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FIA President’s son Saif Ben Sulayem passed away after a road traffic collision on Tuesday in Dubai. A spokesperson for the FIA – world motorsport’s governing body – has confirmed that President Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s son died aged 29 after a road accident in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. No further comment is expected…
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Lewis Hamilton Autosport Image: Steve Etherington
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Most Improved Team in Testing The way that Williams entered testing was not without disruption. When disturbance is caused within the higher management, it is usually felt throughout the whole team. James Vowles, previously the Strategy Chief for Mercedes, had entered his new role as Team Principal for Williams just one week before testing. Senior…
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Happy International Women’s Day from the team at Everything F1. To celebrate we are going to be spotlighting some inspirational women in motorsport. Naomi Schiff Naomi Schiff is a 28-year-old Belgian Rwandan racing driver and TV presenter who grew up in South Africa. In 2019 Naomi competed in the very first season of W Series…
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Heartbreak for pole sitter Gabriele Mini after dominating the first F3 feature race when a time penalty and late safety car pushed him down from first to 8th. However it was an all rookie podium with a F1 driver appearance. There was no shortage of action in the Sunday F3 Feature race, with safety cars,…
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Red Bull Masterclass but the Weekend Belongs to Fernando and Aston Martin in Bahrain! It has been a long wait for the 2023 season to start but it was finally here and boy was Bahrain worth the wait? (unless you are a McLaren/Ferrari fan!) Red Bull look impossible to beat and Aston Martin show Mercedes…
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Helmut Marko, advisor of the Red Bull team, has raised concerns regarding the legality of Fernando Alonso’s AMR23 after his charge to the podium in Bahrain. The Spaniard returned to the podium for the 99th time in his Formula One career, delivering on the high expectations of the team after testing. Red Bull have lost…
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Charles Leclerc may face a grid penalty after using both available energy stores before the end of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix. Only one race in, Charles Leclerc has already had a tough start to the 2023 Formula 1 season. From abandoning his last flying lap in Qualifying due to team orders to preserve tyres…
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It was the perfect start to the 2023 F1 season for Verstappen who cruised to victory by nearly 12s. He was followed home by his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez who despitebeing jumped at the start by Charles Leclerc, had superior pace and passed the Monegasque during the second stint with soft tyres. It was…
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With Ferrari locking out the second row it appears their pace looks strong, however the nature of the Bahrain circuit means it is not as simple as it looks. With the ever-changing Sakhir International Circuit playing havoc with the team’s respective car balance, the shape of the competitive order for the race should not necessarily…
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Mercedes Are Finally Ready To Change Concept After Their Laclustre Performance In Qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix. After months of defending the zero pod design Concept that Mercedes have followed for the last 2 seasons. Toto Wolff is finally ready to admit that in order to get back to the top in Formula 1,…
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Fernando Alonso has said that fifth place on his debut for Aston Martin is “unreal” and after numerous career choices that haven’t played into his favour, the decision to move to Silverstone based team seems to have paid off with the AMR23 looking like a front running car. After topping FP2 and FP3, he was…
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It was the perfect start to Max Verstappen’s 2023 campaign as he took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez by 0.138s. Behind is an all-Ferrari second row, with Leclerc managing to grab P3 despite not doing a second run to save a set of fresh softs for the…
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Ralph Boschung has ended his seven-year streak of finishing off the top of the podium, winning the first F2 Sprint race of 2023 in Bahrain. Swiss driver Ralph Boschung cruised past the chequered flag 10.8 seconds ahead of second place Dennis Hauger. F2 rookie Victor Martins took third, with his teammate Théo Pourchaire gaining five…
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Josep Maria Martí took the chequered flag in the Bahrain sprint race, which saw two Safety Car interventions in the first seven laps. Josep (Pepe) Maria Martí claimed his maiden win in the Bahrain F3 Sprint race, giving him an early lead in the Championship standings. Reverse-polesitter Franco Colapinto finished in second place, with Caio…
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It was once again Fernando Alonso making the headlines in the Aston Martin ahead of the last practice session before Qualifying. However, the track was much hotter, probably by around 10-15 degrees, than it will be during Qualifying and therefore running in FP3 must be taken with a pinch of salt. While most went out…
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With the AMR23 topping the timing sheets, all the hype around the alleged wind tunnel numbers and possible race winning pace looks to be true. Alonso went a tenth quicker than Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in FP2 – and appeared incredibly strong on the long run averages – only a couple of tenths off…
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According to Bernie Ecclestone, Lewis Hamilton should only have six Championship wins. Ecclestone believes Michael Schumacher’s seven Championship victories should remain the record, revealing he believes Lewis Hamilton should not have received the 2008 title. Lewis Hamilton is no stranger to being caught up in controversy by fans and the media over the years. Many…
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Today Formula 1 announced Susie Wolff as the managing director of the F1 Academy series, which will launch next month. The F1 academy aims to develop and prepare young female drivers for a career in motorsport whilst also acting as a stepping stone, towards a more diverse Formula 1 grid. The new series was announced…
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