Mercedes have said that Sir Lewis Hamilton did not pit under the late Virtual Safety Car (VSC) in Saudi Arabia because he believed the pitlane was closed. The Briton started the race 15th after a horrible qualifying that saw him knocked out in the first phase, before the incapacity of Mick Schumacher’s destroyed Haas after
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has taken the silver lining out of Mercedes’ struggles during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton was knocked out of qualifying in the first phase on Saturday, but eventually recovered up the order to end the race 10th and take a point from the 305-kilometre race while team-mate George Russell managed
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was seen checking on the condition of Haas driver Mick Schumacher after the German’s horrifying accident in qualifying for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Having been already knocked out of qualifying in the first phase, Hamilton, like many others, watched on as Schumacher lost control of his Haas car on the
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has criticised the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, insisting that changes need to be implemented in the wake of Mick Schumacher’s horrible crash during qualifying. Alterations were made to the track after two red flags at last year’s inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, when Schumacher slammed into the barrier at Turn 22,
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Mick Schumacher has told Ferrari that he will be ready to step up and race for them in a one-off capacity should Carlos Sainz or Charles Leclerc miss a race. The 23-year-old made his debut with Haas last season alongside fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin, and managed a best finish of 13th at the Hungarian Grand
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has heaped praise on Kevin Magnussen after the Dane’s exceptional fifth-placed finish at the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Magnussen left Formula 1 at the end of 2020 to head to IMSA, but was recalled after the sacking of Nikita Mazepin due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Financial sanctions
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has expressed concerns over the relationship Haas have with Ferrari, claiming that it is “not what F1 should be.” When Haas entered Formula 1 in 2016, they bought as many parts as they were allowed to under the regulations from Ferrari, which included aerodynamic parts as well as their engine
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ferrari have decided to suspend their partnership with Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, and the name will not appear on the car following a “joint decision.” Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine on 24 February following months of tension as more soldiers were sent to the border
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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
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George Russell laments that his only rival in the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix was Haas’ Kevin Magnussen, and suggests that he and Mercedes team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton will largely be fighting amongst themselves in the early part of the season. Mercedes were one of the surprises of qualifying in Bahrain after their publicly emitted concerns
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