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Tag: F12022
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In a morning of changes, that saw Fred Vassuer head to Ferrari, Andreas Seidl head to Sauber as CEO, McLaren has confirmed that Andrea Stella will become Team Principal with immediate effect. Andreas Stella will move from Executive Director at McLaren to become Team Principal. I’m delighted that Andrea Stella will step into the Team…
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Andreas Seidl joins Sauber as CEO. Andrew Benson, BBC Chief F1 writer, tweeted this morning with the news that Andreas Seidl looks to be heading out of McLaren and over to Sauber. Seidl will replace the departing Vassuer who will head to Marinello to take on the Team Principal role for Ferrari. Sauber has confirmed…
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Ferrari and Sauber have confirmed the departure and hiring of Fred Vassuer. After weeks of speculation, Fred Vassuer finally makes the move to Marinello to replace Mattia Binotto as Ferrari Team Principal. Frederic Vasseur leaves a team bolstered by new partners, a growing workforce and with a bright future as the works team for a…
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Honda has register it’s interest in becoming a Power Unit supplier from 2026. The Japanese manufacturer officially pulled out of Formula 1 at the end of last season, however remains closely linked to Redbull, providing support to Redbull Power Trains. The Honda Power Unit IP has been loaned to Redbull untill the end of the…
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1 driver, has faith in Ferrari as they prepare for the former Formula 1 Ferrari Team Principle Matteo Binotto’s successor to step into this role. Ferrari faced a challenging year with major strategy mistakes to broken records and it’s safe to say that none of us could have predicted Ferrari’s season. For…
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Mercedes trackside engineering director, Andrew Shovlin admits that there were issues with the W-13 as early as February 2022. Andrew Shovlin on the pre season issues with the W-13: “The signs were there from the very, very early running, even on the filming day that we did at Silverstone, we then went for three days…
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Formula 1 has agreed an extension with the promotors of the Dutch GP, meaning that Zandvoort will remain on the contract until the end of the 2025 season The new deal adds a further two more years to the current deal. With Nyck De Vries joining Alpha Tauri for 2023, the Dutch fans have another…
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Hannah takes the Mclaren Applied Female Engineer of the Year award, the first winner of the award. The judges were impressed by her strategic abilities and her ability to make successful split second strategy calls while under pressure. Hannah Schmitz, who is the Principle Strategy Engineer at Redbull Racing was nominated alongside Krystina Emmanouilides, CFD…
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With the impending cancellation of the Chinese GP, Portuguese media are reporting that Portimao Circuit is set to be added as replacement. The Portimao circuit was used for the covid affected 2020 and 2021 seasons. The track is an old-school type track with sweeping corners and an undulating track. The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve track…
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With the news that Mattia Binotto will leave Ferrari F1 team after 4 years as the team principle. What are Ferrari’s options to fill the role? Speculation surrounding the future of Mattia Binotto began around the middle of November, when a report by Gazzetta dello Sport, which stated that Binotto would be replaced with Fred…
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Ferrari Team Principle, Matia Binotto has resigned and will leave Marinello at the en of the year. Ferrari have confirmed that Matia Binotto has resigned from the team but will remain in his position until December 31st. The team also confirmed that they hope to confirm a new Team Principle in the new year. Ferrari…
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When the 2022 regulations were drafted Adrian Newey was openly critical of the technical changes, but after the first full season his opinion seems to have changed. “When I first read the rules two years ago, I was really frustrated.” Newey said, “They looked extremely restrictive.” “I have to admit that I changed my mind…
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Well connected Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera have stated that Mattia Binotto will be leaving Ferrari. Italian media is reporting the imminent removal of Mattia Binotto as Team Principle, with discussions being held with upper management on the terms of the Binotto’s exit. Binotto’s exit had been speculated prior to the season ending race at…
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Rao leas the role of Interim Secretary General after replacing Peter Bayer earlier in the year. Rao’s appointment to the FIA, was seen as controversial within the F1 paddock. This was due to her previous role as Legal Director at Mercedes and Special Advisor to Toto Wolff. Ferrari Team Principle, Mattia Binotto raised his concerns…
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As reported by BBC, the Chinese Grand Prix is set to be cancelled due to the country’s covid restrictions. Formula 1 are set to cancel the 2023 running of the Chinese Grand Prix due to Covid restrictions. Formula 1 has not been to China since 2019 and was set to return in 2023, however with…
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A year on from the controversial battle for first in the Drivers Championship, Yas Marina played host to another tense battle to the end. Max Verstappen may have already secured the first place and drove to a comfortable victory almost nine seconds from the following pack, but all eyes were on his teammate and rival…
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The stage is set for a battle to the line tomorrow in Abu Dhabi – but not like last year. This year, second place in the 2022 Drivers Championship is up for grabs, with the two drivers in contention lining up second and third on the grid heading into the last race of the season.…
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Formula 1 has provisionally announced what tracks will hold a sprint event in 2023 2023 will see the amount of sprint races increasing from three to six. The destination of the six sprints events have been speculated since the FIA announced their plan to increase how many will be held each season. The six tracks…
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HAAS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT NICO HULKENBERG WILL DRIVE FOR THE TEAM IN 2023. The long running saga at HAAS is finally over with confirmation that Nico Hulkenberg returns to the F1 grid. Nico has been out of F1 since 2019, returning to F1 as a substitute for for drivers who had caught COVID. Unfortunately, HAAS’s…
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REPORTS FROM THE ITALIAN PRESS ARE SUGGESTING THAT FERRARI WERE LOOKING TO REPLACE BINOTTO WITH ALFA ROMEO TEAM PRINCIPLE With the 2022 season almost finished and Redbull dominating both Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships. It would seem that Ferrari could be on the verge of making some changes within the Formula 1 team. Reports from the…