Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle does not believe that other teams will be at all willing to help Mercedes by allowing the regulations to be changed to eradicate “porpoising.” The bouncing issue caused by the ground effect aerodynamics were intensified last weekend by the long straights in Baku, and the bottoming out cost Mercedes
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1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill says that the battle for the championship is still far from over after a horrible afternoon for Ferrari in Baku. Both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz suffered reliability failures on Sunday, leaving Max Verstappen to lead home Sergio Perez for a Red Bull one-two as they extended their
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Ferrari’s season of promise is rapidly turning into one of huge disappointment, after the team suffered a monumental double DNF at the 2022 Azerbaijan GP. Carlos Sainz retired first out of 4th place early on, having suffered a hydraulic issue which leaves the Spaniard well off the top of the championship. Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc was
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It’s fair to say that Sebastian Vettel is still very much not over the 2019 Canadian GP, after joking with reporter Lee Mckenzie that he won that particular race. Whilst still driving for Ferrari at the time, Vettel was awarded a five-second penalty which saw him finish the race in second. The penalty was awarded
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has reiterated that “porpoising” is beginning to pose a real threat to the drivers’ help, and has again urged the FIA to make changes to the regulations. The new technical regulations in Formula 1 saw the return of ground effect aerodynamics and, while it was inevitable that the gaps between the quickest
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Ferrari are set to abandon their immediate plans to introduce an ERS upgrade to the F1-75, and will switch their attention to improving the reliability of the car, according to reports. Having started on pole, Charles Leclerc was leading after a smart stop under a Virtual Safety Car got him back ahead of Sergio Perez
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It was the worst possible Azerbaijan Grand Prix not just for Ferrari, but also for Ferrari PUs, as four of their powered cars retired from the race. Carlos Sainz was the first to retire from the race on Lap 9, the Spaniard ran straight on at Turn 4 after suffering from a hydraulic fault. Next
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The Mercedes F1 Team are once again scratching their heads and looking for answers, as the W13’s porpoising issue reached its worst stage yet at the Baku City Circuit. Despite the team hoping they’d solved the issue at the Spanish Grand Prix, the team suffered from bouncing both in Monaco and now in Azerbaijan. Both
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned all public screenings of Lightyear, which features Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz as voice actors, due to a scene involving two lesbian women kissing. The media regulatory office confirmed that the scenes depicted do not conform with its “content standards.” “[The movie] is not licensed for public screening
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Formula 1 fans on Reddit have been mocking Ferrari after their latest calamity at Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc had started on pole from Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen after a mistake by Carlos Sainz on his lap sent him to fourth have been on provisional pole after the opening run in Q3. Leclerc
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