Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle does not believe that other teams will be at all willing to help Mercedes by allowing the regulations to be changed to eradicate “porpoising.” The bouncing issue caused by the ground effect aerodynamics were intensified last weekend by the long straights in Baku, and the bottoming out cost Mercedes
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Following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which was won by Max Verstappen, racer and Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff faced a senseless Twitter troll who questioned her suitability for the role. The 28-year-old started her racing career when she was just 11-years-old, and has gone on to race in a number of championships, including prototype,
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Sebastian Vettel had his best performance of the season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after the Aston Martin F1 Team driver crossed the line in a superb sixth place. It was a great afternoon in Baku for Vettel, who would’ve been fighting Pierre Gasly for 5th had it not been for a costly error during
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It’s fair to say that Sebastian Vettel is still very much not over the 2019 Canadian GP, after joking with reporter Lee Mckenzie that he won that particular race. Whilst still driving for Ferrari at the time, Vettel was awarded a five-second penalty which saw him finish the race in second. The penalty was awarded
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle does not believe Sir Lewis Hamilton will be forced to miss the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend because of his back troubles. The 37-year-old struggled to get out of his Mercedes on Sunday after he near-unbearable “porpoising” he had experienced throughout the weekend in Baku, and the bouncing caused
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Former Formula 1 driver John Watson has told Sir Lewis Hamilton to spend “more time in the gym” after he suffered intense back pain during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Mercedes have been struggling to get a handle on “porpoising” this year amid the changes to the technical regulations that have brought in ground effect aerodynamics
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George Russell is very much turning any doubters into believers this year after some terrific performance in the early going of the 2022 season with Mercedes. Russell was signed from Williams this season after scoring four points finishes and a podium in 2021, and he also stood in for Sir Lewis Hamilton in Sakhir in
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was “praying” for the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he pulled through the pain barrier to finish fourth. Mercedes’ bouncing was the worst it has been all year so far down the long straights of the Baku City Circuit, and Hamilton was suffering from intense back pain throughout the afternoon.
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The Mercedes F1 Team are once again scratching their heads and looking for answers, as the W13’s porpoising issue reached its worst stage yet at the Baku City Circuit. Despite the team hoping they’d solved the issue at the Spanish Grand Prix, the team suffered from bouncing both in Monaco and now in Azerbaijan. Both
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With Formula 1 teams becoming increasingly under financial strain, Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has expressed his support of the controversial proposed driver salary cap. Teams have threatened that they may miss the final rounds of the championship, should the $140 million budget cap not be increased. The dramatic inflation which has hit every
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