The team principals in Formula 1 decided that they wanted to take part in a ‘silly season’ of their own towards the end of 2022, as surprise moves saw multiple team bosses change allegiances. Mattia Binotto was replaced by Fred Vasseur at Ferrari, Andreas Seidl became the CEO of Sauber and Jost Capito left his
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Formula 1 bid farewell to one of the greatest drivers of all time in Abu Dhabi, as four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel retired from the sport in order to spend more time with his family and focus on his other interests. The German was unstoppable during his time with Red Bull, winning four consecutive championships
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2022 was certainly Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s year, as the team comfortably cruised to both championship titles in the first year under the new regulations in Formula 1. Mercedes struggled to adapt to the major regulation changes that came into effect at the start of last year, leaving Red Bull unopposed for the majority
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Going into 2023, Lewis Hamilton is still on the hunt for his record breaking eighth drivers’ championship victory, coming off the back of two heart-breaking years for the Brit. 2021 saw the 37-year-old miss out of the title on the final lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, while Mercedes were simply uncompetitive in
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2023 rookie Nyck de Vries has revealed how some former friends of his tried to reignite a relationship with him following his switch from Formula E to Formula 1, following an incredible debut at Monza. De Vries has been linked to the F1 paddock ever since he won the Formula 2 World Championship in 2019,
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Michael Andretti appears to be one-step closer to getting Andretti Global into Formula 1 at last, with Mohammed Ben Sulayem having revealed that the FIA will look into allowing ‘prospective new teams’ into F1. “I have asked my @FIA team to look at launching an Expressions of Interest process for prospective new teams for the FIA @F1
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that the Enstone-based side have lost their early budget cap advantage, with the bigger teams beginning to look for “loopholes” in the current system. 2021 saw a $145 million cap brought in for all the teams, resulting in the likes of Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes having to
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The entire motorsport community was sent into mourning on Tuesday, after it was revealed that rally legend and social media superstar Ken Block had tragically died, aged 55. It was announced that Block’s tragic death was as a result of his snowmobile upending up a steep slope, before landing on top of him, with the
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill has predicted that Mercedes will face more of an “uphill struggle” in 2023 than Ferrari, with the Silver Arrows having “misunderstood” their 2022 challenger. 2022 was woeful for Mercedes, with the Germans having had a car which was mostly unable to challenge either Red Bull or Ferrari, at
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has revealed that he sees a lot of his “younger self” in former team-mate Charles Leclerc, whom the German remained close with despite departing Ferrari at the end of 2020. The two drivers were team-mates during the 2019 and 2020 seasons at Ferrari, with the duo having been at very
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