George Russell has rejected suggestions that there is internal division at Mercedes over the lack of performance from the team’s car. The team have had another tough start to the season, as the Mercedes W14 has shown it doesn’t have the qualifying pace to secure pole position or the race pace to keep up with
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1980 Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones believes that rookie Oscar Piastri can become Australia’s first F1 Champion since him, with the McLaren driver having won in every category “he has ever put his bum in”. There is absolutely no doubt that Piastri is a freakishly talented driver, with the 21-year-old being part of an
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Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo might have lost his spot on the Formula One grid but he isn’t shying away from the spotlight as the paddock heads to his backyard for the third round of the season. As a reserve driver for Red Bull this year, Ricciardo admitted that “it’s not about me this year,” adding
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Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has told Formula1News.co.uk that it could re-introduce Technical Directive 39 (TD39/22) “at very short notice” if porpoising re-emerges as an issue this season. TD39/22 was introduced ahead of the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix in a bid to alleviate porpoising, amid Mercedes in particular lobbying the FIA to take action,
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Lewis Hamilton’s former trainer Angela Cullen has seemingly put the fast life of Formula 1 behind her, by switching the ground for the air! It was announced ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that Hamilton and Cullen would be going their separate ways after seven years of working together, with Cullen having been alongside
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Fernando Alonso has raced into title contention in 2023, having joined Aston Martin’s line up as Sebastian Vettel’s replacement. With the Spaniard finding success again on the grid, his old boss Paul Stoddart has issued a warning to Aston Martin. “If Fernando’s left to do what Fernando can do, which is be a team leader,
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he was unsuccessful in getting some of Pierre Gasly’s penalty points removed from his super licence, following a change of the rules by the FIA. Last season saw plenty of criticism fired towards the governing body, who were awarding penalty points to drivers for incidents which didn’t
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Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan believes double World Champion Max Verstappen was not given permission to overtake team-mate Sergio Perez for the lead at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the Dutchman having used his driveshaft failure as a “decent excuse”. Verstappen recovered well from a driveshaft failure in Q2 to claim second
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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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