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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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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When Racing Point rebranded to Aston Martin ahead of the 2021 season, Martin Whitmarsh joined the team as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Performance Technologies to work in tandem with team principal Otmar Szafnauer. In February of 2022 however, only a year into working with Whitmarsh, Szafnauer left Aston Martin to become the team
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‘Drive to Survive’ has been a hit series for Netflix surrounding Formula 1, with camera crews being given exclusive behind the scenes access to the sport ever since the 2018 season. The show has led to an increase of viewers of F1 all around the world, as motorsport fans now have access to a level
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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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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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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 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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The quality and potential of George Russell has never been in doubt ever since the Brit was given a Mercedes cameo back in 2020 in Sakhir. Standing in for Lewis Hamilton, who was suffering with COVID-19, Russell was clearly the most impressive driver on track and would have picked up the first win of his
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There has been major change at Ferrari over the winter break, after team principal Mattia Binotto resigned from his role with the team after the season finale in Abu Dhabi. The Scuderia got off to a flying start under the new regulations, but strategic blunders and reliability woes saw the team fall some way short
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