Max Verstappen had a sarcastic comment for Red Bull after his start for the sprint race at the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which saw him fall behind Charles Leclerc. Having taken pole by seven tenths of a second in incredibly tricky conditions, Leclerc launched excellently at the beginning of the 21-lap dash in Bologna,
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Carlos Sainz was amused when he heard the rumours that he was at an impasse with Ferrari regarding his new contract, as he had already agreed a new deal when they surfaced. Following an impressive debut season with the Scuderia in 2021, team principal Mattia Binotto affirmed that he wanted to sit down with the
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Lando Norris believes that he could have been on the front row of the grid for Saturday’s sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix had he not made his mistake at the end of qualifying. For the fourth time in succession and the 19th time since they have been team-mates, Norris out-qualified Daniel Ricciardo in
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Championship leader Charles Leclerc is excited to head to Italy for the first European race of the season in Imola as Ferrari get set to race in front of the Tifosi, but he has issued a word of warning to the Scuderia. Leclerc has won two of the opening three rounds of the season, and
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Carlos Sainz has hailed the “perfect scenario” of signing a new contract with Ferrari ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola. Sainz signed for the Scuderia from McLaren following two seasons at the Woking side and, despite being out-qualified and out-raced by team-mate Charles Leclerc in his debut season with Ferrari last year,
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has been given a new power unit after a slight issue was detected. The problem the team have encountered is not a terminal one, meaning that the Spaniard will be able to re-use it in the next few events such as Spain and Monaco during Friday practice. They cannot simply use
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is defiant in the face of the theft of his watch earlier in the week in Italy. The championship leader was out with some friends, including his trainer Andrea Ferrari, in an unlit section of Viareggio when they were spotted by some locals who went over to greet them. Sadly though, one
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is a little bemused by Sir Lewis Hamilton’s bid to buy Chelsea Football Club, given his affiliation with their London rivals Arsenal. Hamilton has come together with tennis star and 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams to place a bid for the club after it was put up for sale by
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has compared his team’s rivalry with Ferrari to the bitter one with Mercedes, indicating that there is a larger degree of respect between themselves and the Scuderia. Red Bull went toe-to-toe with Ferrari in 2010 and 2012 as Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso claimed 17 race wins between them
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Dr Helmut Marko has indicated that his Red Bull team will be going against the grain in Imola by bringing an upgrade despite having only one hour of practice before Friday qualifying, For the first time in 2022, Formula 1 will undertake a sprint event at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with qualifying taking place
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