Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle does not believe Sir Lewis Hamilton will be forced to miss the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend because of his back troubles. The 37-year-old struggled to get out of his Mercedes on Sunday after he near-unbearable “porpoising” he had experienced throughout the weekend in Baku, and the bouncing caused
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Former Formula 1 driver John Watson has told Sir Lewis Hamilton to spend “more time in the gym” after he suffered intense back pain during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Mercedes have been struggling to get a handle on “porpoising” this year amid the changes to the technical regulations that have brought in ground effect aerodynamics
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George Russell is very much turning any doubters into believers this year after some terrific performance in the early going of the 2022 season with Mercedes. Russell was signed from Williams this season after scoring four points finishes and a podium in 2021, and he also stood in for Sir Lewis Hamilton in Sakhir in
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was “praying” for the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he pulled through the pain barrier to finish fourth. Mercedes’ bouncing was the worst it has been all year so far down the long straights of the Baku City Circuit, and Hamilton was suffering from intense back pain throughout the afternoon.
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The Mercedes F1 Team are once again scratching their heads and looking for answers, as the W13’s porpoising issue reached its worst stage yet at the Baku City Circuit. Despite the team hoping they’d solved the issue at the Spanish Grand Prix, the team suffered from bouncing both in Monaco and now in Azerbaijan. Both
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With Formula 1 teams becoming increasingly under financial strain, Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has expressed his support of the controversial proposed driver salary cap. Teams have threatened that they may miss the final rounds of the championship, should the $140 million budget cap not be increased. The dramatic inflation which has hit every
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The Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw the ongoing porpoising issue appear worse than ever before, with a number of drivers speaking out over the “not healthy” problem. However, Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner believes drivers are being instructed to complain about the problem in order to slow Red Bull down. Red Bull are seemingly
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that Fernando Alonso is the only driver who does not see the “porpoising” phenomenon as an issue. The bouncing on the straight caused by the new ground effect aerodynamics looked at its worst yet in Baku, particularly for Mercedes, whose seven-time champion driver Sir Lewis Hamilton suffered intense
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Max Verstappen joked with journalist Tom Clarkson about his language in the press conference following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both suffered reliability failures in Baku on Sunday, opening the door for Verstappen to lead home Sergio Perez for a Red Bull one-two – their third of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has conceded that he is concerned about the health implications that driving the Mercedes W13 could have as the bouncing issues persist for the Silver Arrows. The abrasion between the floor and the track surface was worse in Baku that it has been all year for Mercedes, and even Red Bull and
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