Ex-Ferrari and Williams team manager Peter Windsor believes the FIA made a mess of the late standing start following Kevin Magnussen’s crash, with a two-lap sprint having ended in chaos. After Magnussen crashed heavily on the exit of Turn Two, it was decided that a red flag was needed to clear all the debris from
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Having finished last season in P2 in the drivers’ championship, Leclerc hoped that, with a new team principal, Ferrari would be ready to make the right decisions on the pit wall after a year of poor strategy calls hampered his title hopes. Unfortunately for the Monegasque, his battle with Verstappen appears lost already, as he’s
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Following a meeting between teams, Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali’s plan to liven up race weekends has been given the green light, with teams set for two qualifying sessions in Baku. The new format will see Saturday’s FP2 session replaced by a qualifying session for the Sprint race, while the current Sprint qualifying session on
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Valtteri Bottas’ home nation is getting increasingly concerned about the Alfa Romeo driver’s future in Formula 1, with the Finn having endured a nightmare start to the 2023 F1 season. Since leaving Mercedes for the Hinwil-based team at the end of 2021, things started very well for Bottas, with the 33-year-old having shown great pace
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Last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix was just the second since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, with the memories of Formula 1 shutting down still living very much in the memory of F1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali. It was at the Albert Park Circuit in 2020 where Formula 1 came to a halt,
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Williams is being sued by its former title sponsor ROKiT in the Southern District of Florida over claims it made “fraudulent” remarks about its ability to perform during the 2019 season despite knowing it didn’t have the necessary funding. The two sides had initially agreed a three-year sponsorship deal, which was later extended to five
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Mercedes had a better than expected start to the Australian Grand Prix, as both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton raced past Max Verstappen to seize P1 and P2. While it might be thought the start would spark joy in the Mercedes garage, it actually left Russell frustrated with the team, as he demanded over the
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After what was looking set to be an incredibly positive Australian Grand Prix for Alpine, the Enstone-based team left Melbourne without any points, after Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon crashed into each other on the penultimate lap. Gasly had been enjoying an excellent race at the Albert Park Circuit and found himself in fifth for
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Mercedes Formula 1 chief technical officer James Allison has stated that the team is focused on developing suspension updates for the team’s W14 to address concerns Lewis Hamilton has voiced publicly. In Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Mercedes struggled to chase down the leaders, finishing behind both Red Bull and the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.
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After Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz collided with the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso in a chaotic restart at the Australian Grand Prix, the Alpine of Pierre Gasly was forced off the track. Rejoining the circuit, Gasly didn’t spot his teammate, with Ocon ploughing into the back of his car, taking both Alpines out of the race.
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