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Aston Martin pulled back the Union Jack covers on the AMR23, the car that Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will hope to push Aston Martin up the grid in 2023. The 2022 season was a disappointment for the Aston Martin team. The historic brand only managed to secure eighth in the constructors championship at the…
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McLaren revealed their new 2023 car this afternoon at their technology centre in Woking. The MCL60, named in the mark of the team’s 60th anniversary this year, goes against the naming pattern that has been used over the past few seasons. McLaren CEO Zak Brown said: “Being one of the oldest teams on the Formula…
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The Inaugural Hyderabad E-Prix was highly anticipated by many, the track is the first of its kind to host Formula E in India and was sponsored by Greenko for its first outing in the calendar. The introduction of the new track offered a challenge for all drivers, new and old, and the weekend was incident…
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Pierre Gasly was signed by Alpine to replace Fernand Alonso ahead off this season and has said he has “developed in all areas” since the disappointment of his Red Bull move in 2019. The Frenchman, who has spent much of his career at Toro Rosso and Alpha Tauri as it was re- named, was signed…
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President Mohammed Ben Sulayem is set to take a step back from everyday operations of Formula One. Sulayem’s plans following 2021 After Sulayem was elected FIA President in December of 2021 with a restructuring plan for the FIA’s F1 operations, it is said he will be handing the responsibility to the director of single seated…
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Alfa Romeo have revealed a version of the new car ahead of the 2023 season that’s not just the livery, making them the first team to do so. It will be the last year of the Italian marque’s sponsorship of Sauber before the transition to Audi for 2026, with the team unveiling a striking red…
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The FIA has confirmed the six power unit manufacturers that have registered to be suppliers from 2026 to 2030. The new rule set is centred around increased electrification from the MGU-K and the removal of the very expensive and complex MGU-H along with a fully sustainable fuel. Audi will be partnering with Sauber and producing…
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Red Bull have revealed the livery that they will run in 2023 on an RB18 show car. The Milton Keynes squad opted to do its season launch in New York in front of US title sponsor Oracle. The main news is that Ford will be returning to the sport and part funding the Red Bull…
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The VF-23 will cover its first miles at Silverstone on February 11th. The team released its livery yesterday in partnership with new title sponsor MoneyGram, on a previous car rendering. Last season saw the American squad finish 8th in the constructors’ standings with Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher, the highlight of the season being Magnussen’s…
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Sauber has announced a new title sponsor, Stake.com, in the wake of their transition towards their future as Audi. The deal sees Robert Kubica and person sponsor Orlen leaves the team, with the latter becoming the principal partner of Alpha Tauri. The deal between Stake.com and Sauber has been described as a record-breaking deal, speculated to be…
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that the cost cap penalty the team received last year is already affecting car development Last year the Milton Keynes squad were found guilty of exceeding the cost cap by 1.6% in 2021. They were handed a $7m fine plus a 10% reduction in CFD and wind tunnel…
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Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher will also be available to stand in at McLaren the British team has announced The German, who has found himself without a full time race seat for 2023 was signed by Mercedes as a reserve driver after two difficult years at Haas who signed Nico Hulkenburg to partner Kevin Magnussen…
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Audi has purchased a minority stake in Sauber, keeping everything on track for the German manufacturer’s debut in 2026. The purchase of the minority stake was first mentioned by Audi in October when they announced their intention to enter F1 in 2026. The German manufacturer announced in August that they were intending to enter Formula…
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After a major rules overhaul last season, aimed at improving the race ability of the cars, a few changes have been made ahead of this year to tweak the regulations for safety reasons and to clamp down on any clever innovations. And with car launches upon us, what better time to talk about the changes.…
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The 2023 Formula E season is well underway, here are 3 talking points from the first 3 races in Mexico City and Diriyah. Title rivals: Dennis vs Wehrlein Coming into season 9 and the Gen3 era, Jake Dennis and the Avalanche Andretti team looked strong after finishing P6 in both the team’s and drivers standings.…
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New Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says that the teams rumoured 30hp increase is a “joke” The Frenchman, who was previously team principal and CEO at Alfa Romeo Sauber, replaced Mattia Binotto earlier this month after a year of disappointment for the prancing horse. Despite the team establishing themselves as a frontrunner again in 2022,…
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Pascal Werhlein storms through the field from P9 to win race 1 of the 2023 Diriyah E-Prix. The German secured his second career win as Dennis’ lead in the championship closes to just one point. As the cars lined up on the starting grid, it was Sébastien Buemi at the head of the field with Maserati…
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Formula E heads to Diriyah for a double header beneath the lights of Saudi Arabia. Sébastien Buemi takes his 15th pole position in qualifying for race 1, and this marks the start of a miserable weekend for the Maserati MSG team with both drivers suffering incidents throughout qualifying. Group Stages Group A The drivers in…
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem has said that Andretti Global is the only new team to have expressed interest to the FIA in a potential entry F1 and FIA disagreements Earlier this month the FIA announced that they would be opening an expression of interest for new teams, with Andretti and General Motors declaring that they were…
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Former Williams Racing reserve driver, Aitken has confirmed he has parted ways with the Grove based Formula 1 team to focus on his Sportscar career. Aitken has been part of Williams for 3 years, making his Formula 1 race debut at the 2020 Sakhir GP stepping in for George Russell, who was covering for Hamilton…