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Verstappen wins comfortably at Suzuka to win Red Bull the Constructors Championship. A lead of 19 seconds at the end of the race that also brought the Dutchman one step closer to winning his third consecutive World Championship title. After qualifying on pole, Verstappen made it through the first lap unscathed narrowly avoiding being overtaken…
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Verstappen dominates with another pole as Oscar Piastri continues to impress at McLaren. Qualifying 1 The first part of Qualifying started off the same as the Free Practice sessions with Max Verstappen taking the top spot and the McLarens of Norris and Piastri close behind. With 9 minutes of the session to go, the Williams…
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AlphaTauri has officially announced its driver lineup for the 2024 Formula 1 season, confirming that both Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda will remain with the team. This decision marks the continuation of their partnership, while young talent Liam Lawson, who stepped in for Ricciardo during his absence due to injury, takes on a role as…
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McLaren Racing is thrilled to announce a significant extension of its contract with young Australian racing sensation, Oscar Piastri. The multi-year contract extension ensures that Piastri will remain a vital part of the McLaren family until the end of 2026, a testament to his remarkable performances in Formula 1. Exceptional Performance in 2023 Oscar Piastri’s…
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Sainz dethroned Verstappen to claim his first win of the season in a thrilling race at the Marina Bay street circuit. Ferrari’s fourth win at the Singapore GP provided the first win of the season by a driver from an opposing team to RedBull who finished 8th and 5th. After qualifying on pole in Italy,…
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Lance Stroll and Aston Martin have jointly decided that the Canadian driver will not participate in the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix, following a significant crash during the qualifying session. In a surprising turn of events at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, Lance Stroll will be absent from the starting grid due to a harrowing qualifying…
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Red Bull have dominated the grid in the 2023 resulting in their Constructors Championship lead being large enough for them to claim their first championship in just the third race after the summer break at the Singapore Grand Prix. A range of scenarios in Singapore leave it possible for Christian Horner and the Red Bull…
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The Tifosi were rewarded with pole position as Carlos Sainz takes his first ever Monza pole, and he does it in Ferrari colours. Max was pipped to the post in a thrilling Q3, whilst Charles Leclerc narrowly missed out, slotting into P3. The Italian GP Is Ferrari’s To Lose The special livery and race suits…
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Sources from McLaren has confirmed that Alex Palou has decided against joining McLaren for the 2024 Indycar season. Alex Palou has apparently decided not to join McLaren for the 2024 Indycar season. In what would seem to be a sudden change of heart the Indycar Championship leader will now not switch to McLaren as he…
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Cyril Abiteboul, the former Alpine boss, emphasises the idea of a driver who possesses the ability to double as a team boss. With the recent departures of Laurent Rossi (CEO), Otmar Szafnauer (Team Principal), Alan Permane (Sporting Director), and Pat Fry (Technical Director), Alpine is currently engaged in discussions regarding upcoming decisions within the French…
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Max Verstappen dominated race day around Spa to take his third win in a row at the circuit. He quickly made up ground passing his teammate to make it a 1-2 for the team. Charles Leclerc brought home a much needed podium for Ferrari in 3rd while Hamilton took 4th and the fastest lap after…
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Sixty years ago the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix ran in circumstances so terrifying and dangerous nobody would dream of racing in them in this current age. It was a race won by a quiet genius, putting in a performance of almost superhuman skill. This is the story of that race and the tragic path that…
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It was a nail-biting F3 Sprint Race at Spa-Francorchamps, with Caio Collet pulling off a stunning move from fourth to claim victory. But it wasn’t smooth sailing for the championship contenders. Gabriel Bortoleto and Josep María Martí both faced tough luck and couldn’t finish the race after separate incidents. Meanwhile, Zak O’Sullivan showed his skills,…
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Max Verstappen stormed to pole at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon. Initially there were fears the session wouldn’t go ahead. Especially after heavy rain limited running in practice a few hours earlier. A minor delay was the only issues and with an ever-drying track it brought the best out of the drivers. Charles…
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After Alpine voiced concerns that their engine wasn’t level with their rivals, engine equalisation was added to the F1 Commission agenda for the Belgian GP. Alpine revealed to the FIA that their Renault engine was significantly down on its rivals. This prompted the FIA to analyse the power unit performance of all engines and consequently…
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The era of Dutch domination in Formula 1 is boring, according to many fans. With mad Max leading the championship by 110 points, having won 9/11 races, is the Verstappen era deterring fans from the sport? Verstappen is smashing records left right & centre just to keep things interesting. Whilst we can all respect Max’s…
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Ferrari has decided to make some changes to their management structure prior to the start of the Belgium GP. The Maranello based squad has announced the departure of Laurent Mekies as Race Director. Mekies was part of the team for four and a half seasons. Ferrari has announced that Diego Ioverno will take up the…
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After today’s race at Hungaroring, Mercedes’ boss, Toto Wolff discussed Red Bull’s pace and made an interesting comparison, suggesting that they appear so far ahead that the rest of the grid seems to be driving F2 cars. “We were quick in terms of the F2 pack,” Wolff added. “The F1 car won by 34 seconds.…
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Lewis Hamilton returns to F1 pole position at the Hungarian GP Qualifying, his first pole since December 2021 pipping Max Verstappen to the top spot by a mere 0.003 seconds. F1 Hungarian GP Qualifying – Q1 With the new qualifying system being used for the first time (each driver has 11 sets of tyres instead…