Former Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin and his father Dmitry have been added to the list of people sanctioned by the European Union following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of their neighbouring country late last month, prompting widespread condemnation from world leaders and the imposition of fresh waves of
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Former Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson reckons that Sir Lewis Hamilton is ready to tear down the competition to claim his record eighth championship this year. The Briton was controversially denied the title on the very last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021, as a bizarre Safety Car restart by then race
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Sir Lewis Hamilton cannot predict what Mercedes’ relative performance will be in 2022, adding that most cars will likely be overweight heading into the new season. Formula 1’s technical regulations have changed astronomically ahead of 2022, with a ground effect-led aerodynamic concept introduced in an attempt to promote better and closer racing. The tyres have
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1978 Formula 1 world champion Mario Andretti has revealed that IndyCar racer Colton Herta came close to joining the Alfa Romeo team this year, but the deal fell through. Herta raced with Carlin in a variety of European championships in 2016, claiming four race wins in total that year and ending up in the top
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Alex Albon has offered a comparison of his introduction to Williams to the time he spent at Red Bull in 2019 and 2020, and has not noticed many distinctions between the two environments. The Thai-Brit managed two podium finishes in what was an otherwise disappointing 2020 season, and he was dropped at the end of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has assessed Max Verstappen’s driving style in the new season of Drive to Survive, and says his own style differs from some of the “bullies” he has raced with. Hamilton and Verstappen went toe-to-toe in 2021 as they contested the championship in one of the most thrilling seasons in recent memory. They
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Mercedes’ George Russell has suggested that his mindset is no different now to what it was at Williams since he joined Mercedes. The Briton spent three years at the Grove outfit and perennially impressed as he out-qualified teammates Robert Kubica and Nicholas Latifi 57 times in 59 races. He managed his first-ever Williams points in
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Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz believes that George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton will work cohesively at Mercedes in the upcoming season, but by no means thinks Russell will lay down for his team-mate. Russell has been signed to Mercedes to replace Valtteri Bottas, and will partner seven-time champion Hamilton having arrived from Williams. With 103
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has compared the porpoising many teams experienced during testing in Barcelona to “turbulence” in an aircraft, while team-mate Carlos Sainz believes that many in the paddock “underestimated” the issues the new technical regulations might present. Leclerc topped the timesheets on day two of testing in Spain last week, putting 78 laps on
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Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott says that Red Bull’s new sidepods this year have caught his eye, and they are something he will look into. Red Bull turned up to the first pre-season testing in Barcelona with a very different sidepod design to what we saw on the stripped back car they displayed during their
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