Aston Martin have been the surprise package of 2023 so far, with Fernando Alonso finishing the Bahrain Grand Prix in third place to score his 99th and Aston Martin’s second podium in Formula 1. The team have poached a number of staff members from the big teams in recent seasons, with Dan Fallows being one of
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Formula 1 is a bizarre sport in terms of rivalry, as the majority of drivers are good friends away from the track despite their bitter rivalry on it. This was proven at the end of last season, when Lewis Hamilton treated the entire grid to a meal in Abu Dhabi to celebrate the retirement of
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When Fred Vasseur was announced as Ferrari’s new team principal over the summer, some fans began to fear for Carlos Sainz. During his F1 career so far, Vasseur has often preferred to operate with a clear number one and number two driver, as could be seen with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu at Alfa Romeo
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Veteran Ferrari engineer Jock Clear has revealed that the single-pillar rear wing that they trialled during pre-season testing and during Free Practice 1 at the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend is something the Italians likely “want to pursue”, with it set to be seen again this season. Ferrari shocked the paddock during testing and during
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It has been announced that 2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen will be returning to the NASCAR Cup series this year to compete at the Circuit of the Americas, once again with Trackhouse Racing’s Project 91. The famous Finn competed in the Project 91 car last year at Watkins Glen International, where he was
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Midway through last season, the F1 paddock was sent into overdrive by Sebastian Vettel’s retirement announcement. Despite being on the verge of agreeing a contract extension with Alpine, Fernando Alonso decided to jump ship and move to Aston Martin to replace Vettel, leaving Alpine with an empty seat for 2023. The team swiftly announced that
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After a turbulent first seven years of the turbo-hybrid era, Red Bull have returned to their dominant ways in the last couple of seasons, largely due to the sensational development of double world champion Max Verstappen. Verstappen has always been fast and immensely talented; however, for the first few years of his Formula 1 career
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The Bahrain Grand Prix highlighted a lot of issues for Ferrari, who had entered the season hoping to go one step further than last year and win the championship. Qualifying was impressive for the Scuderia, as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz locked out the second row and were not massively far away from the Red
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Heading into the first race of the season in Bahrain, it was already clear that McLaren would not be one of the teams fighting for podiums and a huge haul of points. Team principal Andrea Stella had admitted during pre-season testing that McLaren had missed a number of deadlines on the MCL60 heading into testing,
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Despite the despondent mood amongst Mercedes after their miserable start to the season, Red Bull and Ferrari are expecting the Silver Arrows to bounce back at next weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, rather than fall further behind. Ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes were expected to respond to their 2022 woes, by challenging
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