Jad Mallak, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Verstappen: Not finishing pretty frustrating, unacceptable

Verstappen: We’re already miles behind

Max Verstappen seems to have thrown in the towel after failing to finish the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, his frustration evident when he admitted he is miles behind in the Championship. The reigning Formula ... Read More...

Russell: We’ve got to be in it to win it

George Russell took his first podium with Mercedes at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, the Briton insisting the team needs to keep pushing and capitalize on the chances offered to them. Despite their poor for... Read More...

Melbourne Qualifying: Leclerc hammers Verstappen and them all

Melbourne's qualifying was intense, interrupted with crashes and Red Flags, but it was Charles Leclerc that emerged on pole hammering Max Verstappen (and the rest) in the process. I was one of the closest qual... Read More...

Melbourne FP3: Norris springs a surprise

FP3 in Melbourne for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix saw Lando Norris spring a surprise and go fastest around Albert Park for McLaren. To be honest, it was Lance Stroll's Red Flag causing crash at the end of ... Read More...

Ricciardo: In a decent place with the car in Melbourne

Daniel Ricciardo is relieved to be racing in front of his home fans in Melbourne with an improved McLaren, admitting the MCL36 is in a decent place. Ricciardo is naturally thrilled to be back racing at the A... Read More...

Melbourne FP2: Leclerc restores order, Verstappen close

FP2 for the 2022 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix saw Ferrari's Charles Leclerc restored the order, topping the time screens, as Max Verstappen chased. As usual, the second free practice session was held in c... Read More...

Melbourne FP1: Sainz edges Leclerc, Red Bulls chase

Formula 1 returned to Melbourne for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix after an absence of two seasons, and FP1 kicked off with Carlos Sainz going fastest for Ferrari. The Spaniard had a good start for his race we... Read More...

Marko: Sainz struggles a disadvantage for Red Bull

Carlos Sainz does not seem as happy with Ferrari's F1-75 as much as teammate Charles Leclerc, and Red Bull's Helmut Marko sees that as a disadvantage for his team in the Formula 1 Championship. Carlos Sainz be... Read More...

Wolff: No magic fix for Mercedes in Melbourne

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, admits his team still has no solutions for their 2022 Formula 1 car, the W13, ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, insisting it will not be a magic fix. Mercedes' troubles are expected... Read More...

Vettel: It feels a bit like arriving late to school

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel is back with his team for the 2022 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix after missing the first two races of the season due to Covid, the German admitting he feels like arriving lat... Read More...

Russell: Mercedes’ situation in Melbourne to be very similar

George Russell believes Mercedes will continue to suffer at the 2022 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, after being painfully slow at the two opening races of the season. Russell finished the races in Bahrain an... Read More...

Alonso: Pleased with our overall pace so far

Fernando Alonso is pleased with the overall pace Alpine has displayed so far, as the Spaniard gears up for the 2022 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Alonso was running strong in Saudi Arabia, but suffered a DN... Read More...

Verstappen: Interesting to see track updates in Melbourne

Max Verstappen is looking forward to the 2022 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, at a revised Albert Park track in Melbourne, and believes the track updates would be interesting to see. Verstappen heads to the... Read More...

Ricciardo: Excited to go home, it’s been a while

Daniel Ricciardo last raced in Melbourne in 2019, as a Renault driver, but he returns to contest the 2022 Australian Grand Prix with McLaren, and he's definitely excited about it. The Australian does not have ... Read More...

Gasly: Marko straightforward, doesn’t mean I agree with him

While Pierre Gasly appreciates Helmut Marko's straightforward style, the Frenchman recently admitted that he does not always agree with what the Red Bull consultant has to say. Pierre Gasly is one of many Fo... Read More...

Hulkenberg: Vettel must dig deeper to make up for missed races

Hulkenberg: Vettel needs to dig deeper to make up for missed races

Nico Hulkenberg, claims that his compatriot Sebastian Vettel, whom he replaced for the first two races of the 2022 Formula 1 season as the latter recovered from Covid, will have to dig deeper to make up for t... Read More...

Marko: Verstappen has escape clause in his contract

Max Verstappen and Red Bull have announced in March, that both parties will stick together in Formula 1 up to 2028, but team consultant Dr. Helmut Marko revealed the Dutchman has an escape clause in his contr... Read More...

File photo of former Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany sitting in a Ferrari F1 car during a training session at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain December 6, 2007. Seven-times world champion Schumacher, who retired in 2006, still has to be Ferrari's first choice to stand in for injured Brazilian Felipe Massa, former champion Niki Lauda said July 26, 2009. Ferrari are almost certain to need a replacement for Massa after the 28-year-old suffered a serious head injury after being struck on the head by debris in Saturday's Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying. REUTERS/Anton Meres/Files (SPAIN SPORT MOTOR RACING)

Turrini: Feelings we had in the Schumi years are coming back

So good has been Ferrari's start to the 2022 Formula 1 season, that Italy is rejoicing at the prospect of the return of the "Schumi Years" writes Italian journalist Leo Turrini. Ferrari has hit the ground ru... Read More...

Author Jad Mallak