George Russell will be leaving the Australian Grand Prix wondering what could’ve been, after the British driver led the opening stages of the third round of the 2023 F1 season, only for a shock power unit failure to bring his race to an early end. After staggeringly qualifying on the front row, Russell made an
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso has labelled Lewis Hamilton’s incredible Mercedes cars as a “key factor” to his unmatched success, with the seven-time World Champion holding the record for most wins and most pole positions in the history of Formula 1. The Aston Martin driver’s comments come after Hamilton stated that Max Verstappen’s RB19 is
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Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz has been criticised for a comment he made during the weekend of the Australian Grand Prix, whilst stating a fact about Alpine. For the final time this season Alpine were running their special pink livery, as part of their deal with title partner BWT. Alpine used the pink livery
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A chaotic restart after a second red flag at the Australian Grand Prix saw Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz collide with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, temporarily knocking the Spaniard out his fight for third place. The incident had further ramifications for the field, as it caused Pierre Gasly to be pushed off the track before hitting his
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Ferrari suffered their worst weekend of the 2023 season after a first lap incident between Charles Leclerc and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll saw the Monegasque driver retire from the race. “‘If I was frustrated with how qualifying went? I see it in a different way. I had put aside yesterday’s frustration, I knew the race
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With this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix having started, Ferrari remain confident that they can “fight for victory”, with Charles Leclerc still believing that the Italians can win the title this season. It’s been a challenging opening two races for Ferrari, with the side having already faced reliability gremlins and poor race pace. As a result,
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MP Motorsport driver Franco Colapinto has lost his Melbourne Sprint Race victory after a post-race inspection found his a technical infringement on his car. Colapinto had secured his first victory but officials stripped him of the win after finding that parts of his car’s bodywork were outside regulatory limits. “Modifications to the geometry of the
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Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll endured a very mixed Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the Canadian having been amongst the action throughout the race at the Albert Park Circuit. Stroll started the third race of the 2023 F1 season from sixth after a solid qualifying; however, he slipped to seventh on the opening lap of
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Fernando Alonso admitted that himself and Aston Martin “got lucky” at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the Spaniard having initially been left furious with the FIA. Alonso’s sensational start to the 2023 F1 season continued at the Albert Park Circuit, a venue he claimed victory at in 2006. The 41-year-old achieved yet another
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Max Verstappen drove his Red Bull to a third consecutive race victory in Australia, having qualified in P1 on Saturday. The Dutchman’s race risked being derailed after a second red flag brought all the drivers into the pitlane, allowing them to change to soft tyres with only three laps to go. With the cars lining
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