Mercedes driver George Russell has spoken of his enthusiasm at partnering Sir Lewis Hamilton at the team in 2022, adding that he has already been learning a lot from the seven-time champion. Russell was signed by the Silver Arrows from Williams ahead of the new season to replace Valtteri Bottas, who claimed 10 victories and
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Max Verstappen has rubbished Mercedes’ suggestions that they do not have the quickest car this season, agreeing with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz that this have become a regular tactic used by the Silver Arrows. Mercedes completed 777 laps between the first test in Barcelona and the second in Bahrain, locking out the front two positions on
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz maintains that, while it is important for the FIA to learn from the mistakes made in December, Formula 1 needs to “move on” from the controversy of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton was denied his eighth world championship on the final lap of the final race of 2021 when
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle is hopeful that Ferrari and McLaren can join the fight at the pointy end of the sport this year as the new technical regulations denote a potentially more competitive season of racing in 2022. The ground effect has returned in 2022, in addition to other aerodynamic changes that are
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1996 world champion Damon Hill laments the manner in which the championship was decided last season, acknowledging many fans’ believe that Sir Lewis Hamilton was “robbed” of the title. Hamilton had been leading for much of the race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in which he and Max Verstappen were battling it out for
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Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz does not think the minor alteration to Safety Car protocol is going to appease many fans of Formula 1, and is sceptical as to whether the FIA will release their report into the closing events of the 2021 championship. Max Verstappen snatched his maiden world title from the clutches of
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has backed himself to improve on his debut season with Red Bull last year, affirming that he has a lot more he wants to accomplish before his career is out. Perez signed for Red Bull at the end of the 2020 season after winning the Sakhir Grand Prix with Racing Point,
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has issued a statement of intent ahead of the new Formula 1 season, adding that he believes they will be competing with Red Bull for title glory in 2022. Ferrari ended the 2021 Constructors’ Championship third after the arrival of Carlos Sainz to partner Charles Leclerc and, though it was
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One of the more amusing parts of Sky Sports’ coverage of the pre-season test in Bahrain was an array of stories about any peculiar encounters with Formula 1 drivers, particularly in lifts. The conversation started when David Croft recalled meeting Fernando Alonso in their hotel on day two of testing when the Spaniard was set
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The Twitter campaign demanding that the FIA publicly reveal their findings of their enquiry into the controversial end to the 2021 season is stronger than ever ahead of the new season. There are now just to days to wait until new FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem concludes his team’s investigation into the events at the
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