Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he will defy the FIA come the season opener in Bahrain, with the 38-year-old set to lock horns once again with the governing body. Whilst Hamilton clashed with the FIA last season over continuing to wear jewellery, the issue this time around is considerably more pressing. Hamilton and several other drivers have
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2023 is a monumental year for Mercedes, with the Germans desperately needing to bounce back from their woeful 2022 campaign. Last season saw the Silver Arrows perform well below the standards they’ve set themselves since the introduction of the turbo-hybrid era in 2014, largely as a result of the side having failed to design a
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Adrian Newey is without doubt one of the most genius individuals to ever involve himself in motorsport, with the Brit being responsible for designing countless title winning cars. It was Newey’s designs that led Williams to multiple titles during the 90’s and he then moved on to McLaren, where he also led them to a
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When Ferrari signed Charles Leclerc from Sauber in 2019, the Monegasque driver was seen as the Golden Boy and the future of the team. During his first few seasons with the Scuderia, Leclerc was forced to fight for podiums while watching Red Bull and Mercedes battle it out for championships, where Ferrari deserved to be.
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Double World Champion and new Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has praised his team for launching their actual 2023 car at their launch event, with the team having opted for a traditional car launch. A theme of the 2023 launch season has been that teams have opted to simply reveal their livery, not their actual
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Towards the end of the 2022 season, both Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolf were very clear about the Brit’s contract situation, claiming that he would 100 percent be committing his future to Mercedes. It seemed obvious that Hamilton would sign a contract extension with the Silver Arrows over the winter break, but
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With the 2023 season just a couple of weeks away, the FIA have revealed more details on their ban of “political, religious and/or personal statements”, following immense criticism from the vast majority of the drivers. During the launch season a general theme has been the drivers revealing their shock at the governing body attempting to take away their freedom
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has questioned if Lando Norris made the right choice by signing a long-term deal with McLaren at the start of last season, given that the Woking-based outfit can’t offer him a “winning car”. Norris signed a lucrative contract early in 2022 to keep him at McLaren until the
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With the start of the 2023 season only weeks away, Charles Leclerc will be looking to win his first Formula 1 championship with Ferrari, having looked like the early favourite last season. Ferrari came flying out of the blocks with a one-two finish at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix but strategic errors and an unreliable
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When it was announced that Alpine had managed to pry Pierre Gasly away from AlphaTauri and the Red Bull system, the future instantly became phenomenally exciting for the team. Gasly is a driver who has the perfect blend of experience with top team such as Red Bull and potential to grow at only the age
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