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4 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh
Former F1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer has issued advice to McLaren to help Lando Norris amid his early season struggles. Norris won the opening round of the campaign in Australia but has struggled to get comfortable behind the wheel of the MCL39 challenger. Team-mate Oscar Piastri has enjoyed a stronger opening phase to the season, winning four of the opening six grands prix.
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4 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh
Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel has backed Lewis Hamilton to succeed at Ferrari following his difficult start at the Italian squad. Hamilton has tasted some success at the opening six rounds as he emerged victorious in the China sprint race before finishing in the top three in the Miami sprint outing. However, qualifying and grand prix pace have been a struggle for the 40-year-old at his new team.
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4 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh
1996 F1 champion Damon Hill has suggested Max Verstappen could opt to take a sabbatical at the end of the current season. Verstappen has been linked with an exit from the Red Bull team over the last 12 months as the team has run into a variety of issues with its car. Although Verstappen managed to clinch his fourth title last year, the Dutchman has won just once in the opening six rounds of the current campaign, with McLaren commencing the season in phenomenal form.
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4 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh |Ian Parkes
Alex Albon has detailed the Williams F1 team has been finding more pace in the FW47 car than the numbers projected by its simulator. Williams has enjoyed a strong start to the season, scoring 25 points in the opening five rounds to lift to fifth place in the constructors’ championship. 80 per cent of those points have come through Albon, with the Thai-British driver scoring at every round bar Bahrain.
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4 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh |Ian Parkes
Stake F1 team principal Jonathan Wheatley has suggested the F1 pecking order could undergo a big change at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Barcelona round will be the first to feature the FIA's stricter flexi-wing tests, with added scrutiny placed on how much the elements can bend at high speed. Some teams have been working to adjust their wings to be ready for the Spanish event, while others have maintained they do not need to make any changes.
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4 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh
Haas F1 driver Esteban Ocon has stated he can “relate” to the struggles Lewis Hamilton has endured during his opening phase as a Ferrari driver. The seven-time champion has struggled to adapt to the Ferrari car following his switch from Mercedes, with his best grand prix result being fifth in Bahrain. His highest success has come in the two sprint races held in China and Miami, where he finished first and third respectively.
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5 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh
Former F1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer has suggested there is a “Max factor” at Red Bull separating Verstappen from his team-mates. Verstappen has easily had the upper hand on his F1 team-mates across the last handful of seasons with Yuki Tsunoda the latest to be paired alongside the Dutchman. However, the car has been notoriously difficult to drive as its narrow operating window makes finding the sweet spot a major challenge.
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5 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh
George Russell has asserted he has no concerns regarding the legality of McLaren's F1 car following its strong start to the season. The Woking-based outfit has taken five grand prix victories at the opening six events, emerging as the clear favourite for title success this year. However, the team has faced scrutiny from Red Bull who has carried out its own investigation into McLaren's tyre cooling measures.
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5 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh
Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley has detailed his team is taking a “humble” approach as it prepares for its debut next season. The German manufacturer will enter F1 for the first time as its own team and power unit, taking over the Sauber-run Stake squad for the sport's new era under fresh technical regulations. Wheatley has taken on a leadership role within the team following his departure from Red Bull and is now working in tandem with former Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto to run the project.
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5 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh
Martin Brundle has stated he finds it “strange” that George Russell has not been tied down to a fresh contract at the Mercedes team. Russell has been part of the Mercedes family since 2017, when he joined as a junior driver before progressing to the F1 grid with Williams two years later. The Briton received a call-up to race for the Brackley-based squad in 2022 and has established himself as a race winner, with three grand prix wins to his name.
