The FIA are set to give Sir Lewis Hamilton a little more time to remove his jewellery while racing amid the continued debate. The FIA have given the drivers two reminders this season of the regulation introduced in 2005 that mandates the removal of metallic artefacts before stepping into the car. This is due to
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner does not have a particular opinion on whether or not jewellery should be worn in the car, but affirms that rules are rules. The FIA introduced a new sporting regulation in 2005 that mandates that piercings are to be removed before a driver steps into a race car due to
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has conceded that there was an issue with the fuel in Max Verstappen’s car ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen was faced with a litany of issues throughout qualifying and the race in Barcelona. He was forced to abort his final run in qualifying when his DRS failed
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Red Bull appear to be pleasantly surprised at what they perceive to be a copycat job from Aston Martin in their latest upgrade. Aston Martin arrived in Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix with a new concept of their AMR22 and, when it was rolled
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Mercedes have refuted any suggestion that Sir Lewis Hamilton touched the Red Bull rear wing after the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. After Hamilton’s fifth-placed finish in Barcelona, he was called in for a routine drugs test and, on his way back from the medical centre, he squeezed by the Red Bull car of Sergio
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Fernando Alonso has cleared the air with FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem after he lashed out at the stewards follow the Miami Grand Prix. Alonso was given 10 seconds’ worth of penalties in Florida a fortnight ago, the first of which he humbly accepted after he whacked Pierre Gasly and ruined the Frenchman’s race into
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is at risk of an upcoming race ban, as the seven time World Champion looks set to ignore the FIA’s request over his jewellery. The British driver was given a two race period to get all his jewellery removed, with some of his accessories needing surgery for removal. However, with these two
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Red Bull team principal Christina Horner has warned of the severe consequences the budget cap may have on some teams due to inflation. The budget cap for the 2022 season sits at circa $140 million, and this has to be spread between development, damage repair and transport of freight, among other aspects. Horner has spoken
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has sensationally called for the FIA to “look” into allowing teams a “third car”, following Esteban Ocon’s absence from qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix. Ocon crashed heavily during FP3 in Miami, leaving his team with insufficient time to fix the Frenchman’s cracked chassis. The Alpine driver was lucky to
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An FIA parody account on Twitter caught a few fans out by “announcing” that Aston Martin had been “permanently banned” due to their new design. Aston Martin arrived at the Spanish Grand Prix with fresh upgrades on the car, but it was hard not to notice that they looked very similar to those of Red
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