The publishers of German gossip magazine Die Aktuelle have released a statement apologising to Michael Schumacher’s family, whilst they also confirmed that the magazine’s editor had been immediately fired. The Funke media group announced that Die Aktuelle editor-in-chief Anne Hoffmann had been fired, after the magazine published a story based on the seven-time World Champion.
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen will likely be wanting to get through next weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as quickly as possible, with the Baku City Circuit set to host the first sprint race of the 2023 F1 season. This year will see six events host sprint races, with it yet to be decided whether a
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has pinpointed where he thinks Red Bull have gained such an advantage over the entire grid, with it coming down to the Austrians being the only side not to think that the new aerodynamic regulations “were quite restrictive”. Since the new aerodynamic regs were introduced at the start of 2022,
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Ex-Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat has revealed the “only way” that the Austrians can be beaten, with the Russian drive believing that their rivals have “finally” discovered how they can do it. The ex-F1 driver who last appeared in F1 for AlphaTauri in 2020, has stated that the only way to beat the mighty Max
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner isn’t concerned that new prospective F1 teams could leak aerodynamic data to some of the current sides on the grid, as the FIA’s expression of interest deadline approaches. It’s been reported that some of the prospective teams are already carrying out wind tunnel tests; however, it’s believed that to do
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Aston Martin performance director Tom McCullough isn’t afraid to admit that Red Bull’s budget cap penalty is “definitely an advantage” for the Silverstone-based team to exploit, with the surprise frontrunner doing all they can to catch the Austrians. After being found guilty of having breached the 2021 budget cap, part of Red Bull’s penalty was a
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard wasn’t happy with how the recent Australian Grand Prix was concluded, with the Scot calling for the sport and the stewards to “do better”. The most recent round was certainly a confusing one, with the results having only been confirmed last Tuesday, after the FIA rejected Ferrari’s appeal. Ferrari appealed
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Former Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley has warned that McLaren’s new technical team could find themselves “dead in the water” if a “weak link” is detected amongst the new line-up, with the Woking-based team having overhauled their technical department. After making a dreadful start to the 2023 F1 season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown decided that immediate
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Las Vegas Grand Prix CEO Renee Wilm has revealed that the organisers are looking at how to include more general admission tickets for the race in the years to come. The race has unveiled its proposed ticketing structure for the first Grand Prix around the streets of ‘Sin City’, with the highest ticket prices of
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has recounted the moment he decided to severe ties with Nikita Mazepin and his father’s company, team sponsor Uralkali. In his new book, ‘Surviving to Driver: A Year Inside Formula 1’, Steiner reveals how the news of Russia’s invasion led him to turn off his phone to avoid having to
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