The 2023 season was originally planned to have an astonishing 24 races on the calendar, but after the Chinese Grand Prix was scrapped due to COVID concerns, the upcoming season will feature 23 races. This is still an increase from last year’s 2022 calendar, with the Las Vegas Grand Prix set to make its debut
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Following his early release from McLaren, there were only a couple of options available for fan favourite driver Daniel Ricciardo. Either the Australian could sign for a team like Haas and adapt to battling away at the back of the grid, or he takes a year away from the grid in the hope of securing
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer is keen for Alpine to “prove” that new McLaren driver Oscar Piastri “made the wrong choice” by ditching the Enstone-based team for the seat in Woking, in what was a key story of the 2022 season. After winning the 2021 Formula 2 World Championship, Piastri found himself filling the role
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Ferrari star Charles Leclerc has revealed that himself and the Italians aren’t currently in discussion yet over a new deal for the Monegasque driver, despite the fact his contract ends at the end of next year. A remarkable number of drivers all have their contracts end at the conclusion of the 2024 season, including, Leclerc,
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Manchester United have a big decision to make in the coming months, as the Glazer family have to choose who to sell the club to following two separate bids. Qatar have expressed their interest in taking over the club, a bid which would be able to blow any competition out of the water, such are
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that the team’s return to black has helped them reach the “weight limit” ahead of the forthcoming season, with the side having focused on cutting weight during the off-season. Hitting the 798kg minimum weight is a great achievement for the Silver Arrows, given that they dealt with an
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that the W14’s sidepods are set to change, with the Brackley-based team currently “looking at solutions” to develop their narrow sidepods. The Germans were incredibly “bold” by introducing their remarkable ‘zero sidepod’ design at the start of last season, with nothing like it having really been seen before
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Charles Leclerc is the golden boy of Ferrari, having been signed by the team back in 2019 on a long-term contract, with the Scuderia seeing the Monegasque driver as their future. During his first few seasons in red, the 25-year-old learned a vast amount from the legendary Sebastian Vettel, before he was replaced by McLaren’s
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When the teams exited the garage for the first time last year in Bahrain, there were many different interpretations of the new regulations on show. The sidepods were an area of particular difference, with Mercedes even opting to develop the W13 with virtually no sidepods. Having has a year now to fully understand what works
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A cost cap was introduced into Formula 1 in 2021, limiting teams to spending a maximum of $145m over the course of the season. This cap was introduced to bring the grid a lot closer together and prevent the likes of Mercedes and Red Bull from blowing the rest of the competition out of the
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