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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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AlphaTauri open up on Yuki Tsunoda’s radio outbursts

AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has admitted that Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda “learned” to deal with his temper over the radio last season, with the young driver having seemingly become far too comfortable with swearing to his team. Tsunoda’s lack of control over his emotions was something that many identified as an area that was

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Fernando Alonso says he will retire on this condition

Fernando Alonso has promised to “deliver something special” in 2023 but has warned his new side that they must perform at an equally high level, should the Spaniard continue in Formula 1. The forthcoming season looks set to be an exciting one for the double World Champion, who has taken the risk of leaving Alpine

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Mick Schumacher won’t just be Mercedes’ reserve driver in 2023

2023 is looking set to be a busy year for Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher, with the German having also been announced as McLaren’s reserve for the forthcoming season. Schumacher’s role at the Woking-based team is as a result of McLaren’s “arrangement” with their engine supplier, Mercedes. It means that should Lewis Hamilton, George Russell,

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Ferrari boss says he’ll ‘argue in front of the FIA’ with Toto Wolff

Both Mercedes and Ferrari got off to disappointing starts under the new regulations, with neither team anywhere near eventual champions Red Bull by the end of the season. The Silver Arrows have admitted that they misunderstood the physics surrounding the major regulation changes, resulting in the W13 not being anywhere near as competitive as they

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