The livery of Mercedes’ 2022 challenger has had a mixed reception on social media, with some F1 fans branding it “awful”, while others have praised it. Mercedes unveiled their new car, the W13, on Friday – just ahead of pre-season testing, which will kick off in Barcelona next week. After two years of running a
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Eugene Arocca, CEO of Motorsport Australia, sympathises with Michael Masi after his removal as Formula 1’s race director, and maintains that he will always be welcome at Australia’s motorsport governing body should he wish to return. Masi has been forced to step down by new FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem following the contentious events of
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff can give no guarantees regarding the Silver Arrows’ competitiveness this year, insisting that they will simply have to wait and see whether or not they have nailed the new technical regulations. Formula 1 has radically altered its cars ahead of the new season, with aerodynamic efficiency being severely limited compared
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s decision to continue racing in Formula 1 in 2022 was not contingent on Michael Masi’s removal as race director, but welcomes the changes made to race management. Hamilton was cruelly denied his record eighth world championship last year when Masi made the controversial decision to
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has admitted he lost “faith” in the FIA following his controversial championship defeat to Max Verstappen last year, but has backed himself to come back stronger in 2022. Hamilton was on course to secure his record eighth world championship at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before a late Safety Car was
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Ahead of the presentation of their 2022 car on Friday morning, Mercedes released a video of Sir Lewis Hamilton observing George Russell’s seat fitting at their Brackley base. Rumours had spread of an impending retirement for the seven-time world champion following his controversial defeat to Max Verstappen at last year’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer has criticised the FIA’s decision to remove Michael Masi as race director, and insists that more support for the Australian was all that was needed. Masi was at the centre of the most controversial title decider in recent memory when he contradicted an earlier decision by only allowing a
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull boss Christian Horner appeared in an equivocal mood as they left the FIA’s headquarters in London on Monday following a meeting with of the F1 Commission. New FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem is leading a taskforce into the controversial events of the Abu Dhabi Grand prix last
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Two months after the highly controversial ending to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIA today offered Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes some solace by axing Michael Masi. Masi left the Silver Arrows and the seven-time world champion feeling cheated after an unusual Safety Car restart ahead of the final lap of the season
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Michael Masi has been fired as the race director of Formula 1 following the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem announced the move on Thursday, and said that the Australian will be offered a new role at motorsport’s governing body. Effective from the upcoming Barcelona pre-season test, Masi will
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