2022 has been a year to forget for Mercedes. After winning the constructors’ championship and missing out on the drivers’ championship on the final lap in 2021, Formula 1 fans anticipated an equally intense title charge from the Silver Arrows this year. This however was not the case, with the German side being significantly off
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Although Audi have announced their desire to enter Formula 1, no such formal announcement has been released to make this dream a reality. It is thought that the German car manufacturer, alongside a currently unnamed partner, will complete a take over of Swiss-based F1 team Alfa Romeo. Formula 1 project manager at Audi, Adam Baker,
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Max Verstappen has had a number of teammates during his spell at Red Bull, with youngsters such a Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon both coming and going, and the Dutchman currently finds himself paired with Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez. But it was his first teammate Daniel Ricciardo that Max’s father Jos Verstappen believes had the
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A Formula 1 steering wheel is phenomenally complex, with enough paddles, buttons and dials to confuse the average driver. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has now revealed that it was his own innovative approach when back at McLaren that lead the wheels to have the flat, paddled look that they have in the current cars.
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After years of waiting, 2019 Formula 2 World Champion and Season Seven Formula E World Champion Nyck de Vries will finally make a full-time switch to Formula 1, after being signed by AlphaTauri for 2023. The Dutchman has worked as Mercedes’ reserve driver for some time now, so is no rookie in the sense that
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Daniel Ricciardo is an eight-time race winner and a proven talent behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car, however, next year he finds himself without a seat, following his release from McLaren. Despite his most recent win coming as recently as Monza last year, the Australian has failed to set the world alight at
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The shocking announcement that Red Bull breached the 2021 budget cap “brings up emotions” for Lewis Hamilton, with it essentially being confirmed that the Austrians did cheat on Max Verstappen’s way to his maiden world title. 2021 was already a year that tested Hamilton’s emotions to the extreme, with the seven-time World Champion having even
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Former chief executive of the Formula 1 group, Bernie Ecclestone, has made the extraordinary claim that Red Bull will suffer harsh consequences, following their breach of the 2021 budget cap. In a conversation with Blick newspaper, Ecclestone was asked if Red Bull could potentially be deducted points from last season. “It will be worse than
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Max Verstappen heads into this weekend’s United States Grand Prix with absolutely nothing to worry about, except the huge ‘Cashgate’ scandal. In all fairness, there is little to no reason why Verstappen would be bothered about such a thing, especially when he had nothing to do with it and it most likely won’t see his
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With just four races of the 2022 season remaining, 2021 is still no closer to being officially closed, as the ‘Cashgate’ scandal took yet another turn. Red Bull were announced the day after the Japanese Grand Prix to have breached the 2021 budget cap, with the FIA deeming that the Austrians had committed a ‘minor’ break of
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