Juan Pablo Montoya is a household name for most Formula 1 fans, but the Colombian did not take the orthodox pathway to racing in F1. Unlike most drivers who progress through Formula 4, Formula 3 and Formula 2, Montoya made the move to F1 from IndyCar, having already won the Indianapolis 500 race before making
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With the 2023 season fast approaching, Toto Wolff has a problem to deal with, but a nice problem. Unlike the majority of teams of the grid, both Mercedes drivers have proven that they can beat one another at various points in the season, with neither standing out significantly in 2022. Lewis Hamilton is a seven-time
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Daniel Ricciardo was in great spirits at Red Bull’s launch of their 2023 challenger last Friday in New York, with the fan favourite having taken part in a game of ‘Who is most likely to?’. The Red Bull development driver was as smiley and bubbly as ever at the launch, with him seemingly being incredibly
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has responded to the FIA’s updated International Sporting Code (ISC), by insisting that the pinnacle of motorsport will continue to give drivers a “platform to discuss their opinions”, after the governing body introduced a ban on political statements. Following the conclusion of the 2022 season, the FIA announced some controversial
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The 2022 season was a dominant one for Red Bull Racing, however their success came mostly from Max Verstappen’s side of the garage. The Dutchman won a record breaking 15 races on the way to his second consecutive world championship, seeing his teammate Sergio Perez as more of a wingman than a rival over the
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Around the time of last year’s Singapore Grand Prix, rumours began to circulate stating that Red Bull and Aston Martin had been found guilty of breaching the 2021 cost cap of $145m. These rumours dragged on for weeks before the FIA officially confirmed that Red Bull had been found guilty of a minor breach of
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Mercedes’ head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has revealed that seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is able to take defeat ‘better than most’, with the 38-year-old having a habit for “understanding” why he lost, and how to prevent it from happening again. Hamilton has been so dominant since joining Mercedes in 2013, with the Stevenage-born
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The scenes in Turkey and Syria at the moment are ones of tragedy, as the bodies of missing people are still being discovered in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes. The disaster has seen thousands of people lose their lives and the efforts to find people trapped underneath the rubble are leading to more and more
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The 2022 season ended in disappointment for Ferrari, not because they were beaten by a much superior team, but because they knew that they had put themselves out of title contention by shooting themselves in the foot multiple times. The Scuderia initially looked to be the fastest team on track under the major regulation changes,
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With Red Bull having launched their 2023 challenger last Friday, the Austrians are edging ever closer to starting the defence of their 2022 Constructors’ Championship, something which is already in jeopardy. Without even trying to beat their opponents at Ferrari and Mercedes, Red Bull are having to overcome their budget cap penalty, of which they’ve
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