Scuderia Ferrari go into the summer break in a difficult position, with Charles Leclerc 80 points behind Max Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship and the team 97 points behind Red Bull Racing in the Constructors’. Ferrari have only themselves to blame as to why they have fallen-off both championship hunts so dramatically, after a plethora
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Whilst the summer break is now in full flow, the championship looks set to take a new twist once the season resumes at the Belgian Grand Prix, as the new Technical Directive (TD) will finally be introduced. Whilst porpoising has featured less as of late, it’s still a concern for some teams in the paddock, most notably
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It was a memorable Sunday at the Hungaroring for Red Bull Racing, after the Austrian team turned what was looking like a disastrous weekend into yet another victory. After a power unit issue during Q3, Max Verstappen was unable to set a lap-time in the final part of qualifying, resulting in a P10 start for
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Ferrari might have been setting themselves upsetting themselves up for failure by starting the Hungarian Grand Prix on Mediums. George Russell took an excellent pole position in qualifying as Carlos Sainz lined up second for the race ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc. With rain beginning to fall at the
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Oscar Piastri might have burned his bridges with Alpine with his social media announcement this week, Auto Motor und Sport writer, Andrew Haupt, has suggested. Alpine driver Fernando Alonso is set to eave at the end of the season to join Aston Martin following the announcement of Sebastian Vettel’s retirement. Piastri has been Alpine’s reserve
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As rumours continue to circulate around Oscar Piastri’s future, Daniel Ricciardo’s place at McLaren is beginning to look more and more precarious. Sebastian Vettel turned the key on silly season when he announced his retirement from Formula 1 at the end of the 2022 season ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso knocked the
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has advised against overreacting despite another nightmare race at last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc had been leading the way in Budapest after passing polesitter George Russell, and looked set to execute a two-stop having pitted for Mediums later than those around him. Max Verstappen had made his way
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Former Lotus and McLaren boss, Eric Boullier, is confused as to how and why Fernando Alonso is seen as a disruptive influence on teams. Boullier worked with Alonso for three seasons at McLaren between 2015 and 2017, during such time the Spaniard became known for hitting out at Honda’s power units as the team struggled
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Pierre Gasly felt hard done by at the Hungarian Grand Prix as he walked away from the race with no points for the fifth weekend running. Gasly was eliminated in the first qualifying session in Budapest, but not before he had a lap time deleted for running off the racetrack, which he did not agree
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The Mercedes F1 Team are truly on their way back to the top, after an excellent double-podium at the Hungarian Grand Prix made it back-to-back two-three finishes for the German team. Over recent rounds, Mercedes have begun to close the gap to Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Ferrari, with the latter only 30 points ahead
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