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Mick Schumacher has blamed the visibility in 2022-spec Formula 1 cars for his collision with Nicholas Latifi in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. On Lap 39 of 58 of the race at the Yas Marina Circuit, Schumacher attempted an overtake on Latifi's Williams at the Turn 5 hairpin with both running outside the points positions at the time. As Latifi turned in, the Haas of Schumacher collided with the Canadian, causing both to spin and the Williams to hit the barrier. The German - who was announced as losing his seat for 2023 earlier in the weekend - was deemed at fault for causing a collision by the stewards and handed a five-second time penalty. Schumacher explains Latifi crash When asked about the collision, Schumacher commented on the reasons he believed the incident was difficult to avoid. "In general with these cars you don't really have a big overview of what is happening ...

George Russell believes that he gained from his collision with Valtteri Bottas at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, despite the initial repercussions. As a Mercedes -affiliated driver racing for Williams last season, Russell lost control of his car at a wet race in Imola, crashing into then- Mercedes driver Bottas and putting both out of the race. At the time, the incident was seen as a blow to Russell's hopes of a promotion to the Mercedes seat for 2022, before standout performances triggered a call-up for 2022. Speaking on the High Performance Podcast , Russell revealed that at the time of the incident he hadn't focused on the fact that he was racing against a Mercedes, and believed that he'd learned from his heated reaction to the crash. "It didn't even really cross my mind that it was Valtteri and a Mercedes [ahead], it was an opening to score points for myself and for my team," said Russell. "I was furious with Valtteri, which was pr...

Logan Sargeant has issued an apology to Nyck de Vries over an incident that put them both out of the Australian Grand Prix. The collision occurred at the penultimate race restart on Lap 57, where several cars found themselves caught up in accidents, including Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso as well as the Alpine duo of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon. Sargeant locked up as the race restart ed and made contact with de Vries, resulting in both cars retiring from the event. The Williams driver has explained what happened in the "strange" incident. Sargeant apologises to de Vries "It just felt like when I hit the brake nothing was up to temp[erature] – tyres, brakes," Sargeant told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "I just touched the brakes and locked both fronts immediately. Apologies to Nyck, I hate to end the day like that, but I have to look and see what happened. "It definitely felt strange because I felt like I had braked...