The W13 was nothing short of a disaster for Mercedes, with the car being retired at the end of last season with only a single race win to its name. The car design plan that Mercedes chose under the major regulation changes turned out to be the wrong one, leaving the team to struggle with
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso is seemingly very excited about the upcoming season, as the Spaniard prepares for his new life with Aston Martin. The veteran has switched from Alpine to the Silverstone-based team for 2023 to replace Sebastian Vettel, who brought his 15-year career to an end at the close of last season. Whilst Alonso has made
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Lando Norris was the standout driver outside of the top three teams in 2022, being the only driver that was not in a Red Bull, Ferrari or Mercedes to score a podium. The Brit continues to improve year after year and has been tipped to become a future world champion, should he be given a
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McLaren star Lando Norris has further opened up on his personal battles with mental health, with the British driver having first discussed his mental challenges in 2021. The British driver is approaching his fifth season already in Formula 1, with the 23-year-old certainly a driver expected to achieve incredible things. He has managed some exceptional
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The heartbreak of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is one which Lewis Hamilton is yet to avenge, as the seven-time world champion saw a record breaking eighth title snatched from him on the final lap of the season. The 2022 season was filled with struggles for Mercedes, as the new regulations proved challenging for
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The sporting world ground to a halt in 2013, when it was announced the legendary Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher was in critical condition following a skiing accident. The German survived the incident but suffered severe brain injuries, forcing the seven-time world champion into a coma, leaving the world with no idea if he would
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Despite speculation of a replacement, Formula 1 have confirmed that no event will replace the recently cancelled Chinese Grand Prix, with the 2023 calendar to stick to what is still a record-breaking 23 races. The announcement comes amid uncertainty of how many races there would be this season, with Portugal and Turkey having been in talks with
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Daniel Ricciardo took a massive gamble ahead of the 2019 season, as the Australian opted to ditch the comfortability of Red Bull in favour of a fresh challenge at Renault. The 33-year-old had become frustrated with Red Bull’s decision to favour a young Max Verstappen over him, seeing his championship hopes dwindle. A two-year stay
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa has admitted that “everything is pressure” in the pinnacle of motorsport, in response to Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas revealing that his one-year Mercedes contracts caused a “lot of unnecessary pressure”. Massa and Bottas enjoyed a three-year stint together as team-mates at Williams during 2014-2016, a time when the Grove-based team enjoyed
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Alpine executive director Bruno Famin has questioned “what is a pure, genuine reliability issue?” Following reports from Italy that Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes have all increased the power of their power units. As of the start of the 2022 season, the FIA implemented an engine freeze on performance upgrades; however, reliability modifications are allowed. By fixing
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