McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is certain that Formula 1 can retain its integrity following the controversial ending to last season’s championship, but insists that the FIA needs the support of the teams in order to do so. Sir Lewis Hamilton had looked set to record the 104th win of his career and thus his
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is not at all bothered by fans who do not value his talent in Formula 1, and stressed that his team principal Mattia Binotto is aware of his abilities as a racing driver. Sainz has perhaps gone slightly under the radar in F1 since his arrival into the sport in 2015 with
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A number of F1 engineers believe that Sir Lewis Hamilton was “robbed” of the 2021 championship and want Max Verstappen to be stripped of his title. That’s according to William Storey, the outspoken co-founder and CEO of Rich Energy. The energy drinks company became the title sponsor of the Haas Formula 1 Team ahead of
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Max Verstappen has said he does not want a 2022 season similar to the chaos of last year going up against Sir Lewis Hamilton, insisting that everyone at both Mercedes and Red Bull would suffer as a result. A brutal and controversial title battle ensued between the pair last season, as they came together on
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McLaren drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris have both leaped to the defence of race director Michael Masi, sympathising with the numerous tasks that the 44-year-old needs to carry out. Masi was plunged into his current role after the tragic passing of Charlie Whiting in 2019, but still needed to retain his position as safety
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Former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has lamented the manner in which the 2021 championship was decided in December. Sir Lewis Hamilton had looked set to beat Max Verstappen to the title heading into the closing laps of the race at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but a late crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi
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The Formula 1 community has been wishing Peter Bonnington, Sir Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer, a happy birthday today. Bonnington, better known as Bono, turns 57 today – and many fans of Hamilton and Mercedes took to Twitter to wish him a happy birthday. F1 spectators also took the opportunity to praise Bonnington and hail his
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel does not know if he will stick around in Formula 1 beyond 2022, but hopes to start winning races with his team in the near future. Following four championships with Red Bull and 53 wins between the Milton Keynes squad, Toro Rosso and Ferrari, the German moved to Aston Martin last
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In one of the largest contract extensions ever seen for a Formula 1 circuit, the Bahrain Grand Prix will have a place on the calendar until at least 2036. Bahrain has hosted a race in F1 every year since 2004, bar 2011 when the grand prix had to be called off due to civil unrest.
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Former Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci has been confirmed as a new signing by Aston Martin, but he will not be reporting to the Formula 1 side of their operation. Mattiacci took temporary control of Ferrari in 2014 following the departure of now-F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, before Maurizio Arrivabene was appointed as his compatriot’s long-term
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