Jenson Button’s NASCAR debut saw him start 24th on the grid after a disappointing qualifying session before he fell backwards through the pack in the opening stages. Button, who won the 2009 F` World Championship, was racing against 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, who got the better of the Brit in qualifying. “The first
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has ruled out leaving the Silver Arrows following their current downfall, with the Austrian being convinced that he “can make my contribution”. There is no doubt that Wolff has been an extraordinary team boss since taking on the role from Ross Brawn in 2013, with the 51-year-old having led Mercedes
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is confident that the Austrians can “extract more performance from the car” as the season develops, with the new aerodynamic regulations still being “relatively young”. Red Bull have enjoyed a sensational start to the new era of F1, with the side having claimed their first Constructors’ Championship since 2013
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Peter Windsor, who worked as team manager for both Williams and Ferrari, has warned that Red Bull’s bosses should be “very nervous” and “quite annoyed” over the behaviour of their drivers during the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Another successful outing for Red Bull in Jeddah was marred by reports of a rift between Max
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov believes that motorsport in Russia has “become stronger” since the start of the conflict in Eastern Europe, with the vast majority of Russian racing drivers having returned home due to the FIA’s stance on the situation. Following the ignition of the conflict at the start of 2022, the FIA quickly
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Haas’ Kevin Magnussen has revealed that he’s not too keen on his two-year-old daughter taking up racing, with the Dane knowing all too well that “it’s a big risk to dedicate your life” to motorsport. Magnussen has been surrounded by racing his entire life, with the Dane’s father having raced in F1 for McLaren and
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Red Bull have kicked off 2023 with a near unstoppable performance, as they look set to retain their grip on both the Drivers’ Championship and the Constructors’ title. After two races, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are almost neck and neck, with 44 and 43 points respectively, while the team is 49 points
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Yuki Tsunoda has openly admitted that AlphaTauri’s “consistency is a bit poor”, following a very disappointing start to the 2023 F1 season for the Faenza-based team. AlphaTauri entered 2023 on the back of a poor 2022 campaign, where they slumped to ninth in the Constructors’ Championship. There was some hope that the Red Bull sister
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Motorsports’ FIA governing body recently opened the tender process for the exclusive tyre supplier for Formula One’s 2025, 2026 and 2027 seasons. When the tender process was last opened in 2018, Pirelli found itself as the main option for the sport given little interest from rival companies. “The tender will require potential suppliers to supply
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has not for the first time been called an ‘eight-time World Champion’, whilst making an appearance at the Petronas University of Technology. Hamilton was attending an event put on by the team’s title sponsor, where he was introduced as an eight-time World Champion by the host. “Please bring your hands
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