Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has praised Sergio Perez’s development in the early going of the 2022 season after the Mexican’s second-placed finish at the Australian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen was set to take second place in Bahrain in the opening round of the season before a fuel vacuum failure put him out of
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Racing driver Tom Coronel believes that Ferrari and Red Bull’s title aspirations are contingent on which team is able to minimise the weight of their car this year. As the technical regulations radically changed to facilitate the return of ground effect aerodynamics, the weight of the cars naturally increased, so the limit was raised to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has praised Ferrari for the gains they have made on their power unit, recalling that they are outside the ballpark of what the Silver Arrows have achieved themselves. Ahead of the introduction of the all-new technical regulations, Ferrari spent a large portion of 2021 working on this year’s machine. They
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko concedes that he worried his world champion driver Max Verstappen might have been tempted elsewhere while they were still climbing back up to the top of the timing screens. After four consecutive world championships with Sebastian Vettel between 2010 and 2013, during such time they won 41 races between
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe that bringing upgrades to the car would be conducive to improved performance at present. The Silver Arrows have struggled immensely in the early part of 2022 due to the new technical regulations, and the ground effect aerodynamics have been playing havoc with their car on the straights
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Double Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen has revealed that he has been impressed with George Russell’s consistency, but maintains that fortune has slightly skewed the perception of relative performance. Russell has adapted well to life at Mercedes since joining from Williams over the winter, out-qualifying team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton once and out-racing him twice.
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has praised Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc after his near-immaculate start to the 2022 season. The Monegasque has now claimed four wins in F1 after winning two of the opening three rounds of this season in Bahrain and Australia, sealing pole position and the fastest lap in both of them. Coulthard
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Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine believes that Max Verstappen is the quickest driver in Formula 1 at present, but his aggression is what occasionally lets him down. The Dutchman was involved in several incidents with Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2021 on his way to the title, but Irvine suggests that his belligerence on track, just
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Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber has told the team that they need to stop throwing points away as they seek to mend their reliability issues. The Honda-manufactured Red Bull Powertrains engines have suffered six failures this season for a variety of different reasons, leaving Max Verstappen sixth in the championship after losing out on
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton was beginning to suffer from an overheating engine towards the end of the Australian Grand Prix. Having qualified fifth ahead of team-mate George Russell, the 24-year-old found himself in front of his compatriot as a result of a Safety Car after Sebastian Vettel’s crash,
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