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Honda could return to FORMULA 1 sooner that first thought. Honda formally left F1 at the end of 2021 after Max Verstappen secured his maiden Championship with a Honda powered Redbull. Redbull secured an agreement to take control of the Honda designed Power Units, which are assembled and shipped from Japan as part of the…
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The FIA has confirmed that Michael Masi has left the organisation. Michael Masi, was the FORMULA 1 race director until the conclusion of the 2022 season. The FIA decided to replace the Australian for the 2023 season after it had admitted that errors were made during the Championship deciding race in Abu Dhabi. The main…
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Speculation has been high regarding the return of FORMULA 1 to South Africa and the Kyalami Circuit, this speculation on a return to the African continent was hightened when F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali visited the Kyalami Circuit earlier this year. Over the last 24 hours tweets have surfaced stating that the South African GP will…
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Another day, another bad news story for the Ex FORMULA 1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone. This time in relation to fraud. ‘The CPS has reviewed a file of evidence from HMRC and has authorised a charge against Bernard Ecclestone of fraud by false representation in respect of his failure to declare to HMRC the existence of…
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Ferrari’s Charles LeClerc wins the Austrian Grand Prix, a long over-due victory, pushing his title rival, Max Verstappen into second place. LeClerc has cut the Dutch driver’s lead to just 38 points. Despite a strong start to the season, the last five races had proved disappointing to the Monegasque driver, however, he was able to…
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As the FORMULA 1 ROLEX GROSSER PREIS VON ÖSTERREICH 2022 or the Austrian GP draws to a close, reports have surfaced on social media of sexual and homophobic abuse directed towards fans while attending the Grand Prix. With some fans reporting that due to the extreme nature of the abuse directed towards them that they…
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Marcus Armstrong completed a faultless drive in Austria, securing a dominant lights-to-flag win in Saturday’s sprint race. After a perfect start off the line and maintaining the lead into turn 1 from Theo Pourchaire, the Kiwi remained unchallenged throughout the race. With consistent fastest laps and already over a second clear from Pourchaire by lap…
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The second sprint race of the F1 2022 season brought plenty of drama at the Red Bull Ring as Max Verstappen took first place gaining 8 points followed by the Ferrari’s of Leclerc in P2 and Sainz in P3 who gained 7 and 6 points respectively. The other drivers receiving points are Russell, Perez, Ocon,…
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Red Bull junior Jak Crawford battled it out in Austria to secure a win in a chaotic Formula 3 sprint race – the American’s first race win in the series. It has been a great weekend all round for the F3 Red Bull juniors with Isack Hadjar taking pole position in Friday’s qualifying. During the…
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Isack Hadjar secured his first F3 pole position in a red flagged qualifying at Spielberg. Red Bull Junior driver, Isack Hadjar, secured his first pole position in Formula 3 with a lap time over two tenths quicker than current championship leader Victor Martins. The session was slow to start as the 30 strong field battled…
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It’s exciting news for the Orange Army, as Max Verstappen snatches pole position at the Red Bull ring, after a dramatic qualifying session, with a lap time of 1:04:984. It was a close call for his championship rival, Charles LeClerc, as he qualified in P2, just 0.029 seconds behind. Sainz takes P3 for the Scuderia…
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Alpine has announced it’s launching an initiative to promote equal opportunities in motorsport and automotive – including scouting talented females from karting and helping them move through the ranks to F1. The Rac(H)er programme is designed to reinforce equality and provide opportunities based on merit, from scientific and technical fields through to their racing drivers.…
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The invention of the Halo has proved time and time again it is the guardian angel of motorsport. The British Grand Prix is no stranger to its trials and tribulations but this lap one tussle was much more than that. At nearly 200mph Zhou Guanyu’s Alpha Romeo flipped several times from the first corner just…
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As the dust settles over Silverstone, W Series are celebrating a milestone audience of 1 million UK viewers over the British GP weekend. After securing a new broadcasting deal for this season, the Silverstone race weekend was broadcast live across Sky Sports and Channel 4 for the first time. An average of more than 710,000…
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BY SEÁN KENNEDY 2022 is an extremely important year both on track and in-game for Formula 1! On track, the new ground-effect regulations for the new generation of cars are crucial to improving racing and the overall quality of “the show”; while in-game, this is the first Codemasters F1 game completely overseen by their new…
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Arthur Leclerc secured his first win of the 2022 Formula 3 season after fending off home favourites Zak O’Sullivan and Oliver Bearman. After starting on pole, O’Sullivan maintained the lead off the line. Leclerc briefly overtook the Brit, however the move was completed just as the safety car was deployed, causing PREMA to instruct him…
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One of the scariest starts in history becomes one of the very best F1 races of all time! Let’s review the 2022 British Grand Prix! Well, where do we even start with that?! After the rain-washed qualifying we had a bit of a mixed-up grid with Carlos Sainz on Pole from Max Verstappen and Charles…
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Edoardo Mortara, in his ROKiT Venturi, took advantage of some mid-race antics by Oliver Rowland against Antonio Felix da Costa to take the lead from the Portuguese pole man with attack mode. For the remaining 31 minutes, the Swiss driver never looked back and took a solid victory in Marrakesh, as well as the championship…
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Mercedes were surprised to learn that rival teams had been exploiting rules around the flexibility of their floors. Recently, the FIA announced that they were looking to amend the rules to help limit porpoising, these changes are being brought in under safety grounds and to limit the long term damage to drivers. However, Mercedes has…