F1 in brief | Horner guards against laziness: ‘If you think you know everything, you go backwards’

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Horner guards against laziness: ‘If you think you know everything, you go backwards’

Christian Horner knows that there is still plenty to learn for Red Bull Racing, despite the team having had a great season. The Austrian racing stable took both championships, but according to the team boss that should not lead to laziness. “The day you think you know it all is the day you go backwards,” Horner is quoted as saying the UK branch of GPFans. ‘There are many lessons that we can take with us and of course also many positive points.’

Pirelli sees thirty percent more overtaking actions in 2022

The big hope at the start of the season was that the new regulations would bring about more overtaking actions. At the end of the season it can be said that this was indeed the case. Pirelli investigated and found that overtaking was 30% more this season than last year. ‘It is a nice confirmation that the new rules are indeed doing their job. The figure does not say everything, but it is a positive indication,” said Pirelli boss Mario Isola Motorsport.com.

Ferrari still ends the year fastest with 1-2-3 during testing in Abu Dhabi

During the traditional post-season-tests Ferrari set the fastest time three times. Charles Leclerc drove the fastest time in the morning and teammate Carlos Sainz managed to take it up a notch in the afternoon and finished the day as fastest. Robert Shwartzman drove a Ferrari all day and managed to close behind the two men in third place. However, these times should be taken with a grain of salt.

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Russell expects title: “If you beat Hamilton you will probably become champion”

George Russell made his debut as a full-time driver at Mercedes this year and immediately beat his teammate. “If I had been told that at the start of the season I would have been incredibly proud and happy,” said the Briton, quoted by Express.co.uk. The seven-time world champion finished 35 points behind Russell. “After all, if you finish ahead of Lewis Hamilton, nine times out of ten you are likely to become world champion.”

Szafnauer happy that Alpine did not win case around Piastri

Otmar Szafnauer thinks the driver duo at Alpine next season will be better than the duo originally planned. The French team first wanted to appoint Oscar Piastri as second driver, but the team boss is happy that it has become Pierre Gasly. “Our driver duo with Ocon and Gasly is better than if we had won the Piastri case,” Szafnauer is quoted by Soymotor. “Gasly has a lot of experience, but he is still young. Besides, I think he’s faster.’

Brother Leclerc next season at DAMS in Formula 2

Arthur Leclerc, the brother of Charles, will make his debut in Formula 2 in 2023, according to the official website of Formula 2. Next season, after two seasons in Formula 3 with the Prema team, the Monegask will have the opportunity at DAMS to show his skills in the class directly below Formula 1. The 22-year-old will test this week during the Abu Dhabi test got to put the Formula 2 car of his new team through its paces for the first time.

Marko in seventh heaven after dream season: ‘See if we can achieve this again’

Helmut Marko couldn’t believe his luck now that Red Bull Racing’s dream season has come to an end. The Austrian is disappointed that Sergio Pérez did not manage to take second place, but is especially proud of the team and the performances it has delivered this season, he says at Sky Sports Germany. First and third, seventeen victories and both world titles – we are in seventh heaven. Let’s see if we can achieve this again. We’re going to try anyway,” he said.