Antonio Giovinazzi said he was surprised how much “bouncing” he experienced when he drove Haas’s 2022 F1 car for the first time yesterday.
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Hamilton expects Mercedes will be “back in a fighting position next year”
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ progress since its difficult start to 2022 has given Lewis Hamilton confidence they will be in a stronger position at the start of next year.
Porsche were “getting ahead of themselves” in Red Bull negotiations – Horner
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has explained why months of negotiations with Porsche over a tie-up between the two broke down with no agreement reached.
Rules break to let Herta into F1 would ‘kill’ junior series ladder – De Vries
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 has built a “nice” ladder for young talent which it must not ruin by giving a dispensation for an IndyCar driver to enter, says Formula E champion Nyck de Vries.
Not much I could do about reprimands which led to grid drop – Tsunoda
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onYuki Tsunoda says there was little he could have done to avoid the 10-place grid drop he was issued for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
F1 drivers pleased to see fewer ‘sausage’ kerbs at Monza
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Lando Norris are pleased to see some sausage kerbs removed from the Monza circuit ahead of the Italian Grand Prix weekend.
Ricciardo deserves race seat not reserve role, Hamilton and Russell say
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo deserves a place on the Formula 1 grid in 2023, the two Mercedes drivers have said, after reports linking him to a reserve role at their team.
Sainz urges safety changes to tight pit lanes which risk ‘very dangerous situations’
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr has warned that some pit lanes Formula 1 uses risk creating “very dangerous situations” because they are so narrow.
Tsunoda wants to ‘scan the brains’ of conspiracy theorists to ‘see what’s wrong’
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onYuki Tsunoda said he wants to examine the brains of conspiracy theorists to understand their outlandish explanations for his Dutch Grand Prix stoppages.
Alpine have “done a pretty bad job” not to be further ahead of us – Norris
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says it’s no surprise Alpine have started to pull ahead of McLaren in the championship as they have a faster car.
Hamilton: Engine mode error wasn’t the reason Verstappen passed me for win
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Max Verstappen would have passed him at the restart of the Dutch Grand Prix even if he hadn’t selected the wrong engine mode.
Verstappen blames social media companies as strategist Schmitz receives hate messages
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says social media companies must to do more to stamp out online hate after his strategist Hannah Schmitz was targeted following the Dutch Grand Prix.
Straight-line speed deficit will continue to “bite” Mercedes in qualifying – Wolff
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes say cutting their straight-line speed deficit to Red Bull will be one of their goals with next year’s car design.
Low-drag car should help Alpine in McLaren fight at Monza – Alonso
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine extended their points lead over McLaren last weekend and Fernando Alonso expects their low-drag car will help them do the same at Monza.
While one Red Bull driver is streaking ahead, the other is slipping behind
News Focus
Posted onWhile Max Verstappen strides to his second world championship, his team mate Sergio Perez has experienced a reversal in fortunes since the season began.
Williams have “higher expectations” for Monza as team seeks points
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams’ Alex Albon says the team “have higher expectations going into Monza” as F1 heads to a low-downforce track suited to their car’s strengths
Ricciardo told Piastri and Webber there’s “no hard feelings” over his McLaren exit
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo spoke to his replacement at McLaren, Oscar Piastri, and his manager Mark Webber to clear the air after his departure from the team was announced.
Hamilton and Wolff back Mercedes strategists “100%” after Dutch GP
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he has total faith in his strategy team after the call which saw him fall from first place to fourth in the final laps of the Dutch Grand Prix.
Paddock Diary: 2022 Dutch Grand Prix
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onThe Dutch Grand Prix resembled a three-day rave interspersed with occasional motor racing, though the on-track action didn’t disappoint the lively crowd.
Tight pit lane “part of the challenge” say McLaren as Sainz blames them for penalty
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr blamed a McLaren mechanic for an incident in the pits which led to him receiving a five-second time penalty after the Dutch Grand Prix.