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One driver promoted to Formula 2 for his rookie season, whilst another starts his second season with a new team. Ferrari junior driver Arthur Leclerc steps up to Formula 2 with DAMS for his rookie season in 2023. The 22-year-old finished 2nd in the Formula European Championship in 2020 with PREMA Racing before running two…
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A year on from the controversial battle for first in the Drivers Championship, Yas Marina played host to another tense battle to the end. Max Verstappen may have already secured the first place and drove to a comfortable victory almost nine seconds from the following pack, but all eyes were on his teammate and rival…
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The stage is set for a battle to the line tomorrow in Abu Dhabi – but not like last year. This year, second place in the 2022 Drivers Championship is up for grabs, with the two drivers in contention lining up second and third on the grid heading into the last race of the season.…
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Moving from what was an eventful Brazilian Grand Prix, we head towards the final race of the season held at the beautiful Yas Marina circuit, a track where the soon to be retiring Vettel has won 3 times. A fan favorite, his prowess on the track and joyful jokes off it will be held in…
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Formula One have announced an all-female F1 academy racing series to help younger female drivers, find an extra route into the sport. This shortly after W series ended their season early due to financial difficulties. The series will be on a similar level to formula 4 and will be a gateway for women to get…
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On the 23rd of September 2022, the F1 community seemed to celebrate the loss of Nicholas Latifi from the grid in 2023. The Canadian joined Williams in the 2020 season, partnering with George Russell, in an uncompetitive Williams car that would fail to score a point the entire season. His second season was where Latifi…
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Following a brilliant sprint race on Saturday, it was time for the Brazilian GP, and George Russell did well to lead the pack away from his first pole position start. The Red Bulls followed behind with the cars coming two by two at the end of the first lap. Friday qualifying hero, Kevin Magnussen’s hopes…
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Kevin Magnussen got off to an electrifying start to hold the lead after turn 1 as all drivers made it through without incident, unfortunately for him however the lead didn’t last long as Max Verstappen took the lead on lap 3 heading into turn 1, which most expected to happen. After Magnussen was passed by…
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A few weeks ago if you had asked me, can Mercedes overtake Ferrari for P2 in the constructors?, I probably would have laughed it off. However heading into Brazil this weekend and on the heels of an outstanding qualifying, it looks like Mercedes can in fact catch Ferrari, but do they have enough time to…
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Kevin Magnussen takes his first career pole and Haas’ first pole on the rainy Brazilian circuit.
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The Formula 1-engined Mercedes-AMG One set a blistering time of 6:35:183 around the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit. It is an incredible achievement for the German manufacturer smashing the previous record set by a Porsche 911 GT2 RS. By contrast, the Porsche did in a time of 6:43.300 in 2021. The multi-million-dollar hypercar completed the lap on…
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As we head towards Interlagos this weekend, it only seems right to look back at a true icon of not only the sport, but the country of Brazil. Someone whose name is shared with those famous first two corners, and whose generosity would be remembered for generations to come. Aryton Senna. When Aryton Senna was…
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Helmut Marko has revealed that Red Bull’s wind tunnel, which is currently situated in a listed building, has garnered some complaints from the Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey. Newey, who has amassed eleven Constructors Championships with his input to Formula 1 car design over the years has aired his complaints about the wartime building the…
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Columbia has become the latest country to express interest in an F1 race, with the mayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo stating that the “process is progressing favourably”. The Barranquilla city official told Colombian Newspaper El Heraldo that a new addition to the calendar is “a real, palpable possibility” but later admitted “there is still a…
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With the Brazilian Grand Prix coming this weekend, Seven time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton received his honorary citizenship at Brazil’s congress chamber in Brasilia. First promised late last year, On Monday, Sir Lewis Hamilton finally made it official and became an Honorary Citizen of Brazil. It is clear that he loves racing in…
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Las Vegas became even more chaotic than usual this week with a flurry of F1 cars taking to the streets ahead of next years race. It will be the first time since 1984 that F1 has returned to the City of Sin, and it’s also a landmark moment for the sport, as it pushed further…
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Abu Dhabi 2021 was almost one year ago as we approach the final two races of the 2022 season. So why are Ted Kravitz and Sky Sports still crying about it? Red Bull and Max Verstappen have every right to be angry and have every right to boycott the channel until they decide they can…
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Formula 3’s calendar for the new season has been announced! With the season ending in Monza with Victor Martins being crowned the winner it feels so long ago, but as of today we can now announce the calendar for the upcoming season. The new season will be made of 10 rounds one more than the…
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While we still have one more final race of the 2022 season we can now announce the calendar for the 2023 Formula 2 season! With the introduction to Melbourne, Australia added to the new season’s calendar drivers will compete in 14, a total of 28 races across 13 countries as support racing for the Formula…
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It was a dream start for championship winner, Max Verstappen as he held off the Mercedes going into turn 1. A tyre compound battle made it interesting with the silver arrows opting for the slower medium tyre contrary to the rest of the field. Sergio Perez made the home fans roar with a swooping move…