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Aston Martin demand action after Max Verstappen controversially ducks penalty

Aston Martin have called for the FIA to improve their “consistency”, following a controversial decision last weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix regarding Max Verstappen. For the majority of this season, impeding in qualifying has resulted in a three-place grid drop per incident; however, these rules appeared to not apply to the reigning World Champion

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Charles Leclerc told Carlos Sainz is now Ferrari’s team leader

RTL pundit Allard Kalff believes Carlos Sainz has become Ferrari’s “team leader”, with the Spaniard starting to make his own decisions, whilst Charles Leclerc continues to do exactly as he’s instructed. Sainz became the first non-Red Bull driver this season to claim victory, following a sensational display of concentration at the Singapore Grand Prix last

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Revealed: How Max Verstappen almost moved to Mercedes

It’s been revealed by Mercedes driver development advisor Gwen Lagrue that Max Verstappen almost signed for the Silver Arrows, before he was promoted to Toro Rosso in 2015. Verstappen famously made the jump from Formula 3 to F1 in 2015 at just 17 years old, with him having already been seen at the time as

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Red Bull open up on massive weakness amid technical directive claims

Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache has revealed that the RB19’s biggest weakness is “low-speed tracks”, something which appears to be true based on their performance at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. After going 15 races unbeaten, the Austrians winning streak came to a crushing end on Sunday at the Marina Bay Circuit, where Max

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Will Liam Lawson block Daniel Ricciardo from returning to Red Bull?

Red Bull reserve driver Liam Lawson has suddenly become one of the shining stars of the 2023 Formula 1 season, following his call-up at AlphaTauri to replace the injured Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo himself was only given the seat at AlphaTauri to replace Nyck de Vries, who was dropped by the Faenza-based team after just 10

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James Vowles fires huge warning about Sergio Perez recklessness

Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted that Sergio Perez’s reckless move on Alex Albon in the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend could impact where the Grove-based team finish in the championship, with Haas having gotten closer as a result. Albon was having yet another brilliant race in Singapore on Sunday, where he was defending

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Aston Martin break silence on Fernando Alonso’s frustration

Fernando Alonso slammed Aston Martin’s Singapore Grand Prix as a “race to forget”, after the outfit once again failed to show their early season pace. It’s been a difficult second half of the campaign so far for the Silverstone-based team, who were expecting the Marina Bay Circuit to work to their strengths. This wasn’t the

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David Coulthard tears apart Lewis Hamilton

Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has criticised Lewis Hamilton for stating that Max Verstappen has never had a “tough” team-mate, something the Scotsman completely disagrees with. Hamilton recently insisted that Verstappen’s team-mates during his time at Red Bull haven’t been of the same quality that the seven-time World Champion has gone up against at Mercedes,

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Feud between Christian Horner and Toto Wolff escalates

Since Lewis Hamilton’s and Max Verstappen’s titanic 2021 title battle, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner have had their own feud, which has continued despite the Silver Arrows’ struggles. 2021 effectively saw two battles, Hamilton against Verstappen and Wolff against Horner. Whilst Mercedes claimed the Constructors’ Championship that year, it

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