At the 2023 season opener in Bahrain, Esteban Ocon received a plethora of penalties, with the Frenchman first being penalised for being slightly out of his grid slot at the start of the race. The Alpine driver was then further penalised for not serving the full five-second penalty during his pit stop as well as
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The 2023 season has not started off as planned for either Mercedes or Ferrari, with neither team managing to stand on the podium at the season opener in Bahrain. Mercedes were expected to return to title challenging ways this season after a difficult start to F1’s new era last year, but this has unfortunately not
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This weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is a massively important one for Mercedes, with the Germans having performed woefully at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The Silver Arrows were expected to bounce back from their disappointing 2022 campaign in Bahrain; however, the complete opposite occurred. Mercedes somehow managed to slip further behind the likes of
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It has been reported by The Race that Porsche have ruled out a move to Formula 1 in 2026, after exploring all avenues to join the championship once the new engine regulations are introduced. Following the German manufacturer’s decision, they are now set to focus on the current championships that they compete in, most notably,
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Double world champion Fernando Alonso was left unhappy after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, after the race was thrown into controversy during the podium celebrations. Alonso and Aston Martin were the biggest talking point of the Saudi Arabian GP, after the Spaniard was awarded a five-second time penalty due to having started too far to
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The Jeddah Corniche Circuit certainly hasn’t been the kindest to Lewis Hamilton in the last 12 months, with the seven-time world champion having endured a challenging qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Whilst he wasn’t eliminated in Q1 like last season, the Mercedes driver was comfortably beaten by team-mate George Russell, who secured a
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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen put on a breathtaking display at last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the Dutchman having stormed through the field to claim second, despite having started 15th. Whilst many were quick to congratulate Verstappen on his sensational recovery drive, the Dutch driver was visibly absolutely furious with the outcome of
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that junior driver Liam Lawson will be used should either Sergio Pérez or Max Verstappen ever be unavailable, meaning Daniel Ricciardo is unlikely to feature at all this season. Ricciardo’s return to Red Bull as a development driver for 2023 raised a lot of eyebrows, with many
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At the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, it was only bad luck that prevented Sergio Perez from taking victory in the Middle East. The Mexican took pole position and comfortably led the first stint of the race but unfortunately for Perez, a poorly timed safety car allowed his rivals who were on different strategies to
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack is refusing to get involved in “any war of words” with Red Bull, as the Austrians continue to accuse the Silverstone-based team of copying their 2022 design. Both during the season-opener in Bahrain and ahead of last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Bull senior figures continued to question
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