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Fernando Alonso makes bold Aston Martin prediction

Double World Champion Fernando Alonso believes Aston Martin will be in a position where they can “fight for the title” in “two, three years”, highlighting how confident the Spaniard is about the future of the Silverstone-based team. Alonso has switched to Aston Martin for the upcoming season after opting to replace four-time World Champion Sebastian

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British Grand Prix organisers want an extra day

The Silverstone International Circuit is attempting to make the British Grand Prix a four-day event, with the circuit’s managing director believing that three days “isn’t really enough” anymore. The British GP is always one of the best races of the season, even when the racing itself isn’t exciting. The atmosphere generated amongst the crowd at the historic circuit is

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Toto Wolff denies ‘hungry’ Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that Lewis Hamilton’s contract extension remains a “topic that we will tackle over the winter”, with news on the seven-time World Champion’s speculated extension having gone quiet during December. Despite 2022 being Mercedes’ worst of the hybrid era and Hamilton’s worst of his career, the duo remains very

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Nikita Mazepin planning ‘return to Formula 1’

Ex-Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin has set his sights on a “return to Formula 1”, with the Russian driver planning to race in a “new discipline” for the upcoming season. Mazepin, of course, was sensationally dropped prior to the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix last year, as a result of his father’s links to the start

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Revealed: This is how much Lewis Hamilton will pay to race in 2023

As a result of his woeful 2022 campaign, Lewis Hamilton is set to pay almost half of Max Verstappen’s entry fee for 2023, with a driver’s entry fee being calculated based on the points they scored in the previous season. 2022 was a challenging year for Hamilton and for Mercedes, with the seven-time World Champion

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FIA president makes ‘promise’ to F1 drivers about 2023 race director

The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix left new FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem with no choice other than to rethink the race director role in Formula 1. An unorthodox safety car procedure in the latter stages of the race saw only the cars between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to unlap themselves, allowing for one

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Cyril Abiteboul lands new role

Fans of Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ will remember Cyril Abiteboul from his time with Renault, when he would often be seen arguing with Red Bull’s Christian Horner, following the energy drink giant’s decision to move away from Renault engines. Abiteboul gave fans one of the most iconic moments in the series, as he taunted Horner

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Mercedes claim porpoising ‘masked their real problems’

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliot has revealed that the Silver Arrows were “surprised” that no other team had discovered a “loophole” with the new aerodynamic regulations last season, with the Germans having designed the ‘zero sidepods’ as a result of it. Whilst the Brackley-based team knew that they’d be the only team with a ‘zero-pod’ design

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