Charles Leclerc is optimistic that Ferrari can contend for the world championship this year if their impressive form continues, but maintains that it is still too early to get carried away. Leclerc produced a fine display to claim the fourth victory of his Formula 1 career at the Australian Grand Prix, leading home Red Bull’s
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Sir Lewis Hamilton declared himself pleased after he finished fourth behind George Russell in Australia following a difficult weekend for Mercedes. The Silver Arrows were over a second off the pace of Ferrari during Friday practice, but managed to pull some of that time back during qualifying as Hamilton ended Q3 just under a second
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Max Verstappen suggests that there is no point thinking about the championship until his Red Bull team get their reliability issues fixed. Verstappen was running in second place for much of the Australian Grand Prix and, despite two Safety Cars neutralising the pack, he could only watch as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc sailed off into the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has indicated that there might have been another fuel problem for Max Verstappen as he was forced to retire for the second time in three races at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. The Dutchman was trailing leader Charles Leclerc by a considerable margin in Melbourne before he ground to
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cut a visibly frustrated figure after losing out on pole position in Melbourne to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The Dutchman had been working on Friday to improve the “balance” of the car, and set 60 laps over the course of the three practice sessions, only breaking into the top two on one
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The FIA have prohibited the unique Safety Car restart employed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, meaning that he will not be able to drive alongside his opponents ahead of green flag racing. Verstappen drove side-by-side with Sir Lewis Hamilton under the Safety Car head of his dramatic last lap move on the Briton to take
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Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton had an amusing exchange surrounding the rule prohibiting jewellery being worn in the cockpit during races. In 2005, the FIA introduced a ruling prohibiting jewellery being on a driver’s person during events due to safety concerns. They imposed “an immediate ban on the wearing of jewellery (body piercing and heavy
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Max Verstappen admits that Ferrari have the edge over Red Bull this weekend after a strong performance from the Scuderia throughout practice and qualifying thus far after Charles Leclerc took pole. Leclerc and Carlos Sainz set an impressive 131 laps between them over the course of free practice, romping to the quickest lap times in
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc reveals that he has “worked hard” this weekend to optimise his performance through Turn One and Turn Six, ultimately helping to his 11th pole position at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. The Monegasque set a stunning late lap time to beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole position, which perhaps came as a
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez is pleased with what he described as a “decent” qualifying result at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, but wishes he had gone with a different set of tyres in the final phase. His team-mate Max Verstappen was left frustrated by his second place as he missed out on pole position
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