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The World Motorsport Council have approved Formula 1’s 2026 Power Unit Regulations. Today, FIA has confirmed the details of the new Power Unit Regulations, these include the following changes: remaining is the high revving V6 ICE Increased electrical power Cost Cap for Power Unit Suppliers ERS output doubled to 35Okw MGU-H removed
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IN YET ANOTHER TWIST THE CONTRACT REGONITION BOARD HAVE RULED THAT BOTH CONTRACTS ARE VALID. The Piastri/Ricciardo/Mclaren/Alpine saga took another twist, when the Court Regonition Board ruled that both Alpine and Mclaren’s contracts with Oscar Piastri are valid, basically telling the teams “go and sort it out yourselves”. WHERE DO WE GO NOW? Firstly, how…
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ARE MCLAREN THE BAD GUYS? IN A WORD ….NO Before you reach for the reply button to vent your rage at the opening line, let me explain. FORMULA 1 EXPECTATIONS The F1 paddock is a ruthless entity, with each team looking to gain an advantage over their competitors. This includes technological advantages, backroom staff and…
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According to sources within the Formula 1 paddock, McLaren notified Daniel Ricciardo that they intend to cancel his contract for 2023 in favour of Oscar Piastri. After Fernando Alonso surprised Alpine and Formula 1 with the announcement that he was replacing the retiring Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin, it was logical to assume that highly…
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BY TOM DOWNEY AND JAMIE COOPER Alex Albon has announced he has extended his stint at Williams. The British Thai driver has penned a multi-year deal with the Oxfordshire based team. It is unknown how long his contract is, but he has confirmed it is over multiple years. Albon has had a successful return to…
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7-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton joined the Denver Broncos ownership group today. Hamilton joins the group led by Wal-Mart billion Rob Walton’s group who are in the final stages of completing their purchase of the Denver, Colorado based team. Hamilton owns property in Aspen, Colorado so joining the group made sense as Hamilton…
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Well the worst kept secret in F1 for 2023 is finally out of the bag. Oscar Piastri is going to be racing for Alpine in 2023. The young Australian comes to F1 after spending a year on the sidelines, following back to back F3 and F2 titles in 2020 and 2021 respectively. After securing the…
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The Hungarian GP is just the latest of blunders from the Scuderia this season, and someone needs to pay. Sometimes a revamp is what a group or team needs to reset itself, and that is the cold hard truth for Ferrari to think about during the summer break. That cold hard truth should be Mattia…
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Alice Powell ended Jamie Chadwick’s seven-race long run of wins in a nail-biting sixth race of the 2022 W Series season at the Hungaroring, taking her first win of the year. After taking her first pole position of the season, Alice controlled the race from the front and remained there – even with two safety…
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In a surprise move, Fernando Alonso has signed for Aston Martin for 2023 onwards, filling the void of Sebastian Vettel who retired late last week. “This Aston Martin team is clearly applying the energy and commitment to win, and it is therefore one of the most exciting teams in Formula One today. “I have known…
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In a race dictated by tyre strategy, Theo Pourchaire took his third race win of the year significantly closing the gap to championship leader Felipe Drugovich. The ART driver was joined on the podium by Enzo Fittipaldi in P2 and Ayumu Iwasa in P3. A brilliant start and consistent drive saw Pourchaire sail to victory…
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FERRARI STRAGEY CALLS HELPS TO GIVE VERSTAPPEN THE WIN AND ALL BUT SECURE THE DUTCHMAN’S SECOND DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP After a strange qualifying, that saw the Redbull cars down in 10th and 11th and George Russell taking his first pole in Formula 1, it promised to be a somewhat interesting start to the race. As the…
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Alexander Smolyar dominated the Formula 2 feature race in Hungary converting pole position to a brilliant win, he was joined on the podium by Zane Maloney in P2 and Oliver Bearman in P3. After covering off a challenge by Maloney into turn 1, Smolyar kept his lead off the grid and retained it throughout. The…
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A masterful performance from Jack Doohan saw him convert a pole position start into a Formula 2 sprint race win in Hungary, his second race win of the season. The Aussie was joined on the podium by Juri Vips in P2 and Enzo Fittipaldi in P3 who both finished over five-seconds behind. Jack Doohan’s dominant…
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George Russell and Mercedes will be delighted as the Brit took his first ever F1 pole at the Hungarian GP with a lap time of 1:17.377. Tomorrow we could see him win an F1 race for the first time in his F1 career. His teammate Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow’s race in P7 after facing…
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Caio Collet took his maiden win in Formula 3 after a dominant sprint race in Hungary, he was joined on the podium by Franco Colapinto in P2 and his team mate Kush Maini in P3. Collet excelled at managing the changing conditions as the track transitioned from wet to dry, in a race that caught…
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Alice Powell has secured her first pole position of the 2022 W Series season in a frantic qualifying session for the sixth race of the year. The 2021 W Series runner-up took the third pole of her W Series career at the Hungaroring – more than a year after her second at Silverstone last July.…
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Red Bull junior Ayumu Iwasa takes his first pole position in Formula 2 at the Hungaroring, joined by Marcus Armstrong in P2 and Felipe Drugovich in P3. Iwasa delivered a stunning qualifying lap of 1:27.930s in the final moments of qualifying that left him 0.381s clear of the rest of the field. Just a week…
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Jamie Chadwick has her eyes set on an eighth consecutive win as the second half of the W Series season kicks off. The sixth of 10 races – and the fourth and final one to be staged in Europe – takes place on Saturday at the Hungaroring, where Jamie Chadwick regained the championship lead exactly…