Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari was randomly chosen for an inspection in the aftermath of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, and no rule breaches were found on the second-placed car. Having qualified third on Saturday, the Spaniard spent much of the race running in that position until late on when a fire on Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri brought
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is unmoved by Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner’s jibe at him being a “tax exile” due to his residence in Monaco, stating that the Briton’s comments do not incite a reaction anymore. Wolff and Horner became embroiled in a deeply personal battle as Red Bull battled Mercedes for the Constructors’
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Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen had an exceptional battle at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, and part of this scrap was captured from the Monegasque’s helmet camera. New for 2022, F1 have placed a small camera inside the crash helmet of the drivers to give fans a better idea of what the drivers are looking
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff concedes that his team are struggling to get to grips with the new technical regulations, but has no uncertainty in that the Silver Arrows can fight for victories in the not-too-distant future. Mercedes spent much of winter testing expressing concerns about their performance, persistently painting Ferrari as the favourites, with
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that Max Verstappen is an aggressive racer who takes no shortage of risks, while George Russell is more calculated. Verstappen came to blows on several occasions with Sir Lewis Hamilton last year on his way to beating the seven-time champion to claim his first Formula 1 title, and
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Mercedes have praised the efforts of George Russell in the Bahrain Grand Prix, affirming that the 24-year-old could not have extracted more out of the car than a fourth-placed finish having qualified ninth. Russell ended qualifying on Saturday in Bahrain a second off team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes’ fears of an underperforming car proved
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Ferrari have more power at their disposal should they want to use it after their exceptional one-two finish through Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, according to reports. Leclerc took pole for the first time since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last year, before Sainz capitalised on a late reliability issue
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Christian Horner has revealed where the bulk of Red Bull’s deficit to Ferrari came at last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took pole position on Saturday in Sakhir ahead of Max Verstappen, who made lunging moves three times on the Monegasque, all of them eventually to no avail. The 24-year-old suggested after
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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
MoreF1 fans have been having their say regarding which driver might have the advantage in a battle between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen following their entertaining scrap at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen twice passed the Monegasque heading into Turn One at the Bahrain Grand Prix after Leclerc had started on pole. But, the
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