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The Italian GP ended behind the safety car, robbing the F1 world of a grandstand finish between Max Verstappen and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Is it time to alter the rules so that a race can finish as a race? Firstly lets look at the rules, the use of a safety car and Virtual…
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Verstappen charges to another masterful victory, as the Italian GP ends behind the Safety Car. The 2022 Italian GP started with a Ferrari on pole and to the delight of the watching Tifosi, he remained at the front and in control. The start of the race was largely uneventful with a few cars, including Lewis…
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With the race just about to start for the Pirelli Gran Premio D’Italia, it was not the fastest car that took fist on the grid, with the dreaded Power Unit penalties insisting they had some input on the qualifying result. Is it time to change the system? According to SKY SPORTS F1, Max Verstappen (5…
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The silly season in F1 is something that fans always look forward to, and 2023 is no exception to this. In fact there are still quite a few seats up for grabs, with some very interesting rumours circulating the Formula 1 paddock. First up is the CONFIRMED team lineups for 2023. ORACLE RED BULL RACING…
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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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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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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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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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It’s exciting news for the Orange Army, as Max Verstappen snatches pole position at the Red Bull ring, after a dramatic qualifying session, with a lap time of 1:04:984. It was a close call for his championship rival, Charles LeClerc, as he qualified in P2, just 0.029 seconds behind. Sainz takes P3 for the Scuderia…
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The Internet was in uproar yesterday as accusations came flying in thick and fast that the 3 time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet used racist slurs in a video back in November. His behaviour was called out by F1 and many of the teams and drivers with no response from him until now. Today Nelson…
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The Formula 1 paddock has been rocked by another racist incident, this time involving Nelson Piquet Sr. In a video filmed in November, Piquet used a racial slur in his native language to describe Lewis Hamilton after he was asked for his opinion on the Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton contact at the British GP…
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So far this year the Mercedes team have been putting in poor performances in comparison to their previous 8 years of dominance. However they are confident in their upgrade package being brought to the next race in Silverstone. The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, while not setting the world alight with their…
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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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Max Verstappen produced a scintillating lap in the rain to claim pole in Montreal for the first Canadian grand prix since 2019. Verstappen cleared his closest rival Fernando Alonso by .645 of a second in a crucial point in the championship fight, with Carlos Sainz taking P3. With championship rivals Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez…
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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…
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It is official, Lewis Hamilton has officially been recognised and awarded Citizenship of Brazil. Which means he is now both British and an honorary Brazilian. Wonderful news for the 7 time World Champion, who recognises Brazilian F1 legend Ayrton Senna amongst his greatest Heroes.
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Apple studios have announced it has acquired the rights to a Formula 1 film starring Brad Bitt and will be produced by Mercedes driver, Lewis Hamilton. The film’s screenplay is being written by Ehren Kruger with Joseph Kosinski taking on the role of director. The pair worked together on the surprisingly successful sequel, Top Gun:…
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When it comes to F1, there is a broad and diverse mix of circuits on the calendar. Some modern, some old, some largely unchanged, some almost unrecognisable from their debut on the calendar. This article is going to be my rundown of circuits I feel are overrated, and why I feel they are. I suspect…
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Charles LeClerc produced a stunning lap to take his first Spanish pole position. The Monegasque driver was the only driver on track to record a time in 1:18s, as he beat title rival Max Verstappen to the front of the grid. Leclerc did not have it easy in qualifying, as he overcooked his first run…