The 2021 cost cap was put in place to ensure that every team has a chance to compete, and to make it more difficult for the bigger teams to simply buy their way to success. When Red Bull were rumoured to be in breach of the cap, in a season that was decided on the
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Nelson Piquet has severely damaged his reputation, firstly making racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton, and now wishing death upon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The scenes in Brazil are ones of protest at the moment, with massive groups of protesters forming blockades in main roads and demonstrating against Lula, who’s recent election win
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Formula 1 requires a lot of skill, as only twenty of the best drivers in the world get to race every year, but it does also require some luck, something that it seems Carlos Sainz has run out of. The Spaniard is a very quick driver on his day, consistently challenging for pole position in
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Sergio Perez has recently suggested that after a period of adaptation to Red Bull, he feels that next year he will finally be ready to challenge his teammate Max Verstappen for the championship. Being the Dutchman’s teammate is never easy, with Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon all struggling when paired with Verstappen, with
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In Formula 1, teams often feed off each other as part of deals or partnerships. Alfa Romeo share a strong relationship with Ferrari, as do Haas, but in the most formal circumstance, AlphaTauri are the sister team of Red Bull, meaning that parts are often shared between the two. All teams must complete independent designs
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Red Bull have not had a break over the previous month, facing constant accusations and investigations regarding their breach of the cost cap in 2021, which was set at $145m. The team were finally found guilty of an overspend of under two million pounds, as a result of multiple small miscalculations and misinterpretations of the
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Mick Schumacher’s time in the Formula 1 paddock might be coming to a premature end, with the German looking increasingly likely to be replaced by ‘veteran’ Nico Hulkenberg for 2023. The 23-year-old’s contract is currently due to expire after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; however, he had been in contention to receive an extension by
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There is absolutely no doubt that next year’s returning and reignited Las Vegas Grand Prix is going to be a spectacle like no other, as Sergio Pérez, Lewis Hamilton and other drivers took part in a demo run down the famous Las Vegas strip. The newly designed circuit in Las Vegas, will, of course, feature
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Lewis Hamilton has had a long held affinity with Brazil, with the Brit admitting that Ayrton Senna was his idol growing up, and in June of this year he was made an honorary citizen of Brazil. The seven-time world champion always wore a yellow helmet as a young driver, in honour of his hero Senna
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Daniel Ricciardo was the subject of a lot of attention after the Mexican Grand Prix for all the right reasons. The Australian, who will be taking a year away from the grid next year, was the benefactor of a bold strategy from his McLaren team, one stopping onto the soft tyres and tearing through the
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