Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok is expecting Red Bull reserve driver Liam Lawson to enter 2024 in the back-up role, rather than possibly switch to Williams. Whilst Logan Sargeant is widely expected to be kept by the Grove-based team for a second season, his seat is still yet to be confirmed, allowing rumours to continue.
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Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali has insisted that no regulation changes will be introduced to end Red Bull’s dominance in 2024 or 2025, with the next changes to the rules being when the new engine regulations are introduced in 2026. Fans have called for new rules to be introduced to slow Red Bull
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he knew from the get-go back in February at the pre-season test that 2023 was going to be a “long year”, as the W14 felt “exactly the same” as Mercedes’ shocking 2022 car. After struggling in the W13 throughout 2022, Hamilton asked Mercedes to make several key changes for 2023,
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It’s been revealed that Logan Sargeant cost Williams more in car damages than any other driver in 2023, with the figure being more than four times his salary. Sargeant’s rookie campaign was a very difficult one, as the American driver took a considerable amount of time to settle into the sport. This was highlighted by
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Mercedes are facing a lawsuit from users of the now-bankrupt FTX, who sponsored the Silver Arrows from 2021 until November 2022. FTX filed for bankruptcy towards the end of 2022 which left Mercedes in “disbelief”; however, it’s now the Brackley-based team who are facing issues. Users of FTX have filed a lawsuit against Mercedes and
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has admitted that he thought Fernando Alonso’s driving during the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was a “bit dangerous”, when he tried to catch out Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton accused Alonso of trying to brake test him on the run into Turn 5, after the Spaniard had exited the pits for
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After 14 years of sponsoring Mercedes, popular energy drink Monster Energy have ended their partnership with the Silver Arrows, in favour of a “multi-year” deal with McLaren. Starting in 2024, the Monster Energy logo will feature on McLaren’s car, apparel, drinks bottles, caps and on Lando Norris’ and Oscar Piastri’s race suits and helmets. It’s
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner jokingly admitted that the team’s biggest challenge in 2023 was their constant livery changes, just to add some more salt into the wounds of the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari. The Milton Keynes-based side introduced a unique special livery at each of the three races in the United States
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Following another underwhelming campaign, Lewis Hamilton has openly admitted that he pondered whether he’d lost his magic or if his struggles were purely down to the car. The gains Mercedes were hoping to make in 2023 simply didn’t materialise, with the Silver Arrows having arguably fallen further behind Red Bull. Entering this year with a
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Charles Leclerc has openly admitted that Ferrari’s 2023 car, the SF-23, simply hasn’t been “good enough”, although he recognises that things did start to improve in the latter stages of the season. For the bulk of 2023, Ferrari were more often than not the third or fourth best team at most events, as they tended
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