Formula 1 should be careful to avoid becoming more of an entertainment show than a sport after the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy, former Ferrari and McLaren F1 driver Stefan Johansson has warned. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen headed into the final round of the F1 season level on points after an incredible
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has not ruled out the possibility of teams finding loopholes in the 2022 regulations, but maintains he is “looking forward” to the new era of the sport. Domenicali was team principal at Ferrari in 2009 during a previous rule change, and counterpart Ross Brawn led his team to championship victory
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Aston Martin have confirmed that CEO and team principal Otmar Szafnauer has left the team with immediate effect. He was linked with a move to the Alpine F1 Team back in November, but he denied having plans of leaving Aston Martin. Szafnauer originally joined the outfit back in 2009 when it was named Force India.
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Paddy Power, an Ireland-headquartered bookmaker, have decided to pay out on bets placed on Sir Lewis Hamilton winning the championship following the extremely controversial end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton and Verstappen headed into the final round of the season level on points after a enthralling year that saw them exchange the
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Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has taken to Twitter to explain his participation in a promotional video together with Alpine and France’s Gendarmerie. The French police service are taking in 26 Alpine A110 cars for use as rapid intervention vehicles, and the Frenchman was on hand to get behind the wheel and advertise the partnership. In the
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British Formula 1 racer Lando Norris has been doing the rounds on social media after he posted a series of pictures of him with what appears to be his girlfriend in Dubai. The McLaren driver shared the snaps on Tuesday, showing him and 22-year-old Portuguese model Luisinha Oliveira in the desert with some friends. It’s
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has said he thoroughly enjoyed having Carlos Sainz at the team last year after a strong season for both drivers. Ferrari signed Sainz from McLaren to replace the outgoing Sebastian Vettel, who headed off to Aston Martin. Leclerc out-qualified Sainz 13 times over the course of the season, but the Spaniard
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Mick Schumacher took to social media on Monday to pay tribute to his father, Michael, on the Formula 1 legend’s 53rd birthday. Schumacher claimed seven world championships with Benetton and Ferrari, winning 91 races in the process. Having retired in 2006, the German decided to return four years later in an emotional reunion with former
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Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will need to tread carefully in 2022, as he is not far from a race ban after a dramatic 2021 season that involved multiple clashes with Sir Lewis Hamilton. Drivers can only collect 12 penalty points on their super licence in a full year before a race
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez has conceded that acclimatising to his new team was a slow process, but he has vowed to continue improving in 2022. Perez was signed by Red Bull for the 2021 season to replace Alex Albon, who was dropped after a very difficult 2020 for the Thai-British driver. Perez had recently won
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