Max Verstappen expects tougher competition from Red Bull’s rivals Ferrari this weekend due to the layout of the Hungaroring.
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Race directors’ talk was “very useful” for drivers to understand penalties – Sainz
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers praised the steps taken by the series’ race directors to explain recent penalty decisions in a meeting on Friday.
Successful tow tactics answer ‘unfair criticism’ of Ferrari’s strategies – Sainz
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says Ferrari’s successful slipstream strategy in qualifying shows they deserve more credit for their team tactics.
Sainz and Magnussen to start from back of grid after taking fourth power units
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr and Kevin Magnussen will start the French Grand Prix from the back of the field after exceeding the limit on power unit parts.
Sainz to take grid penalty for power unit parts change following Austria fire
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr will have a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend’s French Grand Prix after Ferrari exceeded his maximum allocation of power unit parts.
Can Ferrari take the heat? And is it au revoir to Ricard? Six French GP talking points
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onThe French Grand Prix is set to take place in heatwave conditions. Who can withstand the soaring temperatures? And will this be Paul Ricard’s last race?
Sainz concerned reaction to his engine fire was “a bit slow”
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says the marshalling reaction to his engine fire during Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix needed to be faster.
Sainz’s victory means more than half the F1 grid are race-winners
2022 British Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMore than half of the Formula 1 field have now won races, while Mick Schumacher scored his first points, and the second for car number 47.
“Do something, please!” The radio calls which show how Leclerc lost at Silverstone
2022 British GP team radio transcript
Posted onRadio messages reveal Charles Leclerc was more concerned about the time he lost behind his team mate than Ferrari’s decision to leave him out when the Safety Car appeared.
Hamilton says protesters are right to fight for planet but Sainz warns they put lives at risk
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton spoke up in defence of a group of protesters who were apprehended by the authorities after they tried to disrupt the start of the British Grand Prix.
Is a greater threat to Verstappen’s title hopes than Leclerc starting to appear?
2022 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen has shattered Charles Leclerc’s early championship lead. Is the Ferrari driver still the biggest threat to Red Bull’s points leader?
“Extremely frustrating” to lose more running due to Baku retirement – Sainz
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr admitted it felt “extremely frustrating” to have dropped out of another race in the early stages due to his hydraulic failure in Baku.
Sainz says running without a tow was his mistake after falling from first to fourth
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr said it was his decision to do his final lap of qualifying without a tow after missing out on pole position in Baku.
Transcript: How Red Bull seized a win that ‘Ferrari looked like they had in the bag’
2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Ferrari second-guessed their tyre calls and got unlucky with traffic, Red Bull’s sure-footed strategy won them the Monaco Grand Prix. The radio messages from all four drivers show how.
€25,000 fine heightens Ferrari’s frustration over backmarkers who ‘cost us the race’
2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari’s frustration at the time their drivers lost lapping the Williams cars was heightened by the €25,000 fine they received for impeding in practice.
“Inter would be much quicker”: Why Leclerc made the “very wrong” pit stop Sainz avoided
2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc’s radio from the Monaco Grand Prix showed he had agreed a switch to intermediates would be “much quicker”, even if he later criticised the call.
“Terrible” traffic after pit stop cost me Monaco GP win, says Sainz
2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he could have won the Monaco Grand Prix if he hadn’t lost time in traffic when he made his pit stop.
Sainz wants answers from FIA over Miami crash which “shouldn’t have hurt”
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says his practice crash in Miami left him with a “knot” in his neck which he has been training to fix ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix
Why TecPro barriers weren’t used at Miami chicane where Sainz and Ocon crashed
2022 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers wanted TecPro barriers to be installed at the scene of two crashes in Miami, but simulations indicated they weren’t needed.
Sainz “made up the maximum he could” in climb from tenth to fourth
2022 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he made up the most places he could have hoped to in the sprint race after a crash in qualifying meant he started 10th.