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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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Max Verstappen wins the Italian GP and sets a new Formula 1 record with 10 wins in a row. The Start All the cars were lined up and ready for the start of the Italian GP, unfortunately for the watching Tifosi and Formula 1 fans around the world, it was a bit of am anti…
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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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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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The Hungarian Grand Prix has wrapped up and had also managed to showcase an impressive feat as we witnessed the fastest pitstop of the season. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri made the first attempt at breaking the record, achieving an astonishing 2.0-second pitstop. Although it was an impressive performance, it wasn’t enough to secure a spot on…
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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…
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After a recent change in AlphaTauri, replacing Nyck DeVries with Red Bull reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo midway through the season, Nyck has now addressed the situation on his Instagram account, following a week of staying away from social media. He started off his statement by saying that he had taken some time off social media…
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As Verstappen and Redbull continue to the Championship with a faultless drive, the 2023 British GP belongs to McLaren with Lando Norris taking second and Oscar Piastri finishing fourth. Are McLaren back? The Start Max Verstappen started in a now familiar pole position at the British GP, however he was joined by a new driver,…
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Formula 1 returns to Silverstone for the British GP. Free practice at this weekend’s British GP is an important one for a number of teams, as several have brough new parts that are needing assessed. Alpha Tauri and Afla Romeo have brought several new upgrades in an effort to drag themselves away from the rear…
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Austrian GP A surprisingly quiet start meant the frontrunners kept the status quo through the opening laps. Any hope that the Ferrari’s may be able to sandwich Verstappen quickly disappeared. The Dutchman once again showing imperious pace off the line to build a gap to Leclerc and Sainz in behind. Alpha Tauri’s underwhelming season continued,…
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Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has led the call to rebrand and rename AlphaTauri as part of the team’s ongoing restructure under new Red Bull management. In an extensive overhaul, long-serving AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost will step aside at the end of this years’ campaign to be replaced by respected Ferrari racing director Laurent…
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Helmut Marko has put an element of blame at Lewis Hamilton for how Alex Albon Redbull career played out Alex Albon and Redbull Albon’s career started off well enough at Redbull while driving for Toro Rosso leading to Redbull promoting him to the main Redbull team to replace the struggling Pierre Gasly during the 2019…
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In preparation for the Austrian Grand Prix, Yuki Tsunoda and Max Verstappen went head to head competing in an off road Mega Truck race. The race is part of Alpha Tauri’s (Un)Serious Race Series, and saw Tsunoda beat Verstappen. Having previously beat Daniel Ricciardo during a mini jet boat race in Miami, this victory furthered…
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“My dream has always been to be a racing engineer. When I got my first job and my first salary, that was a big moment. Everything else was just a bonus.” Red Bull Racing’s history in Formula One is intricately linked to the genius and expertise of Adrian Newey, regarded as one of the greatest…
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Daniel Ricciardo is undoubtedly one of the most universally loved Formula 1 drivers. He’s almost impossible to dislike with his infectious smile and positive outlook. Which is why many fans were disappointed to hear he was leaving the grid at the end of 2022. Despite not being one of the 20 drivers on the grid…
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Red Bull has already had an incredible run of dominance in Formula 1 from 2010 to 2013 and they seem to be back on top for more. Let’s get into some of the factors that contributed to their success. V8 Era During the early 2010s, the size of Formula 1 cars were a lot smaller…
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The Canadian GP results, pretty predictable right? With the pole sitter usually taking the win here in Canada, it was a similar story today with Verstappen taking his 41st win. Accompanied on the podium by Alonso and Hamilton. Fun fact, 40% of Red Bull’s victories have come from Verstappen. Unsurprising in this era of Dutch…
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Weather, Timing and Strategy all played it’s part in a dramatic Canadian GP Qualifying, Perez and LeClerc out in Q1 and a Verstappen pole with Nico Hulkenberg starting in a team best second. Q1 The first part of quali was delayed after an early red flag due to Zhou’s Alfa Romeo car stopping (but restarting),…