Hamilton Admits To Struggling Mentally
Follow all the latest news and reaction from the world of F1 as the fallout continues from another chaotic race in Melbourne, before heading to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is convinced the team are “in a better state” than before the Australian GP, where George Russell claimed a podium spot and Lewis Hamilton placed fourth, but both drivers have sounded warnings about ensuring everybody in the team is pushing as hard as possible for improvements required to the car.
Meanwhile, reigning champion Max Verstappen has followed up his comments suggesting there are “two or three” problems for the new Red Bull car by acknowledging he had a “terrible race” in Melbourne, where he couldn’t find the pace to keep up with the leaders and ended up failing to complete the day for the second time in three races this season. He has also been warned about going “over the limit” by team advisor Helmut Marko, who wants more calmness from the driver. With Ferrari going clear at the top thanks to another Charles Leclerc win, there’s also talk about Carlos Sainz being reduced to a support driver for the team.
Follow all the latest F1 news and reaction after a thrilling start to the 2022 season.
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- George Russell warns against ‘crazy’ car fixes after podium spot
- Max Verstappen slams ‘horrible race’ and admits he faces ‘big task’ in title defence
- Toto Wolff claims Mercedes in a ‘better’ place after Australian GP
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Australian GP might be ‘good as it gets’ for McLaren, admits Lando Norris
But Norris has curtailed McLaren fan hopes of the Australian race being a springboard and says the reality is the team won’t achieve much more in the near future.
Karl Matchett13 April 2022 09:00
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Max Verstappen ‘goes over the limit’ and ‘wants too much’, Red Bull boss claims
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen’s tendency to go “over the limit” is why he hasn’t qualified in pole position this season.
“He goes over the limit, he wants too much,” he told formula1news.co.uk. “That didn’t work out here [in Melbourne] in the last sector.
“We thought that with the World Championship title there would be some calmness from him, but he probably needs another title so that he doesn’t go into qualifying with so much pressure.”
Karl Matchett13 April 2022 08:40
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Alex Albon reveals Australian Grand Prix tactics after unexpected points finish
The former Red Bull driver managed to rise 10 places to give his team a point, moving them off the bottom of the constructors table. Albon himself said he was surprised by the outcome and the team weren’t in the best place ahead of the race.
“We looked at out race predictions and we looked a bit sad,” Albon said per motorsport.com. “It was a race where we took risks, because we felt like no matter what we did we were going to finish 19th or 20th.
“We went into the race starting our race, taking a bit of time to build the tires up into a nice window, and when you start last you can afford to do that.”
Karl Matchett13 April 2022 08:40
