Vettel calls for more tolerance over F1 fuel rules

The German lost his second place at the Hungaroring race earlier this month after post-race checks found that there was not the minimum one-litre of fuel left in his car that is required for FIA analysis.
While his Aston Martin team had been convinced on race night that enough fuel remained in his car, it subsequently emerged that a fuel leak had left the car short.
But despite accepting …Keep reading
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Hamilton: Working relationship with Bottas is “better than ever”

Hamilton and Bottas have raced together at Mercedes since the start of 2017, winning four constructors’ championships in that period, with Hamilton taking the drivers’ title in all those years as well.
Mercedes is currently weighing up whether to continue with Bottas as Hamilton’s teammate for next year or promote junior driver George Russell into the seat from Williams.
Hamilton has …Keep reading
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Alonso: Racing F1 cars at Le Mans “could be fun” with track changes

Two-time Le Mans winner Alonso, a victor with Toyota in 2018 and 2019, did a demonstration run with an Alpine F1 car shortly before the start of this year’s event last Saturday.
He then stayed on to watch the start of the race as a guest of the Alpine WEC team and was accompanied by F1 team-mate Esteban Ocon after the Hungarian GP winner had sampled the track in a GT4 car.
Alonso, who has …Keep reading
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Russell and Bottas coy over Mercedes 2022 F1 driver decision

Russell is vying to replace Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes next year after starring during his time at Williams since debuting in F1 in 2019, having also been part of Mercedes’ young driver programme in that time.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff previously said the team would make a decision on who would partner Lewis Hamilton next year during the summer months, but no announcement has yet been made …Keep reading
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How Ferrari’s new gearbox casing helped boost its F1 aero

The strict homologation rules put a limit of the scope of changes anyone could make from their 2020 challengers, plus there was the added complication of new floor rules aimed to reduce downforce.
For a team like Ferrari, the restrictions were far from ideal, as it had battled through last year with a car that it knew was too draggy.
That left it with a tough choice about what, amid F1’s …Keep reading
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