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Adrian Newey is God!!! In Formula One terms he most certainly is. His car designs have crossed the finishing line first on 193 occasions. He knows his stuff from his early days at Leyton House, through his time with Williams and then McLaren. A mainstay of Red Bull since 2006. There for the halcyon period…
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Following a commanding 32nd victory of his Formula 1 career at the Japanese GP, Max Verstappen seized the World Championship trophy for the second time. The 2022 season has proven to be a masterclass from Verstappen, amassing 15 wins out of the possible 22 races. This achievement from the Dutch-Belgian driver surpasses the record held…
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Italian motorsport team Prema have announced they will run a team in the brand new all-women driver series, the F1 Academy. The series aims to develop and boost young drivers and aid in their development in the steps towards a Formula 1 career. The F1 Academy will use the Tatuus T421 chassis, fitted with a…
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The saga surrounding who could provide the power units for Red Bull Racing continue to swirl as Ford are now rumored to be set to collaborate with Red Bull on their powertrains. While Christian Horner has said he wants Red Bull to make their own power units for 2026 and beyond, other suppliers are welcome…
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Josef Newgarden will receive a new race engineer for 2023, his third in as many seasons he chases a third IndyCar crown. After Gavin Ward’s departure at the end of 2021, Penske hired Eric Leitchle, who Newgarden was able to win five races with in 2022 which was more than any other driver on the…
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The FIA has confirmed that Nyck De Vries will drive under number 21 when he makes his full-season debut next year. The Dutchman will race alongside Yuki Tsunoda at Alpha Tauri next year, replacing Pierre Gasly who will move to Alpine. De Vries, an ex-Formula 2 and Formula E champion, found himself in Alex Albon’s…
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Amongst this unpredictable silly season, Jost Capito resigned after two years at the helm of the Williams F1 operation. Jost joined the British team in December 2020, after it was bought by investment group Dorilton Capital, as CEO; He later took on the role of Team Principal in mid-2021, replacing Simon Roberts. Prior to the…
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From the start of 2023, Arrow McLaren SP will change its name to Arrow McLaren. While that may seem like a simple rebranding, it marks the end of what has been a truly immense era for Sam Schmidt who set up Sam Schmidt Motorsport just over a year after an Indy Racing League crash that…
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Despite being a semi spec- series, where teams all run the same Dallara DW12 Chassis, with either a Honda or Chevrolet engine, teams are allowed to freely develop their dampers for different tracks, or even specific drivers, depending on their setup preference. In simple terms, the role of the damper is to turn the energy…
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Logan Sargeant secured his drive with Williams for the 2023 season, having acquired the requisite amount of points to secure his super licence. The Miami native has since been the talk of social media, not regarding his driving, but due to his perceived political stance. Two liked tweets from 2018, and an Instagram post from…
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Red Bull junior Liam Lawson has signed with Mugen for the 2023 Super Formula season, joining two-time champion of the series Tomoki Nojiri at the Honda-powered outfit. Mugen is the reigning champion of the series with Nojiri and will be looking to defend this with the addition of the New Zealander for 2023. Lawson is…
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Japanese racer Ayumu Iwasa will continue with DAMS for the 2023 F2 season, it has been announced this morning. The multiple-race winner from 2022 will partner Arthur Leclerc at the French outfit next year and will look to be at the sharp end of the championship after his strong fifth-place finish this year. Iwasa managed…
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1 driver, has faith in Ferrari as they prepare for the former Formula 1 Ferrari Team Principle Matteo Binotto’s successor to step into this role. Ferrari faced a challenging year with major strategy mistakes to broken records and it’s safe to say that none of us could have predicted Ferrari’s season. For…
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McLaren had a good enough season but it was a slip from their performance in 2021 where they scored many podiums and won at Monza. This season saw no wins plus only one podium coupled with the issues Daniel Ricciardo faced throughout the campaign. Team boss Andreas Seidl takes up the story Team season: “The…
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Formula 2 driver Amaury Cordeel has been caught speeding after posting a TikTok in which he was seen going 179km/h in a 50km/h zone in his hometown of Temse. The 20-year-old Belgian was found guilty this month, despite having had committed the offence back in December of 2020. The video posted on his TikTok account…
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F2 veteran Marcus Armstrong is set to pilot Chip Ganassi Racing’s fourth Indycar entry on road and street courses in the 2023 season. Following Jimmie Johnson’s move to NASCAR team ownership with the Petty GMS Motorsports organization, the car will run under #11. Armstrong will be teaming up with New Zealand compatriot and six-time champion…
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Max Verstappen says he expects the field to be closer in 2023 F1 season, as he hails the work done in 2022 by Red Bull. The dust is finally settled on what was a tremendously dominant season for Red Bull and Verstappen. They had 17 wins against Ferrari’s four, Mercedes’ one. The Dutchman took 15…
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Roy Nissany and Brad Benavides are set to race for PHM Racing by Charouz in Formula 2 next season. Formula 3, American-Spanish racing driver Benavides is set to make his debut in formula 2, alongside former DAMS Driver and entering his 5th season in F2 Nissany to complete the driver line up. It will be…
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When the 2022 regulations were drafted Adrian Newey was openly critical of the technical changes, but after the first full season his opinion seems to have changed. “When I first read the rules two years ago, I was really frustrated.” Newey said, “They looked extremely restrictive.” “I have to admit that I changed my mind…
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Mattia Binotto hails the work of the strategists in F1 Abu Dhabi GP after the criticism they had all the year, as it benefitted Charles Leclerc to second. An amusing story emerged after F1 Abu Dhabi GP where Ferrari outfoxed Red Bull in terms of tyre strategy. Leclerc got ahead of Sergio Perez by making…