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F1 is tough, and someone ‘Haas‘ to finish last. After finishing 8th in the 2022 championship, it was a gut punch for the Haas team to finish at the back of the pack this year. Despite the return of the Hulk, Haas was unable to deliver a super season. Saturday pace unfortunately couldn’t convert to…
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Although a disappointing farewell for Alfa Romeo, the team looks ahead to new adventures, returning to an old face before Audi. 2023 was a frustrating year for the Swiss team. One place way from last in the constructors championship, totalling only 16 points, much of this year seemed about surviving the long wait for Audi.…
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Madrid has reportedly secured a deal with Formula 1 to host the Spanish GP from 2026, moving it from Barcelona. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been home to the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991. From Michael Schumacher finishing in P2 after technical difficulties to Fernando Alonso becoming the first Spanish driver to win their home…
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Charles Leclerc is close to signing a new Ferrari deal, according to Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport. The new deal would run until 2029 extending his current contract which expires in 2024. It would see the Monegasque driver continue this relationship with the manufacturer until he is 32-years-old. This means it could represent the…
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In their best year since 2017, there’s no doubt that one of their drivers has done almost all of the heavy lifting. January 2023 saw Mercedes’ James Vowles announce he was leaving the Brackley factory to become Team Principal for one of their customer teams. After a disappointing 2022, finishing last in the Constructors’ standings,…
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Assessing the 2023 season for Aston Martin is very difficult for two reasons. Firstly, the teams results in the first and second half were so different as the development race caught up with them. They went from being Red Bulls only challenger to finishing 7th and 10th in Abu Dhabi. Not disastrous by any stretch,…
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Development mistakes, management changes and a rookie driver. These are the ingredients for a disastrous campaign, however McLaren did the unthinkable. They turned their season around and set themselves up nicely for a strong campaign in 2024. The early signs for the 2023 season were not good for McLaren fans. The team were open during…
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said there is no guarantee for a repeat of form next year drawing Mercedes 2021 as an example. While Mercedes have struggled to recover since 2021, Red Bull kept pace led by Horner and Verstappen. Winning 13 out of 17 races in 2020, Red Bull finished second, a…
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas’ nude calendar has raised a gigantic $150,000 for men’s health charity Movember. Although his mum wasn’t keen originally on the calendar, confused by his want to go nude for charity, Bottas’ calendar has helped raise money for prostate cancer research. Photographed by German sports photographer Paul Ripke, the initial run…
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Formula 1, a sport synonymous with speed, innovation, and glamour, witnessed a significant transformation in recent years as Liberty Media assumed the reins. The Liberty Media Era Begins Liberty Media’s entry into Formula 1 came in 2016, with a $4.4 billion deal that saw them acquire the commercial rights from the private equity firm CVC…
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George Russell described 2023 as one of his worst seasons ever with only two podiums compared to teammate Lewis Hamilton’s six. Despite outscoring his seven time world champion teammate last season, Russell finished eighth in 2023. Matters were made worse when this is compared to Hamilton who finished third. Mercedes endured it’s first winless season…
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Lewis Hamilton has said both Mercedes and team principal Toto Wolff have a “huge amount” of pressure on them to make the 2024 car perform. 2023 was the first winless season for the Brackley team since 2011. With hopes the W15 can turn their fortunes, Hamilton believes they have to get it right to avoid…
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Despite much promise of a return to the top step, Mercedes once again struggled this year, with their first winless season since 2011. The end of 2022 left many Mercedes fans hopeful of a return to the highs of 2021. Although only achieving one win, Mercedes driver George Russell proved the W13 had some pace…
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It’s hard to find any fault with the 2023 Formula 1 season for the Red Bull team and Christian Horner is sure to be sitting back, enjoying a well-deserved cocktail following another victory in Abu Dhabi. The statistics speak for themselves. Most wins in a season, most points in a season, most laps led in…
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With everything coming down to the wire in the F2 drivers and constructor’s championship the feature race at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi proved to be a race of the season with overtaking and last lap battles. In the end Jack Doohan won converting from his pole position for his last Formula 2 Race in…
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In the Abu Dhabi GP qualifying, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen provided a business as usual performance, securing pole position with a blistering lap time of 1m 23.445s. The reigning champ bounced back from setup struggles in free practice, leaving Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc trailing in second. The drama unfolded as McLaren’s Oscar Piastri capitalised on Lando…
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Frederik Vesti drove to victory in the F2 Abu Dhabi Sprint today, keeping his title dreams alive as he takes the fight to Théo Pourchaire tomorrow. Pourchaire, the Championship leader, secured seventh after a dramatic opening lap. Frederik Vesti secured P1 for PREMA Racing in the F2 Abu Dhabi Sprint, keeping him in the fight…
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George Russell topped FP1 in Abu Dhabi but Aston Martin reserve driver Felipe Drugovich was best of the rookies in second. FP1 was full of new faces with 10 current drivers making way for rookies to drive. All teams bar AlphaTauri put a young driver in the car in order to complete their rookie practice…
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McLaren has announced an extension with Mercedes to supply the team with Power Units until 2030 McLaren Building for the Future McLaren’s deal with Mercedes was due to end in 2025 busy has now been extended for a further 5 years, the extension will also include the new power regulations that are due to come…