Ferrari are expected to get 2kg closer to the 798kg limit with the changes they are set to introduce to the F1-75 at next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The Scuderia have not yet put any major changes onto the chassis of their 2022 challenger, although they have moved both Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc onto
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Reports by the Italian version of Motorsport.com that Red Bull have eaten through the majority of their development budget have been dismissed by Dutch journalist Erik van Haren. It was initially reported that the Milton Keynes side had $10 million available to develop their RB18, but they had already used “two thirds” of that by
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Red Bull’s latest major upgrade set to be implemented in Barcelona means that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will be running 3kg lighter. The Austrian oufit are thought to have lost 5kg as a result of the changes they made to the car ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and the pace advantage was
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Ferrari were given a reliability exemption on their power unit by the FIA which allowed them to slightly modify its specification. Amid the new technical regulations in the pinnacle of motorsport is a freeze on engine development, with the ICE already prohibited from being worked on by manufacturers. Electrical components will be frozen midway through
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is pleased to have returned to the podium in Miami after a difficult last couple of races in Australia and Italy. The Spaniard suffered a heavily disrupted qualifying in Australia before crashing out of the race early on, and a further crash in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix preceded
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has put Red Bull’s pace advantage in the last two races down to upgrades they have brought in the early going of the season, and therefore reckons the $140 million cost cap will catch up with them. Red Bull took an estimated 5kg off their car ahead of the Emilia
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Ferrari are planning to bring a substantial upgrade to the Spanish Grand Prix that they hope will mitigate the effects that “porpoising” has on the car. The F1-75 has been more than capable of keeping pace with Red Bull in the opening part of the season, and has looked particularly proficient in the corners, while
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has disregarded comparisons between Charles Leclerc and legendary Formula 1 racer Gilles Villeneuve. Villeneuve took six wins and eight podiums in a career that spanned just over four seasons, and yielded a second-placed championship finish in 1979. The Canadian was notorious for his nonchalant and, at times, perceivably arrogant approach
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Ferrari are holding back on an upgrade to their energy recovery system (ERS) as they seek to achieve maximum efficiency on any improvements before the freeze on development kicks in later this year. The new technical regulations dictate that an engine freeze, which has already been implemented on the ICE, will last until the end
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Ferrari have met all of their reliability targets in the engine of the F1-75, and are reported to be ready to deploy more power as a result in the upcoming Miami Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc has claimed two wins in the first four races of 2022 for the Scuderia, while Max Verstappen has taken victory
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