Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has suggested that the new technical regulations introduced this year could well cause separation between teams. A ground effect-led aerodynamic concept has been adopted this year, meaning a significantly reduced number of aerodynamic parts on the cars, while the tyres have increased to 18 inches in size to facilitate
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Max Verstappen has been no stranger to controversy throughout his thus far young career and, after facing an abundance of criticism for several incidents in 2021, we take a look back at his spiky encounter with then-team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in 2017. The Australian had been out-qualified by Verstappen on the Saturday, but after a quick
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Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert has blasted the “totally unfair” decision by race director Michael Masi that ultimately determined the result of the 2021 Drivers’ Championship. Max Verstappen pipped Sir Lewis Hamilton to the title last month following a highly controversial Safety Car restart which came after a crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi. The
MoreDaniel Ricciardo’s talent may have potentially “just evaporated” following his move to McLaren, former F1 driver Johnny Herbert has implied. Ricciardo has underperformed at his new team, with him often trailing his team-mate, Lando Norris, by several tenths of a second per lap so far this season. The Aussie himself has admitted that he has
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is a “better” Formula 1 driver than Michael Schumacher was, but Max Verstappen will be even better than the Brit, according to ex-F1 racer Johnny Herbert. In a broad interview about this season’s Championship battle between Verstappen and Hamilton, Herbert said he believes it’s normal for drivers to get better over generations,
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