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‘We would be wasting our money’: Williams boss defends driver decision

It was a challenging 2022 campaign for Williams, with the Grove-based team having returned to the foot of the Constructors’ Championship. Their fall back to the bottom comes on the back of 2021, which was a massively improved year for the British side, who claimed eighth in the standings after some impressive drives from George

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Team bosses praise departing Ross Brawn amid Ferrari rumour

Ross Brawn became an integral part of Formula 1 back in 2017, when the 68-year-old stepped up to become F1’s Managing Director of Motorsport, and has contributed to some of the most beneficial changes in the sport. The Brit was heavily involved in the major regulation changes at the start of the 2022 season, which

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Audi provide update on F1 entry as Mattia Binotto to become team boss

The major change in the engine regulations in 2026 will come with another change to the sport, as Audi join the grid as they complete their takeover of Sauber, which was announced earlier this year. The team have chosen 2026 as their target year to join the grid because they plan to provide their own

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Formula 1 urged to race in Turkey or run two Brazil GPs in 2023

As expected, the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix has officially been cancelled, marking another season without a visit to the Shanghai International Circuit. Whilst the majority of the world has returned to some form of normality following the Coronavirus pandemic, China continues to live by a ‘Covid zero’ approach. The country appears set to only reopen

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McLaren warn Oscar Piastri of Lando Norris reference

After a long and drawn-out legal battle with Alpine, it was deemed that Oscar Piastri was under no obligation to race for the French team in 2023, despite their announcement of the Australian as Esteban Ocon’s 2023 partner. Piastri will instead now race for McLaren, after the team decided to replace the underperforming Daniel Ricciardo

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Did George Russell prove Lewis Hamilton’s haters correct?

George Russell’s maiden season with Mercedes was perhaps not quite what he would’ve been expecting after his move to the Silver Arrows was announced, with the Brit likely having assumed that he’d be a title challenger in 2022. If this was what he was predicting, then actually it’s very easy to understand why, given that

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McLaren announce IndyCar champion as third driver for 2023

It’s seemingly an exciting time for Spanish IndyCar driver Alex Palou, following on from his Formula 1 FP1 debut at the United States Grand Prix. The 2021 IndyCar Champion has quickly risen onto McLaren’s radar in recent years, with the Spaniard having become part of the Woking-based side’s driver development programme where he tests old McLaren F1 cars. Prior to his FP1 appearance

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