George Russell adjusted to life at Mercedes superbly in 2022, despite the team having given both himself and Lewis Hamilton a truly dreadful car. Russell to his credit, though, got the most out of the package, with some wondering if his experience of driving for Williams benefited his ability to extract ultimate performance from an
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Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan has jumped to the defence of David Coulthard and Sebastian Vettel’s former race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin, who is quoted as having said something rather controversial on a podcast. Rocquelin, who is now the head of Red Bull’s driver academy, is quoted as having said that double World Champion Max Verstappen is “weak technically compared
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Lewis Hamilton has been the face of Formula 1 for over a decade now, as the 37-year-old has reached highs that most would see as unachievable, with seven world championships and counting. The Stevenage-born driver loves the glitz and the glamour that comes with being one of the most successful drivers in Formula 1, often
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It has been a crazy week in Formula 1, as the team principals have decided to play a game of ‘switcheroos’, creating their very own edition of silly season. Mattia Binotto’s resignation from Ferrari kick-started a chain reaction of movement, with Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur having been announced as the Italian’s replacement. Vasseur
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2011 saw one of the biggest changes in Formula 1 in the history of the sport, as the Drag Reduction System was introduced to help aid overtaking and make races more entertaining. DRS allows the rear wing of the F1 cars to open at certain parts of circuits, when within a second of the car
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As the Formula E championship grows more competitive year after year, Stoffel Vandoorne will face the difficult task of retaining his title in the 2022-23 season. The Belgian will be racing for Penske Racing next season, after three successful years with the Mercedes-EQ team, the most recent of which saw him win the championship title.
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Aston Martin can be pretty pleased with their driver recruitment for 2023 onwards, having signed double World Champion Fernando Alonso, Formula E World Champion Stoffel Vandoorne, and Formula 2 World Champion Felipe Drugovich. Alonso will, of course, be partnering Lance Stroll next season, after replacing the now retired Sebastian Vettel. Vandoorne and Drugovich will become
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Adrian Newey will go down in Formula 1 history as one of the most intelligent minds to ever have graced the sport. The 63-year-old played a massive part in Williams’ success in the 1990s, before moving onto McLaren where his designs led Mika Hakkinen to two consecutive championship victories. When the late Dietrich Mateschitz purchased a
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2022 was a challenging season for McLaren and Lando Norris, with the British side having failed to take their momentum from 2021 into the new aerodynamic regulations. The new era of the sport hasn’t been the kindest to the Woking-based outfit, who seemingly lost three years’ worth of improvement. From 2019 up until the end
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It appears that a number of manufacturers are seeing Red Bull as a viable partner for the new engine regulations in 2026, with Porsche having already failed at trying to reach a deal with the Austrians. American manufacturer Ford are the latest to be linked with a shock return to the sport, with the energy
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