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It’s exciting news for the Orange Army, as Max Verstappen snatches pole position at the Red Bull ring, after a dramatic qualifying session, with a lap time of 1:04:984. It was a close call for his championship rival, Charles LeClerc, as he qualified in P2, just 0.029 seconds behind. Sainz takes P3 for the Scuderia…
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Alpine has announced it’s launching an initiative to promote equal opportunities in motorsport and automotive – including scouting talented females from karting and helping them move through the ranks to F1. The Rac(H)er programme is designed to reinforce equality and provide opportunities based on merit, from scientific and technical fields through to their racing drivers.…
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The invention of the Halo has proved time and time again it is the guardian angel of motorsport. The British Grand Prix is no stranger to its trials and tribulations but this lap one tussle was much more than that. At nearly 200mph Zhou Guanyu’s Alpha Romeo flipped several times from the first corner just…
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As the dust settles over Silverstone, W Series are celebrating a milestone audience of 1 million UK viewers over the British GP weekend. After securing a new broadcasting deal for this season, the Silverstone race weekend was broadcast live across Sky Sports and Channel 4 for the first time. An average of more than 710,000…
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Arthur Leclerc secured his first win of the 2022 Formula 3 season after fending off home favourites Zak O’Sullivan and Oliver Bearman. After starting on pole, O’Sullivan maintained the lead off the line. Leclerc briefly overtook the Brit, however the move was completed just as the safety car was deployed, causing PREMA to instruct him…
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As of last night Red Bull have promoted Liam Lawson to the role of reserve driver after Juri Vips was dropped by the team following an online incident in June, Team Principal Christian Horner has confirmed. Vips’s contract as Red Bull reserve and test driver was terminated in the days prior to the British Grand…
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Logan Sargeant picks up his maiden F2 pole position after dominating Friday’s qualifying session. Sargeant hit the ground running at Silverstone. After leading the way as fastest driver on track in Free Practice, his trajectory continued upwards with him posting a time of 1m 38.432s in qualifying – over a tenth clear of Vesti in…
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Zak O’Sullivan and Carlin couldn’t have asked for a better start to their home GP after securing their first pole position in F3. With his previous highest qualifying position being P5 in Barcelona, Leclerc’s P2 marks his best result of the year so far. He currently stands P5 in the championship fight just 15 points…
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Jamie Chadwick, reigning double champion of W Series, has taken pole position for her home race in Silverstone today. She has continued her perfect start to 2022; winning all three races so far this year, and is in prime position to go for her fourth race today with a pole position-winning time of 1:56.758. Two…
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W Series has announced a collaboration with Motorsport UK and Silverstone on Women in Motorsport Day, to recognise and showcase the success of the women in motorsport. The series’ 18 drivers are due to face off in the fourth race of the 2022 season in support of the Formula 1® Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022…
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W Series has announced that its paddock will proudly display the rainbow logo at the fourth race of the 2022 season at Silverstone, UK, on 1-2 July in support of Pride. Over the course of the Formula 1® Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022 weekend, W Series’ drivers will wear gloves, boots, and fireproofs with the rainbow…
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Jamie Chadwick has claimed her first home race win at Silverstone taking her to six consecutive wins; including all four of this season’s races. The British driver has now reached the 100 point mark alongside her 100 per cent race record this season, taking her 47 points clear of Abbi Pulling in the championship. Alongside…
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The CortDAO Racing W Series Team has announced it’s launching it’s first series of NFTs, giving fans a unique opportunity to financially support driver development and the internet-based W Series team. The 10,000 NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are of two bespoke CortDAO Racing designs; 3D virtual depictions of the limited-edition racing helmets of Marta Garcia and…
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W Series returns to Silverstone this weekend for the fourth race of the season, and Jamie Chadwick looks to extend her record-breaking stint of wins on her home soil. With crowds of over 400,000 due to enter Silverstone across the Formula 1® Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022 weekend, there’s every chance that they could see…
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Following last week’s events, it has been announced today that Red Bull Racing have terminated the contract of their 21 year old junior driver Juri Vips. The termination brings to an end the driver’s four year partnership with Red Bull Racing. The Estonian driver, who was also Red Bull’s test and reserve driver, was heard…
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There’s nothing like making something Facebook official, is there? Franz Tost confirmed during the Canadian Grand Prix that Pierre Gasly would continue with the team, so this morning’s announcement is anything but surprising, however the team have now officially confirmed that the Frenchman will be part of their line up for the 2023 Formula 1…
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Red Bull Racing junior driver Juri Vips has been suspended from the team with “immediate effect” following an incident where he used a racial slur during a livestream. The 21 year old Estonian Formula 2 driver was heard using the racial slur during a Twitch livestream with fellow Formula 2 and Red Bull junior driver…
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Max Verstappen produced a scintillating lap in the rain to claim pole in Montreal for the first Canadian grand prix since 2019. Verstappen cleared his closest rival Fernando Alonso by .645 of a second in a crucial point in the championship fight, with Carlos Sainz taking P3. With championship rivals Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez…
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The FIA have today announced that they will be intervening to prevent the issues caused by porpoising. In the FIAs official statement they have promised that they will be increasing the scrutiny of skid blocks and planks on the underneath of the cars to observe the damage being caused by low ride height. The skid…
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There have been reports emerging in recent days that the South African GP is set to make a return to the F1 calendar for the first time since 1993. Talks are at an advanced stage and FIA president Stefano Domenicali will “make a whistle-stop tour” of the nation next week. Organisers will hope to get…