Sky Sports F1 presenter Simon Lazenby believes it will be a “slightly different story” if Lewis Hamilton is beaten in the drivers’ championship for a second consecutive season by George Russell, with the seven-time world champion having had an excuse in 2022 for being beaten. By beating Hamilton in the standings last season, Russell became
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After finishing in a disappointing sixth at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz has revealed that Ferrari “know exactly” what is wrong with the SF-23, with the Italians currently possessing “the fourth fastest car”. The 2023 F1 season certainly hasn’t started how Ferrari would’ve been hoping, with the Italians having slumped to fourth in
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After claiming his fifth Formula 1 grand prix victory, Sergio Pérez has sent team-mate Max Verstappen a warning that he’s “here to fight”, with all signs pointing towards a title battle between Pérez and Verstappen. Pérez was exceptional at last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and secured a perfect victory, with the Mexican having started
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Towards the end of last season, it was heavily rumoured that Lewis Hamilton would be extending his contract with Mercedes, in an attempt to win a record breaking eighth world championship before he retires. Both Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff confirmed that this would be the case but with the winter break
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During last season’s winter break, the announcement of Sebastian Vettel’s retirement sent the paddock into overdrive, with driver moves following the domino effect caused by the German. Fernando Alonso was on the verge of extending his contract with Alpine but was controversially temped into a last-minute move to Aston Martin, with Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll
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Towards the end of last season, both Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff confirmed that their relationship would continue beyond 2023. The seven-time world champion’s current contract expires at the end of this season and with no new deal signed just yet, fans are starting to develop concerns. Whilst it was expected that
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The Bahrain Grand Prix was supposed to be the start of something special for Pierre Gasly, who took part in his first race away from the Red Bull system. The Frenchman signed for Alpine from AlphaTauri over the winter break with the aim of becoming a regular on the podium rather than fighting at the
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has seemingly silenced any suggestions that he could be tempted to leave Mercedes at the end of 2023, once his contract with the Germans expires. Hamilton’s future has been a massive talking point ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, after Mercedes slipped to fourth in the pecking order
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Lewis Hamilton has been a massive talking point following the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, with the seven-time world champion having vented his frustration with his team after admitting that they “didn’t listen” to him. After an abysmal 2022 campaign, Mercedes were expected to bounce back at the Bahrain International Circuit and prove that last season
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At the start of the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Fernando Alonso was not quite within his grid slot for the race start procedure. Because of this, the Aston Martin driver was given a five-second penalty, the same punishment that Esteban Ocon was given in Bahrain for the same offence. Also
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