Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has predicted that George Russell will be pushing Sir Lewis Hamilton hard at Mercedes this year. Russell has been signed to Mercedes to replace the departing Valtteri Bottas who has gone to Alfa Romeo, and ambiguity has remained over whether he will be able to challenge his compatriot in
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko is unconvinced by Mercedes driver George Russell’s argument that McLaren look like one of the quickest teams ahead of 2022. McLaren completed 367 laps over the course of three days of pre-season testing in Barcelona, with Lando Norris going quickest on day one before Daniel Ricciardo ended day two
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Fans on social media are torn as to whether Max Verstappen is a better Red Bull driver than Sebastian Vettel was in his prime. Vettel claimed 38 victories with the Milton Keynes side in five seasons with the team, claiming four Drivers’ Championships while winning four constructors’ titles together with Mark Webber despite a rocky
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso believes that his former Ferrari team have put together the best package ahead of the 2022 season. All 10 teams headed over to Spain to complete three days of pre-season testing last week, and Ferrari notched up 438 laps between Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in a promising week, as they seek
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Lando Norris disagrees with Mercedes driver George Russell’s suggestion that the Silver Arrows are behind McLaren and Ferrari following the first pre-season test in Barcelona. Norris topped day one having put 103 laps on the board, before Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc went quickest on day two and completed 78 laps. Mercedes suffered a troublesome second day,
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Formula 1 fans on social media are not quite in agreement over whether the sport should move on from the controversial events of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked set to claim his record eighth world championship at the Yas Marina Circuit having been leading Max Verstappen for much of
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that Formula 1 is currently more valuable than ever after last season’s remarkable title battle, the introduction of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, and the implementation of a budget cap. Netflix sent film crews to the paddock in 2018, and have since covered three seasons of racing in
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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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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner both believe that the recent changes to race control are necessary, but are unconvinced by Sir Lewis Hamilton’s comment that there is any bias from the stewards. Hamilton was cruelly denied his record eighth world title last year after a contentious Safety Car restart
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has said he is generally pleased with the progress he and his Mercedes team made on the final day of testing in Barcelona, but admits there is plenty of work to do ahead of the new season. Hamilton managed just 40 laps on day two before a sensor issue curtailed his day,
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