Some Formula 1 drivers are struggling with the handling of the all-new ‘ground-effect’ cars of 2022. Former driver Marc Surer says that while Carlos Sainz was “a little better” than his teammate last year, the 2021 car was “easy to drive compared to this year’s car”. Also struggling relative to his teammate so far is Mick Schumacher, who last year dominated Nikita Mazepin. “This, together with the higher weight, makes the cars harder to control. “That’s because Russell got used to taming difficult driving cars during his time at Williams, while Lewis has always had perfect cars in the past,” said Surer.

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