Chatter has run rife in the paddock in recent weeks surrounding Red Bull’s ‘cashgate’ scandal, with the team having been rumoured to have breached last year’s budget cap since before the Singapore Grand Prix. The team have now been fined $7m and given a 10% reduction in wind tunnel time for next year and while
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Getting a paddock pass is one the highest levels of access that can be attained by a Formula One fan, giving them permission to enter areas of the paddock that are otherwise out of reach for regular fans. These passes are usually either given to guests of the drivers or high paying fans, but Pierre
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Fernando Alonso is no stranger to causing a stir in the paddock, with the Spaniard having done such a thing again during the 2022 Mexican Grand Prix weekend. The double World Champion has had a good weekend so far at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit, after qualifying ninth for Sunday’s main event. Alonso has actually
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The FIA have not earned themselves a glowing reputation from fans and drivers in recent times, with every race week seeming to spark a new debate about a controversial decision or mistake from the governing body. Most recently it was Fernando Alonso’s penalty in Austin, with the Spaniard being slapped with a 30-second time penalty
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Lewis Hamilton may have somehow qualified in the optimum position for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix, after a mistake at the start of Q3 saw the seven-time World Champion end up in third. The Mercedes driver enjoyed his and the team’s best Saturday by a mile, after astonishingly topping Q1 and Q2, before Q3 slipped away
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With Red Bull being found guilty of a minor breach of the 2021 budget cap, the team have been fined $7m and given a 10% reduction in aerodynamic testing time for next year. The reduction in testing time especially will hurt Red Bull, with the championship winners already set to receive less time than their
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Rivalries appear to never die in Formula 1, no matter how many years pass, with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton seemingly being proof of that. The two drivers, who have nine World Championships between them have never been the best of friends, with the duo having battled on countless occasions. Hamilton somewhat disrupted Alonso’s momentum
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Valtteri Bottas drove like a man possessed during qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix, after astonishingly claiming sixth place for Sunday’s main event. The Finn was comfortably best of the rest and even managed to out-qualify Charles Leclerc, making him the second Ferrari-powered driver on the grid. If this achievement wasn’t enough to be proud
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Red Bull have been found guilty of breaching the 2021 budget cap of $145m and after weeks of rumours and negotiation with the FIA, the team have been hit with a $7m fine and a 10% reduction in aerodynamic testing time for next year. Christian Horner has slated the FIA’s decision, claiming that the punishment
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George Russell was just three-tenths away from claiming his second-ever pole position and Mercedes’ second of the season, after only just being beaten by Max Verstappen for pole at the Mexican Grand Prix. Whilst three-tenths might sound like a lot, Russell was actually on-track to beat the double World Champion’s time at the end of
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