Departing long-time AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed the “background story” behind a comment he made after the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where he insisted that he doesn’t “trust” his aerodynamic department. After leading the team since they entered Formula 1 in 2006, Tost is being replaced by ex-Ferrari race director Laurent Mekies from
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Ex-Ferrari sporting director Cesare Fiorio believes Charles Leclerc’s reported new five-year deal is a “good move” by the Maranello-based side, as the Monegasque is now their driver until at least the end of 2029. It’s been reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport that Leclerc has agreed to a huge five-year contract extension, in what is
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Departing AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed that his dream Formula 1 partnership would be Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel, two drivers he knows very well. Having been the Faenza-based side’s boss since they entered F1 in 2006, Tost oversaw Vettel’s stint with the team from mid-2007 to the end of 2008, before he
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Ex-Ferrari and Benetton team manager Peter Windsor believes Lewis Hamilton won’t “put everything on the line” in 2024, if Mercedes give him another disappointing car. Hamilton’s 2023 campaign was an odd one, as he tended to either be very quick or rather disappointing. This was the case at the recent season finale in Abu Dhabi,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is against ex-Formula 1 race director Michael Masi making a remarkable return, and recently labelled him as an “idiot”. Wolff’s strong feelings for Masi are as a result of his ‘human error’ in the 2021 season finale, where his failure to following the rule book resulted in Lewis Hamilton losing
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Max Verstappen has revealed that Fernando Alonso would only return to the Le Mans 24 Hours if they were to be team-mates, something the Dutchman believes would be “very cool”. The three-time World Champion made the comment over the weekend at the annual Honda Thanks Day celebration event at Motegi, where he took part in
MoreWith the 2023 Formula 1 season now very much over, F1 have tried to guess what the drivers are up to in the winter break, by posting a comical cartoon sketch onto social media. The sketch features all 20 drivers enjoying some downtime in a marina in Abu Dhabi, with Charles Leclerc at the wheel
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Throughout the recently completed 2023 Formula 1 season, a theme throughout was some fans making claims that Max Verstappen was making the racing boring, due to his dominance. Verstappen was remarkable on his way to his third consecutive Drivers’ Championship, with him having broken several records with ease. To name a handful, Verstappen broke the
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Max Verstappen’s sensational 2023 campaign has resulted in him topping another leaderboard, for being the highest-paid Formula 1 driver this year. After claiming a third consecutive Drivers’ Championship, it’s been reported that the Dutchman will have earnt $70 million come the end of the year, with a huge sum of that being purely bonuses. His
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has rubbished claims of working too closely with AlphaTauri by making a subtle dig at Mercedes and how similar their car was to an opponent’s in 2020. There are some concerns amongst the paddock about how much closer AlphaTauri are set to work with their sister team in 2024,
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