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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McLaren’s Lando Norris is still unsure how he managed a podium finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in his underperforming car. Norris took advantage of Mercedes’ nightmare of a day and a crash for Carlos Sainz to take third in qualifying in Imola, before falling back to fifth in the sprint race. The Briton
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Former Renault test driver Christian Lundgaard thinks Sebastian Vettel would struggle in IndyCar, saying that Formula 1 cars are the easiest he’s ever driven. Vettel is leaving the F1 grid at the end of the 2022 campaign and has yet to confirm what he’ll do after that. He has been invited to make the transition
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A rumour surrounding Sir Lewis Hamilton has well and truly been quashed by Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff, who said that it’s “complete bull****” that he’s trying to force the Brit out of the door. Hamilton hasn’t had the season he would’ve been hoping for following on from being “manipulated” and “cheated” at the 2021 season
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It’s been a difficult first half of the season for Pierre Gasly and Scuderia AlphaTauri, who have arguably fallen back in the running order, relative to where they were over the last couple of seasons. AlphaTauri haven’t enjoyed the same sort of results that they have in recent years, with a podium finish appearing highly
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has indicated that it would not serve a purpose to make changes to his team at the moment after several calamitous moments in 2022. Charles Leclerc won two of the opening three rounds of the season as Red Bull experienced reliability issues, but Max Verstappen won in Saudi Arabia in
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Jean Alesi says it’s embarrassing to watch Sir Lewis Hamilton drive the 2022 Mercedes given its issues. Even with the widespread regulation changes being introduced at the start of the season, Mercedes were still widely expected to remain at the front of the field, where they’d been since the start of the hybrid era in
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A circuit war between Formula 1 owners Liberty Media and the drivers appears to be brewing, with the American company set to drop the legendary Belgian Grand Prix to open up a slot on the calendar for either another American or Middle Eastern race. Spa-Francorchamps is arguably one of the homes of F1, with the
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