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Several Formula 1 drivers have said the FIA's much-vaunted 2022 officiating changes implemented after the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy still have ...

"But it's also a bit the nature of the sport," he continued. "That's my feeling," he added. For us you can always improve and there's always stuff you can learn." I believe from what he has told us that he will do those." Whether it will be improved or not I don't know but as Fernando said there's room for improvement and now we just need to make things better." We saw few things at the beginning of the year that were not as consistent as we wish, or as we ask for.

Max Verstappen has voiced his opposition to a salary cap for Formula 1 drivers, and pointed out that it could make it harder for youngsters to attract ...

So I think that's one of the main points.” “So why would the drivers with their IP rights and everything be capped, [the people] who actually bring the show and put their lives at risk? “I think no one really knows where it's going to go.

From pointless for a whole campaign to fifth place in the 2022 Formula 1 season opener. Haas has come a long way in a short time, so what can it achieve?

Although the 2022 Formula 1 season is destined to be forever linked to the word ‘porpoising’, this is not a new phenomenon. Michael Schumacher’s son has served his apprenticeship with a Haas team that brought up the rear of the Formula 1 field in 2021. From pointless for a whole campaign to fifth place in the 2022 Formula 1 season opener.

Seeing its place on the Formula 1 calendar threatened by the sport's expansionism, Spa's Belgian Grand Prix is grabbing its last chance to try and convince ...

Whether all of that is enough to wow F1 and be awarded with a new contract remains to be seen. It's a big plus that they'll be able to experience it first-hand in August." "It's happened before that we headed into a grand prix without having certainty about the following year, so it's not a big issue. If we want to continue hosting races in the future, we have to modernise." "We are planning all sorts of entertainment, with DJs, exclusive events, fans zones and activations around the circuit. We have decided to listen and follow their new way of delivering F1 events.

Max Verstappen has voiced his opposition to a salary cap for Formula 1 drivers, and pointed out that it could make it harder for youngsters to attract ...

So I think that's one of the main points." "So why would the drivers with their IP rights and everything be capped, [the people] who actually bring the show and put their lives at risk? "I think no one really knows where it's going to go.

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin says the team 'needs fundamental improvements' after struggling massively during Friday practice for ...

We're facing the same problems as in the last race. We did have some new parts on the car today, so we'll review whether those were contributing to our issues. "We've got a bit of work to do to find time on single lap and long run.

While his Mercedes is uncompetitive, Hamilton has not let that slow him down in using F1 as a platform to speak out from.

Elsewhere, he is now a Brazilian citizen after after a bill passed by the country’s lower house of parliament. He clarified his recent comments on Twitter this week and said that sport should be “a catalyst of progress in society.” I had an epic win in São Paulo last year and my biggest following is in Brazil.” In Azerbaijan on Friday, Hamilton underlined he had no intention of stepping back and urged more drivers to become involved. After seven years of unprecedented Mercedes domination helped him to 103 GP wins, Hamilton’s 2022 car is not at the level of Red Bull or Ferrari. Once again, it looks like a supporting role for the seven-time world champion on the track in Baku this weekend. “For every single one of us here to do more, to speak out more, to spark more conversations.

Piastri has been made to bide his time as Alpine's reserve driver this year, despite winning three consecutive title in a stellar junior racing career. Stream ...

He’s crashing at most race weekends and he’s in a tricky place. “If you want to mature someone in Formula 1, like Piastri, then Alpine has set aside a decent budget for this: a budget to park him and get him used to Formula 1,” he said. With Alpine set to retain Ocon and Alonso as its driver line-up for 2023, Coronel said the team would be foolish not to give Piastri the chance to gain any experience he can in F1. And the opportunity to drive in F1 could happen sooner than anticipated, largely because of the underwhelming form of Nicholas Latifi at Williams. But the French-based team announced earlier this year it would allow Piastri to be loaned to another team with the goal of developing his craft before eventually returning to Alpine. Piastri has been made to bide his time as Alpine’s reserve driver this year, despite winning three consecutive title in a stellar junior racing career.

False dawn for F1 giants as Mercedes star fumes; Ferrari gun's ominous warning: Practice Wrap.

We seem fast on the straights and it’s sometimes a set-up compromise with this type of circuit, but let’s see how we go tomorrow.” AlphaTauri seems like it’s striking that compromise better despite lacking the headline times. The Baku track is punishing for engines given around three-quarters of the lap is spent at full throttle, and it’s little surprise Red Bull Racing has wheeled out fresh power units for both drivers this weekend. Russell’s clearly had enough of the infernal bouncing. “It’s crazy out there through those high-speed corners, the car’s fully bottoming out. “There was a difference between the cars. “Obviously we’ve seen it,” Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner told Sky Sports, “We’ve got the data from it. For one, both RBR drivers believe they made set-up errors on Friday afternoon, the rectification of which might swing momentum back in their favour. Some of that was down to the bouncing, of which George Russell has clearly had enough. Red Bull Racing battled rear wing problems on Verstappen’s car in first practice. He even beat the Bulls in the speed trap. “Weight is always a critical factor, you’re obviously chasing that all over the car,” Horner said.

Join us as we delve in for a second helping of the new and interesting technical features on display up and down the pitlane as teams prepare for the ...

Also note the teardrop-shaped flap pivot, which is angled for better flow management and has a split line within for when DRS is deployed and the wing opens. Note how it has chopped out a section of the trailing edge of the rear wing’s upper flap to reduce drag. Haas has also added a Gurney flap to the trailing edge to help balance the car.

Valtteri Bottas says his 15th place in Friday practice for Formula 1's Azerbaijan GP is not representative and that new parts will boost Alfa Romeo's ...

"There's a clear picture of where we need to improve and that just will gain so much more speed. "And I think today the main focus is that as a team, we need to just find some more speed. "It was a struggle, but we sort of like figured out what happened after the weekend. It's quite a sensitive track, but once you get the set-up right, then you can find quite a lot of laptime." "But I think we learned quite a bit with the set-up. We did quite a lot of set-up changes today, and towards the end, it was getting much better."

Ferrari filed two protests against Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez for alleged pit exit infractions, which the FIA later rejected. Drivers ...

So I don’t think that, ‘okay, Max and Checo were crossing the line last time in Monaco so we can do it.’ I think every time it is different.” “I’m not trusting the FIA. Every time it’s super inconsistent. He was asked about the change in stance.

The Baku City Circuit represents a unique challenge for the teams, given the opposing requirements on downforce levels for the different parts of the track.

As a consequence, the front wing has new rearward elements to reduce their chord length and incidence level to help balance the car. Red Bull had already modified its front brake and caliper arrangement for Monaco and has made further changes in Baku to improve cooling. Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Daniel Ricciardo insists he is not complacent about his Formula 1 future at McLaren, despite being told he has the full support of the team.

At the end of the day, I guess I know the facts between us and what I have with the team. And I do truly believe that I have the full support of the team and we want to do it together. "I know that some things are taken out of context. "We've spoke," he said, when asked by Autosport if he had discussed things with Brown since the media reports emerged. And I want to enjoy that success with the team. My results, I want them to be better.

Ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren CEO Zak Brown told Sky Sports' Any Driven Monday, in part, “Daniel is just not comfortable yet with the car, we're ...

“I think stripping it back to the core, I still know what I can do, I still believe I have it and it’s not, you know, it’s not like a place of like low confidence or low self-esteem or anything, where I’m like, ‘I don’t think it’s possible,’” Ricciardo said. So it’s really just for me to get back into that place where I’m in tune, fully in tune, with the car and then it’ll come.” And I do truly believe that I have the full support of the team and we want to do it together.”

Baku plays host to the eighth round of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Here's how you can watch the 2022 Azerbaijan GP qualifying.

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. - Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viaplay Can’t find your country or region in the list?

Mercedes are facing "big decisions" and must find their direction after a disappointing display in Azerbaijan GP practice, according to former world ...

"You've got lots of races coming up and still a lot of time, but they need to find a direction." "Luckily, I've not really had to deal with it, but clearly all the comments are saying that the drivers are suffering, and you saw it from Lewis, his back is hurting. "If we're totally on top of our tyres we're not going to fully close that gap, they're just too far ahead. "We're hitting some serious speeds at the end here and it's bouncing a lot. "For visibility as well, it's not great. "This is where you start to go, fundamentally have we gone wrong somewhere with our concept?

Lewis Hamilton says comments from FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will not deter his activism on non-sporting issues, and has encouraged all Formula One ...

"There's a lot of energy with music and colours, over the years I've had amazing times there. "Brazil has always been a place that I've loved and admired as a kid, obviously following Ayrton [Senna] you naturally are drawn to the country. "I encourage all of the drivers to be more outspoken in future and speak about things they care about. On Thursday, Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil as the lower house of parliament passed a bill. So, that's part of my role." "It's a really cool project.

Baku plays host to the eighth round of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Here's how you can watch the 2022 Azerbaijan GP qualifying.

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. - Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viaplay Can’t find your country or region in the list?

Daniel Ricciardo revealed he has “clarity” over his position with McLaren after holding crunch talks with team CEO Zak Brown.

“I’ve maybe become a little immune to the media, with being in the sport for so long. “I don’t really take it for its full value or worth, and some things are taken out of context, so I’m not really one to go into it, read too much and try and understand it. “The clarity is there for us moving forward, my contract is clear with the team for next year, I’m fully committed, I’ve certainly voiced that.

Mercedes are facing "big decisions" and must find their direction after a disappointing display in Azerbaijan GP practice, according to former world ...

"You've got lots of races coming up and still a lot of time, but they need to find a direction." "Luckily, I've not really had to deal with it, but clearly all the comments are saying that the drivers are suffering, and you saw it from Lewis, his back is hurting. "If we're totally on top of our tyres we're not going to fully close that gap, they're just too far ahead. "We're hitting some serious speeds at the end here and it's bouncing a lot. "For visibility as well, it's not great. "This is where you start to go, fundamentally have we gone wrong somewhere with our concept?

Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has slammed the idea of capping driver salaries to save money, saying it would have a negative impact on ...

That's a suggestion but I can imagine what the response would be and the topic would disappear. "I think it's going to limit that a lot because they'll never get their return in money and if you get a cap, so it will hurt all the junior categories as well and I don't think you want that." F1 introduced a budget cap last year to curb spending among the sport's top teams and level the playing field across the grid.

A Formula 1 boss has come under fire after condemning drivers for taking stances on global issues and putting politics above the sport. Formula 1 boss Moha.

"As a driver, I have always believed in sport as a catalyst of progress in society. But hearing from people, or reading their stories, and learning about how they dealt with suppression has surely had an impact on me, both consciously and subconsciously." I'm very concerned about the environment. "But do I go and pose my beliefs? "On top, there are over 34% women and 7 religions. I am international and Muslim. I do not impose my beliefs on other people?

Seeing its place on the Formula 1 calendar threatened by the sport's expansionism, Spa's Belgian Grand Prix is grabbing its last chance to try and convince ...

Whether all of that is enough to wow F1 and be awarded with a new contract remains to be seen. It's a big plus that they'll be able to experience it first-hand in August." "It's happened before that we headed into a grand prix without having certainty about the following year, so it's not a big issue. If we want to continue hosting races in the future, we have to modernise." "We are planning all sorts of entertainment, with DJs, exclusive events, fans zones and activations around the circuit. We have decided to listen and follow their new way of delivering F1 events.

Daniel Ricciardo insists he is not complacent about his Formula 1 future at McLaren, despite being told he has the full support of the team.

At the end of the day, I guess I know the facts between us and what I have with the team. And I do truly believe that I have the full support of the team and we want to do it together. "I know that some things are taken out of context. "We've spoke," he said, when asked by Motorsport.com if he had discussed things with Brown since the media reports emerged. And I want to enjoy that success with the team. My results, I want them to be better.

SportsLine's model analyzed the starting grid for the Azerbaijan GP 2022 race this week at Baku City Circuit.

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Mercedes says recent failed car experiments by Lewis Hamilton will not force a change of approach in trying to improve its Formula 1 car.

"We are at the moment not in the hunt for a race win on merit. He said: "There was a different floor solution on his car that didn't work. "And this is what we are doing, and this is also what we are going to do in the race and in Montreal."

The eighth Grand Prix of 2022 will be held today on the street circuit of Baku. Max Verstappen hopes to defend and perhaps increase his leading position in ...

Undoubtedly some drivers will take advantage of 'free' pit stops and that may change the order of battle of the field completely. The Red Bulls are a lot faster on the straight than the Italian rival's F1-75. The aim for Perez and Verstappen is to stay within a second of Leclerc, but that will be quite difficult. The Ferrari driver was again unapproachable in qualifying.

Another Ferrari failure as both cars blow up; Ricciardo's huge safety car win: F1 LIVE.

Ricciardo was quickly running a second faster than those ahead of him. Perez pitted on lap 17 for hards, making a slow stop, dropping into a battle with Russell for third. Verstappen then pitted for hards, dropping into second well behind Leclerc. Ricciardo was running seventh, behind yet-to-pit Norris and Fernando Alonso, but ahead of Pierre Gasly and others. The virtual safety car was deployed. A lock-up for Leclerc also hurt him.

The defending champion tightened his grip on the title race with victory as Charles Leclerc suffered a power unit failure in Baku.

With Pérez offering no challenge, Verstappen cruised to the flag, claiming the fifth win of his championship defence. Mercedes are still battling with porpoising and the bouncing problems led to Hamilton complaining about back pain. Verstappen took the lead into the opening bend with Pérez offering little resistance. He was stationary for five seconds with the front jack jammed underneath his car. The Mexican, who took a bonus point for the fastest lap, is 21 points adrift of his Red Bull teammate. Pérez soon moved two seconds clear of Leclerc, with Verstappen occupying the Monegasque’s mirrors.

Charles Leclerc does not understand why Ferrari's reliability has fallen apart since its strong start to the Formula 1 season, after retiring from the ...

We really need to look into it." "I don't really find the right words to describe obviously. I don't have the full picture of what happened today."

Max Verstappen has done tremendously good business in the world championship. The Red Bull driver won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and saw his title rival drop ...

With his victory in Baku, Verstappen has now won five of the first eight races in 2022 and is on 150 points. With 129 points, the gap to Verstappen is now 21 points, but he has passed Charles Leclerc in the standings. Due to problems with his engine, Leclerc again scored no points after a pole position and remains stuck on 116 points. Carlos Sainz remains stuck on 83 points after his retirement. Max Verstappen has done tremendously good business in the world championship. The Red Bull driver won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and saw his title rival drop out.

Mercedes driver George Russell believes it is just a matter of time until the traits of the latest generation of Formula One cars result in a major ...

Russell's Mercedes team has struggled with porpoising more than most, which has had a knock-on effect on the performance of his car. "I think it is just a matter of time before we see a major incident," he said. I don't really know what the future holds but I don't think we can sustain this for three years or however long these regulations are in force for."

The Mercedes rising star went as far as to say it's “just a matter of time before we see a major incident.”

So it’s not like we want it to change, it is clearly a safety limitation,” Russell said, per ESPN. “The top three teams are also in the same position, Ferrari and Red Bull, well Ferrari more than Red Bull you can clearly see they are really struggling with that. I think we need to open the debate more than anything. “It is just unnecessary with the technology we have in today’s environment, it just seems unnecessary that we are running a Formula One car at over 200 mph millimetres from the ground and it’s a recipe for disaster. More than Monaco, we need to think [about] as drivers and F1 how much of a toll a driver should be paying for his back and his health in an F1 career with this kind of car philosophy? “I mean, for what it’s worth we are not as massively in favor for it [regulation change] as a team because with every race we do, we are learning more and more about the car and any changes is going to limit that learning. In some cases, this has resulted in porpoising, which is essentially the cars bouncing up and down on the straights.

Formula 1 drivers' hopes of getting the 2022 cars changed to eradicate porpoising appear to face a challenge, with it emerging teams rejected such a ...

It's a challenge, a technical challenge, I think we look at ourselves, we made already some progress, and I think in the future, we can do more progress. “I think that it's a challenge for the drivers, no doubt. So, we need to see how that develops. A lot of us kind of can barely keep the car in a straight line over these bumps, we're going round the last two corners at 300 kilometres an hour, bottoming out." "I think it's just a matter of time before we see a major incident. “We understand that the severity we see in some cars is brutal on the drivers, and that's why it is a fair point to bring forward to the Technical Advisory Committee, to see if it makes sense to address it,” said Seidl.

The stiff, relatively crude suspension of the latest F1 cars is combining with the porpoising problem to create a dangerous scenario for drivers' health, ...

Michael Schumacher’s son has served his apprenticeship with a Haas team that brought up the rear of the Formula 1 field in 2021. OPINION: Though Formula 1's return to ground-effect may have boosted overtaking, the other clear by-product of the technical overhaul has been weight gain. From pointless for a whole campaign to fifth place in the 2022 Formula 1 season opener.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, as his world championship rival Charles Leclerc was forced to retire from the lead.

He had tried to pass Esteban Ocon's Alpine at Turn 3 early on but overshot the corner and had to spin turn, dropping to 12th. Verstappen, Perez, Russell and Hamilton stopped again, with Gasly and Tsunoda staying out, the latter gaining a spot from Hamilton. Verstappen stopped on Lap 19, meaning a nine-lap fresher tyres advantage over Leclerc as he rejoined 13s behind him. Verstappen reeled in Perez and passed him for the lead at Turn 1 on Lap 15, while Leclerc was catching them both on his new rubber. Sainz then pulled off at Turn 4 with a hydraulic failure on Lap 9, causing a virtual safety car that Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Vettel and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) decided to pit under. Perez extended a 2s lead by the time DRS was activated, while Verstappen began to pressure Leclerc for second on Lap 5.

Max Verstappen was confident he could have caught Charles Leclerc when his Formula 1 world title rival was leading the Azerbaijan Grand Prix before the ...

"But I think nevertheless, our car was really good today. Then of course you have a race on your hands. "But then, of course also, maybe a tiny bit lucky because with the retirement.

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says his Formula 1 team has no answers on the reliability problems that hit both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the ...

“The tyre degradation on the hard what we saw was very little. And we had somehow I think an advantage at the stage. “But I don't think only with the telemetry data we can have a clear answer to the problem. “I know that in terms of performance effort, the redesign of the full power unit, we made a fantastic job. I don't think so, but maybe yes, and we do look as well at what happened to our customer teams. “I think you can at the two cars, they had different problems.

Max Verstappen led a Red Bull one-two ahead of team-mate Sergio Pérez at the Azeerbaijan. to hand the team a commanding Constructors' Championship lead as ...

Behind him, Pérez took his fifth podium finish of the year to seal the one-two for Red Bull. The Mexican also grabbed the extra point on offer for fastest lap. Behind them, Hamilton finished fourth ahead of Gasly, while Vettel secured his best finish of the season to date with sixth place. Further back, Gasly was hunting down Ricciardo and on lap 21, with the benefit of DRS, the AlphaTauri man powered past the McLaren driver to steal fourth place. On lap 15, Verstappen closed on Pérez and with DRS made his move past his team-mate to take the race lead. On lap 33, Magnussen pulled over at the side of the track as his Ferrari power unit expired and the Virtual Safety Car was deployed for the second time in the race. At the front, Pérez quickly began to carve out a gap and by the end of the fourth lap he was 2.2s clear of Leclerc, who had Verstappen in his mirrors. The French driver soon began to struggle for grip on his ageing hard tyres. Pérez pitted at the end of lap 16 for his switch to hard tyres, but like Leclerc, he too suffered a slow pit stop, this time caused by a problem with the gantry lights. On lap 20, the shape of the race changed completely. On lap nine, Sainz suddenly lost power and was forced to take the escape road at Turn 4. Sainz exited the race after eight laps with hydraulic issues while running fourth and Ferrari’s weekend went from bad to worse when Leclerc was forced to retire from the lead with power unit issues on lap 22. Vettel, who had passed Hamilton in the pit stops, locked up while overtaking Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and dropped to 12th place.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has admitted concern that Lewis Hamilton could miss next weekend's Canadian Grand Prix due to discomfort in his back.

It’s all interlinked with the aerodynamic performance of the floor.” “At this stage I think he is maybe the worst affected from all drivers. “I mean, this goes properly into the spine and can have some consequences.