George Russell has revealed that his Mercedes team are not planning to bring upgrades to the car at the next race in Imola. The Silver Arrows have struggled for form since the turn of the new technical regulations this season, suffering from “porpoising,” adverse handling in the corners and seemingly a power deficit to Ferrari
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Racing driver Tom Coronel believes that Ferrari and Red Bull’s title aspirations are contingent on which team is able to minimise the weight of their car this year. As the technical regulations radically changed to facilitate the return of ground effect aerodynamics, the weight of the cars naturally increased, so the limit was raised to
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has affirmed that the team’s ambitions to build their own powertrains from 2026 remain very much alive. It was anticipated that Red Bull would start manufacturing their own engines and gearboxes out of Milton Keynes from this season after agreeing a deal to purchase Honda’s intellectual properties following the
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he did not want to “force” a friendship with Lando Norris after the anticipation of their relationship as team-mates. Having enjoyed frequent jokes with each other in 2020 and famously, in the British Grand Prix press conference in 2021, Norris and Ricciardo were confirmed as McLaren’s driver line-up
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that greater subsidies should be on offer in Formula 1 for new engine manufacturers from 2026. Red Bull are the subject of a proposed engine deal with Porsche who, with the permission of Volkswagen, will join Audi in entering the pinnacle of motorsport in 2026. Audi are reportedly
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko concedes that he worried his world champion driver Max Verstappen might have been tempted elsewhere while they were still climbing back up to the top of the timing screens. After four consecutive world championships with Sebastian Vettel between 2010 and 2013, during such time they won 41 races between
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is pleased with the appointment of Niels Wittich as one of the new race directors in 2022, affirming that the German has played his role to near perfection thus far. Along with Eduardo Freitas, who has over 20 years of experience in the World Endurance Championship, Wittich was selected to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe that bringing upgrades to the car would be conducive to improved performance at present. The Silver Arrows have struggled immensely in the early part of 2022 due to the new technical regulations, and the ground effect aerodynamics have been playing havoc with their car on the straights
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Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine believes that Max Verstappen is the quickest driver in Formula 1 at present, but his aggression is what occasionally lets him down. The Dutchman was involved in several incidents with Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2021 on his way to the title, but Irvine suggests that his belligerence on track, just
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Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber has told the team that they need to stop throwing points away as they seek to mend their reliability issues. The Honda-manufactured Red Bull Powertrains engines have suffered six failures this season for a variety of different reasons, leaving Max Verstappen sixth in the championship after losing out on
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