Lewis Hamilton was disappointed to find out recently that he’d been “one-upped” by George Russell, who backed out of attending Mercedes’ post-season debrief due to illness. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, Hamilton and reserve driver Mick Schumacher were all present at the team’s base before Christmas to speak to the hundreds of employees one last time
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Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he often found himself in a “tricky situation” during his five-year spell racing for Mercedes, as he was always only ever on a one-year contract. Several drivers in Formula 1 have expressed how they prefer to have a two-year deal rather than a contract for just one campaign, as it
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Red Bull and Max Verstappen will be challenged for the titles in 2024, with Charles Leclerc being the driver that Steiner would like to see become World Champion. Leclerc put up no fight for the title in 2023, mostly due to a mixture of poor performances and a bad
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert believes Lando Norris should reject any approach from Red Bull and instead remain with McLaren. Norris has already been linked to Red Bull several times in his five-year F1 career, with some talks having previously taken place. The Austrians are huge admirers of Norris, who has even admitted himself that
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Outgoing AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost believes there are two drivers on the current grid who don’t “deserve to be in this paddock”, something he revealed to Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft during an off-air conversation. Having been AlphaTauri’s team principal since the side joined the sport in 2006, Tost has seen plenty of
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The 2024 Formula One season is poised to usher in a thrilling new era with the emergence of the Stake F1 Team, a groundbreaking collaboration between the world of motorsport and Stake, a prominent betting, entertainment, and lifestyle brand. In a move that defies convention, Stake has secured exclusive naming rights for the team, redefining
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella has described Max Verstappen as “a cannibal”, with the Italian admitting that the Dutchman is destroying the entire grid. Verstappen has been the driver to beat the last three seasons, as he’s collected three consecutive titles. Whilst in 2021 he was matched throughout the campaign by Lewis Hamilton, he has
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On December 29, 2023, it’ll have been 10 years since Michael Schumacher’s horrific skiing accident, which resulted in him being placed in an artificial coma. The seven-time World Champion hasn’t been seen in public since that day, with his privacy having been respected to extreme lengths since his fall. Schumacher suffered severe head injuries whilst
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Sergio Perez has confirmed who’ll be racing for his own team in the UIM E1 World Championship, a brand-new electric speedboat racing series. The Red Bull driver announced in July 2022 that he’d be entering a team into the all-electric series, known as Team Mexico. For the sport’s inaugural season, Perez’s team has signed ex-HRT
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George Russell has pinpointed why his form turned for the better in the closing stages of 2023, after changing up his mentality after listening to Fernando Alonso. After finishing third and finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton in his maiden Mercedes season, Russell entered 2023 full of belief and expectation that he could replicate his 2022
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