Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he spoke to IndyCar driver Colton Herta, as he tried to get Red Bull to release Pierre Gasly from the Austrian’s family. As rumours regarding Gasly possibly moving to Alpine began to circulate, Red Bull looked into signing IndyCar star Herta for AlphaTauri, so that they could
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Max Verstappen has sensationally slammed the organisers of the Virtual Le Mans 24 Hours, after the race became ridiculed by connection issues and even suffered a “security breach”. The Dutchman was competing in the biggest sim-racing event in the #1 Team Redline car, alongside team-mates Jeffrey Rietveld, Luke Browning, and Diogo Pinto. Verstappen’s team were competing in
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James Vowles has become an infamous figure in Formula 1 in recent years, with his ‘it’s James’ moments gaining him cult hero status from fans. The 43-year-old’s move to Williams means the team principal ‘silly season’ is nearly complete, as now only Alfa Romeo have a vacant position for a new boss. The Williams’ team principal
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Double World Champion Max Verstappen is set to return to Formula 1 Netflix docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’, after not featuring in the fourth season of the show. Netflix posted a teaser trailer for the upcoming fifth season of the series, which is set to tell the story of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Fans were
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Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes contract is reportedly going to result in the seven-time World Champion competing in the next three seasons of Formula 1, with Sportune having all the speculated details. According to the sports-business company, Hamilton’s new contract with the Silver Arrows is set to be worth £40 million per season, despite the 38-year-old
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Former Ferrari and Williams team manager Peter Windsor believes that Lewis Hamilton’s “feel for the brake pedal” is the greatest Formula 1 has ever seen, with the seven-time World Champion having a driving style more similar to fellow seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher, than his hero Ayrton Senna. Based purely on statistics, Hamilton is the
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Gulf Oil is one of the most iconic sponsors in Formula 1, with the company being a part of the sport for decades, mainly with Woking-based outfit McLaren. The oil company’s deal with McLaren expired at the end of last year however, leaving fans to wonder whether the logo that has become commonplace in the
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso might want to look away at a recent statistic, with the Spaniard having retired from more races in the turbo-hybrid era than any other driver. Since the hybrid era began in 2014, luck hasn’t been on the 41-year-old’s side, with the Spanish driver having raced for some of the worst
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has reflected on his relationship with race engineer Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington, as the duo approach a significant milestone in 2023. Since Hamilton’s switch from McLaren to Mercedes in 2013, many things have changed at the Brackley-based outfit. He’s had team-mates come and go; he’s dealt with team personnel switching sides
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Formula 1 is becoming more influential all over the globe, as Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ shows the sport off to previously unaware audiences and sponsors continue to invest in F1. There will be three Grand Prix in the USA next season as F1 becomes increasingly popular, but there will also be an increase in the
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