Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean sympathises with the Sir Lewis Hamilton for the way he lost the title in 2021, but insists that race director Michael Masi made the right call. With time constraints threatening to see the race end behind the Safety Car, Masi decided only to allow five lapped runners to gain
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Sergio Perez has said he is confident that he can mount a challenge for a Drivers’ Championship following a positive first season with Red Bull. Following 190 race starts since 2011, Perez claimed his first race win for Racing Point at the frenetic Sakhir Grand Prix in 2020 and was snapped up by Red Bull,
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IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden has said that he would like to try out a Formula 1 car, but the championship does not appeal to him as much as racing in America. Back in 2010, Newgarden raced for the Carlin team in GP3 and was viewed as one of the potential future stars of Formula 1.
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Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that Toto Wolff’s reaction to Sir Lewis Hamilton’s championship defeat last year has harmed his image. Hamilton was beaten by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi following a highly contentious Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi, drawing
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Max Verstappen has ridiculed Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff on a live stream of a virtual race. The 24-year-old poked fun at the Austrian after his team-mate was punted off the circuit by another driver during the sim race. Specifically, Verstappen joked that he would complain about the incident to Formula 1 race director Michael
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has called for changes to stewarding and the penalty points system in Formula 1, and the American admitted that the team were “worried” about Lando Norris last year as he neared a race ban. He said he reckons that employing full-time stewards would be a significant step towards consistency in the
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Former Formula 1 racer Perry McCarthy has suggested that new Mercedes driver George Russell will be knocking on Sir Lewis Hamilton’s door in 2022 having signed from Williams. While out-qualifying Nicholas Latifi and Robert Kubica 57 times in 59 race weekends at the Grove-based team, Russell claimed a stunning maiden podium at the Belgian Grand
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New Williams driver Alex Albon lost his car keys on his first day with the team, but enjoyed a productive day in which he got to know everyone at the Grove-based outfit. After one-and-a-half years at Red Bull, Albon was dropped by the team ahead of the 2021 season and replaced by Sergio Perez. The
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Max Verstappen has poked fun at Mercedes boss Toto Wolff after his team-mate crashed out of a virtual endurance race. The Dutchman won the 2021 F1 Drivers’ Championship after narrowly defeating Sir Lewis Hamilton at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver was on course to win the season finale and claim his
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has vehemently denied rumours linking former Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul to the team’s newly formed powertrains division. The Frenchman endured a torrid relationship with Red Bull team principal Christian Horner during Renault’s time supplying the Milton Keynes-based squad with engines in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula 1. Seven
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