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Lewis Hamilton says he’s ‘incredibly grateful’ for 2022 Mercedes woes

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he’s been praying “all the time” for the people of the world to be “more compassionate and caring”, with so much unrest currently going on wherever you look. It has been an extremely challenging few years for everyone, with the Coronavirus pandemic having initially changed so many people’s lives. Formula

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Otmar Szafnauer makes surprising comment about Esteban Ocon’s aggression

Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer wants to see Esteban Ocon making “better judgements” in 2023 alongside new team-mate Pierre Gasly, with the Romanian-American being concerned seemingly about the Frenchman’s aggression. The Enstone-based outfit enjoyed a mixed 2022 campaign, which saw the team claim fourth in the Constructors’ Championship despite what seemed like endless power unit-based

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Max Verstappen ‘can drive an impossible car’ better than anyone else

Red Bull hit the ground running under the new regulations in 2022, managing to take advantage of Mercedes and Ferrari’s struggles to win their first constructors’ championship since 2013. Max Verstappen won a record breaking 15 races on his was to his second consecutive world title, showing a scary level of consistency that has not

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Aston Martin claim Nico Hulkenberg learned from former team-mate

Aston Martin Performance Director Tom McCullough has hailed the team’s former reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg as a “class act”, with Haas having received a “naturally gifted driver” for 2023. Following his departure from Renault at the end of 2019, Hulkenberg moved to Racing Point in 2020 to become their reserve driver, which actually resulted in him

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Audi warned about entering Formula 1

Alfa Romeo will be no more in 2026, as Sauber will be taken over by German car manufacturers Audi, who will join the grid for the first time. The takeover will come with a huge boost of resources and quality, meaning that the team will be looking to significantly improve on Alfa Romeo’s current finishing

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Adrian Newey blames ‘pretty depressing’ situation on Renault

Whilst Red Bull destroyed the competition in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship, the hybrid era on the whole hasn’t been kind to the Austrians, who dominated the sport before the huge regulation change was introduced. From 2010-2013, there was no touching Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, with the duo having claimed four consecutive Drivers’ and Constructors’

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‘Very serious individual’: McLaren warn Lando Norris about Oscar Piastri

Oscar Piastri’s move to McLaren was certainly not a simple one, as his former employers Alpine clearly believed that their contract with the Australian tied him down to racing for the team in 2023. The French team were rocked when their academy driver publicly rejected their race seat in favour of replacing Daniel Ricciardo at

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Daniel Ricciardo jokes about Red Bull as he denies he made a mistake

Daniel Ricciardo has joked that Red Bull will have “three cars on the grid next year”, as the Aussie settles into his new role as the Austrian’s development driver. The fan favourite will be seen less in 2023, with the 33-year-old planning on only attending a dozen races. His new role will result in the eight-time Grand Prix winner

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Alpine fire thinly veiled jibe at Red Bull

Red Bull’s split from Renault at the end of the 2018 season was filled with tension as the energy drink giants had grown tired of the unreliable power units supplied to them by the French manufacturer. Christian Horner and Cyril Abiteboul came to blows on a number of occasions, ending with the Frenchman signing Daniel

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