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Not many may like Red Bull Racing after the past couple of years, not many may like decisions that have gone for or against them since 2021, but there is one decision they can make this weekend that everyone could and should get behind. Red Bull should absolutely prioritize Sergio Perez as driver #1 this…
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The mixed up grid made things interesting at the start with a number of midfield runners in the top ten. It was a strong start from newly-crowned champion, Max Verstappen, who nipped in front of the Ferrari off the line. Sainz has had a torrid time in the races this season with a number of…
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The FIA and Red Bull have seemingly reached an agreement on a penalty in regard to their budget cap infringement, where we were expecting an announcement soon. However, following the death of Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of Red Bull, they have understandably delayed this. When the announcement will be is still yet to be released…
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Ferrari pull the magic out at COTA to try and keep any hopes of the constructors title alive for them. Carlos Sainz grabs his 2nd career pole, beating out Charles Leclerc by .065 hundredths of a second, with Leclerc losing it on the track with a wiggle out of the final corner. Leclerc grabs P2…
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McLaren announced earlier today that Alex Palou and Pato O’ward will take to the wheel of the MCL36 in an FP1 session each this year. McLaren along with Alpine were still to announce who would drive in their two mandatory FP1 sessions this year. Due to the new rule introduced this season that a rookie…
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It’s that time of year where the Formula One season starts coming to an end, however we still have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming races. In Formula One, teams are obligated to run a rookie driver or drivers in two FP1 sessions across the season. This allows drivers to have a…
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Pedro De La Rosa, 51, lands an exciting new role with the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team. De La Rosa was announced earlier today by Aston Martin to be appointed Team Ambassador. The Spanish ex Formula One driver has an impressive motorsport resume, having participated in 107 Grand Prix’s with several teams such as…
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October 1st signals the start of Black History Month, and there is always loads to learn and celebrate all year round. Within motorsport the number of people from ethnic minorities in the industry has increased over the last decade. There is no doubt that motorsport has a long way to go to improve diversity within…
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Daniel Ricciardo, 33 announced his departure from the McLaren team earlier this season, being replaced by fellow Australian Oscar Piastri, leaving him without a seat on the 2023 grid. Phillip Horton has tweeted that Daniel Ricciardo is now looking at options for the 2024 season. With many speculations over the last couple of months surrounding…
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The championship leader, Max Verstappen has taken pole at the Japanese GP setting a lap time of 1:29.304 closely followed by the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc who was just 0.020s behind setting a lap time of 1:29.314. Behind Leclerc is his teammate Carlos Sainz. After setting a lap time of 1:29.709 Max Verstappen’s teammate Sergio…
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After a 3 year absence due to the COVID pandeminc, F1’s return to Singapore was delayed by torrential rain before the scheduled start at Marina Bay. After the over hour delay, it was lights out in Singapore for the first grand prix held there since 2019. In a start feared to be reminiscent of 2017,…
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Beitske Visser drove to victory today in Singapore, keeping her hopes for the title alive as Championship leader Jamie Chadwick crashed out of the race with under five minutes to go. The second win of Visser’s W Series career – her first since the second race of the inaugural 2019 season – came after she…
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To the delight of the strategists, the rain had subsided by the time qualifying had started under the lights at the Singapore. This weekend marks the first time F1 has gone to the circuit since 2019 after the postponements caused by the pandemic and the ever-changing weather has already got us excited for the race…
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Red Bull’s sister team, Alpha Tauri have reached an agreement to sign dutch driver Nyck de Vries for the 2023 season, according to reports in France. According to Canal+, Nyck will partner with Yuki Tsunoda at Alpha Tauri which frees Pierre Gasly to join Alpine, discussions which have been taking place for a while now.…
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By Hannah Duffy and Jamie Cooper With the W-Series heading to Singapore for the first time, reports have surfaced that the series is in serious financial trouble, with liabilities of around £7.5million. The Telegraph reported that the Series may not complete the final 2 rounds of the season in Mexico and USA. The combination of…
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Jamie Chadwick has the potential to secure a third W Series Championship this weekend in Singapore as the single-seater female racing series heads to Asia for the first time. Having won five out of six races this season – only losing out to Alice Powell at the last event in July – leaving her with…
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For a brand and sport that wants to and has openly said it wants to be a carbon neutral outfit, the 2023 schedule makes absolutely no sense. It isn’t like F1 tried to hide the ridiculousness of these dates and locations. They did it the very first few races of the season. While the confounding…
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Happy birthday Anthoine Hubert who would have turned 26 today. The Frenchman tragically lost his life three years ago after being critically injured when he was involved in a serious crash on the second lap of the feature race of the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round. Here is a run through of a career cut…
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Four female drivers were given the opportunity to test the current Formula 3 car at Magny-Cours, France on September 16th and 17th. Three of the drivers selected are currently in W Series – Abbi Pulling, Chloe Chambers and Nerea Marti – whilst Hamda Al Qubaisi is competing in the Formula Regional European Championship. The purpose…