AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost, Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko, and ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger have all rejected the idea that Mercedes-Benz might give preferential treatment to Aston Martin instead of the factory Mercedes team, following several reports. It has been reported by several sites that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has been given an
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Having limped to a third-place finish in last season’s constructors’ championship, Mercedes were tipped to be back with a bang this season. The W13 struggled with a major porpoising problem and a general lack of performance, leading the Silver Arrows to only one race win over the course of the season. Strangely, the team decided
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The Grand Prix last season in Saudi Arabia was hotly anticipated by fans, with the first edition of the race in 2021 providing dramatic crashes, a championship fight and an amazing all-round show. When F1 travelled to the region for the second race of last season, the scenes were dramatically different, with black smoke surrounding
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has urged Formula 1 “to do more” in support of human rights ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the race marking 12 months since the event was almost cancelled following a terrifying explosion. The 2022 Saudi Arabian GP was perhaps one of the most controversial races in
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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen ended the opening day of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in his usual position, with the Dutchman having been the strongest both over one lap and over race distance; however, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was once again right on his tail. The Bahrain Grand Prix winner topped both Free Practice
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Max Verstappen is certainly performing at the top of his game, with the reigning world champion already looking unstoppable after just one round of the 2023 season. Despite a challenging few free practice sessions at the Bahrain Grand Prix, it was business as usual come qualifying and the race, both of which he claimed the
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes Fernando Alonso will “make Aston Martin number two in Formula 1”, with the Austrian trusting the double world champion to elevate the Silverstone-based team above Mercedes and Ferrari. Alonso has started 2023 emphatically, with the Spaniard having claimed his first podium since the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix at
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted that hitting out at Mercedes after the Bahrain Grand Prix “wasn’t necessarily” the best thing to do, with the veteran having come to the realisation that his “choice of words” wasn’t brilliant. Hamilton was understandably frustrated after the season-opener, as Mercedes endured yet another woeful race, with the
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The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is one of the most iconic races in Formula 1, with the well-known circuit being still being a fan favourite in 2023. With the USA set to host three F1 races this season and Italy to once again host two, some fans have begun to question why the UK
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Ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, it was announced by Formula One Management (FOM) that drivers would be banned from using “bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and e-scooters” when completing a track walk, something which hasn’t gone down well with some of the grid. The famous track walk has been an integral part of Formula
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