Formula 1 has responded to allegations that blackmail took place to pressure the drivers not to boycott the race weekend in Saudi Arabia. Following missile attacks by Houthi militants on an Aramco oil facility last Friday, the race weekend looked in jeopardy. After speaking to Saudi authorities, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali confirmed that it was
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Toto Wolff is full of adulation for the spectacle Formula 1 is putting on at present, but concedes that he is thoroughly disappointed that his Mercedes team are not in the leading battle. As new technical regulations have been introduced, Mercedes have fallen an extensive margin behind Ferrari and Red Bull, who seem to have
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Haas driver Kevin Magnussen still has to pinch himself that he is back in Formula 1 after finishing in the points again at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Dane began the race 10th on the hard tyres, but had not made the crossover point to be able to make it onto Mediums when
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Former Force India team principal Colin Kolles has given his verdict on the current state of affairs at Aston Martin, insisting that owner Lawrence Stroll is too heavily involved in the operation. Stroll took over the team in its Force India days in 2018 amid huge financial issues when Vijay Mallya found himself in legal
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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher is enticed by the early indicators of George Russell’s competitiveness at Mercedes, but emphasises that the championship is far beyond them at this stage. Amid all-new technical regulations introduced ahead of the 2022 season, Mercedes have visibly struggled in the early stages of the season, and have publicly expressed
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Former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger insists that Pierre Gasly deserves another go at Red Bull after his exceptional performances with Scuderia AlphaTauri. Gasly earned a chance at the Red Bull team after scoring points five times in 2018, including a fourth-placed finish in Bahrain, helping him to a fifteenth-placed Drivers’ Championship finish. However, his
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Martin Brundle has no doubt about Sir Lewis Hamilton’s motivation after Mercedes’ rocky start to the 2022 season. As new technical regulations came into force in Formula 1 this year, they gave way to a paradigm shift in the pinnacle of motorsport, as Mercedes’ dominance has seemingly come to an end. The Silver Arrows have
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko predicts that Mercedes may be able to get to the bottom of the issues that have plagued them in the early going of 2022, but maintains that he prefers a championship battle with Ferrari. Mercedes and Red Bull spent 2021 battling for title glory while Ferrari, a far cry
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Max Verstappen’s criticism of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries has continued, and he has reiterated his distaste for the inauthenticity of the show. Verstappen refused to take part in any interviews for Netflix last year, suggesting that they “faked a few rivalries” to manufacture drama. Indeed, they included a radio clip in season four of
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Former Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson reckons that Charles Leclerc still has the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix on his mind amid what could be a thrilling title battle between himself and Max Verstappen this season. Verstappen and Leclerc butted heads before their Formula 1 careers even began when they battled it out for a karting
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