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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There have been some interesting developments related to Ferrari’s private testing sessions at Fiorano last week, including a late abandonment of last year’s car, as per a report by Gazzetta dello Sport. Ferrari conducted a series of tests at their Fiorano circuit near the Maranello factory last week, which involved drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles
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Mick Schumacher has reiterated his commitment to the Haas team despite him potentially making a Ferrari appearance in 2022. Schumacher’s father, Michael, won five of his seven Formula 1 world titles with the Scuderia between 2000 and 2004, and continues to hold the record for the most consecutive championship victories. Mick made his F1 debut
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Double world champion Mika Hakkinen notes that Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen lean heavily on the safety of modern Formula 1 cars, and that they might not race so aggressively were they to suffer a similar accident to Hakkinen himself in 1995. The Finn was the subject of a tyre blowout in Adelaide that
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is not disregarding Sebastian Vettel’s criticism of the sport, but maintains that there is a “business” side to F1 that he has to respect. Vettel has been open in recent months about how well he feels the pinnacle of motorsport deals with issues such as equality and climate change. He
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Double Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi has suggested that Ferrari may well hold an edge over Mercedes and Red Bull at the beginning of the 2022 season. Sweeping technical regulations have come into force this year, as a ground effect-led aerodynamic concept is embraced. Furthermore, the tyres will be increased to 18 inches, and
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