Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that he spoke with Sir Lewis Hamilton about joining the team during their period of impenetrable dominance between 2010 and 2013, but concedes that the move would have made little sense. After winning the championship in 2008 with McLaren, Hamilton would claim 12 more until the end
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Formula 1 journalist Will Buxton reckons that Sir Lewis Hamilton is not so confident about Mercedes’ chances of being a front-runner in 2022, and maintains that the 37-year-old sees Ferrari as the quickest team. Following day two of testing in Barcelona, George Russell stated that “a red team and an orange team” had the edge
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner had a word of advice for Max Verstappen ahead of the British Grand Prix last year in a prediction that turned out to be absolutely correct. Verstappen had just claimed his fifth pole of the 2021 season by winning the inaugural sprint event on the Saturday at Silverstone, but
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has joined Mercedes team-mate George Russell in implying that Ferrari have the fastest car this season. The Scuderia set an impressive 438 laps over the three days of testing in Barcelona last month, and have racked up 230 in the first couple of days in the second and final test in Bahrain.
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As if the collision between Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton at last year’s British Grand Prix was not dramatic enough, another controversial comment has been unearthed, with a Mercedes staff member suggesting that the incident was necessary for him to learn. Verstappen had just taken his eighth career pole position in Silverstone by virtue
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After Red Bull’s alleged complaints yesterday, Mercedes have also had the legality of their car queried by Ferrari. The Silver Arrows entered day one of testing in Bahrain with a radical design that featured a near-total absence of sidepods, with less orthodox grills having been implemented in an alteration to aerodynamic efficiency and cooling philosophy.
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Max Verstappen has given a lighter, more jovial take on Mercedes’ design ahead of the second pre-season test in Bahrain, commenting on the aesthetics of the machine. The Silver Arrows arrived at the Sakhit International Circuit with a design concept that split opinion in the paddock, and caught the eye of many in an unprecedented
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto predicts that the teams will be able to gain a much more realistic idea of where they are relative to each other in the second pre-season test in Bahrain. Between them, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc managed 438 laps in the opening week of pre-season testing in Barcelona, with the
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All 20 Formula 1 drivers have come together to show their support for the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion on 24 February of their neighbouring countries, and it has sparked global condemnation from world leaders as well as heavy sanctions placed upon Moscow.
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Mercedes are reported to have made a significant update to their 2022 car that involves a complete lack of any sidepods. The teams are trying to figure out the best and most efficient way of extracting maximum performance from the cars under the new technical regulations this season as a ground effect-led aerodynamic concept is
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