Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko believes that Carlos Sainz’s accidents at the start of the 2022 season may have taken a fair chunk out of Ferrari’s budget. Sainz’s race in Australia ended early when he span into the gravel having suffered misfortune in both qualifying and off the start, and a new gearbox was
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A new diffuser is among the changes that Ferrari are making to their F1-75 at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix as they look to improve the straight-line speed of their 2022 challenger. Ferrari plan to amalgamate different parts that they have been testing in recent rounds of the championship, including the new “skids” they brought
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FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem has stressed that there are no hard feelings between himself and Michael Masi after the Australian was removed from his role as race director. Masi was involved in controversy last season when allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass the Safety Car head of the final lap of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is said to be livid at the possibility that Michael Masi may one day return as race director after FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem hinted at his re-introduction. Masi was removed ahead of the 2022 season after the controversial 2021 finale which saw a controversial Safety Car restart allow Max Verstappen the
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto estimates that Red Bull gained two tenths of a second per lap as a result of the upgrades they introduced at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Having been comprehensively beaten on pace by Ferrari in Australia, Red Bull arrived Imola with a raft of upgrades that were described as a
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is satisfied that Ferrari did not break any rules during the tyre test in Imola, and is glad to see that the FIA carried out their investigation professionally. There was an element of controversy around Ferrari during the prototype tyre test after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix a few
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed that the weight of the car is affecting tyre wear, so getting the weight down is going to lead to a multitude of improvements for his team. The Milton Keynes side made a difficult start to the year after three reliability failures between Max Verstappen and Sergio
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes that Red Bull have “a couple of tenths” over the Scuderia at present, but he aims to pull it back as the development battle continues. Red Bull implemented changes to their RB18 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was described as a “risk” by adviser Dr Helmut Marko due
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that the upgrade his team are bringing to the Spanish Grand Prix will not quite enable them to reach their “minimum weight.” The Milton Keynes side are said to have lost up to 5kg with the changes they made ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix a
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has indicated that Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has been easier to get on with this season than Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was last year. Mercedes have been off the pace of the leading pair in 2022 amid the new technical regulations that have seen the ground effect aerodynamics play
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