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The promoters for the Singapore GP has confirmed that the track will undergo some changes for the 2023 season. The Singapore GP has been on the Formula 1 calendar since 2008, during that time it have had some minor alterations, however none as extensive as those for the 2023 event. The infamous area of the…
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Happy birthday to the Monegasque Magician, none other than Charles Leclerc! The young Monegasque turns 25 today. Leclerc joined F1 in 2018, after recording back-to-back GP3 and F2 titles in 2016 and 2017 respectively. He joined the unofficial Ferrari junior team of Alfa Romeo Sauber, at the time partnering Marcus Ericsson. He scored his first…
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McLaren announced earlier today that Alex Palou and Pato O’ward will take to the wheel of the MCL36 in an FP1 session each this year. McLaren along with Alpine were still to announce who would drive in their two mandatory FP1 sessions this year. Due to the new rule introduced this season that a rookie…
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It’s that time of year where the Formula One season starts coming to an end, however we still have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming races. In Formula One, teams are obligated to run a rookie driver or drivers in two FP1 sessions across the season. This allows drivers to have a…
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Pedro De La Rosa, 51, lands an exciting new role with the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team. De La Rosa was announced earlier today by Aston Martin to be appointed Team Ambassador. The Spanish ex Formula One driver has an impressive motorsport resume, having participated in 107 Grand Prix’s with several teams such as…
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October 1st signals the start of Black History Month, and there is always loads to learn and celebrate all year round. Within motorsport the number of people from ethnic minorities in the industry has increased over the last decade. There is no doubt that motorsport has a long way to go to improve diversity within…
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The FIA has confirmed that Redbull breached the 2021 Cost Cap Regulations, however penalties have yet to be decided. The delayed announcement confirmed that 7 of the 10 teams complied with the 2021 Cost Cap Regulations, with Aston Martin guilty of a procedural breach and Redbull guilty of an overspend. Williams did not receive certification…
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After an agonisingly long 3 year absence, F1 has finally returned to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix! As expected, it was a very eventful weekend at a circuit everyone in the F1 world absolutely adores. But for one man in particular it was a particularly special weekend as Max Verstappen claimed his 2nd Formula One World…
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Daniel Ricciardo, 33 announced his departure from the McLaren team earlier this season, being replaced by fellow Australian Oscar Piastri, leaving him without a seat on the 2023 grid. Phillip Horton has tweeted that Daniel Ricciardo is now looking at options for the 2024 season. With many speculations over the last couple of months surrounding…
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The championship leader, Max Verstappen has taken pole at the Japanese GP setting a lap time of 1:29.304 closely followed by the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc who was just 0.020s behind setting a lap time of 1:29.314. Behind Leclerc is his teammate Carlos Sainz. After setting a lap time of 1:29.709 Max Verstappen’s teammate Sergio…
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Double drop for the news late on Friday night/early Saturday morning. You will probably wale up to a big change to 2023’s grid. Pierre Gasly was announced to depart the Scuderia Alpha Tauri team and immediately afterwards the red bull junior side announced his replacement im the form of Dutch driver Nyck De Vries. It…
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This news has been circling as a rumour for a while now ever since the Alonso/Piastri fiasco with Alpine. It is now officially announced that pierre Gasly will be leaving his Alpha Tauri seat to join the French manufacturer Alpine F1 team. The team will now have an all French lineup! “I am delighted to…
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The FIA were due to announce their findings on the 2021 Cost Cap review today, however they have announced that this will now be delayed to 10th October. With the introduction of the Cost Cap, all Formula 1 teams are required to submit financial reports to the FIA for analysis. The teams that are found…
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On the 5th October 2014, an accident happened in the Formula 1 race at Sazuka, it would cost the life of one of the most promising young drivers in recent years and change the direction of Formula 1. Jules Jules Lucien Andre Bianchi was born on 3 August 1989 in Nice, France. He was born…
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Oracle Redbull Racing has announced that Scuderia Alpha Tauri and Redbull Racing will run with increased Honda branding for the remainder of the 2022 season. In a post on Redbull Racing’s social media, the announced that they are cementing their relationship with the Japanese Manufacturer in a number of different ways, these include continuing to…
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After a 3 year absence due to the COVID pandeminc, F1’s return to Singapore was delayed by torrential rain before the scheduled start at Marina Bay. After the over hour delay, it was lights out in Singapore for the first grand prix held there since 2019. In a start feared to be reminiscent of 2017,…
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Beitske Visser drove to victory today in Singapore, keeping her hopes for the title alive as Championship leader Jamie Chadwick crashed out of the race with under five minutes to go. The second win of Visser’s W Series career – her first since the second race of the inaugural 2019 season – came after she…
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To the delight of the strategists, the rain had subsided by the time qualifying had started under the lights at the Singapore. This weekend marks the first time F1 has gone to the circuit since 2019 after the postponements caused by the pandemic and the ever-changing weather has already got us excited for the race…
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Red Bull’s sister team, Alpha Tauri have reached an agreement to sign dutch driver Nyck de Vries for the 2023 season, according to reports in France. According to Canal+, Nyck will partner with Yuki Tsunoda at Alpha Tauri which frees Pierre Gasly to join Alpine, discussions which have been taking place for a while now.…