Month: May 2022

24 May 2022

Did Hamilton have the pace to win Spanish GP?

For after a season where a top five would have been something to be happy about at times, even through complete luck, to get there after charging up from 19th on the road said much about the progress made with the W13. As team boss Toto Wolff said on Sunday night: “With Lewis, we had […]

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24 May 2022

Aston Martin F1 driver Vettel has bag stolen in Barcelona

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel had his bag stolen through a car window, according to major Catalan publication El Periodico, from outside his hotel following Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. But in an effort to try and track down his stolen bag using his scooter, Vettel used a GPS signal from the AirPods headphones that were […]

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23 May 2022

10 things we learned at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix

For once, Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix provided an engaging contest up and down the grid and just like last year it included developments that could be key to the outcome of the world titles. Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 ahead of Sergio Perez, but that summary barely scratches the surface of an […]

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23 May 2022

F1 Spanish Grand Prix Review

The Ferrari driver had moved into a commanding lead after Verstappen was caught out by a gust of wind at Turn 4, but his engine let go and forced him out of the race, which set up the Red Bull driver’s charge to the victory with an assist from team orders to get by team-mate […]

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23 May 2022

F1 Spanish GP Turn 4 error “really caught me by surprise”

Verstappen stormed into the championship lead after taking the victory at Barcelona while erstwhile tabletopper Charles Leclerc retired from the lead of the race with a power unit problem. But the early stages of the grand prix did not go to plan for Verstappen as an error at Turn 4 when he was running second […]

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22 May 2022

F1 warns Spanish GP to fix ‘unacceptable’ traffic issues

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya announced it had been sold out for the 2022 edition of the race after going through two COVID-19 years with limited attendance, stating 300,000 flocked to the Barcelona venue across the weekend. But soon enough it became apparent the venue was not prepared for the sell-out crowd, with larges queues forming […]

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22 May 2022

Spanish GP “a survival race” for Mercedes F1 due to overheating

Russell benefited from the retirement of early leader Charles Leclerc to run in third place in the closing stages with team-mate Lewis Hamilton behind him when the pair both suffered a water leak, which allowed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to pass the seven-time world champion on the penultimate lap. The issue also pushed Russell onto the […]

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