Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton doesn’t want to see a single team dominate in Formula 1, with the Mercedes driver believing that it’s “not what’s best for the fans”. Hamilton, of course, enjoyed a very dominant spell during 2014-2021, a period where he claimed six world titles and Mercedes claimed eight consecutive Constructors’ Championships. The
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has defended rookie Nyck de Vries, who has been sacked by AlphaTauri after just 10 races. It was confirmed last week that the Dutchman would be replaced by eight-time race winner Daniel Ricciardo from the Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, in what is likely the end of the Dutchman’s F1 career.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has hinted that the team will reconsider its car development strategy by drawing inspiration from Red Bull. This comes in response to McLaren’s outstanding performance during qualifying at the British Grand Prix, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri securing second and third places, respectively. McLaren introduced a significant upgrade to
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has admitted that Daniel Ricciardo’s move to AlphaTauri for the rest of the season has left him “surprised”, given how poorly the Red Bull sister side are performing. It was announced towards the start of last week that Ricciardo would be replacing Nyck de Vries, who’s been sacked
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has jumped to the defence of ex-AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries, who has been replaced by Daniel Ricciardo for the remainder of 2023. Whilst it had been heavily speculated during the British Grand Prix, it was announced by AlphaTauri and Red Bull on Tuesday that Ricciardo would be taking
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Red Bull’s decision to replace Nyck de Vries in the AlphaTauri line-up has caused a stir, bringing to light the Dutch driver’s past comments regarding Lando Norris and Alex Albon. Following a challenging start to his rookie Formula 1 campaign, Red Bull deemed that 10 races were sufficient to warrant a change at AlphaTauri. Consequently,
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Fernando Alonso endured a challenging weekend at the British Grand Prix, as Aston Martin tumbled down the pecking order at the Silverstone International Circuit. Since promising after the Spanish Grand Prix that he’d finish every remaining race this season on the podium, Aston Martin and Alonso have started to struggle. The Silverstone-based team have slipped
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A Formula 1 legend has backed Daniel Ricciardo to make the most of his second chance on the grid. The Aussie will return to competitive F1 action at the Hungarian Grand Prix later this month, driving for AlphaTauri. He replaces Nyck de Vries, who had failed to score a world championship point in his 10
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen has hinted at potentially creating his “own race team”, although he’s ruled out ever becoming a Formula 1 team principal. The Red Bull driver is currently obliterating the competition this season and is looking set to claim a third consecutive Drivers’ Championship, after winning eight of the 10 completed races
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Carlos Sainz endured a miserable weekend at the British Grand Prix, as a poor strategy by Ferrari resulted in the Spaniard finishing 10th at the Silverstone International Circuit. Sainz finished 10th despite having started the race in fifth, highlighting just how far he fell backwards. It wasn’t entirely his fault though, as a late Safety
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