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Category: F1
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Former Williams Racing reserve driver, Aitken has confirmed he has parted ways with the Grove based Formula 1 team to focus on his Sportscar career. Aitken has been part of Williams for 3 years, making his Formula 1 race debut at the 2020 Sakhir GP stepping in for George Russell, who was covering for Hamilton…
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The Sauber led operation has chosen to appoint Alessandro Alunni Bravi as Formula One Team Representative for the 2023 season and beyond. Alunni Bravi will take up the role alongside his existing position as Sauber Group Managing Director, having been with the team since 2017. “I am delighted to confirm the appointment of Alessandro Alunni…
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Today is Sergio Perez’s 33rd birthday, Sergio was born on this day in 1990. Born to parent’s Antonio Perez Garibay and Marilu Mendoza de Perez in Guadalajara, Mexico. Who Is Sergio Perez? Sergio Michel Perez Mendoza is one of the current drivers for Redbull Racing, the now 33 year old hails for Mexico, he is…
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Haas have announced they will launch their 2023 livery on the 31st of January. American F1 team Haas have completed the launch season schedule by announcing their 2023 livery will be unveiled on the 31st of January. Haas’ Livery-Only Launch The announcement came through a social media post stating that the livery will be unveiled…
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F1 legal bosses have threatened to escalate tensions between F1 and the FIA after Mohammed Ben Sulayem claimed the sport is not worth $20bn (£16.3bn). Sacha Woodward Hill, F1’s general counsel and Renee Wilm, chief legal and administrative officer of Liberty Media Corporation, F1’s controlling shareholder, have accused motorsport’s governing body of false claims in…
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Despite early season woes Max Verstappen went on to dominate the 2022 season The Dutchman, who retired twice in the first 3 races with fuel pump issues and was quoted as saying “I don’t even want to think about the Championship fight at the moment” won 15 out of 22 races and beat his nearest…
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Aston Martin’s deputy technical director Eric Blandid has said that the squad has changed more than ‘95% of aerodynamic surfaces’ on the AMR23 ahead of the new season. Team Silverstone had a difficult year in 2022 finishing seventh in the constructors’ standings, however, expectations for the new season are high having signed Fernando Alonso from…
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Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott has proposed the W13 could have been up to four tenths quicker if the squad didn’t make a wrong decision due to a single data point in the initial design of the car. Mercedes had their worst season since the dawn of the turbo- hybrid era, as they had a…
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AlphaTauri Formula One driver Nyck de Vries is facing a lawsuit from a Dutch real estate firm over a 250,000-euro loan used to support his junior career. The Dutchman managed to find his way onto the grid this year after a brilliant drive at the Italian Grand Prix in 2022 which saw him score points…
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Alpine are said to be ‘suspicious’ over supposed rivals power unit gains over the off season. Gazzetta dello Sport have reported that Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull have all made performance improvements for their respective 2023 power units. This is the second year of F1’s five-year engine freeze where manufacturers can only make changes with…
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The FIA has revised the structure of its F1 operations by appointing Steve Nielsen following a ‘transitional period’ prior to 2023. The Reshuffle The 58-year-old F1 veteran will oversee race control operations, which has been a major talking point after numerous controversies over the past couple of years, notably when then race director Michael Masi…
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Formula 1 has confirmed that the recently cancelled Chinese GP will not be replaced, with a 28 day gap between the Australian GP and the Azerbaijan GP. Formula 1 released the 2023 calendar, with the omission of the Chinese GP and no replacement. This confirms that the 2023 season will be 23 races, with the…
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Williams have denied reports of a potential sale after rumours circulated over the weekend. After Porsche removed all content from their Formula E Instagram account, posting an image of a frame that many believed to be depicting the late Frank Williams, as well as a message stating “Start your engines. Something big is coming,” F1…
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After essentially TWO silly seasons in 2022, we now know the 20 drivers who will be racing in 2023, and where they will be seated. So, we asked everyone in the EverythingF1 Team to rank the quality of the driver lineups; applied the F1 points system to each ranking, and got ourselves an Official EF1…
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The partnership continues Details about Lewis Hamilton’s next Mercedes contract have emerged and its positive news for LH44 fans. The Brit will make €45 million in 2023, along with a €25 million bonus, if he takes the World Drivers Championship. Red Bull comfortably beat the German outfit in both championships in what was a difficult…
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After a long and successful career with the Brackley team, James Vowles will become Williams Team Principal
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Son of F1 and Motorsport Icon Juan Pablo Montoya, joins the ranks as a Red Bull young driver Formula 1 has a history of sons following in their fathers footsteps. You only have to look as far as the most recent world champion to see an ex Formula 1 driving father in paddock. It looks…
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Michael Andretti has managed to partner up with a major OEM in General Motors, however an F1 entry is still a complex matter.
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Double Announcement for Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto has joined the Williams driver academy, and in a double announcement, has signed with MP Motorsport for the 2023 F3 season. The Argentine racer finished 9th in his debut F3 season, securing two wins and five podium finishes, racing for Van Amersfoort Racing. Fellow Williams driver Zak O’Sullivan…