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'Nothing works': Mercedes' grim championship reality laid bare.

“We need to keep digging into the data. “There’s just not a lot we can do. It’s just difficult.” “That’s the difficult thing. “It’s just nothing you change on the car makes a difference at the moment,” he said. “There’s quite a few midfield cars ahead of us and obviously we’re quite a long pace away from the front, so we need to work hard tonight to understand the limitations.”

George Russell described the porpoising during Friday practice for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix as “the most severe I've experienced”.

“We’re a long way behind Ferrari and Red Bull,” said Russell ahead of Friday practice. I know a few drivers did that but it seemed a little bit more extravagant from our side of things.” “We’ve sort of gone from left, right and centre with the setup and all have resulted in a similar outcome. So we need to work hard tonight, understand the limitations. We need to keep digging into the data and understand, It was a bit strange on my soft tyre, I kept on improving and improving.

The Spaniard powered round a revamped Albert Park circuit under clear skies with a best time of one minute 19.806 seconds among his 24 laps, largely on soft ...

Sports Sports Sports The Spaniard powered round a revamped Albert Park circuit under clear skies with a best time of one minute 19.806 seconds among his 24 laps, largely on soft tyres. The Spaniard powered round a revamped Albert Park circuit under clear skies with a best time of one minute 19.806 seconds among his 24 laps, largely on soft tyres.

Charles Leclerc was fastest during Australian Grand Prix practice in Melbourne on Friday, the third round of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship.

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Neither Lewis Hamilton nor George Russell troubled the top 10 in Free Practice 2 for the Australian Grand Prix – with both drivers giving a downcast view of ...

But you enjoy it more when you jump out of the car and see your name towards the top of the timesheet, or on top of the timesheet. “We need to keep digging into the data and understand. We believe that’s the fastest way around the track, but maybe it’s not. But I think it’s just something that we’ll have to deal with for the time being. “The car felt alright, didn’t feel too bad, but it was a bit strange – on my soft tyre I just kept on improving and improving. You get in very optimistic and then you make changes and then it doesn’t really seem to want to improve.

Verstappen was unfazed by Ferrari's table-topping performance on Friday in Australia as the reigning champion said the gap to Red Bull's rivals was not as ...

“I mean, we are talking about a few tenths, and that will change our lives. it’s been a very difficult day in terms of mileage starting in FP1, but I think we have pretty good data for tonight. Yes, they’re quick again, but in the long runs, everything looked quite stable and quite nice so I’m happy about that – and we definitely made some good improvements today.

The drivers talk to the media ahead of the Australian Grand Prix weekend in Melbourne.

It's always nice to be here and especially also because it will always have a nice memory for me, you know, starting your first race here in F1. So it's good also to see the excitement from the fans. I think there's a lot of people, that's the positive, there's a lot of people that are we're very willing to help, a lot of volunteers in the neighbouring countries, but also in other countries across Europe, willing to help, willing to give shelter and I think a lot of the things that are required to help people are basic. So yeah, I don't I don't expect that to be the case now. I mean, it's great to see how the sport is growing so much in the States, in all America. And yeah, I think Vegas is going to be a fantastic opportunity for the sport and for the fans to see the cars, see F1. I just think it's a great combination: F1 with Vegas, it's fantastic. And as drivers and teams, I just think that the momentum and the progress that we are able to make, it's going to make the difference. I think there'll be plenty of opportunities in the race to be you know, overtaking, getting past, all that so it could be very entertaining with plenty of opportunities. But apart from that it's great to have all the fans back, they are so passionate about [F1] and you know, we get stuck outside of our hotel get stuck on the entry coming to the paddock, so it's great to have them and yeah, hopefully we can give them a good show this weekend. I think we had the battle also in Bahrain, in a way, but in Jeddah, we continued that and yeah, I think we will see more of that. I think hopefully in the next races, but we will try to keep working on the car and on the performance side of it. CS: Yeah, I agree with Fernando, I think there needs to be a limit for the number of races that we keep adding, so in the end some other races are going to pay the price of having to stay out. But it's pretty clear that in the first races, we had a bit of a gap to the rest of the field and it was a head-to-head battle – and quite an interesting one to be fair – because it's been tight in all of the qualifying sessions, in all of the races. Obviously, it's meant to make the racing better and it's meant to make overtaking better and this until…

Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has already endured a bumpy start to the Formula 1 campaign and could face punishment if he refuses to comply with a ...

Wittich has stepped in to help fulfil race director duties, but Hamilton may well feel as though he can't catch a break from those calling the shots. The F1 stud has participated in recent races with a nose piercing visible through his visor, while others drivers are understood to wear necklaces and bracelets. The FIA —the world's governing body for motorsport—has reminded the F1 field of its duty to not wear earrings, piercings, rings and necklaces during on-track sessions.

Formula 1 is racing in Melbourne for the first time since 2019 and it was Ferrari who made the fastest start to the weekend, with Carlos Sainz topping the ...

10.15am: Australian GP Qualifying Hits 7am: AUSTRALIAN GP QUALIFYING* Live Australian GP schedule on Sky Sports F1

Formula 1 championship leader Charles Leclerc led Max Verstappen in the second practice session at the Australian Grand Prix.

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Sainz won the first practice race, but it was Leclerc who was quickest in the second race ahead of Sunday's GP.

“For our car, I would prefer to stay with the old layout but that’s only from a performance point of view,” Leclerc said. We know we have put together on track a great car but these two teams have been in the title fight for the last two or three years. Sainz and Leclerc were one-two in the first practice, but Spanish veteran Sainz cautioned against expecting too much of his Ferrari team. “We keep saying that Red Bull and Mercedes are the favourites because we haven’t been in a title fight in the last few years,” Sainz said. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, who led after the first practice session, was third-fastest. That's despite Leclerc's win and a second place and Sainz a third and a second in the first two races.

Ferrari edged out pre-weekend favourites Red Bull on the opening day of practice for the Australian Grand Prix. But a data dive suggests there is nothing to ...

There could be more to come, too, with Sporting Director Alan Permane saying they have work to do in extracting the most from the soft tyre on the first timed lap in qualifying. The race pace looks less good, as they drop down to fifth. Over one lap, they appear to have the sixth fastest car, but had Lando Norris hooked up all of his best sectors, he would have been sixth quickest of all. There’s work to do, though, with both drivers chasing more comfort in the car, Sainz admitting they are suffering from porpoising. The struggles of Barcelona pre-season running seem a world away for Alpine right now. Here are five things we learned at a revamped Albert Park in Melbourne.

Charlotte's always been a NASCAR town, but that's changing with Formula 1's rise in popularity. · Now, with the show in its fourth season, F1 viewership is ...

- Watch an upcoming Grand Prix. The Australian Grand Prix is this weekend with the race airing Sunday at 1am (sounds like a fun Saturday night to me).Full schedule here. But before the Netflix docuseries “Drive to Survive” premiered, the sport was hardly talked about in the U.S. In the meantime, he says, “Just switch on the TV and root for us.” And their top driver, Kevin Magnussen, is ranked 8th out of 20 drivers. - Start withNetflix’s seriesand binge-watch a few episodes to get a feel for how the sport works. The team is ranked 5th after the first two Grand Prix races.

Charles Leclerc topped Friday practice for Ferrari at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Here's how and when to watch qualifying.

For the entire 2022 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying and race of each event. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day payment of £11.98 or a month membership of £33.99 per month. Live radio coverage of every practice, qualifying and race for the 2022 F1 season will be available on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC 5 Live Sports Extra or via the BBC Sport website. Coverage of Australian GP qualifying will start at 6:55am BST on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra and the BBC Sounds app. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK. In the United Kingdom, every F1 practice, qualifying and race is broadcast live on Sky Sports F1, with Australian GP qualifying coverage starting at 6am BST.

The FIA is planning a clampdown on the underwear that Formula 1 drivers use on safety grounds following talks in Australia.

Ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, he reminded drivers in the event notes that wearing jewellery in the car was not permitted due to concerns about safety and extrication from cars. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said that he heard it was an “entertaining drivers’ briefing yesterday”. There are concerns that some drivers have been wearing their underwear which is not in compliance with the FIA regulations, which are in place to protect them in the event of a fire.

South Florida Motorsports (SFM), the organizers of the Formula 1® Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, the City of Miami Gardens and Hard Rock International ...

“The support from Formula 1 and this investment in the STEM program is going to accelerate the kids learning process. Signup below to receive email alerts as Formula 1 News is posted to the Corporate Website. Click here to receive email alerts for Formula One Group / Liberty Media Corporation financial news Participants also received meals from Formula 1® Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix restaurant partner and Miami Gardens black owned business Lovely’s On The Go.

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We are excited to welcome them to our flagship property, the Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, during the big race weekend in May." Participants also received meals from Formula 1® Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix restaurant partner and Miami Gardens black owned business Lovely's On The Go. "F1 in Schools is going to be a major part of the next 10-year partnership that we'll have with Formula 1. Motorsports legend Willy T Ribbs, was on hand to mentor the students and talk about his illustrious career. The support from Formula 1 and this investment in the STEM program is going to accelerate their learning process," said Formula 1 Diversity and Inclusion Representative Willy T. Ribbs. "If they want to be in the sport as an engineer, as a designer or as a driver, this all accelerates their goal. "These kids have so much capability.