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Tag: F12022
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Does freshly crowned Formula E champion Stoffel Vandoorne deserve another chance in F1? This writer says absolutely. Vandoorne won the Formula E title this year by 33 points and being easily the most consistent driver on the Formula E grid this year. Vandoorne never had a chance in his time at Mclaren in F1, with…
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Show me the money!! A phrase that entered into the world’s lexicon thanks to a movie called Jerry McGuire, released in 1996 starring Tom Cruise as a recently fired sports agent trying to rebuild his career, his only client a disgruntled NFL star played by Cuba Gooding JR who wants his payday. The aforementioned scene,…
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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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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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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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Over the last twenty four hours, reports have surfaced on line that seem to suggest that Porsche are intending to buy a 50% stake in RedBull Racing, in anticipation of their entry into Formula 1 in 2026. WHAT IS IN THE RUMOUR? It has not been a secret that both Porsche and Audi (part of…
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OK so I know what you’re thinking…. “No way, Red Bull and Ferrari are just way too strong” but hear me out. The Mercedes team have been having their worst season in Formula 1 since 2013; pre hybrid era. However, the team has been scoring consistently throughout the season; being the only team to not…
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Max Verstappen took the French Grand Prix with ease following another mistake by a Ferrari up front. It’s becoming the story of the season as the consistently reliable Red Bull team – credit to the pit wall who rarely put a foot wrong – capitalised on a mistake by Charles Leclerc to cruise to victory.…
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Qualifying at Paul Ricard today was full of exciting moments. Upgrades across the field helped shake the order up and we saw that from Q1. Both Hamilton and Verstappen struggled to find clear air in Q1 , the red bull driver having to avoid his own teammate. At the end of a very close Q1…
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Daniel Ricciardo has been no stranger to rumours surrounding his F1 seat. It is also no surprise, given the honey badger has been somewhat comprehensively beaten by his teammate in both qualifying and race results. However, it has not been all doom and gloom for the Aussie, and he has tasted some success with the…
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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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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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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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Jüri Vips, Amaury Cordeel, Nikita Mazepin, Marcus Armstrong, Dan Ticktum, Liam Lawson. Said the n-word, drove like a maniac on a public road, allegedly sexually abused a girl and made homophobic jokes, used the n-word as a snapchat name, used ableist slurs, laughed about slurs. What is going on with these junior (some turned professional)…
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Max Verstappen took another impressive victory for Red Bull as he continues to defend his world championship. The Young Dutchman crossed the line ahead of his former Toro Rosso alumni Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard is still hunting for that elusive first win in Formula One. The two drivers engaged in an enthralling battle in the…
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There will be a portion of the fanbase upset by this revelation, as rumours have been circling the web of a team switch for the French man Pierre Gasly. The rumours can now stop because it has been confirmed that he will drive once again for the Red Bull junior team Alpha Tauri in 2023.…
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The FIA have today announced that they will be intervening to prevent the issues caused by porpoising. In the FIAs official statement they have promised that they will be increasing the scrutiny of skid blocks and planks on the underneath of the cars to observe the damage being caused by low ride height. The skid…