Former Formula 1 driver Gabriele Tarquini reckons that Max Verstappen would have been crowned champion sooner than the season finale were Bernie Ecclestone still in charge of the sport. Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton were involved in a number of contentious battles last year, most notably in Silverstone, Monza Brazil and Saudi Arabia as Mercedes
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has joked about radio messages often broadcast regarding his tyre wear, and said that he has to ensure he does not bluff his own team when exaggerating how worn they are. Infamous have become radio messages from the Briton to his Mercedes race engineer, Peter Bonnington, saying that his tyres are dead
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that he will not be issuing any preferential treatment to either Sir Lewis Hamilton or George Russell in 2022. Russell has replaced Valtteri Bottas alongside Hamilton this year following a five-year spell that often saw the Finn placed into a support role for the seven-time world champion. However,
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has commented on the harmony being developed at Mercedes between Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, noting the “gentle” approach they are taking towards each other. Russell has been signed by Mercedes from Williams ahead of the 2022 season to replace the departing Valtteri Bottas, who has joined Alfa
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he would like to see Ferrari back in the hunt for race wins in 2022 and that he has “missed” their presence at the pointy end of the field. Ferrari have not won a title since their 2008 constructors’ crown in 2008, while Kimi Raikkonen remains the Maranello squad’s
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner had to backpedal on a comment he made during a talkSPORT interview yesterday, after presenter Laura Woods called him out on it. Horner suggested that more girls are starting to get into Formula 1 because of the attractiveness of the current crop of drivers. Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries
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Almost half of F1 fans who took part in a Formula1News.co.uk poll believe that the FIA made a mistake by firing Michael Masi after the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Specifically, 47.2 percent of participants said they don’t think the FIA made the right call by removing Masi as Formula 1’s race director ahead
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Alpine driver Fernando Alonso says he is pleased with the recent changes to race control, but does not believe Michael Masi was removed as race director based on what happened at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Australian was relieved of his duties last week following the hugely controversial Safety Car restart at the
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F1 fans on Twitter have a history of keeping us entertained when expressing their support of their favourite drivers, and they certainly have not disappointed following the removal of race director Michael Masi. The Australian was the centre of controversy at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he allowed a handful of lapped runners
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Valtteri Bottas has told George Russell that he is stepping into Mercedes alongside a phenomenal racing driver in Sir Lewis Hamilton, and that beating him will take some doing. The Finn partnered Hamilton for five years, replacing Nico Rosberg in 2017 following the German’s shock retirement after his title success in 2016. Together, they helped
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