Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes that the stewards were justified in giving Esteban Ocon a penalty in Monaco for his collision with Sir Lewis Hamilton. In the opening stages of the rain-affected race on Sunday, Hamilton moved to the inside of the Frenchman as they head up to Sainte-Devote, and they made contact
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has defended the stewards after some backlash they received during Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, affirming that they did a “great job.” The race in Monte Carlo got underway proper after a delay of over an hour, and one lap of running behind the Safety Car during that time gave stark reminders of
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has criticised the extensive delay of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, and indicated that some “heated arguments” took place in the stewards’ room. Rain began to fall just before the race was set to get underway on Sunday, and there was an initial delay of 16 minutes before
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is defiant in the face of his difficult start to the 2022 season, affirming that he will continue to push to turn his results around. Hamilton has now been out-performed in the last six races by George Russell as he finished eighth behind the fifth-placed 24-year-old, but he suffered more misfortune throughout
MoreAlpine’s Esteban Ocon was left wondering what had changed between last year and this season that compelled the stewards to penalise him for an incident over which they would have taken no action in 2021. Ocon was racing hard with Sir Lewis Hamilton during the early, wet stages of the Monaco Grand Prix and, as
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s misfortune in 2022 will eventually come to an end after his eighth-placed finish in Monaco. Hamilton has not enjoyed the best season so far in 2022, driving a W13 car that has been on the back foot since day one due to the issues caused
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that race control did a fine job considering the circumstances that were conspiring against them at the Monaco Grand Prix. Torrential rain hit the circuit just before the race was set to get going on Sunday, leaving an enormous volume of standing water on the track, as well as
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has conceded that he does not believe his team can sustain power supply for all of their customers, so they may have to lose at least one of them. Currently, Mercedes manufacture power units for Aston Martin, McLaren and Williams as well as serving the works team, meaning that they
MoreLewis Hamilton finished where he started the Monaco Grand Prix, in eighth place. The seven-time World Champion had strong pace, however, was stuck behind Fernando Alonso for almost the entirety of it. The Alpine driver was running around three to five seconds a lap slower, bunching up the pack behind. Hamilton labelled this as “typical
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Fernando Alonso has revealed that he tried to protect team-mate Esteban Ocon by speeding up towards the end of the Monaco Grand Prix, but it was not enough to mitigate the Frenchman’s penalty. After Mick Schumacher’s crash had caused a red flag, the drivers needed to go to the end of the race on the
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