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Guenther Steiner hands Daniel Ricciardo blow but keeps door open

Daniel Ricciardo’s return to Formula 1 next year seems less likely after Haas team principal Guenther Steiner appeared to rule out signing the Australian. Haas opted to sign Nico Hulkenberg for the 2023 season over Ricciardo, bringing the German back to Formula 1 after a three year break as a replacement for Mick Schumacher. In

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Lewis Hamilton offers update on new Mercedes contract

As contract negotiations continue to rumble on, Lewis Hamilton has offered an insight into his future at Mercedes and within the sport. Hamilton’s delay in renewing his contract comes as Mercedes struggles to compete against title-leaders Red Bull, putting his shot at a record-breaking eighth world title in doubt. The 38-year-old’s contract is currently set

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Ex-F1 engineer lifts the lid on Sebastian Vettel and her favourite driver

Sky Sports F1 analyst Bernie Collins has given fans of the sport an insight into working for a race team, as she revealed her experience at McLaren, Force India, Racing Point and Aston Martin. Collins was with McLaren from the time she joined its graduate programme until she moved to Force India in 2014, eventually

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Toto Wolff warns Lewis Hamilton of more ‘setbacks’

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was left encouraged by the team’s performance at the recent Australian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton secured the Silver Arrows’ first podium of the 2023 F1 season. 2023 has certainly started challengingly for Mercedes, with the Germans having slipped to fourth in the pecking order at the season-opener in Bahrain.

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Not Mick Schumacher: Audi’s top driver target revealed

Audi are in the process of buying Sauber, with the company set to have majority ownership by 2026, with former McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl having been brought in as the CEO of Sauber Motorsport to oversee the takeover. While much is known about Audi’s plans to enter Formula 1, what is still not confirmed

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F1 CEO makes demand as he admits major concern after Red Bull scandal

With every side having submitted their financial records for 2022 to the FIA on March 31, F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali has admitted that he’s “more than nervous” to release each team’s financial records, due to the controversy it caused last season. Last season, of course, saw Red Bull slapped with a penalty by

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Guenther Steiner fires back with comment about Toto Wolff’s dad

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has replied to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, after the Austrian stated that Steiner would’ve treated Mick Schumacher differently had seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher been by his side. Mick’s father hasn’t been seen publicly since his horrific skiing accident in December 2013, with the Mercedes reserve driver having instead been

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Ferrari team boss breaks silence on major rumour ahead of Azerbaijan GP

Following speculation that Ferrari were set to introduce a new concept of the SF-23 once the 2023 F1 season reaches Europe, team principal Frederic Vasseur has quashed any rumours of a “B-car”, with the Frenchman having assured that Ferrari are “sticking to the plan”. It had been suggested that Ferrari’s upcoming major upgrades would result

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Lewis Hamilton shares record with Yuki Tsunoda

Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton so far shares an interesting record with AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda, with the duo being the only drivers on the grid to have made up positions at every race so far this season. Hamilton and Tsunoda have both enjoyed a positive start to the 2023 F1 season, despite the pair

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