It was announced on Wednesday that Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher will have an additional role in 2023, with the German driver having also been announced as one of McLaren’s reserve drivers for the forthcoming season. 2023 is looking set to be a busy year for the German, who was perhaps expecting a quiet campaign
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According to Formula 1 reporter Sam Cooper, retired four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel “has not yet decided” if he will continue as director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, with the German having been given additional time to make a decision. Should Vettel decide to step-down from the role, then a vote will take place
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The FIA have been accused of targeting Lewis Hamilton with their most recent rule change, which will see political gestures forbidden unless they have been approved by the FIA. Hamilton often uses his fame and exposure to campaign against important issues in the world such as inequality and racism. The Brit wore a t-shirt to
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a significant impact on motorsport, with the landscape of many team’s futures changing as a result of the conflict. In the wake of the start of the invasion, Haas axed their title sponsor Uralkali and Russian driver Nikita Mazepin, with the 23-year-old claiming that ‘cancel culture’ played a large
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has found himself embroiled in a lot of controversy recently, as his comments online have not been well received by the public. Firstly, the 61-year-old backed the Andretti-Cadillac project, despite F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali’s adamance that there were no plans to destabilise the sport by expanding the current grid. The
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When the major regulations came into effect at the start of 2022, many fans expected Mercedes, who were on a run of eight consecutive constructors’ championships, to design another title winning car. Unfortunately for the Silver Arrows, they completely misunderstood the physics surround these regulation changes, resulting in a W13 that not only was slow
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is in a lot of hot water at the moment, with every comment he makes currently causing controversy. First, the FIA president took to Twitter to defend the Andretti-Cadillac project, despite the fact that F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has been very clear about his unwillingness to expand the size of
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AlphaTauri’s head of trackside engineering Jonathan Eddolls believes that Pierre Gasly will experience a “different” atmosphere at Alpine this year, with the Faenza-based team having always been not “too harsh” on the drivers. The Frenchman’s move to the Enstone-based outfit brought an end to his five-year stint at AlphaTauri, a period where he claimed the
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With Haas not resigned to the back of the grid in 2022, like they were the year prior, fans were finally able to see the unlocked talent of Mick Schumacher. The son of the legendary Michael Schumacher impress at times, with an impressive P6 finish in Austria being the highlight for the young German. Despite
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The Formula 1 world came to a standstill at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, when Romain Grosjean collided with the barrier and his Haas exploded into a ball of flames. The Frenchman found himself engulfed in fire and lodged inside the metal barrier, making the fact that he escaped the incident alive and without severe
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