Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has praised Ferrari for the gains they have made on their power unit, recalling that they are outside the ballpark of what the Silver Arrows have achieved themselves. Ahead of the introduction of the all-new technical regulations, Ferrari spent a large portion of 2021 working on this year’s machine. They
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko concedes that he worried his world champion driver Max Verstappen might have been tempted elsewhere while they were still climbing back up to the top of the timing screens. After four consecutive world championships with Sebastian Vettel between 2010 and 2013, during such time they won 41 races between
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is pleased with the appointment of Niels Wittich as one of the new race directors in 2022, affirming that the German has played his role to near perfection thus far. Along with Eduardo Freitas, who has over 20 years of experience in the World Endurance Championship, Wittich was selected to
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff does not believe that bringing upgrades to the car would be conducive to improved performance at present. The Silver Arrows have struggled immensely in the early part of 2022 due to the new technical regulations, and the ground effect aerodynamics have been playing havoc with their car on the straights
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There has been quite the guessing game over recent weeks surrounding the true weight of the cars, and exactly which ones are the heaviest after the turn of the new technical regulations. As ground effect aerodynamics returned, the cars became substantially heavier, leading the FIA to increase the weight limit to 795kg. It was then
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Double Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen has revealed that he has been impressed with George Russell’s consistency, but maintains that fortune has slightly skewed the perception of relative performance. Russell has adapted well to life at Mercedes since joining from Williams over the winter, out-qualifying team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton once and out-racing him twice.
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Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine believes that Max Verstappen is the quickest driver in Formula 1 at present, but his aggression is what occasionally lets him down. The Dutchman was involved in several incidents with Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2021 on his way to the title, but Irvine suggests that his belligerence on track, just
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Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber has told the team that they need to stop throwing points away as they seek to mend their reliability issues. The Honda-manufactured Red Bull Powertrains engines have suffered six failures this season for a variety of different reasons, leaving Max Verstappen sixth in the championship after losing out on
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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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