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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg. A mere 24 hours before cars hit the track, Aston Martin announced that Sebastian Vettel had tested positive for COVID-19 and would not be able to take part in the Bahrain GP this weekend. This will be the…
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After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, Daniel Ricciardo will be back for this week’s race. During testing it was reported Ricciardo had been feeling unwell and wouldn’t be able to participate. It was then confirmed on Friday that he had in fact tested positive for COVID-19 and would be heading into isolation. This lead…
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Finally… The long wait for the much anticipated, new cars, new rules, new driver line-ups, and potentially an all-new pecking order, with all-new rivalries is over! Formula 1 is back this weekend – and it all starts with the Bahrain GP where simply anything could happen. F1 race weekends will look a little different from…
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With pre-season testing officially over, the new era of F1 is upon us. After the ‘non-testing shakedown’ in Barcelona, the teams and their drivers were given a final opportunity to get used to their new cars and fix any issues that crop up along the way, all prior to the new season. The teams focused…
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F3 is here and we have had our first race, sprint race took place today but lets look at how qualifying went yesterday that led to the reverse grid line up for the sprint race today. Qualifying New to Formula 3 constructor Van Amersfoort Racing saw a great start to their first season with driver…
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Its finally here the start of the F2 Season!, It’s been a long time coming since we saw Oscar Piastri win the F2 2021 World Champion, and Prema with the constructors championship. For recap of who’s driving and the tournament structure can be found here and here. Qualifying Virtousi Racing Rookie Jack Doohan took the…
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Two weeks ago, the new era of F1 began as the 2022 cars took to the track in Barcelona for a ‘shakedown’ behind closed doors. Two weeks later, the doors are open and spectators are ready to get their first proper look at this year’s machinery. The Bahrain pre-season test will be the final chance…
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Haas have announced that former driver Kevin Magnussen will return to the team to drive alongside Mick Schumacher for the 2022 F1 season. And no you aren’t alone , the signing came as a bit of a surprise to us all , rumours of Giovinazzi and Fittipaldi being in the running gave us a fairly…
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In some very welcome news, today we hear that F1 has extended its contract with The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known ofcourse as Imola. The new deal will see the circuit remain on our calendars until the earliest of 2025, which means 3 more years in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy.…
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Its just over 3 days away from the second test at the Bahrain International circuit and unfortunately HAAS are at risk of not arriving in time for the first day. HAAS havent been out of the news for very long at all over the last week or so. Wrapped up in the complications of having…
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HAAS F1 team has terminated the deal with title sponsor Uralkali and driver Nikita Mazepin with immediate effect. The U.S based team released a short statement confirming the decision, confirming that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was the deciding factor. There has been no mention of a replacement of either driver or title sponsor, however…
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With just about a week left until lights out in Bahrain for the F3 2022 season lets look at who the drivers are for the 10 teams, each with 3 drivers. While there is still one seat to be confirmed out of the 30 drivers. Starting with Prema Racing returning this season driver Monegasque Authur…
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Today W Series’ week of pre-season testing, at the Circuit de Barcelona, came to an end. This year’s pre-season test included the eight drivers that had automatically qualified for the 2022 season – those who finished in the top eight in the 2021 season – and twelve other hopefuls looking to secure a seat on…
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Global brokerage Quantfury has been announced to be competing in the 2022 W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers. The announcement comes ahead of W Series’ third on-track season, where drivers will race in support races at eight F1 Grand Prix weekends, starting at the brand new Miami race in May.…
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W Series have announced that Emma Kimiläinen will compete for the Puma Team in 2022 as the brand extends its team title and global racewear partnership this year. Emma has won two races in her two seasons with W Series, the latter victory – at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium last August – starting…
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Formula 1 has announced the cancellation of the contract with the promoters of the Russian GP. As the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, Formula 1 has confirmed that the contract with Russian GP promoters has been cancelled, meaning the end of the Russian GP for the foreseeable future, including the proposed move…
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The UK governing body for motorsport today bans Russian license holders from competing in the UK. In a statement released yesterday, the FIA announced that they will permit individuals from Russia to compete in a neutral capacity and under the “FIA flag”. The FIA claimed to have made this decision “in accordance with the International…
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It is being reported that on Tuesday 1st March, Max Verstappen headed to the Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes to sure up the final details in his new contract extension. This new deal will see the World Champion staying with the energy drinks company long into the future, suggesting the contract takes him past…
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As the conflict in the Ukraine continues with Russia sending in a 40 mile convoy of military vehicles to the capital city of Kyiv. Vladimir Putin moves forward with his assault on Ukraine. In response to these atrocities, the world’s government have been imposing more and more sanctions on Russia in order to put an…
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Today it was announced Alice Powell will compete in the 2022 season of W Series with the ‘Click2Drive Bristol Street Motors Racing W Series Team’. With a total of four victories and nine podium finishes to her name, Powell has thrived in her W Series campaign. Finishing third and second in the previous two seasons,…