F1

2022 - 7 - 24

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Meet Sara Pagliaroli - the bikini-loving model of billionaire F1 rich ... (Daily Star)

F1 star Lance Stroll might not have many points in the drivers' standings, but he's scored pretty well off the grid as he's in a relationship with Italian ...

"Paul Ricard is quite a challenging circuit, with a variety of corners and some long, winding sections towards the end of the lap," Stroll said ahead of this weekend's race at Paul Ricard. "The ground-effect cars we have this year appear to be producing better racing, so I hope we can put on a good show for the fans here. Discussing the brand, she said: "It all started during the quarantine, looking for a way to express my creativity within the walls of the house. Earlier this week she posted a picture of herself with a friend having fun in the sun in Ibiza. And not long before that she uploaded a snap wearing an eye-catching pink set, declaring it to be her new favourite colour.

Why F1's chess master isn't worried by self-doubt (autosport.com)

Chess is a war over the board - the object is to crush the opponent's mind,” said chess world champion Bobby Fischer. GP Racing's OLEG KARPOV recently ...

OPINION: Lewis Hamilton appears unlikely to extend his tally of seven Formula 1 world championships in 2022, as Mercedes tries to recover the ground it has lost with its new car. The drivers aren't exactly happy with that in practice, but it does afford the uniformity that they desired... The Red Bull and Ferrari battle for supremacy takes to Formula 1's next battleground at the Paul Ricard circuit.

Mercedes make "fastest car" vow as F1 giants hope Lewis Hamilton ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Hamilton went from the back of the grid to being a regular race win contender in a strange 2009 season for McLaren, and Mercedes hope he can inspire their ...

And a parallel might be that within our team, we're just starting to really get back the enjoyment for that engineering challenge and the development challenge. Asked if he thinks Hamilton can repeat the trick in 2022, he told reporters: "We started brilliantly [in 2009] didn't have the resources to keep up and were struggling to get near the podium by the end of the year. To turn that hope into reality, they could benefit from Hamilton repeating what he managed to do in the 2009 season with McLaren.

Could Hamilton reach 400 F1 races? Wolff hints at new contract (crash.net)

Another F1 record could be up for grabs for Lewis Hamilton if Mercedes boss Toto Wolff's hinting at the French Grand Prix is anything to go by.

"Expectation management is a bit of a thing this year, because we were slowly but surely working our way back to the front runners," Wolff said after qualifying. "We can't figure out what went wrong. "Then we were experimenting with tyre temperatures and you can see we are now 0.7s to Verstappen - the Ferrari lap is a bit of an outlier with the tow here with Sainz - but if you would told me we would be 0.7s to 0.9s off the pace ahead of the weekend then that would be a bit of slap in the face." “Someone once said you have not just got to win the eighth - why not ten? like, no performance. Mercedes have a strong record at Paul Ricard, having won two of the three races to have taken place at the Le Castellet venue since the revival of the French Grand Prix in 2018.

Toto Wolff confirms Lewis Hamilton retirement talks with target set for ... (Daily Express)

LEWIS HAMILTON is taking part in his 300th F1 Grand Prix this weekend as retirement rumours continue to surround the Mercedes star.

However, Wolff claimed the pair discussed continuing for more than five years which could see Hamilton continue until past the age of 40. "If there's ever a point that I feel that I don't want to commit the time or the effort, the mental time and energy that it takes, that will be the time for me to stop. Hamilton's current Mercedes deal expires at the end of the 2023 season meaning he only has a year-and-a-half left.

Wolff absurd claim: '10 more years for Hamilton' at Mercedes F1 (TheJudge13)

The all conquering Mercedes F1 team who have won the most consecutive constructor titles in the history of Formula One have had a miserable start by their ...

Lewis Hamilton is 37 and would be pushing 40 by the next time Mercedes could deliver a car possible for him to win a championship. The all conquering Mercedes F1 team who have won the most consecutive constructor titles in the history of Formula One have had a miserable start by their standards to the new era of car design regulations. Very disappointing to be a second or 9/10ths off the pace.” But it’s a gradual process. “We’re certainly not of that mind. Yet the reality was different.