AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo was initially left unhappy with Sergio Perez, after the Mexican’s secret Santa gift to the Australian arrived late. As has become tradition, the drivers – except Lewis Hamilton – took part in secret Santa, with Perez having been selected to give a present to the driver after his seat. Formula 1
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Lewis Hamilton has finally driven a new Mercedes which has made him smile, unfortunately, it’s not his 2024 Formula 1 car. After two woeful seasons, Mercedes are starting from scratch in 2024 and are set to introduce a completely new concept, which they hope will allow Hamilton and George Russell to take the fight to
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Aston Martin’s performance director Tom McCullough has revealed that they had different doors to Mercedes when using the Silver Arrows’ wind tunnel, to ensure confidentiality. Prior to Aston Martin’s new wind tunnel being completed at their Silverstone base, the British side used Mercedes’ wind tunnel. Mercedes ensured that the relationship between themselves and Aston Martin
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Lance Stroll has admitted that he experienced significant “bad luck” in the recently completed 2023 Formula 1 season, which left him a staggering 132 points behind teammate Fernando Alonso. Stroll has come under fire before in F1 in regard to whether he deserves his seat on the grid, or if he’s simply benefitting from his
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is more than aware that they’ll have to fend off “three other big teams” to keep Lando Norris beyond his current contract, which expires at the end of 2025. Norris is a rumoured target for Red Bull, Ferrari and even Mercedes, for when seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton eventually retires.
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Nico Hulkenberg has refused to rule out a potential future switch to Audi, when the German manufacturer enter Formula 1 in 2026. Audi will enter the sport as a powertrain supplier for Sauber, who by 2026, they’ll have a 75 per cent stake in. As a result, Sauber will become an Audi works team when
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Ex-Caterham team boss Finbarr O’Connell has revealed that he was banned from the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid by Bernie Ecclestone, who was still Formula 1’s CEO at the time. 2014 was Caterham’s final season in F1, as the backmarker filed for administration in October 2014. They joined the pinnacle of motorsport in 2010
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Max Verstappen once again claimed the highest-paid Formula 1 driver accolade for 2023, denying Lewis Hamilton the top spot once again. After his record-breaking season which saw him smash the records for most wins (19), most consecutive wins (10) and most points scored (575), Verstappen took home $70 million, according to Forbes. The three-time World
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Despite the fact Lewis Hamilton was disqualified, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has labelled the United States Grand Prix as the side’s best performance of 2023, as their speed was “genuine”. Roll back the clock to the end of the October and the Silver Arrows arrived at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) full of
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Oscar Piastri has put the pressure on McLaren to deliver him an exceptional car for 2024, with the Australian “fully expecting” to be challenging for the leading places in every Grand Prix next year. The McLaren driver became a star this year in his debut campaign, as he quickly demonstrated similar pace to Lando Norris.
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