Former F1 and now IndyCar driver Alexander Rossi has called current Formula 1 drivers’ excuse for not racing on ovals a “cop-out”, with the American highlighting that no cars “split in half” during the Indy 500. Rossi drove for the now folded Manor-Marussia for five races in 2015, before leaving the team to venture back
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, has revealed that the team had to make some cuts to accommodate for the $140 million budget cap introduced at the start of this season. The first-ever cap was introduced last season, and stood at $145 million. No one fell foul of that, although Williams were fined for failing
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Sebastian Vettel’s announcement of his retirement from Formula 1 came as a shock to all ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, with the four-time World Champion having been expected to sign a contract extension with the Aston Martin F1 Team. The German has said that he wants to spend more time with his young family
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Former Formula 1 driver, and uncle of Haas driver Mick Schumacher, Ralf, has said that his nephew could be in line for a seat with Alpine for 2023. Alpine are currently looking to put someone else in the car alongside Esteban Ocon following the announcement of Fernando Alonso’s departure at the end of this season.
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The FIA have approved safety changes following meetings held in response to Guanyu Zhou’s crash at the British Grand Prix. At the start of the race at Silverstone, the Alfa Romeo driver’s car flipped upside down across the gravel and bounced over the tyre barrier into the fencing that separates the track from the stands.
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Alex Albon feels that the criticism he received during the 2020 season was a little harsh, so naturally felt the need to close some mouths on his return to Formula 1 with Williams this season. The Thai-Brit came up into F1 with George Russell and Lando Norris, who went to Williams and McLaren respectively. Albon
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he has been analysing Manchester United in a bid to avoid the slump the English football giants have experienced since 2013. United won 38 major titles in the 26 years that Sir Alex Ferguson led the club, before the legendary Scot retired at the end of the
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2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has been warned about just how aggressive racing is in NASCAR, as the Iceman prepares for his Cup Series debut at Watkins Glen. Raikkonen is set to take part in a one-off appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, as part of Trackhouse’s Project 91. The
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The FIA has confirmed that the teams have found common ground over the 2023 technical regulations, enabling them to be pushed through. A number of teams, Mercedes in particular, have been victims of “porpoising” and bouncing this season, in a phenomenon brought about by the technical regulations introduced ahead of this year. The new ground
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that, were Red Bull team boss Christian Horner in his position, he would also be asking the FIA to make changes to the technical regulations. Mercedes have been struggling for performance this season due to “porpoising” and bouncing, which was caused by the ground effect aerodynamics under the new
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