Eyebrows were raised over the summer break last year when it was announced that Fernando Alonso would be moving to Aston Martin to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel in 2023. The Spaniard would be ditching the best of the rest at Alpine to join a team struggling towards the back of the grid for seemingly
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Mercedes’ 2022 season did not go even slightly how they would have planned it, finishing in third place without ever really laying a glove on eventual champions Red Bull. The team clearly struggled to get to grips with the major regulation changes that came into effect at the start of the year, with the aerodynamics
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem remained firmly in the spotlight over the weekend, after sexist comments made by the president resurfaced online, to the disgrace of many in the motorsport community. It’s been a difficult week or so for Ben Sulayem, with tensions between the FIA and F1 being at an all-time low, after he publicly backed Andretti-Cadillac’s
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For years now Formula 1 drivers have been using their massive exposure all around the world for good, with a number of political gestures sending much needed shockwaves through the sport. Lewis Hamilton wore a t-shirt at the Tuscan Grand Prix calling for the arrest of the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor and Sebastian
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Emmanuele Pirro has warned new Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur not to change much amongst the Maranello-based team, who started the 2022 season exceptionally. Whilst Ferrari started last season with two wins from the opening three races, strategic errors, reliability issues and driver blunders saw the Italians fall well behind Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship.
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The value of Formula 1 continues to increase year after year, as the sport continues to grow and spread all over the world. Since Liberty Media purchased Formula 1 in 2017 for £6.4bn, Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ has seen the audience for the sport grow in regions such as the USA, who previously preferred IndyCar
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FIA steward Emmanuele Pirro has questioned FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s intent on sticking with two race directors for 2023, after admitting that the system simply “cannot work”. Several drivers hit out at the FIA last season for the inconsistency seen by race direction, with Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas having shared the role. Whilst
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There has been a lot of change in the paddock ahead of the 2023 season, with drivers, engineers and team principals all making moves between teams. Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, McLaren and Williams will all have a new team principal leading them this season and new Williams boss James Vowles is the most recent of these
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Drivers in the majority of motorsport series have the privilege of picking their own driver number, allowing them to add some sentimental value to their cars. Lewis Hamilton for example chooses to run the number 44 on his car, in reference to his first ever karting number which he picked because of the number plate
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With only 100 days to go until the Miami Grand Prix makes its second appearance in Formula 1, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has headed over to the city to visit the Miami Dolphins’ Baptist Health training complex. The Frenchman had a laugh and a joke with some members of the team before challenging NFL speedster
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