Formula 1 journalist Joe Saward does not believe it is likely that race director Michael Masi will lose his job, and has stressed to fans of Sir Lewis Hamilton that the Australian did “nothing fundamentally wrong.” Masi was at the epicentre of extreme controversy when he allowed only five lapped cars to overtake the Safety
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Ahead of their launch in less than two weeks, Alfa Romeo have sent their 2022 car out on the circuit for the first time. In a camouflaged livery to disguise aerodynamic features on the car, the new machine was rolled out onto the Ferrari test track at Fiorano yesterday for its first unofficial “shakedown.” This
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has few concerns as to his home Australian Grand Prix going ahead this year, and insists that the last two years have been a freak situation that is unlikely to be repeated again. Melbourne was set to hold its customary slot as the first race of the SEASON in 2020, but the
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Formula 1 reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg says that, while he initially had reservations about appearing in Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries, he has “no regrets whatsoever” about his role in seasons one and two. Netflix first sent film crews out to the F1 paddock in 2018, and documented the highs, lows and everything in between
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In an unforeseen crossover, Valtteri Bottas has shared in the joke surrounding him and US Winter Olympian Matt Hamilton. While Formula 1 is on its winter break between seasons, the off-season provides the perfect opportunity for drivers to sit down – when they are not training or working with the team – and watch some
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has said he would like to wrap up negotiations on a new deal with the team sooner rather than later as he seeks to extend his current deal that takes him to the end of 2022. Sainz joined the Scuderia from McLaren ahead of the 2021 season, and scored four podiums
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Formula 1 teams bosses – most notably Toto Wolff and Christian Horner – arrived in London earlier this week to meet with the FIA and discover their initial findings from the investigation they are carrying out into the controversial closing stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen defeated Sir Lewis Hamilton to
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1996 world champion Damon Hill has deleted a tweet he had posted on Monday reacting to Formula 1 taking down a video uploaded to Twitter due to copyright infringement. The video was shared earlier in the month and showed previously unheard radio communication between Michael Masi and Red Bull towards the end of 2021 Abu
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Former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber reckons that Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen could do with some time to lick their wounds after a titanic title battle last season that took its toll on Mercedes and Red Bull. The pair became embroiled in a title fight for the ages last year as they battled
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Mercedes have once again suggested that Sir Lewis Hamilton won’t be retiring from Formula 1 ahead of the 2022 season. Hamilton was cruelly denied his eighth F1 world championship last year when race director Michael Masi allowed a limited number of lapped runners to pass a late Safety Car in the season finale, leading to
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