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Ex-F1 driver makes ‘boring’ Max Verstappen claim

At the start of 2022, a new era of Formula 1 began, with the regulations in the sport undergoing some major changes. These changes sent engineers and designers up and down the paddock back to the drawing board, with some teams getting their car development spot on, while others struggled. Once Red Bull managed to

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FIA agree with Ferrari boss’ demand after Red Bull cheating scandal

Formula 1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds has agreed with comments made by new Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur, with the Frenchman having called for a crucial change to be made to the current budget cap system. The budget cap was introduced in 2021 to limit how much a team could spend on development and

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Frederic Vasseur: ‘I will fight like hell with Toto’

New Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur is seemingly fired up and ready to go for 2023, with the Frenchman prepared to “fight like hell” against Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff. Vasseur’s switch to Ferrari comes after Mattia Binotto resigned from the role following the conclusion of last season, with Vasseur having left Alfa Romeo to take

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‘Lando matches him’: McLaren deny Norris is a downgrade on Fernando Alonso

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has labelled “total star” Lando Norris as a driver with “natural talent”, who’d be at the front of the field no matter the championship. There is no doubt that Norris is an exceptional driver and arguably deserves to have a seat that’ll allow him to fight for victories, given that he’s consistently

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Helmut Marko defends Lewis Hamilton as tensions with FIA grow

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has hit out at the FIA for making a “clearly wrong” decision in banning drivers from using their platform to show support and raise awareness for campaigns and communities, with the Austrian hailing F1 drivers as “responsible citizens”. Following the 2022 season, the FIA made a huge update to

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Red Bull admit Pierre Gasly’s F1 career could’ve been over after 2023

AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has admitted that Pierre Gasly may have found himself out of Formula 1 in 2024 had Red Bull not allowed him to join Alpine, with the team boss having praised the Austrians for making a “fair decision”. Gasly was a formidable part of the AlphaTauri team, with the French driver

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David Coulthard hits out at Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel

Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has shared his views on the controversial update to the FIA’s International Sporting Code (ISC), with drivers having been effectively banned from supporting any campaign or community during a Grand Prix weekend. Over recent years, it has become the norm to see the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton

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Williams embarrassingly leak big announcement

There is growing belief that Williams may have accidentally leaked a new partnership with Gulf Oil, after the British team added a Gulf sponsorship page onto their website, before quickly removing it. Unfortunately, the removal of the page wasn’t fast enough, with news of the page having quickly gotten onto social media. “UPDATE: Williams have

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Russian driver impresses in Ferrari test

Formula 1 got a good look at Robert Shwartzman towards the end of the season, as the Russian-Israeli driver decided to sign up to F1 with his Israeli passport in order to avoid the sport’s ban on Russian drivers. Shwartzman took part in a number of FP1 sessions for Ferrari as they completed their young

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