Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff found himself in trouble with the FIA before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix even got underway, as he was summoned to see the stewards on Friday. Wolff and Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur were both slapped with official reprimands by the governing body, for swearing during the recent Las Vegas
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Daniel Ricciardo has brushed off an accusation made by Carlos Sainz, following qualifying on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In the final qualifying session of the 2023 season, Sainz was embarrassingly eliminated in Q1 after only managing to set the 16th fastest time. He blamed his poor final lap on Pierre Gasly blocking
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Following last Friday’s meeting of the Formula 1 Commission ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, several teams are believed to be unhappy with AlphaTauri closing their ties with Red Bull, both physically and politically. It’s been reported by German publication Motorsport Magazin that the paddock is unhappy at AlphaTauri returning to being a
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes that Mercedes Junior driver and Formula 2 star Frederik Vesti is being watched “closely” by Williams, with the German believing this is why Logan Sargeant hasn’t been given a new deal yet. Sargeant is the only driver on the grid yet to be retained for 2024, with Sunday’s Abu
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Max Verstappen claimed the final pole position of the 2023 season on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which won Red Bull team principal Christian Horner €500. Ahead of qualifying, Verstappen certainly wasn’t the favourite to clinch P1, with Red Bull having not been the quickest throughout free practice. As a result, Red Bull
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft revealed on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that several drivers complained about Max Verstappen, following the Dutchman’s questionable antics in Free Practice 2. Verstappen infuriated several drivers in the closing stages of FP2, following the end of a second red flag. The second practice session of the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has called for Formula 1 and the FIA to make changes to the Sprint format, which he admits has been “slightly underwhelming” since it was introduced in 2021. This season has featured six Sprint weekends, most of which have offered very little in terms of excitement. The whole point
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Ex-Manchester City and Barcelona footballer Sergio Aguero was present on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to hand Max Verstappen the pole position award, despite the fact he’s supposedly a Lewis Hamilton supporter. Aguero was seen in the paddock wearing a Manchester City-themed race suit, in what appeared to be a tribute to the
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All 10 team principals have been summoned to the stewards at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after it was discovered that several teams appear to have made a pit-stop infringement. Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Zhou Guanyu and Logan Sargeant were all noted by the stewards during the race for having not complied with
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Oscar Piastri believes it’s “nice” to have his rookie season compared to Lewis Hamilton’s, with the McLaren driver feeling like he’s had an excellent season. Piastri entered Formula 1 this season on the back of a controversial move from Alpine to McLaren, which required the assistance of the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board. Some wondered whether
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