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Christian Horner lambasts Lewis Hamilton’s whinging

In a recent interview, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has responded to Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion of implementing an enforced development date in Formula 1.  Horner dismissed Hamilton’s idea, stating that it would be challenging to police and that the field is naturally converging without artificial assistance. During the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Hamilton expressed

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McLaren punished over Lando Norris incident

McLaren faced a £1,000 fine after a rare incident occurred during the final practice session of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.  The mishap involved a mechanic retrieving a fan from the rear of Lando Norris’ MCL60 just after the session had commenced. As Norris made his way to the end of the pit lane

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Williams address technical director rumours

Following rumours that Williams have already signed a new technical director, the Grove-based team have addressed the matter after being approached by PlanetF1.com. Williams team principal James Vowles has been in no rush to sign a new technical director since joining the British team, despite the side being in need of one. The team’s former

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Helmut Marko reveals if Red Bull will fire Sergio Perez

Sergio Perez was left to watch the majority of qualifying from the sidelines once again on Saturday, after the Mexican was eliminated in Q1 at the British Grand Prix. The shocking performance marked the fifth consecutive Grand Prix where Perez has failed to make it to Q3, whereas team-mate Max Verstappen is on a run

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Alex Albon reveals ‘disgusting’ injury at British GP

Alex Albon has been one of the stars of this weekend’s British Grand Prix, with the London-born driver having qualified in eighth for the team’s home race. The British GP is somewhat of a home event for the Thai driver, given that he was born in the British capital. He’s been on fire all weekend

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Rich Energy fires accusation over Brad Pitt F1 movie

Former Haas team sponsor Rich Energy have taken to Twitter following the unveiling of a specially modified Formula 2 car, which is being driven by Hollywood actor Brad Pitt. Filming for the unnamed F1 movie involving Pitt has been taking place this weekend at the British Grand Prix, with a garage having been designed for

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Toto Wolff criticises new race weekend changes

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 boss, Toto Wolff, has voiced his criticism of MotoGP’s introduction of the new Sprint Race format for the 2023 season, as well as the modified weekend schedule.  The Sprint Race format, inspired by Formula 1 and the WorldSBK Championship, was implemented this year to address declining spectator numbers and TV audiences.  Unlike

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Sergio Perez to be demoted to AlphaTauri after British GP disaster

Sergio Perez’s downward spiral continued on Saturday at the 2023 British Grand Prix, as the Mexican was eliminated from Q1. It was another miserable qualifying session for the Red Bull driver, who’s now failed to make Q3 at five consecutive races in 2023. To add to Checo’s woes, reigning World Champion Max Verstappen secured his

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Daniel Ricciardo: I’m ready to join AlphaTauri under one condition

Red Bull development driver Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he would be open to returning to AlphaTauri, if it “creates a path” back to a seat at Red Bull. Ricciardo returned to the Austrians this season in a behind-the-scenes role, following two disastrous seasons at McLaren. The fan favourite is in the Red Bull garage

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Lewis Hamilton faces penalty for unusual indiscretion

In a turn of events ahead of the British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton narrowly avoided a penalty after being late to a press conference.  The FIA stewards issued a reprimand to the British driver but refrained from imposing further sanctions, taking into consideration the team’s busy schedule and the limited access media personnel have to

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