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Category: F1
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Former Chief Executive of Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone, defends the Russian GP whilst labelling Putin as “very honourable” in a revealing interview. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has dominated the headlines this week, with president Putin receiving almost unanimous condemnation worldwide. Given the rising tensions, it was unsurprising when it was announced that the…
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The all-new Formula 1 cars were on track for the third and final day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which has thrown up plenty of obstacles. It was Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton setting the pace on the final day of testing as he put the fastest time on the board ahead of team mate…
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With ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia on Thursday evening the FIA and key stakeholders decided it was in best interests and safety of all those involved in this sport to cancel the Russian GP for this coming season. The FIA Formula 1 World Championship visits countries all over the world with a positive vision…
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Who would have guessed? Mercedes also have opened gills on the W13 which was born with a very minimal hot air vent from the radiators: there was only an opening in the rear of the engine hood for maximum aerodynamic efficiency, but it is all too obvious that in extremely hot races, such as the…
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For the final day of pre-season testing, Haas will run a plain white livery in which all Uralkali branding is removed. In light of today’s attacks on Ukraine, the place of Russian sponsors in sport has come under question quite severely, with Manchester Utd set to pull their sponsorship with Russian airline Aeroflot. From the…
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Formula 1 begins its pre-season preparations this week, with the first of two tests getting underway in the build up to the opening race in Bahrain. While we got spoilt with 2 car reveals from Haas and Alfa Romeo (well, from what we could see with that camo livery anyway), as well as the first…
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Day one of testing and Red Bull have finally revealed the real RB18. Red Bull launched their 2022 challenger two weeks ago however the car displayed, revealed the new team livery on a show car, leaving the technical specifics of the RB18 behind closed doors. On the first day of testing, it didn’t take long…
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The 1956 Italian Grand Prix was won by Stirling Moss, followed by Fangio and Collins, who handed over the car to Fangio during a pit stop. There’s a fun fact for you whenever you get questioned about the authenticity of your F1 fandom again. As a woman, you probably have been. How dare you not…
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Well, it’s now 9 down, Alpine has launched the A522 complete with the corporate pink of BWT, who are now the teams title sponsor. BWT ALPINE F1 TEAM. The A522, launched with a striking blue and pink livery, has a push rod front rod suspension and a pull rod rear suspension. Alpine have also elected…
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Mario Andretti has tweeted that Michael Andretti and Andretti Global have applied to the FIA for permission to enter a team in F1 in 2024. This would see the first brand new team enter Formula 1 in some time. Andretti were in discussions with Sauber regarding takingover the team, however this fell apart over financing.…
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Formula 1 and Circuit of the Americas have announced a five year extension, this will keep venue at the track until 2026. With Formula 1 enjoying a resurgence of popularity in the US, it comes as no surprise that COTA has been extended. With the debut of the Miami GP this season and discussions ongoing…
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Now we have it. Mercedes fans from around the globe strapped themselves in to listen to Mr Wolff deliver the result of months of designing, wind tunnel testing, simulator runs and planning. New for the 2022/23 season we have yet another shiny feat of collaborative genius. Joined by newly paired Hamilton and Russell who as…
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Its Friday and the turn of the Silver arrows to release their 2022 designed car. The F1-W13 E Performance will be driven by Lewis Hamilton and New boy George Russell who has taken over from Valtteri Bottas this year. The car itself looks great amd they have reverted to being the silver arrows for 2022.…
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In not so surprising news, Alpine have finally confirmed their new management structure including a very familiar name. Someone that has been rumoured to be moving to them for a while even after denying this himself. Otmar Szafnauer is the new team principal which explains the new tie-in with the sponsor BWT. Former Peugeot Motorsport…
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Today is the official launch of the new F1-75 car for 2022. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will get behind the wheel of a car that looks a bit like a throw back to the early liveries of the 1990s. We have been very surprised this year at the range of designs that the teams…
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FIA has removed Micheal Masi from his role as Formula 1 Race Director. FIA decided this after an investigation into the events of the Abu Dhabi GP, where Masi failed to follow the rules during a late Safety Car period. Niels Wittich, former DTM race director, and Eduardo Freitas, WEC race director, will act alternatively…
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Today it was the turn of the Williams Racing team to reveal their brand new livery for 2022. They’ve certainly changed up their livery this year and also gained a brand new title sponsor. Duracell have come along for the ride to help with Battery technology and a much needed cash boost. The livery is…
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Formula 1 announced today that there will be three sprint qualifying events in 2022. It had been hoped that they could have as many as six, however due to issues around funding, a compromise has been reached, allowing for three events to take place in 2022 SPRINT QUALIFYING The sprint qualifying events that were introduced…
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Another day, another car launch. Today we see digital renders of the Alpha Tauri AT-03, which arrived after a 2 minute online video involving both Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly. Alpha Tauri will hope that both drivers can perform consistently over the course of 2022. Pierre Gasly had one of his better seasons in 2021,…
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Formula 1 McLaren has launched the MCL36, live from the famous McLaren Technology Centre. As we are used to the MCL36 is very different from the 2021 car due to the new regulations. The livery switches between grey, neon blue and papaya with Velo branding being quite noticeable. If the MCL36, that is being shown…