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Lewis Hamilton blamed " track specific " issues with the W13 for the reason why he couldn't challenge for pole and maintain his career record in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The seven-time World Champion had achieved a pole in every season he's participated in prior to the session, with this one being the last opportunity of 2022 to maintain that record . But after qualifying in fifth – nearly seven tenths off the pace – Hamilton blamed the issues with the W13, including porpoising, for why the team are so far off despite leading the way in practice on Friday. "[I] definitely wasn't expecting to see such a big gap, but we're losing six tenths on the straights," Hamilton told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "It's kind of reminiscent of some of the previous races before Austin, [and the] bouncing is back, which is costing us time." Hamilton also noted the issues they've had with their brakes, which h...

All the ingredients were there for Ferrari in the 2022 Formula 1 season to have a crack at claiming either championship title. An excellent, reliable car in those opening rounds looked unbeatable with a driver in Charles Leclerc looking more than capable of holding his own against World Champion Max Verstappen. However, the Scuderia's season imploded somewhat, ending with Team Principal Mattia Binotto resigning from his post after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He has been replaced by Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur - who is now tasked with restoring the most successful team in F1 to the perch they feel belongs to them. Here are the main problems he faces in trying to achieve that. Keeping Leclerc onside Perhaps the most pressing issue of all facing Vasseur is his star driver Leclerc - and keeping him happy. Leclerc is Ferrari's present and future, much the same way that Max Vers...

Mercedes have explained how they encountered further issues with their car after their first "high" point of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix. The team had a difficult start to the 2022 campaign, having experienced problems such as porpoising with their W13 which left them unable to match the pace of rivals Red Bull and Ferrari. However, there looked to be signs of progress at the sixth race of the year in Barcelona, where George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished P3 and P5 respectively. This step forwards did not seem to last long, though, as the event was followed by more challenging weekends such as in Monaco and Azerbaijan. Mike Elliott, Technical Director at Mercedes , has detailed the issues that the Silver Arrows faced after Spain in a year review video released by the team. Mercedes suffered after 'high' of Barcelona "Because we sort of go...