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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…
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After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, Daniel Ricciardo will be back for this week’s race. During testing it was reported Ricciardo had been feeling unwell and wouldn’t be able to participate. It was then confirmed on Friday that he had in fact tested positive for COVID-19 and would be heading into isolation. This lead…
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Finally… The long wait for the much anticipated, new cars, new rules, new driver line-ups, and potentially an all-new pecking order, with all-new rivalries is over! Formula 1 is back this weekend – and it all starts with the Bahrain GP where simply anything could happen. F1 race weekends will look a little different from…
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With pre-season testing officially over, the new era of F1 is upon us. After the ‘non-testing shakedown’ in Barcelona, the teams and their drivers were given a final opportunity to get used to their new cars and fix any issues that crop up along the way, all prior to the new season. The teams focused…
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Two weeks ago, the new era of F1 began as the 2022 cars took to the track in Barcelona for a ‘shakedown’ behind closed doors. Two weeks later, the doors are open and spectators are ready to get their first proper look at this year’s machinery. The Bahrain pre-season test will be the final chance…
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Haas have announced that former driver Kevin Magnussen will return to the team to drive alongside Mick Schumacher for the 2022 F1 season. And no you aren’t alone , the signing came as a bit of a surprise to us all , rumours of Giovinazzi and Fittipaldi being in the running gave us a fairly…
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What makes the upcoming Formula 1 season so exciting? Because no one knows what’s going to happen. What we can tell you is that becoming an F1 TV Pro subscriber means you’ll get all the action and see every angle, with unprecedented information on your screen and at your fingertips throughout every session and Grand…
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In some very welcome news, today we hear that F1 has extended its contract with The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known ofcourse as Imola. The new deal will see the circuit remain on our calendars until the earliest of 2025, which means 3 more years in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy.…
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Its just over 3 days away from the second test at the Bahrain International circuit and unfortunately HAAS are at risk of not arriving in time for the first day. HAAS havent been out of the news for very long at all over the last week or so. Wrapped up in the complications of having…