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Six years on from the forced exit of Bernie Ecclestone

It has staggeringly been six years since former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone was released from his duties at the pinnacle of motorsport, a role he held for 40 years after taking on the job in the late 1970s. He was forcibly removed from the position following the sport’s takeover by Liberty Media, with Chase

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Williams driver reveals why he has departed the team ahead of 2023 campaign

Unfortunately for Jack Aitken, the Williams reserve driver has never lived up to his Formula 1 potential. The 27-year-old was actually given his F1 debut by Williams at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix in the place of George Russell, who was deputising for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes after the seven-time world champion fell ill with

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Lewis Hamilton defiant and ambitious heading into 2023

Lewis Hamilton is certainly motivated to return to the front of the grid in 2023, with the seven-time World Champion having warned that “there has never been a driver like me”. Statistically, Hamilton is the greatest driver of all-time, with the 38-year-old boasting the record for most wins and pole positions in particular, whilst himself and Michael

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Franz Tost reveals why Red Bull released Pierre Gasly

AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed that Red Bull had to release Pierre Gasly from his 2023 contract due to fears that he wouldn’t get a seat amongst the Austrians family in 2024, with the “risk” of keeping him at the Faenza-based team following Alpine’s interest being “far too great”. Gasly, of course, did sign a

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Red Bull tease 2023 F1 livery ahead of car launch

Red Bull have teased fans with a social media post of a blank Formula 1 car on Friday, with the car in question being completely white, apart from the traditional bull from the Red Bull logo. The Austrians uploaded the image with the caption “2023 A blank canvas”, hinting at perhaps a new livery for

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‘I’m not going to lie to you’: Romain Grosjean fires Alpine warning

The future looks exciting for Alpine, as the team’s new driver pairing of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly has the perfect blend of experience and potential. Both drivers have won a race already in their careers, meaning that have got that hunger for success in F1, having tasted glory once before. The pair have had

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Imola slapped with fine after Max Verstappen causes complaint

Max Verstappen and Red Bull have perhaps been left red in the face, after the Milton Keynes-based team produced too much noise during a filming day last October at the home of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola. Verstappen was taking part in a Red Bull filming day at the circuit using the team’s 2013

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McLaren boss sets target for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Lando Norris has been talking about his ambitions to win a world championship for a while now and has reassured fans that he would ideally like to do it with McLaren. The team will be glad to hear that their star driver has faith in their ability to become title challengers once again in the

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‘It’s no myth’: Toto Wolff blunt about Mercedes’ failure

The 2022 season saw the introduction of some huge regulation changes, which sent the teams back to the drawing board to design a completely new car. Mercedes have been almost unbeatable in recent years, with the W11 from 2020 being one of the most impressive pieces of machinery to ever be seen on a Formula

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Toto Wolff tears into Michael Masi in fresh rant

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has opened up on the moment that momentarily made him “fall out of love” with Formula 1 at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2021 season finale was truly unbelievable for a magnitude of reasons, other than Michael Masi’s handling of the race. To think that Lewis Hamilton and

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