1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that Max Verstappen is still very much at the top of his game after last season’s championship success. The Dutchman dramatically beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the crown after a tumultuous season that saw the pair win 18 of the 22 races between them in an exhausting
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Lewis Hamilton suffered yet another frustrating grand prix in Miami in what is quickly becoming a shocking year for the seven-time world champion. The Mercedes driver finished the inaugural Miami Grand Prix in sixth place, behind his new team-mate George Russell who finished fifth. To add to Hamilton’s disappointment, Russell started the race down in
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1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has suggested that Sir Lewis Hamilton may be considering walking away from Mercedes if the team’s fortunes do not improve. Mercedes have made a dire start to the 2022 season, and Hamilton left the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with no points as he crossed the finish line outside the
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has responded to 1997 Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve’s comments about his poor adaptability to the 2022 Mercedes car. Mercedes have been adversely affected by the arrival of the new technical regulations as they attempt to get to the bottom of a litany of issues such as “porpoising” and other handling
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has revealed that the development of the AMR22 will be adversely affected by the crash-packed weekend suffered by Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll in Australia. It was, in truth, one of the worst weekends Aston Martin have experienced since their days as Force India before the turn of the
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It was very much a weekend to forget for Aston Martin at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, but there are legacies of their underperforming car that, sadly, will transcend the nightmare race in Melbourne. Aston Martin have struggled with horrific handling on their car since the turn of the new technical regulations, and Lance Stroll
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher is enticed by the early indicators of George Russell’s competitiveness at Mercedes, but emphasises that the championship is far beyond them at this stage. Amid all-new technical regulations introduced ahead of the 2022 season, Mercedes have visibly struggled in the early stages of the season, and have publicly expressed
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Former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore is expected to make a return to Formula 1 this year in a commercial capacity. The Italian left F1 part-way through the 2009 season after he was initially banned for life following the “Crashgate Scandal”, in which Nelson Piquet Jr was instructed to collide with the barrier on purpose
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In a perhaps unexpected turn of events, the Jerez circuit in Spain has been touted as a possible venue to replace the cancelled Russian Grand Prix in September. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that started on 24 February, FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem met with other members of the governing body to discuss their response
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Mercedes have virtually confirmed that Sir Lewis Hamilton will be remaining in Formula 1 in 2022 after his heart-breaking championship defeat last year. A controversial Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi – in which he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to get their lap back – allowed Max Verstappen to snatch
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