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‘I’d seen this before’: Will Kimi Raikkonen’s son race in Formula 1?

It’s becoming more and more common to see fathers and sons competing at the pinnacle of motorsport, with Mick Schumacher being the most recent to step in his father’s, Michael Schumacher’s, footsteps. Another notable son to replicate their father by racing in Formula 1 is, of course, Max Verstappen, with his father, Jos Verstappen, having

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Toto Wolff admits Michael Masi ruined Formula 1 for him

The injustice of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix may have been two seasons ago, but the pain felt by Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes will certainly take a long while to go away. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen entered the final round of the 2021 season level on points, meaning the season finale was a

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Christian Horner reveals why McLaren and Alpine are backing Andretti-Cadillac

The efforts from Andretti Global to join the Formula 1 grid have been swiftly rejected by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali in the past, with his reasoning being that the current ten team model is perfectly stable. The team have since partnered with American car giants General Motors to form Andretti-Cadillac, a much more appealing project

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Max Verstappen’s rivals told to accept their fate

While he was always clearly a very talented racing driver, Max Verstappen has shown over the past two seasons that he has taken his performances to another level. The Dutchman’s maiden title win in 2021 came at the end of a long and tense battle with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, however his victory last

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Charles Leclerc reveals why he was banned from Ferrari factory

Ferrari have one of the most talented drivers on the Formula 1 grid in their ranks in the form of Charles Leclerc. The 2017 Formula 2 winner has been destined to achieve great things from a very young age and after Ferrari’s strategic blunders and reliability issues last year, he can even count himself unlucky

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‘Political issues’ prevented Red Bull from signing Mick Schumacher for 2023

Unfortunately for Mick Schumacher, Haas’ decision to switch to a more experienced driver pairing in 2023 cost the young German his seat, despite flashes of brilliance when racing for the American team. The 23-year-old has been replaced by 35-year-old Nico Hulkenberg at Haas, a decision which left Schumacher hunting for a race seat elsewhere before

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‘My sources tell me’: Helmut Marko drops Mercedes rumour

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko is under the impression that all might not be well in the Mercedes camp, following the unexpected departure of chief strategist James Vowles. Williams announced last week that Vowles would be switching from Brackley to Grove to become the British team’s new team principal, following the resignation of Jost

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Max Verstappen spotted eyeing up rival’s supercar

Many years ago, Sebastian Vettel joked that “everybody is a Ferrari fan,” such is the history of the brand. It now appears that the German may have been right, as Max Verstappen, the man who spent all of 2022 going toe to toe with Ferrari, has now been spotted looking at one of their cars.

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Toto Wolff admits he was blindsided by James Vowles

While Mattia Binotto’s resignation from Ferrari started a domino effect of team principal moves in the paddock, Jost Capito’s departure from Williams took everybody by surprise. The announcement that their team principal would be leaving came in December and it took until late January for Williams to finally appoint a replacement. The man that has

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