Everything Trackside
Driven by the fans, for the fans
Author: Jamie Cooper
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Formula has announced that there will no longer be an organised We Race As One gesture in 2022. From 2022, Formula 1 will be moving away from this gesture, they will now focus on a more action orientated approach to the WRAO initiative. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali told Sky Sports F1: “No, I think that…
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Ayrton Senna, is the second finalist of our Champion of Champions competition. The Brazilian driver defeated Damon Hill, Mike Hawthorn, Michael Schumacher and Niki Lauda to reach the final. Biography Ayrton Senna de Silva was born on the 21st March 1960 in Santana, Sao Paulo, Brazil to Milton da Silva and Neide Senna. Ayrton was…
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The first official livery release for the 2022 season has arrived. The HAAS VF-22 has broken cover. It does look pretty similar that its 2021 counterpart, but it I still nice to see how the new cars will look. HAAS will be looking to bounce back after effectively writing off the 2021 season. We won’t…
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With the 2022 season fast approaching, HAAS surprised us all. The American team, owned by Gene Haas will launch their 2022 livery/car on 4th February at 11am GMT. HAAS had been open since the start of 2021 season that they would not be focusing on developing the car, rather focusing on the 2022 car. A…
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After a month of matchups, thousands of votes and comments, Fernando Alonso has made it to the final beating Nigel Mansell, Max Verstappen, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Mika Hakkinen on his way. Who is Fernando Alonso? BiographyFernando Alonso was born in Oviedo, Spain on the 29 July 1981. He was born to amateur kart driver…
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Redbull has announced that they will launch the RB18 on the 9th of Feb, making them the first team to launch their 2022 car. After Max Verstappen won the Drivers Championships in 2021, Redbull will be pushing to go one step further and take the constructors title away from Mercedes. Redbull have stuck with Sergio…
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Alpha Tauri will release their 2022 challenger on 14.02.2022 at 12PM CET. In a short but stylish video released on twitter today, the team announced the date along with their tag line “the style of a new era” The team, named after Redbull’s clothing brand had some success in 2021, however they never seemed to…
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It is understood that Mclaren has entered into talk with Mercedes with a view to take over the Formula E outfit. Mercedes announced that they would be withdrawing from the all electric series at the end of the 2022 season. McLaren are interested in taking over the team, with discussions intensifying over the last month.…
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Formula 1 could be on his way back to Las Vegas in 2023, after the excitement of the 2021 season, it would seem that Formula 1 is beginning to make in roads in the tough US market. With the debut of the Miami GP this coming season and the popular race in Texas, a third…
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For the first time since the Abu Dhabi GP, the FIA has admitted that a change of Formula 1 Race Director is possible. During a recent interview Peter Bayer, the newly appointed head of Formula 1, admitted that the a change of race director is possible. “Michael did a super job in many ways, we…
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FORMULA 1 HAS ANNOUNCED AN EXTENSION OF THE SINGAPORE GP TILL 2028. The Singapore GP has been absent for the last two years due to Covid, returns in 2022, will continue in a multi year deal . Singapore GP’s Chairman Mr Ong Beng Seng said “We are very pleased that the night race will continue…
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It has been known that there would be two seperate tests at Cataluyna and Bahrain prior to the 2022 season, however Formula 1 has just announced the dates and finalised the details of these tests. BARCELONA- CIRCUIT DE CATALUYNA FEBRUARY 23-25 The pre-season test at the Spanish track, will be a non-televised, no spectator event,…
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At the end of the 2021 season, Aston Martin finished in an extremely disappointing seventh place with a total points haul of just 77, (Vettel 43, Stroll 34). This was not the return that the Formula 1 world or Aston Martin expected, the AMR21 was hampered by the change in the regulations brought in for…
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Australian GP boss Andrew Westacott has confirmed that the Australian GP will not accept any medical exceptions for entry to the race. This confirmation comes after Novak Djokovic had his visa cancelled in part due to his anti vax stance. The tennis star was attempting to enter the country to compete at the Australian Open…
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It has been a couple of days since the sensational events of the Abu Dhabi GP played out in front of millions of Formula 1 fans across the world. Unfortunately we are not focusing on the fact that we have a different champion since 2016 or that Max Verstappen is the first ever Formula 1…
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With new power unit regulations set to come into force in 2026, discussions around how they will look are already under way. Early indications are that both Porsche and Audi are looking to enter Formula 1 if the regulations suit. Most major manufacturers have shied away from entering Formula 1 in the turbo-hybrid era, due…
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The 2022 Formula 1 calendar was released this week, the championship will have a record breaking 23 races spanning 18 countries (2 races in Italy and USA and Monaco) and will rack up a shed load of air and freight miles. Interestingly the championship is scheduled to start at the end of March and finishing…
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George Russell has finally moved to Mercedes ending the “will he won’t he” discussions that have been around the paddock for most of the season. Russell’s move to Mercedes is just rewards for a young driver that is ready to show what he can do in a front running car. He has done wonders for…
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Valtteri Bottas has secured his future in Formula 1 was a multi year deal with Alfa Romeo Racing. The announcement is not really a surprise, with the talented and Mercedes owned George Russell ready to move on from Williams at the end of this season. It was mostly a matter of when not if for…
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It’s been a long wait for Formula 1 to return after the summer shutdown, the last race firmly in the record-books, Covid-19 still ever present and the (not so) silly season starting in earnest. SUMMER BREAK The last race saw Esteban Ocon winning the race, the first time a French driver has won a race…