Former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen has said he took pleasure in seeing his son, Max, lap Sir Lewis Hamilton on his way to victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The reigning world champion achieved the grand slam on Sunday as he led every lap from pole and set the fastest lap, while team-mate
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It is no secret that Sir Lewis Hamilton is currently enduring an extremely difficult time of it at Mercedes, and his struggles have reignited the discussion as to whether Max Verstappen is the better racing driver. Hamilton went toe-to-toe with the Dutchman for the world championship last season as the pair took 18 wins between
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Lando Norris aimed a gentle dig at George Russell after finishing on the podium at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, joking that he had the “ninth or tenth” fastest car. After spinning at Acque Minerali in qualifying, the Briton started the sprint race P3 and came home fifth on Saturday, before taking advantage of an
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has quipped that Sir Lewis Hamilton potentially should have walked away from Formula 1 at the end of last year after his awful result at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix while Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez secured a one-two. Hamilton was comfortably out-performed by team-mate George Russell throughout the
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko suggests that Max Verstappen hasn’t quite found the sweet spot of his RB18 yet, and has praised the efforts of Sergio Perez alongside him. Verstappen leads Perez 3-1 in the qualifying battle after four qualifying sessions in 2022 having claimed his first pole of the season at the Emilia
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George Russell has reiterated that the “porposing” happening in Formula 1 is not physically “sustainable” for the drivers. Mercedes introduced a minor aerodynamic upgrade to their car ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that they hoped would improve the airflow going through the car, ultimately helping them diminish the floor’s heavy contact with the
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Race director Niels Wittich has come under scrutiny in the aftermath of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after he enabled DRS on lap 34 of the race. The drivers had been running on intermediates tyres for just under 30 laps when Daniel Ricciardo became the first to take the gamble on lap 17, and David
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Much has been made of Sir Lewis Hamilton’s poor performance at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, in which he failed to score a single point. The Briton was out-qualified by his compatriot George Russell on Friday as neither Mercedes escaped Q2 for the first time since the Japanese Grand Prix in 2012, before he finished
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Nico Rosberg has received praise on social media for providing his honest opinion on Toto Wolff’s radio message to Sir Lewis Hamilton at the end of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Hamilton was out-performed by team-mate George Russell in all three days of the weekend in Imola as the 24-year-old finished ahead of him in
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Mercedes have been tipped to introduce a substantial upgrade that could provide the key to eradicating the “porpoising” troubles that have hindered them thus far in 2022. The bouncing caused by the ground effect aerodynamics introduced under the new technical regulations appeared more aggravated than before for Mercedes at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, costing
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