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Toto Wolff sends Lewis Hamilton warning about upcoming season

Whilst Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is “super determined” to see the Silver Arrows at the front come the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, he is aware that they may still be some way behind Red Bull should they fail to ‘unlock’ what the W14 is capable of in the pre-season. Many have predicted that Mercedes will

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Disgraced sponsor refuses to cut ties with Max Verstappen

Money is key in Formula 1, with both teams and drivers relying on sponsors to continue their existence and to thrive in the sport. One of Max Verstappen’s sponsors is Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo, who will continue to back the Dutchman this year despite a highly controversial end to 2022. The CEO of the supermarket

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Fernando Alonso accused of making comments ‘purely for PR purposes’

The driver market was an interesting one last season, as the shock retirement of Sebastian Vettel forced teams to search for new drivers, as a domino effect began. Alonso announced over the summer break that he would be moving to Aston Martin to replace the retiring German, leading Pierre Gasly to replace him at Alpine

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Williams break silence on Porsche partnership

It’s safe to say that Porsche have disappointed a lot of the Formula 1 community, after the German manufacturer had thousands believing that they were going to announce a deal with Williams. Eagle-eyed members of the F1 community noticed that the Germans had deleted all posts from their Porsche Formula E Instagram page, before uploading

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Max Verstappen backs Red Bull despite ‘draconian’ penalty

Red Bull could not have wished for a better start to the new era of Formula 1, as the team ended 2022 by comfortably winning both championships. The major changes in regulations gave teams that chance to start from square one all over again and get creative as they try to outwit their rival’s designs.

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Alpine CEO wants Pierre Gasly to be ‘technical leader’

Alpine’s quest to complete their 2023 driver lineup was far from a simple one, as the team were hit with unexpected obstacles along the way. Over the summer break, the team were rocked by Fernando Alonso’s announcement that he would be joining Aston Martin in 2023 to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel. The team’s first

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Mercedes warned of Lewis Hamilton’s motivation

Alpine’s 2022 season was full of highs and lows, as their awful reliability issues put a dampener on what was an impressive year for the French team. The team finished as the best of the rest behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes but Fernando Alonso was forced to retire from a shocking six races over

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Silverstone boss fires shot at Bernie Ecclestone

Silverstone’s managing director Stuart Pringle has sung the praises of Formula 1 owners Liberty Media, whilst having little to say about former CEO of the sport Bernie Ecclestone. Formula 1 has seen a boom like never before since Liberty gained ownership of the sport, with the championship growing in popularity across the globe. Whilst the

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Romain Grosjean fires back at Max Verstappen after security breach

Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has revealed that he had a “lot of fun” competing in last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual, the biggest sim-racing event in the world. The race boasts some of the greatest sim and real-life drivers, with Grosjean and double World Champion Max Verstappen having taken part. Verstappen was competing

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