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Category: F1
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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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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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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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Ferrari have decided not to extend the collaboration with Mick Schumacher, meaning the German driver will leave Ferrari’s Driver Academy. Ferrari and Mick Schumacher have collaborated since 2019, with Ferrari supporting Mick through his junior campaign before signing for HAAS in Formula 1. Mick would lose his F1 seat to Nico Hulkenberg for 2023, paving…
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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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In a morning of changes, that saw Fred Vassuer head to Ferrari, Andreas Seidl head to Sauber as CEO, McLaren has confirmed that Andrea Stella will become Team Principal with immediate effect. Andreas Stella will move from Executive Director at McLaren to become Team Principal. I’m delighted that Andrea Stella will step into the Team…
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Andreas Seidl joins Sauber as CEO. Andrew Benson, BBC Chief F1 writer, tweeted this morning with the news that Andreas Seidl looks to be heading out of McLaren and over to Sauber. Seidl will replace the departing Vassuer who will head to Marinello to take on the Team Principal role for Ferrari. Sauber has confirmed…
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Ferrari and Sauber have confirmed the departure and hiring of Fred Vassuer. After weeks of speculation, Fred Vassuer finally makes the move to Marinello to replace Mattia Binotto as Ferrari Team Principal. Frederic Vasseur leaves a team bolstered by new partners, a growing workforce and with a bright future as the works team for a…
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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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Honda has register it’s interest in becoming a Power Unit supplier from 2026. The Japanese manufacturer officially pulled out of Formula 1 at the end of last season, however remains closely linked to Redbull, providing support to Redbull Power Trains. The Honda Power Unit IP has been loaned to Redbull untill the end of the…
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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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Mercedes trackside engineering director, Andrew Shovlin admits that there were issues with the W-13 as early as February 2022. Andrew Shovlin on the pre season issues with the W-13: “The signs were there from the very, very early running, even on the filming day that we did at Silverstone, we then went for three days…
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The 2019 British Formula 4 Champion joins the Redbull Young Driver Programme and will complete Formula 1 testing duties for Redbull Zane Maloney will follow a full time schedule in F2, however Redbull has not confirmed what team he will be racing for in 2023.
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Formula 1 has agreed an extension with the promotors of the Dutch GP, meaning that Zandvoort will remain on the contract until the end of the 2025 season The new deal adds a further two more years to the current deal. With Nyck De Vries joining Alpha Tauri for 2023, the Dutch fans have another…
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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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Hannah takes the Mclaren Applied Female Engineer of the Year award, the first winner of the award. The judges were impressed by her strategic abilities and her ability to make successful split second strategy calls while under pressure. Hannah Schmitz, who is the Principle Strategy Engineer at Redbull Racing was nominated alongside Krystina Emmanouilides, CFD…
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With the impending cancellation of the Chinese GP, Portuguese media are reporting that Portimao Circuit is set to be added as replacement. The Portimao circuit was used for the covid affected 2020 and 2021 seasons. The track is an old-school type track with sweeping corners and an undulating track. The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve track…
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With the news that Mattia Binotto will leave Ferrari F1 team after 4 years as the team principle. What are Ferrari’s options to fill the role? Speculation surrounding the future of Mattia Binotto began around the middle of November, when a report by Gazzetta dello Sport, which stated that Binotto would be replaced with Fred…