Sir Lewis Hamilton is “wise” to have distanced himself from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff following the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as he doesn’t want to jeopardise his potential plans for a future in Hollywood. That’s according to 1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve, who said he believes that Wolff has “damaged
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Mercedes have denied reports that their 2022 car failed a side crash test from the FIA, insisting that the W13 is ready to go for the new season. The Brackley-based team were said to have failed the side-on collision test, as the Italian edition of Motorsport.com had reported. “The static test was not passed a
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New FIA executive director of single-seaters Peter Bayer has affirmed that the Formula 1 governing body would like to continue working with race director Michael Masi, and sympathises with the effect widespread criticism has had on him. Masi was the centre of attention for largely the wrong reasons in 2021, with notable incidents in Azerbaijan,
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Red Bull are unsure what to expect from their car from a competitive standpoint in 2022, but are confident they have done all they can to remain at the front of the grid. The team were interlocked in an intense battle with serial constructors’ champions Mercedes last year in what became an extraordinarily tense affair,
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Sergio Perez has opened up on the difficulties of taming the Red Bull car in 2021, and said he looks forward to stepping up his development this year. Perez joined the Milton Keynes-based team from Racing Point ahead of last season to replace the departing Alex Albon, whose two podiums were not enough to mitigate
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Amid the imminent arrival of fresh contract talks, Dr Helmut Marko has told Max Verstappen not to expect a vast increase in salary to put him on par with Sir Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes package. The Dutchman and the Briton are reportedly the two highest paid drivers in Formula 1 at present, with Verstappen said to
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has detailed the areas in which he believes Sergio Perez has the beating of former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, labelling the Finn a “loser” when it comes to close-quarter racing. Bottas often found himself stuck behind slower cars during the middle part of races during his Mercedes career, and
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he missed out on a bonus when Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to title glory in 2021, but the Finn is not overly concerned. Bottas claimed one victory and 11 podiums last season on his way to third in the Drivers’ Championship, beating Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as Verstappen
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had admitted that he regrets his intense verbal battle with Red Bull boss Christian Horner last season. The two teams went head-to-head in a gargantuan battle that saw Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen battle for the Drivers’ Championship, with the Constructors’ Championship also on the line between Mercedes and
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has spoken of his desire to keep new world champion Max Verstappen at the team for an extended period. Verstappen claimed 10 wins on his way to sealing a dramatic maiden championship by passing Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand prix last
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