Williams’ hunt for a new team principal certainly took a lot longer than fans expected, with it taking over a month for the team to find a replacement for Jost Capito. Following the German’s surprise departure from Williams, the team have appointed former Mercedes strategic director James Vowles as their new boss, who will attempt
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that any prospective Formula 1 team must be able to “demonstrate” that they can add a substantial amount to the pinnacle of motorsport, with any new team needing the blessing effectively of “both F1 and the FIA”. Whilst Andretti-Cadillac have received public support from FIA president Mohammed Ben
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While the summer break is supposed to provide the teams and drivers with time to relax and recharge their batteries, this was certainly not the case for Oscar Piastri last season. The 21-year-old sensationally took to Twitter to reject Alpine’s claims that he would be racing for them in 2023, eventually revealing that he had
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Red Bull are the second team to kick off their 2023 season, with their season launch taking place in the USA just days after Haas showed of their new livery. It is worth noting that this launch is a season launch rather than a car launch, meaning the certain details about the RB-19 may be
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Formula 1 fans have hit out at Sky Sports F1’s decision to sack pundits Johnny Herbert and Paul di Resta, with the vast majority of fans believing that the broadcaster has made the wrong decision removing the two ex-F1 drivers. The news of the two departures came mid-January, with Herbert’s exit in particular having upset
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is finding himself in more and more controversy as the days pass, with the re-emergence of sexist comments being the latest thing to land the 61-year-old in hot water. Ben Sulayem was already being criticised for ignoring a letter from a Liberal Democrat life peer and commenting on the financial
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has labelled Mercedes’ woeful 2022 season as a “good lesson”, with the Germans now more determined than ever before to return to winning ways. Last season was Mercedes’ worst since the start of the turbo-hybrid era by some margin, with the team having failed to make the most of the
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Spotting Lewis Hamilton in the F1 paddock is often a photographer’s dream, not only because of the spectacular outfits that he wears, but because he is often accompanied by his dog Roscoe. The 38-year-old runs an Instagram account for his dog, with the bio claiming that the Roscoe lives on a vegan diet just like
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It took Williams longer than expected to find a replacement for former team principal Jost Capito, who shockingly departed the team at the end of last season. Eventually the team managed to get a worthy candidate in the form of Mercedes strategic director James Vowles, who has been with the Silver Arrows ever since they
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Racial abuse is unfortunately something that is still common in sport, with athletes being subject to vile abuse on a fairly regular basis. In the world of football, black players often show that they receive a number of racist messages, should they play poorly or upset a rival team. In Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton has
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