Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes that Sir Lewis Hamilton has yet to show the best of himself in 2022, and has said George Russell must improve further to match the seven-time champion. Mercedes have been a long way off the front-runners thus far in 2022, as they have been caught out by
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has slammed the suggestion that his team were simply the benefactors of a head start on their 2022 challenger, insisting that they started at the “same point” as everyone else. Ferrari have made an exceptional start to the 2022 season under the new technical regulations, taking a one-two in the
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has said he is not confident that Mercedes will be able to turn their fortunes around quickly, after having a disappointing start to 2022. However, F1’s technical consultant, Rob Smedley, holds a different view of the situation. While Mercedes achieved an unexpected podium finish in Bahrain, the team was brought back down
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Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes are all significantly over the 798kg weight limit, while Alfa Romeo’s approach changed ahead of the new season to ensure they kept weight to a minimum. Brand-new technical regulations were introduced ahead of this year as a ground effect aerodynamic philosophy came into effect in the hopes of promoting closer
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko fears for Sebastian Vettel’s motivation as he returns to action at the Australian Grand Prix after missing the first two races of the 2022 season due to him contracting COVID-19. Nico Hulkenberg, Aston Martin’s reserve driver, stepped up to partner Lance Stroll in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. However, neither
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Ferrari are set to bring upgrades to their 2022 car ahead of the first European race of the season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, according to the Italian edition of Motorsport.com. They will join Red Bull in updating their challenger to help them save weight as a result of the substantially heavier cars under
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Drive to Survive season four was released on Netflix in March ahead of the 2022 F1 season, featuring 10 episodes as it covered the intense championship fight between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton last year. Plans for a fifth season of Drive to Survive have not been officially confirmed yet, but Liberty Media CEO Greg
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Max Verstappen is pleased that the FIA published their report into last season’s controversial championship ending, and the Dutchman has called for annual reviews to be introduced. Verstappen sealed his maiden Formula 1 world championship last season after a highly controversial Safety Car restart by now former race director Michael Masi, leaving Mercedes and Sir
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Toto Wolff has insisted that he does not wish to pin the blame for Mercedes’ lack of performance solely on one aspect of the car, affirming that there are multiple areas of weakness. Mercedes have been on the back foot since the beginning of 2022 pre-season testing. The Silver Arrows looked off the pace in
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Ferrari President John Elkann has written a letter to shareholders of the Italian supercar brand to speak of his excitement at the present and future of their racing teams. Elkann took over from Sergio Marchionne after the Italian-Canadian’s tragic death in 2018, but unlike Marchionne and Luca di Motezemolo before him, the 46-year-old has made
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