated that “a red team and an orange team” had the edge
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has joined Mercedes team-mate George Russell in implying that Ferrari have the fastest car this season. The Scuderia set an impressive 438 laps over the three days of testing in Barcelona last month, and have racked up 230 in the first couple of days in the second and final test in Bahrain.
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has revealed that everything is going to plan for Ferrari during pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Monegasque and Carlos Sainz have managed 230 laps so far in the first two days of the second test at the Sakhir International Circuit, increasing their total to 668 between the test this week and last
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto predicts that the teams will be able to gain a much more realistic idea of where they are relative to each other in the second pre-season test in Bahrain. Between them, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc managed 438 laps in the opening week of pre-season testing in Barcelona, with the
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All 20 Formula 1 drivers have come together to show their support for the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion on 24 February of their neighbouring countries, and it has sparked global condemnation from world leaders as well as heavy sanctions placed upon Moscow.
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Former Ferrari sporting director Massimo Rivola has spoken about Fernando Alonso’s ability to read a race, admitting that he often made fools of the team’s engineers. Alonso claimed two championships with Renault in 2005 and 2006 before eventually moving to Ferrari ahead of the 2010 season to replace Kimi Raikkonen. He took 11 wins with
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In a perhaps unexpected turn of events, the Jerez circuit in Spain has been touted as a possible venue to replace the cancelled Russian Grand Prix in September. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that started on 24 February, FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem met with other members of the governing body to discuss their response
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Jos Verstappen has received praise from 1996 world champion Damon Hill and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner for the way in which he has raised his son, and now world champion, Max. Jos claimed two podiums in a career that took him to teams such as Benetton and Arrows, and ended in 2003 after
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