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David Crofts’ simple solution to hurt Red Bull, increase overtaking

Sky Sports commentator, David Croft, has posited that F1 should remove blue flags from the sport to make races more interesting. At the front of the grid, this season has been criticised for a lack of competition, with Max Verstappen taking first place becoming a given.  Red Bull has won 12 out of 12 races

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Failing F1 team fired Toyota warning amid upheaval

Former F1 driver, Karun Chandhok, has analysed Alpine’s internal woes and thinks the team may well leave the sport. There has been a recent overhaul in senior personnel at the Enstone-based outfit. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer, technical director, Pat Fry, and sporting director, Alan Permane all left the team. Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi was moved

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Oscar Piastri dismisses ‘team leader’ concerns after matching Lando Norris

Rookie Oscar Piastri has revealed that he’s become “more vocal” at McLaren throughout his debut campaign, as his confidence increased. Piastri has been enjoying an excellent maiden Formula 1 season, which has seen him already push Lando Norris more than any previous McLaren driver has. The Australian did take a couple of races to get

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McLaren boss on Oscar Piastri pushing Lando Norris

McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, has heaped praise on his driver Oscar Piastri, saying he is the only rookie of 2023 to “make it look simple.” Fellow 2023 rookie Nyck de Vries was dumped from AlphaTauri after only ten races. De Vries impressed as a substitute for Williams at the 2022 Italian GP and was

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Red Bull chief finally addresses retirement rumours

The motorsport community has been buzzing with rumours and speculation surrounding the potential retirement of Dr. Helmut Marko.  The distinguished Austrian, who holds a contractual commitment until 2024, has taken it upon himself to quell these speculations, affirming that he has no intention of stepping away from his role after the current season concludes.  In

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Lance Stroll refuses to take responsibility

Lance Stroll has blamed “bad fortune” for his disappointing results so far in 2023, which have seen him fall 102 points behind team-mate Fernando Alonso. The Canadian has endured a poor first half of the season, which has seen him claim a best result of fourth. This came at the Australian Grand Prix, and whilst

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Christian Horner slams Sergio Perez for wild behaviour

Christian Horner, Red Bull’s team principal, is shown lamenting Sergio Perez’s antics in a new promotional video for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Las Vegas GP is a new addition to the F1 calendar and will take place this November for the first time. Las Vegas, also known as ‘Sin City’ is renowned for

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McLaren accused of helping a ‘sickening and deadly business’

McLaren have been targeted by three big health foundations in the Netherlands ahead of next weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, over their sponsor Velo. Velo is a nicotine-based company which produce ‘snus’ products, which is a powdered alternative of tobacco which the user holds between their lips and gums in a moist pouch containing nicotine. This

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‘Kill it’: Red Bull lambast Toto Wolff over accusation

Amidst a brewing narrative of power unit development for the impending 2026 Formula One technical regulation shift, Red Bull’s advisor, Helmut Marko, has refuted Toto Wolff’s assertions that the team lags behind in engine projections.  Marko’s recent update asserts that the collaboration with Ford is yielding positive outcomes, underscoring the team’s contentment with the strides

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Charles Leclerc reveals Ferrari demand amid contract rumours

Charles Leclerc has made it known that he’d like to compete one day in the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hours, a race which Ferrari famously won this year. Ferrari claimed victory in the hypercar category, which saw the Italian manufacturer claim the overall victory on their return to the top class. A special livery in

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