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W Series have announced that Emma Kimiläinen will compete for the Puma Team in 2022 as the brand extends its team title and global racewear partnership this year. Emma has won two races in her two seasons with W Series, the latter victory – at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium last August – starting…
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Formula 1 has announced the cancellation of the contract with the promoters of the Russian GP. As the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, Formula 1 has confirmed that the contract with Russian GP promoters has been cancelled, meaning the end of the Russian GP for the foreseeable future, including the proposed move…
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The UK governing body for motorsport today bans Russian license holders from competing in the UK. In a statement released yesterday, the FIA announced that they will permit individuals from Russia to compete in a neutral capacity and under the “FIA flag”. The FIA claimed to have made this decision “in accordance with the International…
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It is being reported that on Tuesday 1st March, Max Verstappen headed to the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes to sure up the final details in his new contract extension. This new deal will see the World Champion staying with the energy drinks company long into the future, suggesting the contract takes him past…
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As the conflict in the Ukraine continues with Russia sending in a 40 mile convoy of military vehicles to the capital city of Kyiv. Vladimir Putin moves forward with his assault on Ukraine. In response to these atrocities, the world’s government have been imposing more and more sanctions on Russia in order to put an…
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Today it was announced Alice Powell will compete in the 2022 season of W Series with the ‘Click2Drive Bristol Street Motors Racing W Series Team’. With a total of four victories and nine podium finishes to her name, Powell has thrived in her W Series campaign. Finishing third and second in the previous two seasons,…
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Kiwi Scott McLaughlin wins his first Indycar race in his second season in the series, Scott managed to withstand charge from reigning champion Alex Palou. Scott led off the line at the start of the GP after securing his first pole. With Will Power and Colton Herta rounding out the top three. The field were…
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In one of its most highly anticipated seasons, Netflix has just dropped its trailer for the 2021 F1 season of Drive to Survive. This will surely whett your appetite for the show when it does drop on the 11th March. Just over 1 week away! After the action off and on track last year, we…
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On Thursday 24th of February, Vladimir Putin ordered Russian Troops into Ukraine on a ‘peacekeeping’ mission. Which soon turned into bombing, by land, sea and air. The action of the Russian dictator has been widely condemned and brought sanctions from countries across the world. While F1 pales into insignificance in the grand scheme of war…
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The final piece of the 2022 F1 car puzzle has been put in place. This morning the Alfa Romeo team revealed their new livery ahead of the season. After having a camouflage livery for the first test in Barcelona, the Alfa Romeo team revealed their new livery online in a quite low key affair. Simply…
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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 2022 Indycar season begins this weekend on the streets of St. Petersburg.This year Indycar will have 17 races, with 5 Street courses, 7 Road courses and 5 oval courses (including the Indy 500) Drivers Romain Grosjean – Andretti Racing Roman Grosjean had an exceptional debut season in 2021 for Dale Coyne Racing, initially missing…
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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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With the 2022 fast approaching soon for Formula 1,2 and 3. Lets look into the confirmed full line up of the F2 drivers this season. With the 11 teams racing, only 1 team does not include a rookie which is HITECH Grand Prix, which finished 4th in the constructors standing last season with drivers Liam…
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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…