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Ferrari have found themselves at the top of the rankings during Free Practices 1 and 2 at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix. Mercedes, Aston Martin and McLaren also look to be strong contenders this weekend in a bid to take on championship leaders Red Bull. Free Practice 1 Charles Leclerc had a promising start to…
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Alfa Romeo has confirmed that they will retain the services of both Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas for the 2024 season. Zhou, who is China’s first full time driver in Formula 1 made his debut with Alfa Romeo in 2022, scoring a point in his first race in Bahrain. The team released a statement confirming…
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Mick Schumacher had an unfortunate and unsuccessful start to his F1 racing career when he drove for HAAS for the last 2 seasons. His contract wasnt renewed with the team but instead he took a reserve driver position in the Mercedes team. But could we be seeing more from the young driver? Wolff comments on…
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Max Verstappen wins the Italian GP and sets a new Formula 1 record with 10 wins in a row. The Start All the cars were lined up and ready for the start of the Italian GP, unfortunately for the watching Tifosi and Formula 1 fans around the world, it was a bit of am anti…
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The Tifosi were rewarded with pole position as Carlos Sainz takes his first ever Monza pole, and he does it in Ferrari colours. Max was pipped to the post in a thrilling Q3, whilst Charles Leclerc narrowly missed out, slotting into P3. The Italian GP Is Ferrari’s To Lose The special livery and race suits…
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In a crucial qualifying for the Formula 3 Championship, it was decided once again like last year in the pit lane. Gabriel Bortoleto has won the Formula 3 Championship alongside Trident after an early conclusion due to a red flag. Paul Aron takes second in the standings and Josep Martí could not close the gap.…
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In a chaotic and rain effected race Max Verstappen takes another victory on his imperious march to the 2023 Drivers Championship. The race was dictated by two periods of rain. The first was at the start, when the rain arrived heavy and quickly, catching out several of the teams. Both Mercedes and McLaren delayed their…
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Alpha Tauri driver, Daniel Ricciardo will miss the Dutch Grand Prix after damaging his wrist in the Friday Practice. The Australian driver was caught up in an incident with compatriot, Oscar Piastri as the drivers acclimatised to the track in FP2. Piastri crashed his McLaren at the banked Turn 3 and Ricciardo had too little…
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MoneyGram Haas F1 Team retains both drivers, Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen for the 2024 season. Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, both veterans of the sport will continue to race for the Haas F1 Team in the 2024 season. With experience bursting from these two drivers, it’s going to be interesting to see how Haas…
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Filipe Massa has escalated his legal challenge over the 2008 World Drivers Championship, that saw the Brazilian lose the title to Lewis Hamilton by one point a the final race in Brazil. Conspiracy Theory The main part of the legal action, launched by Massa and his legal team, centre on the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix,…
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Motorsport is expanding across the globe, but the next milestone could be the 2028 Olympics. The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games could include nine new sports; flag football, cricket baseball-softball, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash and motorsport. With the subsequent growth of motorsport in America, particularly Formula 1 it’s no surprise to see motorsport amongst…
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Sources from McLaren has confirmed that Alex Palou has decided against joining McLaren for the 2024 Indycar season. Alex Palou has apparently decided not to join McLaren for the 2024 Indycar season. In what would seem to be a sudden change of heart the Indycar Championship leader will now not switch to McLaren as he…
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Sixty years ago the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix ran in circumstances so terrifying and dangerous nobody would dream of racing in them in this current age. It was a race won by a quiet genius, putting in a performance of almost superhuman skill. This is the story of that race and the tragic path that…
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Verstappen Swoops up the First Belgium Sprint Shootout Pole from Piastri by 0.011 Seconds. SQ1 – Delayed Session Proves no Obstacle for Verstappen The drivers were presented with a wet Spa-Francorchamps for the Sprint Shootout. The Shootout was designed to be a thrilling, quick, and electric form of qualifying. With each session being shorter (12…
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It was a nail-biting F3 Sprint Race at Spa-Francorchamps, with Caio Collet pulling off a stunning move from fourth to claim victory. But it wasn’t smooth sailing for the championship contenders. Gabriel Bortoleto and Josep María Martí both faced tough luck and couldn’t finish the race after separate incidents. Meanwhile, Zak O’Sullivan showed his skills,…
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In a surprise announcement, Alpine F1 Team has announced that team principal Otmar Szafnauer will leave the team after the Belgium GP. Alpine F1 Team has made more changes following Laurent Rossi’s move earlier in the year. Today the team announced a raft of changes that include the decision to release both team principal Otmar…
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After Alpine voiced concerns that their engine wasn’t level with their rivals, engine equalisation was added to the F1 Commission agenda for the Belgian GP. Alpine revealed to the FIA that their Renault engine was significantly down on its rivals. This prompted the FIA to analyse the power unit performance of all engines and consequently…
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The era of Dutch domination in Formula 1 is boring, according to many fans. With mad Max leading the championship by 110 points, having won 9/11 races, is the Verstappen era deterring fans from the sport? Verstappen is smashing records left right & centre just to keep things interesting. Whilst we can all respect Max’s…
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Ferrari has decided to make some changes to their management structure prior to the start of the Belgium GP. The Maranello based squad has announced the departure of Laurent Mekies as Race Director. Mekies was part of the team for four and a half seasons. Ferrari has announced that Diego Ioverno will take up the…