Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone does not believe that Ferrari are quite ready for a title challenge yet after recent reliability failures and strategic mistakes. Charles Leclerc won two of the opening three rounds of the season in Bahrain and Australia, either side of a Max Verstappen victory in Saudi Arabia. The reigning champion
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As Formula 1 gears up for the 73rd championship British Grand Prix next weekend, a text message from Max Verstappen to Tom Coronel has emerged after the Dutchman’s crash with Sir Lewis Hamilton in Silverstone last year. Verstappen was sent into the wall in a 51G crash after he and Hamilton collided on the opening lap
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2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg does not believe that Carlos Sainz currently has the credentials to be a world champion after his rocky start to the 2022 season. Undeniably, the Spaniard has shown glimpses of brilliance so far this year, but they have been intertwined with mistakes and, at times, a clear lack of
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1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has joked that Max Verstappen will not be a “true champion” until he is collected by the infamous wall of champions. The tricky final chicane has caught out many a champion, including Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Villeneuve himself. Button was the only one of those
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Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Sir Lewis Hamilton took a few moments to look back on the Canadian Grand Prix in the cooldown room before the podium ceremony. Verstappen had started on pole, and pitted under a Virtual Safety Car after team-mate Sergio Perez came to a stop following a gearbox issue. It was fairly
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen smiled as the Briton aimed a gentle dig at the Dutchman during the post-race press conference in Canada. Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate George Russell have been struggling with “porpoising” and bouncing this season, and the bottoming out became so bad in Baku that the seven-time champion struggled to get
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Max Verstappen agrees with Carlos Sainz’s assessment that Ferrari had the quicker car than Red Bull at the Canadian Grand Prix. Verstappen stormed to pole in wet conditions on Saturday in Montreal but, with Sainz having gotten past Fernando Alonso early in the race, the reigning champion found himself defending from the Spaniard late on.
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One thing Formula 1 fans and Christian Horner likely did not anticipate this weekend was a thirsty message written on a t-shirt about him, but that can now be added to the list of remarkable things we have seen in 2022. A fan at the Canadian Grand Prix approached the Red Bull boss for a
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Max Verstappen was enthused by his late defending from the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz as the Red Bull driver took his sixth win of the season in Montreal. Verstappen had started on pole ahead of Fernando Alonso and Sainz, with the Ferrari get past the Alpine after a few laps of running. The Virtual Safety
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has revealed he tried to push harder into the final corner during his final qualifying run in a bid to get pole, but a mistake cost him over five tenths. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had been in imperious form throughout the session on Saturday, and dominated the third and final qualifying session
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