McLaren’s Oscar Piastri had a tough weekend in Azerbaijan on and off the track, as the Australian driver battled with health issues, hurting his performance. The Papaya team only managed to leave Baku with 2 points after failing to score points in the Sprint race and Lando Norris only just managing to secure P9 in
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As Formula 1 gears up for the first sprint weekend of the season, Alpine, Ferrari and McLaren have swapped their power unit components, taking advantage of a change in rules. Teams have been granted the right to use four power units, up from the initial three, following the change in the race format at the
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With Red Bull dominating the Formula 1 season, having scooped three victories out of three races, teams have come to Baku with upgrade packages in a bid to get back in the title fight. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff delivered on his promise to introduce updates to the W14, implementing a new rear wing endplate,
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Oscar Piastri is cautious about the proposed changes to the Formula 1 sprint weekend format ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The street circuit in Baku is famously a tricky track to navigate, as it is, at some parts, incredibly tight, especially with the inclusion of the fast-paced event on the Saturday. Having qualified in
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2021 Formula 2 World Champion Oscar Piastri has been “learning a lot” already this season from McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, with the rookie using the British driver “as a benchmark”. Piastri has made a very respectable start to his first season in Formula 1, with the Australian having scored his first career points at his
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Red Bull development driver Daniel Ricciardo has “done the right thing” by taking a step back from Formula 1 this season, after ending a miserable two-year spell at McLaren. Other than winning the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, Ricciardo’s two-year stint at McLaren was woeful, with the Australian having struggled
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has pinpointed where he thinks Red Bull have gained such an advantage over the entire grid, with it coming down to the Austrians being the only side not to think that the new aerodynamic regulations “were quite restrictive”. Since the new aerodynamic regs were introduced at the start of 2022,
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Former Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley has warned that McLaren’s new technical team could find themselves “dead in the water” if a “weak link” is detected amongst the new line-up, with the Woking-based team having overhauled their technical department. After making a dreadful start to the 2023 F1 season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown decided that immediate
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Mark Webber has revealed how Oscar Piastri is faring at McLaren after a tricky start to the season, with a DNF in Bahrain and a pointless finish in Saudi Arabia. Things improved for Piastri in Australia, as the Formula 1 rookie secured his first points finish in the sport at his home grand prix. “Here
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Having joined Mercedes in 2022, George Russell will have undoubtedly had been hoping for a shot at the Drivers’ Championship with the then-reigning Constructors’ Champions. However, failing to adapt to the new slate of regulations has seen Mercedes drop from top of the sport to the third strongest team on the grid, off the pace
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