Mercedes EQ Formula E driver Nyck De Vries has maintained his ambition to one day compete in Formula 1, and said he has been practising on the team’s F1 simulator since his arrival into the all-electric series. The Dutchman claimed victory in the 2019 Formula 2 championship, but unfortunately was unable to secure a seat
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Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has jumped to the defence of race director Michael Masi, indicating that the FIA underestimated the role they were plunging him into. Masi was involved in several contentious moments last season, not least at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when he contradicted an earlier decision by allowing a
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said that any of the 10 Formula 1 teams could win the 2022 championship, as the shake-up of the technical regulations provides a lot of scope for teams to move up or down the sport’s pecking order. The sweeping changes – which were initially set to be introduced in
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Red Bull have said that they feel Pierre Gasly is “ready” to return to the senior team, after a very impressive two-and-a-half years with Scuderia AlphaTauri. The Frenchman was signed by Red Bull’s main outfit ahead of the 2019 season from Scuderia Toro Rosso (as their sister team was then called), but his career at
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Former McLaren driver Jenson Button has revealed a hilarious encounter with fellow former F1 racer Kimi Raikkonen, who somehow ended up in his house one morning. Nicknamed “the Iceman,” Raikkonen was one of the most unique characters in Formula 1 and was known for not being keen on interviews and in general being a man
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Controversial energy drinks company Rich Energy has been ridiculed on social media after it once again teased its apparent return to the pinnacle of motorsport this upcoming season. Rich Energy became the title sponsor of the Haas Formula 1 team in 2019, but their partnership was short-lived, with the energy drinks brand “firing” the American
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Esteban Ocon has refuted the notion that Alpine team-mate Fernando Alonso is a hard man to work with, revealing that he has only had pleasant exchanges with the Spaniard. Alonso returned to Formula 1 at the beginning of 2021 after two seasons out of the sport following his McLaren departure in 2018. The 40-year-old was
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Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has highlighted a potential reason as to why race director Michael Masi was left in such a precarious position late on in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton was leading title rival Max Verstappen by a comfortable margin heading into the latter stages of the race
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Aston martin have announced a new partnership with Saudi oil giant firm Aramco as the Silverstone-outfit continues to build following the British car brand’s return to Formula 1 last year. After bringing Cognizant on board ahead of the 2021 season and switching to a British racing green livery, the Saudi Arabian state-owned oil company has
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said he believes that Max Verstappen’s championship success last year was the most crucial in the team’s history. The Milton Keynes-based outfit claimed four consecutive Drivers’ Championships with Sebastian Vettel between 2010 and 2013, with team-mate Mark Webber helping them to the constructors’ title in all four of
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