Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has revealed that his team had taken the unique “zero pods” now being exploited by Mercedes under consideration last year, but found that wider sidepods would make for a more efficient chassis. Mercedes rolled into the second pre-season test in Bahrain with extremely thin sidepods on the car to the
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Guenther Steiner reckons that Mick Schumacher will reap the rewards of having Kevin Magnussen as his team-mate at Haas this season. Magnussen made a surprising return to Formula 1 earlier this week as he replaced Nikita Mazepin, whose contract was terminated in light of Russia’s “unprovoked” and “barbaric” invasion of Ukraine. It makes for a
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Mercedes driver George Russell has revealed that he has sent a personal message of support to Nikita Mazepin after the Russian was sacked by Haas. Mazepin entered Formula 1 last year backed by the funding of his oligarch father Dmitry, who part owns the Russia-based Uralkali firm that also became name partner of the Banbury
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All 20 Formula 1 drivers have come together to show their support for the people of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion on 24 February of their neighbouring countries, and it has sparked global condemnation from world leaders as well as heavy sanctions placed upon Moscow.
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Charles Leclerc ended the morning session of the first day of pre-season testing in Bahrain fastest following a late enforced driver change for McLaren. Daniel Ricciardo was forced to miss the first day of the second pre-season test in Bahrain after falling ill overnight, with Lando Norris taking the reigns on day one of the
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Season 4 of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries has revealed that Dmitry Mazepin, Nikita’s father, threated to pull Uralkali’s funding from Haas over a chassis row in 2021. Mazepin entered Formula 1 as a rookie last season alongside Mick Schumacher, and the pair endured a difficult relationship, frequently coming close to blows while battling for
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher insists that the Haas needs to sever its ties with Russia amid country’s invasion of Ukraine, and suggests that there would be sponsors willing to fill the void. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last week, and over a million civilians have been displaced as
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Antonio Giovinazzi’s name has been thrown in the ring as a possible replacement should Nikita Mazepin lose his seat at Haas amid the war between Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, and over half a million people have been displaced by the conflict thus far. Mazepin
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Formula 1 technical director Ross Brawn maintains that any degree of success an F1 team enjoys must be earned on track, and therefore hopes that the new technical regulations have not jumbled the order up excessively. The cars have altered significantly ahead of this year, with the aerodynamics of the cars being simplified in a
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Nikita Mazepin has opened up on his tough start to life in Formula 1, as well as the lessons learned off the track that made him appreciate other aspects of life beyond racing. Mazepin was signed by Haas as a rookie ahead of the 2021 season having claimed two race wins in Formula 2 in
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