Dr Helmut Marko does not believe Ferrari’s form in the last three races is entirely reflective of how the 2022 title fight is going to go down. Charles Leclerc retired from the lead of the race in both Spain and Azerbaijan after suffering reliability failures. Team-mate Carlos Sainz suffered the same fate last weekend in
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Charles Leclerc has gone from being the title favourite to being in the “worst situation”, after suffering yet another power unit failure. It was almost déja vu to the Spanish GP, as Leclerc saw his hopes of victory go up in smoke; his power unit gave way in the early stages of the Azerbaijan GP.
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly was seen having a chat with Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko in Baku, presumably to speak about the Frenchman’s next steps in Formula 1. Gasly was demoted back to junior team Toro Rosso – now AlphaTauri – midway through 2019 after a torrid half season with the Austrian side that year,
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that he had the 2018 crash between Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen in his mind when making the call to tell his drivers not to fight in Baku. Ricciardo and Verstappen came together at Turn One in Azerbaijan four years ago, putting them both out of the
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Max Verstappen remains on seven penalty points after the opening eight rounds of the 2022 season, with the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz still on zero. Therefore, should the Dutchman pick up another five penalty points in the coming races, he will be handed a one-race ban. Verstappen’s title rival from last
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An amusing team radio message has surfaced from Sergio Perez after his crash during qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix. Perez had generally been quicker all weekend than team-mate Max Verstappen in Monaco, and he had set a quicker lap than the Dutchman to go third fastest after the opening run in the third and
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has praised the sensibility of Sergio Perez after he was asked not to fight Max Verstappen in Baku. Perez had out-qualified Verstappen for the third time this season and the second time consecutively by starting the race second behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, and he took the lead from the
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Double Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen reckons Sergio Perez was the best overall performer during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, not Sir Lewis Hamilton. Perez started the race in Baku second behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc after out-qualifying team-mate Max Verstappen for the third time this year. The Mexican then took the lead into Turn One
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1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill says that the battle for the championship is still far from over after a horrible afternoon for Ferrari in Baku. Both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz suffered reliability failures on Sunday, leaving Max Verstappen to lead home Sergio Perez for a Red Bull one-two as they extended their
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Ferrari’s season of promise is rapidly turning into one of huge disappointment, after the team suffered a monumental double DNF at the 2022 Azerbaijan GP. Carlos Sainz retired first out of 4th place early on, having suffered a hydraulic issue which leaves the Spaniard well off the top of the championship. Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc was
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