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Haas question FIA restriction ahead of ban

Wind tunnels are key to creating a competitive Formula 1 car, with every hour allocated to the teams being used to the final second in order to get the maximum amount of data possible. In recent years however, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become more and more advanced and has therefore taken over some of

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Mercedes announce deal with new sponsor after FTX crisis

Mercedes have announced a new multi-year partnership with vehicle lifecycle management software firm Solera, who are based in Texas, United States. The announcement of the new partnership comes not too long after the Silver Arrows terminated their deal with crypto exchange site FTX, after the company filed for bankruptcy. As part of the deal with

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McLaren not ‘too scared’ about Oscar Piastri

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes rookie driver Oscar Piastri has “enough talent” to learn from the “references” laid out by team-mate Lando Norris, to get an understanding of the team’s 2023 challenger. Norris will certainly be the Woking-based team’s number one driver for at least the start of the upcoming season, with Piastri’s initial

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Daniel Ricciardo told his F1 career is ‘wrapped up’ on this condition

Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has warned Daniel Ricciardo that he needs to “rebuild” himself to get back into the championship as a driver, with the fan favourite having looked like a different person last season. The last two years have been hugely challenging for the 33-year-old, who simply couldn’t perform consistently for McLaren. His

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Toto Wolff vows to ‘protect’ Mercedes employees

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he plans to implement a rotation system at the Brackley-based team, with the demands of travelling across the globe having become “much more stressful” over recent years. Wolff actually missed two races himself in 2022 to reduce the amount of travelling he was doing, with the Austrian

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Ex-F1 team owner reveals he rejected ‘several super interesting’ offers

Ex-Formula 1 driver Gerhard has revealed that he’s decided to re-evaluate his life, with a “lot” having happened to the Austrian over the last few years. Since retiring from Formula 1 at the end of 1997, Berger has been an extremely busy man. The former Ferrari driver has remained heavily involved in motorsport this century,

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Mercedes will pay Lewis Hamilton just £6mn per year under new contract

Lewis Hamilton is reportedly set to receive the payday of a lifetime, with sports business outlet Sportune having revealed that the seven-time World Champion will regain his sport as the highest-paid driver on the grid. According to Sportune, Hamilton will receive £62 million per year, as part of a new multi-year contract which will see the 103-time

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