Former race director Michael Masi reportedly signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) after his removal as race director by the FIA. Masi was the centre of controversy at last season’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he made a bizarre call to allow a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car ahead of the
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Criticism of Ferrari has been difficult enough for the Scuderia to take in recent months, but it has reached a new level of pain, and that is ridicule. Carlos Sainz started the Hungarian Grand Prix second and third respectively, and they looked in prime position to beat Mercedes’ polesitter George Russell to the win, with
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Porpoising is once again a hot topic in the paddock, as a number of teams have called for the FIA to drop a set of new regulations for 2023 which are targeted at eliminating porpoising. The bouncing phenomenon has caused chaos for some, and absolutely nothing for others, with the latter being the ones who are rallying
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No table thumping could be seen from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff after George Russell took pole for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix. It had actually been a relatively concerning day for the Silver Arrows on Friday as they appeared to be around a second off the pace in practice. Their one-lap pace appeared to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had some words of encouragement for Sir Lewis Hamilton after a DRS failure left the seven-time champion in seventh place in qualifying for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix. Mercedes, who had looked significantly off the pace in practice, came into qualifying unsure of how their car would perform, but they
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Former race director Michael Masi has revealed that he and his family were threatened online in the aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen went into the final round of the season level on points as the championship was set to be decided at the Yas Marina Circuit, and the seven-time champion
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both struggled for comfort and performance during practice ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday. Mercedes were an average of over nine tenths of a second off the pace of Ferrari during the opening two sessions of the weekend, ana managed a highest position of P5 through Russell
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Peter Bonnington and Toto Wolff were both on hand to offer Sir Lewis Hamilton some consolation after issues with his DRS denied him the chance to fight for pole in Hungary. Having been around a second adrift of Ferrari’s pace during practice, the Silver Arrows managed to top Q1 as they showed signs of significant
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Former Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert took not too kindly to Max Verstappen’s comments about Sir Lewis Hamilton after the pair’s tense rivalry last season. Verstappen and Hamilton went hell for leather last year as they won 18 of the 22 races between them, and there were plenty of controversial moments. They notably came together
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Mercedes have used another of their eight exemptions this season by working on the W13 after hours at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Each team is given eight free passes to break curfew and stay behind late into the night to work on the car, and the Silver Arrows have now used three of theirs. The
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