Informants believe that the watch that was stolen from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc earlier this year might have ended up in Spain. Leclerc was with some friends on a night out in the Viareggio region of Tuscany when a group of fans approached them. Most of the fans had innocent intentions: grab some selfies, shake the
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Every time a new set of technical regulations are introduced, someone finds a clever way of exploiting loopholes to extract maximum performance. The blown diffuser used in 2009 by now managing director of Formula 1, Ross Brawn, can be used as an example of that, so it is almost poetic that he was the one
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Despite not having the pace to challenge for victories, the Mercedes F1 Team have still racked up seven podium finishes this season, with four third-place finishes for Sir Lewis Hamilton and three third-place finishes for George Russell. Mercedes have consistently been able to make the most of retirements ahead of them, with both Ferrari and
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has no interest in intervening between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the championship fight just yet. The pair went at it during the sprint race in Austria in round 11, and they were allowed to race as long as they kept it clean, which they did. In doing so,
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Former Ferrari and McLaren driver Gerhard Berger has suggested that Ferrari supporters should take the positives from the improvements they have made this season. The Scuderia went 45 races without a victory as they failed to stand on the top step in either 2020 or 2021, and they had developed a particularly woeful package two
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has frequently said this season that he expects Mercedes to make it a three-way fight at the front after their sluggish start to the season, and he has continued that trend ahead of the French Grand Prix. Mercedes are yet to win a race in 2022 due to the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has aimed a further shot at Red Bull and Ferrari amid the skid block and plank controversy. The FIA stepped in at the Canadian Grand Prix to try and counter the bouncing phenomenon that has emerged as a result of the new technical regulations. Ground effect aerodynamics were brought back
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has described the pace difference between Red Bull and his team as “negligible” after upgrades to the rear wing for the Scuderia. With Charles Leclerc starting at the back of the grid in Canada due to engine penalties, Ferrari trialled a new rear wing on the Monegasque’s car, and he
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Red Bull’s engine consultant, Masashi Yamamoto, believes that Ferrari will have the upper hand in Hungary just before the summer break, but anticipates a strong performance from Red Bull in France this weekend. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have, between them, won seven races this season, and six of those were consecutive after the Scuderia
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Carlos Sainz believes he will be at his strongest in the latter stages of the season as he seeks to continue his consistent form at Ferrari. The Spaniard won the British Grand Prix in Silverstone having pushed Max Verstappen hard for the win in Canada, and he looked as though he was going to pass
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