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Michael Andretti has managed to partner up with a major OEM in General Motors, however an F1 entry is still a complex matter.
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Double Announcement for Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto has joined the Williams driver academy, and in a double announcement, has signed with MP Motorsport for the 2023 F3 season. The Argentine racer finished 9th in his debut F3 season, securing two wins and five podium finishes, racing for Van Amersfoort Racing. Fellow Williams driver Zak O’Sullivan…
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Formula E returns in 2023 with a record 16 races, spanning 10 different countries. The championship will return to fan-favourite circuits and welcomes brand new tracks to the calendar for the introduction of Gen3. Teams and drivers, both new and old, will be looking to impress in Season 9 from the outset. With a new…
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Who Should the Potential New Team Target? Andretti and Cadillac have announced their intention to join F1 in the coming seasons, as a joint venture between the American racing giant and General Motors. It comes following Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s announcement that the FIA will be initiating a new system to register the interest of manufacturers who wish…
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After the announcement that Andretti and Cadillac will be partnering up for a potential F1 bid there has been mixed reactions up and down the F1 paddock.
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Andretti is set to work together with manufacturer General Motors to put together a Formula 1 bid for Cadillac to join the grid in 2026. Andretti’s new team would require F1 and FIA agreement and would not be possible until 2026 – but team owner Michael Andretti is confident in a “true American bid” The…
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The FIA president has confirmed that the FIA are looking to open an “expression of interest” process for new teams wishing to enter Formula 1. Formula 1 and the FIA have indicated that they are willing to allow new teams to enter Formula 1. This is a major step forward for prospective new teams to…
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The year 2022 marked 40th anniversary of an incident at a Formula One Grand Prix weekend which had tragic consequences shortly afterwards. The 1982 Formula One season had a fractious beginning. Owing to technical infringements and disqualifications, only 14 cars (seven teams) would be on the grid for the San Marino Grand Prix due to…
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Rallycross driver for Honnigan Racing division dies in a snowmobiling accident. Terrible news to report coming into the new year as Rally driver Ken Block dies at the age of 55 in a snowmobiling accident in Utah. The Wasatch County sheriff’s department reported that Block had been riding in the Mill Hollow area when his snowmobile…
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Carlos Sainz had far and away his best F1 season to date. His debut victory and his first ever pole position which was added to twice more in the campaign. An ambitious young man on the back of this campaign. Recently quoted as saying that he wants to take the fight to two time WDC…
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Whichever way you look at it, statistically 2022 was Lewis Hamilton’s worst season in his Formula One career to date. He didn’t win a race or score a pole position finishing sixth in the Championship, 35 points behind Russell, who managed to achieve everything Hamilton failed to do. However, it’s unwise to say Hamilton was…
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Philippe Streiff was one of the promising young drivers that was coming through Formula Two in the early 80s. He cut his teeth with the plucky AGS outfit whom he’d later return to race with in F1 in 1988, before his tragic career ending crash at Rio in 1989. He arrived late on the scene…
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IndyCar will introduce new and stronger rear wheel tethers and a new flexible steering arm in a bid to improve safety. The new wheel tethers are aimed to ensure the wheel and suspension assemblies, which are heavy and dangerous in the event of an accident, stay connected to the chassis. The lifespan of…
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Looking back at his most difficult season yet. For Lewis Hamilton, the 2022 campaign represented his first ever winless Formula One season in 16 years of competiton. Mercedes AMG Petronas, who like all teams had to compete with new rules that came into effect this season, coupled with the dreaded porpoising they appeared to suffer…
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1978 F1 Champion Mario Andretti has admitted the Andretti Autosport team is eyeing up potential drivers to join their F1 bid. Michael Andretti, Mario’s son, is working on constructing an F1 team to join the grid in future years but the proposal has been hit by backlash from up and down the paddock – including…
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For Mercedes, it was a challenging season to say the least, only one win and the first ever winless season for Lewis Hamilton. In the end, it all came good, they narrowly missed out on runner up in the Constructors Title race but they have sown the seeds for 2023 and potentially could be the…
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Ferrari test driver and 2019 FIA Formula 3 champion Robert Shwartzman is set to be testing an IndyCar in January according to reports from the RACER. The Israeli born Russian drove twice for Ferrari last season in two FP1 sessions after a 2021 season which saw him finish runner up in FIA Formula 2. There…
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During Mario Andretti’s appearance on the EverythingF1 podcast this past week, the 1978 Formula 1 World Champion provided an update on Andretti Autosport’s attempts to enter Formula 1. This past week Mario Andretti appeared on the EverythingF1 podcast (click here to listen to the full podcast) to chat with the team about his career in…
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Former F1 driver and F1 commentator Martin Brundle has spoken out in light of McLaren’s Team Principle Andreas Seidl leaving the team, voicing his concern for their future going forward. McLaren announced earlier in the week that Seidl had departed the team for a new role as Chief Executive Officer of Sauber Group, ahead of…
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The launch will take place at their Silverstone base, where construction of the team’s new £200 million headquarters is well underway. Having finished seventh in the Constructors’ Championship in the last two years, the team’s owner Lawrence Stroll is hopeful that the new base – along with new personnel like their new Technical Director Dan…