McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has spoken out on the decision to terminate Daniel Ricciardo’s contract and replace him with Oscar Piastri. Ricciardo was seen as a major coup at the time with a seven-time race winner coming on board not only to get immediate results, but also to mentor McLaren’s golden boy Lando Norris.
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Turning a faltering midfield team into title contenders is not an easy task, and is not often done without a stroke of genius. Looking back at his time in charge of the Milton Keynes-based outfit, Christian Horner sees the appointment of Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey as the aforementioned masterstroke that lead to the change
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Pedro de la Rosa was announced to have signed with Aston Martin as a team ambassador last week, and the Spaniard claims he is excited to work with Lance Stroll, who he considers to be an “underrated” driver. Stroll is one of the most opinion-dividing drivers in recent F1 history, with many fans believing that
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Pierre Gasly has finally left the Red Bull programme for the first time in his Formula 1 career since getting his first seat in 2017. The Frenchman will join Alpine for 2023 to complete an all-French driver line-up alongside the hero of Hungary, Esteban Ocon. Gasly always seemed destined to reach the pinnacle of the
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Over the past three seasons, Nicholas Latifi has entered 57 Grand Prix with Williams and scored a total of nine points. It’s statistics like these that make Jost Capito and Williams’ decision to part ways with the Canadian driver seem justified, with the three-year relationship set to come to an end at the close of
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While Formula 1 continues to take steps forward on the racetrack, it has become the opinion of F1 driver turned pundit David Coulthard that there is still work to be done with regards to giving the fans a fair sporting experience to enjoy. The Scot has become frustrated with the communication between the FIA, the
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Formula 1 is an ever changing sport, with the driver line-ups often altering from season to season and even the best taking the plunge and moving to a different outfit. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton made a highly controversial move from McLaren to Mercedes in 2013 despite doubts of how competitive a car they could
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As teams and drivers continue to insist that the FIA award a heavy penalty to Red Bull for exceeding the 2021 budget cap, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has called for the governing body not to be judged until the punishment is announced, labelling it as “too early” to question the FIA’s “transparency”. Following speculation since the
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As the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship draws ever closer to an end, it’s that time of the year when the penalty points are looked into, to discover who is at risk of a potential race ban before the end of the season. The penalty points system sees drivers awarded points based on rule breaks, with
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Red Bull are currently enduring somewhat of a waiting game, as the Austrians await confirmation from the FIA over what their punishment will be for exceeding the 2021 budget cap. Following much speculation since the Singapore Grand Prix, the FIA confirmed for all the world last Monday that the current Constructors’ leaders did indeed exceed the budget cap in
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