Mercedes missing 0.2-0.3s in “pure performance” to Ferrari, Red Bull

After winning eight constructors’ championships in a row, Mercedes’ streak looks set to end this year after struggling to get to grips with the overhauled technical regulations for the 2022 season.
A recurring bouncing issue with the Mercedes W13 car has left drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell struggling to compete at the very front of the pack with Red Bull and …Keep reading
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Former F1 race director Michael Masi leaves FIA

Masi had been in limbo since it was announced shortly before the start of the season and in the wake of the Abu Dhabi controversy that he would not have the race director role in 2022, and would be replaced by Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas.
However he remained in the employ of the FIA and was still undertaking some of his previous tasks away from the circuits.
He returned to Australia in …Keep reading
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F1 drivers play down flare concerns after Austrian GP

Ahead of the formation lap in last Sunday’s Red Bull Ring race, grandstands erupted in orange smoke as Verstappen fans set off flares, and did so again in the closing stages before the finish.
This was particularly prominent at the Turn 6/7 area, with the orange smoke drifting across the circuit and limiting visibility.
PLUS: How Leclerc beat Verstappen in Red Bull’s backyard
However …Keep reading
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Austria F1 drivers’ briefing “going in circles” before Vettel stormed out

Vettel was summoned by the FIA on Saturday evening over his behaviour in the drivers’ briefing 24 hours earlier, when it emerged he had left the meeting while it was ongoing.
Vettel received a suspended €25,000 fine for the incident, which the FIA said saw him fail to live up to the standard of being a role model to other drivers in motorsport.
The Aston Martin driver and …Keep reading
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