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After qualifying P5, Lewis Hamilton is ready to battle for a “potential podium” in tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix. On the back of qualifying in Saudi – which saw him unable to reach Q2 and settle for P16 – P5 equals Hamilton’s best qualifying result of the season in Bahrain. However, this is the lowest he…
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Quali Report Charles Leclerc takes his second pole of the season with Verstappen and Perez in second and third respectively. Unfortunately for Ferrari Carlos Sainz could only manage ninth after a mistake on his final run. The first Australian Qualifying since 2019 and it didn’t disappoint. The drama started in Q1 when it looked like…
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Four time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has been fine €5000 for using a scooter on the track during Free Practice 1. The Aston Martin driver used the scooter to return to the pits after is Aston Martin car suffered Power Unit issues near the end of Free Practice 1. The issues also meant that Sebastian…
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At only the third race of the season in Australia, Fernando Alonso will be having to take a third engine. This means that grid penalties for the Spaniard will be a certainty in the not so distant future. In Saudi Arabia Alonso’s engine failed on lap 36 after what was looking like a fairly decent…
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The ex Racing Point Formula 1 team have brought on more title sponsors to further advance their championship winning chances. “I am very pleased to announce a further commitment from some of our sponsors, boosting them up to title sponsorship levels.” “We really wanted to keep the name snappy and memorable, so we are pleased…
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Las Vegas to host F1 grands prix from 2023 and become the third annual American GP. Formula 1 is heading to Las Vegas in November 2023 on a deal that will see America host three annual races. Vegas will become the third American venue to host F1 joining Austin, Texas and Miami – the latter…
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Another fantastic race in the new era of Formula 1, this time the battleground was around the lights of Jeddah. Max Verstappen took the victory over Charles Leclerc to help temper the dissapontement of the Barhain GP. During the inital laps of the race it was Sergio Perez that was leading the charge with Leclerc,…
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Following a huge crash during Q2 of qualifying, it has been confirmed that Mick Schumacher will not participate in tomorrow’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. After colliding with the barriers at turn 12, Schumacher and his VF-22 suffered a significant impact. The shunt necessitated the deployment of the F1 medical car and an ambulance, with the…
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The decision has been made for the Saudi Arabian GP to go ahead despite concerns from many of the drivers. This weekend’s race was called into question after a number of hostile attacks targeted Jeddah. F1 personnel including drivers and team principals were pulled into a meeting this evening to discuss whether the grand prix…
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Its been a long week of investigations for the Red Bull team this week as they worked to find out what the issue was with both of their cars after both drivers failed to finish the race in Bahrain. At first it was thought to be an issue with the fuel pump, which is actually…
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Last week, Abbi Pulling and Aseel Al-Hamad made history as they became the first women to drive F1 cars in Saudi Arabia. It has been four years since the ban on female drivers was lifted and this demonstration marks a huge shift in female representation in Saudi. In a demonstration championed by Alpine and the…
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Nico Hulkenberg will once again don the green suit of Aston Martin for this weekends Suadi Arabian Grand Prix due to Sebastian Vettel still suffering the effects of the COVID 19 virus. In what is a blow to the start of his season Sebastian will now have missed two races. We wish him a speedy…
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The first race of the season has been and gone and the teams have been analysing all the data that they can over the last few days to digest and learn as they move on into the season. One team that will be looking to learn quickly, is the Mercedes AMG Petronas team. The results…
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With the season now well underway, there were just a couple more things needed within the Williams Racing team and that was confirmation of their Reserve and academy/development drivers. It comes as no shock to see them retain the services of Jack Aitken as reserve driver and Jamie Chadwick as Academy/development driver. Jack was lucky…
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98 Days/14 weeks we’ve been waiting since that controversial finish to the 2021 season. But Now F1 is back and giving us some great mixed up racing. THE HEADLINES – FORZA FERRARI Ferrari finish 1-2, Redbull fail to finish. A result that no one could have predicted, the hot favourites, Redbull and Max Verstappen could…
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Charles Leclerc takes the first pole of 2022, Mercedes floundering …… Qualifying is still three sessions, the sessions will determine the grid, with Q1 knocking out the bottom 5 drivers. Q2 will do the same, with Q3 will be the Top Ten shootout, this will determine pole position for the Bahrain GP. The knockout system…
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The FIA has released the report into the events of the Abu Dhabi GP. After several weeks of speculation we can finally look at exactly what has been uncovered, why did the end of the Abu Dhabi GP overshadow one of the most exciting Formula 1 seasons in decades. WHAT HAS ALREADY CHANGED. We knew…
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After 95 days, we finally made it to race week and the cars have hit the track. For the last on track sessions before qualifying and the race, all teams used their free practice sessions to test out their car’s performance and reliability for the final time. Let’s find out how the they fared: Free…
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McLaren has announced (yesterday) that they have signed a multi year deal with Tech giant Google. The announcement will put the google brand android onto the car along with the famous google prime colours on the wheel covers. “We are absolutely delighted and proud to welcome Google to the McLaren Racing family. Google is a…
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg. A mere 24 hours before cars hit the track, Aston Martin announced that Sebastian Vettel had tested positive for COVID-19 and would not be able to take part in the Bahrain GP this weekend. This will be the…