Ahead of Christmas and on the key day itself, millions of people across the United Kingdom choose to wear a festive jumper, to the extent that some view it as a British Christmas tradition. One person who finds wearing a Christmas jumper totally bizarre is Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, who recently admitted that it’s
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It appears that Mercedes have already planned their driver line-up for when Lewis Hamilton eventually retires from Formula 1, after getting one of their junior drivers a huge seat in Formula 2 for 2024. Mercedes junior driver Kimi Antonelli is making the giant leap from Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA) to F2 next season, meaning
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Max Verstappen has revealed that he likes the style of his relationship with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, as he prefers a “bit of fire” over the radio than someone being “very monotone”. Lambiase has been Verstappen’s race engineer ever since the Dutchman made his Red Bull debut, back at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. Over
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It’s incredible to think that the reverse grid Sprint races are seriously being considered for 2024, five years on from Sebastian Vettel comically labelling the idea as “complete bulls**t”. Since Sprint races were first introduced in 2021, they’ve been met with large waves of criticism, due to them often being uneventful. Roll back the clock
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has given an update on the team’s preparations with Honda ahead of the 2026 power unit regulations, when the Japanese manufacturer will become the British side’s engine partner. Since 2009, the Silverstone-based team have been a customer outfit of Mercedes; however, this will all change in 2026 when the
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1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter has admitted that initially he didn’t like Max Verstappen, but now believes the Dutchman would’ve beaten every driver in his era. Scheckter raced against some of the sport’s all-time greats, including the likes of Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Gilles Villeneuve and Emerson Fittipaldi. Staggeringly, the South African believes
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According to the BBC, Steve Nielsen has sensationally quit as the FIA’s sporting director, less than 12 months on from accepting the role. Nielsen became the FIA’s sporting director in January this year but has abandoned the position due to reportedly becoming “unhappy”. Reportedly, changes to race operations that were suggested by Nielsen were not
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Despite being a three-time Formula 1 World Champion, Max Verstappen was recently blocked from hiring a Mercedes AMG GT, capable of 195 mph. Verstappen and some friends recently travelled to the Algarve in Portugal, to enjoy some downtime after what’s been a sensational year for the Red Bull driver. Reportedly, the 26-year-old and his friends
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is confident that reserve driver Mick Schumacher will do “a perfect job” in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2024, which could spark a return to the Formula 1 grid. Schumacher will compete for Alpine in the WEC next year, in the highly competitive Hypercar class. The German driver will
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has explained that the team will continue to work with both drivers in the same way in 2024 as they did in 2023, with both drivers to receive “equal treatment”. During the recently completed season, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were treated as equals. Vasseur opted against having a number
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