Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, has amassed a $1 billion net worth – and much of his fortune has evidently gone into his car collection. Wolff, as well as being Mercedes’ principal, is a one-third stakeholder of the team, which has surely played a prominent role in his wealth. Evidently, Wolff likes to spend
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Irish businessman Eddie Jordan has pledged to help the long-suffering Scuderia by ‘fixing’ the team, which has seen a long trophy drought. Ferrari hasn’t won a Drivers’ Title since 2007 and hasn’t received Constructors’ silverware since 2008. Ferrari has a long and proud history in Formula One, but Kimi Räikkönen remains the last of their
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Nyck de Vries, who was unceremoniously fired from AlphaTauri last month, has now come under blast from former F1 driver Philippe Alliott. Alliott said that he had never been impressed with a “single lap” from the 28-year-old Dutchman, who was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo has already recorded more respectable performances than de Vries, finishing
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Fred Vasseur, the Ferrari team principal, is allegedly using his friend Loic Serra to lure Red Bull’s technical director Pierre Wache over to the Maranello. Loic Serra currently works as Mercedes’ performance director, but Ferrari is assured they will sign him up in 2025. Esteemed F1 journalist, Michael Schmidt, believes that the Italian team will
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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez is facing a reduction in his salary, due to his relative underperformance compared to his teammate Max Verstappen. Dutch source, De Telegraaf, reported that Verstappen’s win at the Belgian Grand Prix triggered a points difference clause in Perez’s contract. The Mexican racer is now 125 points behind his Red Bull
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is hopeful that Lewis Hamilton will remain at the Silver Arrows, and “be part of the resurrection” of the Brackley-based team. However, Wolff suggested that the Briton could walk away from Mercedes this year. Hamilton is still yet to sign a contract extension with Mercedes, despite the seven-time World Champion
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Charles Leclerc appears to buckle under the pressure when the spotlight is on him, as proven in a recent video on Formula 1’s official YouTube channel. In the most recent episode of ‘Grill the Grid’, the drivers were given two minutes to name a driver starting with each letter of the alphabet who’d won a
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Pierre Gasly’s manager has admitted that Alpine’s current performance isn’t what “we expected” after moving from AlphaTauri, with the French side currently being sixth in the pecking order. Following the conclusion of the first half of 2023, Alpine sit comfortably in sixth in the Constructors’ Championship, with the side being somewhat in no man’s land.
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has revealed that it’s his “dream” for Formula 1 to have a full works team from the United States and from China, with him recognising that both countries are a “big market” for the sport. The governing body are soon going to announce which two prospective F1 teams have been
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Fernando Alonso has acknowledged that his rapport with Lance Stroll might wane if Aston Martin evolves into serious title contenders. The double world champion has had a largely successful 2023, securing six podiums and currently holding third place in the championship, despite Aston Martin’s slump before F1’s summer break which started following the 2023 Belgian
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