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Although McLaren’s agreement with Piastri has long been signed, it was believed that McLaren’s new recruit would not be available until the end of the season. France’s Auto Hedbo has reported that Oscar Piastri was with McLaren for a private two day test at the Paul Ricard Circuit. The report continues that the Australian was…
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Sebastian Vettel will retire from FORMULA 1 at the end of the season bringing an end to a very respectable and illustrious career in the sport. To mark his final race in the sport, Sebastian Vettel will be auctioning off space on his final ever helmet; aptly title “The Final Lap”. Designed by Jens Munser…
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Auction House, RM Sotheby’s has placed an upper guide price of £8.374million ($9.577m) for the Ferrari 2003-GA when it goes up for sale on Wednesday. The F2003-GA, which was named after the late Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli was designed by Rory Byrne and Ross Brawn contained some new aerodynamic features including a longer wheelbase. It…
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Las Vegas became even more chaotic than usual this week with a flurry of F1 cars taking to the streets ahead of next years race. It will be the first time since 1984 that F1 has returned to the City of Sin, and it’s also a landmark moment for the sport, as it pushed further…
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Nico Hulkenberg could be about to make his much anticipated return to the grid in 2023 with the American F1 outfit HAAS. Rumours have been circling for a while that Mick Schumacher’s seat at the team was in jeopardy, with front runner to replace him being Nico Hulkenberg. Well according to Jack Plooij of Ziggo…
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Nelson Piquet is once again in the limelight for something he has said on social media. This time for “alleged incitation to violence and for stimulating rifts between the military and other branches of power”. The three time World Champion Nelson Piquet is an outspoken supporter of Jair Bolsonaro who held the office of President…
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Formula 3’s calendar for the new season has been announced! With the season ending in Monza with Victor Martins being crowned the winner it feels so long ago, but as of today we can now announce the calendar for the upcoming season. The new season will be made of 10 rounds one more than the…
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While we still have one more final race of the 2022 season we can now announce the calendar for the 2023 Formula 2 season! With the introduction to Melbourne, Australia added to the new season’s calendar drivers will compete in 14, a total of 28 races across 13 countries as support racing for the Formula…
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Alpha Tauri driver, Pierre Gasly is on the verge of triggering a race ban after taking another penalty point at the Mexican GP Gasly could be the first driver to be banned under the penalty points system since it’s introduction in 2014. Under the system drivers are allowed to accrue 12 penalty points over a…
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It was a dream start for championship winner, Max Verstappen as he held off the Mercedes going into turn 1. A tyre compound battle made it interesting with the silver arrows opting for the slower medium tyre contrary to the rest of the field. Sergio Perez made the home fans roar with a swooping move…
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Max Verstappen shows why he is the 2022 Champion with his first pole at the Mexican GP, however he has the resurgent Mercedes for company. Q1 Q1 ended with the usual 5 drivers dropping out, some of them will be the usual suspects other maybe a tiny surprise. At the bottom it was Latifi that…
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Happy birthday to the young Canadian, Lance Stroll! He turns 24 today. Stroll, who was born Lance Strulovitch, joined F1 in 2017 after winning both the F4 and F3 titles in 2014 and 2016 respectively. He was driving for Prema in both series. 2017 saw Stroll join the F1 paddock with Williams. He was partnering…
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To comply with FIA regulations, that state that two FP1 sessions in a season must be given to a rookie, several teams have elected the Mexican GP to alot their rookies into their cars. Who is driving where? MERCEDES Nyck de Vries in for George Russell Mercedes have elected to use Nyck De Vries for…
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For a while now speculation has been rife around the paddock that Oracle Red Bull Racing had breached the 2021 budget cap. Christian Horner was adamant that his team were in the clear however the FIA released earlier this month that there was what was considered a minor overspend by the energy drink owned team.…
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During an interview with select media at the USGP in Austin, seven-time F1 champion confirmed he is in discussions with Mercedes over a new multi year deal Lewis Hamilton, confirmed his intention to continue in Formula 1 for the foreseeable future. Although the Mercedes driver is struggling in 2022, with the Mercedes unable to keep…
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Fernando Alonso was given a 30 second penalty for driving an “unsafe” car during the USGP after HAAS protested the result, demoting the Spaniard to 15th from 7th, however at a meeting prior to the Mexican GP, stewards have overturned the penalty, reinstating the 7th place finish. In a video meeting, Renault owned Alpine proteested…
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Not many may like Red Bull Racing after the past couple of years, not many may like decisions that have gone for or against them since 2021, but there is one decision they can make this weekend that everyone could and should get behind. Red Bull should absolutely prioritize Sergio Perez as driver #1 this…
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Andretti Autosport and Colton Herta have agreed a contract extension to the end of the 2027 season. Colton Herta, who impressed on a recent Formula 1 test with Mclaren was courted by Redbull to fill the seat left by Gasly (who eventually moved to Alpine) however the Indycar winner, Herta did not have the required…
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Lewis Hamilton is outlining his post Formula 1 life with the launch of his TV/Film production company; Dawn Apollo Films. The new production company, which has been set up in partnership with Cooper, an investment and talent advisory firm that specialises in entertainment, media, fashion and sports – which is headed by Hamilton’s media talent…
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Audi has finally confirmed the partnership with Sauber. Alfa Romeo will continue to sponsor Sauber untill the end of 2023, honouring the agreement with the Italian manufacturer. The team will continue to use Ferrari power until the end of 2025. It is clear that we share values and a vision, and we look forward to…