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Zak Brown admits Oscar Piastri needs to remove ‘race rustiness’

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has revealed that Oscar Piastri’s first target at the Woking-based team is to “get any of that race rustiness off him”, with the Australian driver having not raced a car since the 2021 Formula 2 season finale. McLaren’s newest signing spent the entirety of last season on the bench, with

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‘Protect us from ourselves’: Toto Wolff hails major change

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has hailed the Formula 1 budget cap as a “gamer changer'” for the sport, with teams suddenly finding themselves making more profit than ever before. The cost cap system was introduced into the sport in 2021 by former executive chairman of F1 Chase Carey, before he departed the role. The

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Toto Wolff reveals worrying reason he left the United Kingdom

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has given a rare insight into his and his family’s lives, with the Austrian having also revealed the reason why they relocated from the United Kingdom, to the glitz and glamour of Monaco. Despite Wolff continuing to live in the UK during the week, before travelling to Monaco for the weekends, the Austrian has

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Sky facing Formula 1 TV crisis

The German side of Formula 1 is struggling, with there currently being no race in the country and Nico Hulkenberg being the only German driver still on the grid. The German Grand Prix was previously an important part of the race calendar and the likes of Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel dominated Formula 1 year

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Photo of 2022 Haas F1 car without halo emerges

In Formula 1 today, driver safety is the highest priority, with the controversial introduction of the halo device in 2018 having been done to further improve the safety of the competitors. When it was originally being considered by the sport in 2016, it was highly criticised by the drivers, with Lewis Hamilton having gone as

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Ex-F1 champion making Mercedes ‘assumption’ for 2023

1978 Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti is expecting to see a three-way fight for the Constructors’ Championship this season, with the American legend believing that Mercedes “will fight back” in 2023. Andretti isn’t the only person to have tipped a Mercedes comeback this year, with many expecting the Silver Arrows to immediately bounce back

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‘At least in the right team’: Ex-Mercedes boss on Mick Schumacher

Former Mercedes boss Norbert Haug has discussed the “tragedy” that is the current state of Formula 1 in Germany, with the nation having previously been a powerhouse for the pinnacle of motorsport. In 2023, Nico Hulkenberg will be the only German driver on the grid, a considerable difference to 2010 when the Haas driver made

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Daniel Ricciardo bumped into by fan as Red Bull switch questioned

Daniel Ricciardo is seemingly enjoying his first winter break since announcing he won’t be on the grid in 2023, with the Australian driver having been bumped into by a fan. A user on Reddit revealed that his friend just so happened to bump into the fan favourite, who kindly signed a bottle of beer. The

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Toto Wolff opens up on ‘humiliating experience’

Formula 1 is incredibly important to Toto Wolff, with the Austrian being a vital part of Mercedes; however, for him there are more valuable things in life than racing, such as family. The Mercedes team principal, who owns a 33-percent share of the Silver Arrows, has done incredibly well to get to where he is

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