Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed that Sir Lewis Hamilton was beginning to suffer from an overheating engine towards the end of the Australian Grand Prix. Having qualified fifth ahead of team-mate George Russell, the 24-year-old found himself in front of his compatriot as a result of a Safety Car after Sebastian Vettel’s crash,
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said that his team will not be bringing anything major to the fourth round of the season in Imola due to the lack of practice time the teams will have. An hour-long practice session will be followed by Friday qualifying as Formula 1 embarks on the first of three
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Mercedes strategist James Vowles says that the team had to prioritise George Russell’s tyre wear in the latter part of the Australian Grand Prix, which is why he was unable to battle Sergio Perez. Russell capitalised on a Safety Car to pit from the Mediums onto the Hards in Melbourne, gaining him a place over
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Charles Leclerc has every faith that his Ferrari team can continue to develop the car throughout the season and stay ahead of Red Bull. The Monegasque has claimed victory in two of the opening three rounds of the 2022 season, and leads the Drivers’ Standings by 34 points from George Russell. Despite a horrible weekend
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Lando Norris believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s dynamism will shine through in the wake of Mercedes’ struggles as they try to recover from an underwhelming start to 2022. Mercedes have been a particular victim of the “porpoising” problem posed by the new technical regulations that now sees the downforce generated by aerodynamic parts on the
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Following three reliability-induced retirements for Red Bull in the early going of the season, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has emphasised the importance of having a reliable car. Both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez retired from the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix in the closing stages while the Scuderia claimed a one-two finish through Charles Leclerc
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has jumped to the defence of Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, who has come under fire in the early going in 2022. Formula 1 chose to stay and race in Saudi Arabia despite a missile attack on an Aramco facility carried out of Houthi militants just a few miles from
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Much of the talk in Formula 1 in recent weeks has been that of upgrades as we venture into the European season, but it is now understood that Ferrari will not be bringing anything major as was first anticipated. Recent reports have suggested that Ferrari’s car sits at around 208kg, five heavier than Mercedes and
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has warned that Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz may end up being asked to play the role of number two driver if he is unable to bounce back from his torrid Australian Grand Prix weekend. Sainz was denied his first run in Q3 on Saturday after a crash for his compatriot
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George Russell was in a determined mood after scoring his first podium in Mercedes colours at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Having started behind team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, both the Britons managed to get past the McLaren of Lando Norris, before the 37-year-old also captured third from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. The Mexican and the
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