Last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix saw ‘silly season’ draw ever closer to an end for another year, as Pierre Gasly was announced as Alpine’s new driver for 2023 and Nyck de Vries was confirmed as the Frenchman’s replacement at AlphaTauri. It means that just two seats remain on the 2023 grid, one at Haas and
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has revealed that his son, David Schumacher, fractured his spine in the horrific fiery crash at the DTM season finale last weekend. The season finale of the German series took place at one of the usual hosts of the German Grand Prix, Hockenheim. The crash took place on the seventh lap at
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has remained vocal about the revelation that rivals Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, something which potentially questions the legitimacy of Max Verstappen’s 2021 crown. Following much speculation, the FIA revealed last Monday that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after finding them guilty of a ‘minor’
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has suggested flexible start times to avoid the delays seen in Singapore and Japan. The race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit was delayed by an hour while race control was waiting for a gap in the weather, but the track had dried so much that Intermediates sufficed. The organisers needed to
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With just four races remaining this season and a young driver requirement to complete, McLaren have announced that IndyCar drivers Alex Palou and Pato O’Ward will each take part in an FP1 session before the end of the season. Palou is set to replace Daniel Ricciardo at next weekend’s United States Grand Prix, whereas O’Ward will sit
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, needs to analyse the rate at which Charles Leclerc’s tyres fell off during the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. The Monegasque went into the weekend knowing that, realistically, he needed a win to keep his title hopes alive, and the wet conditions made for another unpredictable round of a thrilling
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After reclaiming fourth in the Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren’s time in the ‘best of the rest’ spot was very short-lived, as a strong haul of points in Japan for Alpine saw the French side reclaim the place. Singapore was disastrous for Alpine, with both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon having suffered
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Former Formula 1 driver, Pedro de la Rosa, believes that Fernando Alonso’s reputation as a difficult man to get on with is perhaps a little unfair. De la Rosa was recently announced as an ambassador for Aston Martin, with whom Alonso has signed as a driver for the 2023 season. Team principal, Mike Krack, previously
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After a challenging double header, Mercedes appear to be enjoying some downtime ahead of the United States Grand Prix next weekend, with a bit of bowling to pass the time. Singapore and Japan could’ve gone significantly better for the Silver Arrows, who failed to claim a podium at either round. Mercedes proved to have pace
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Formula 1 appears to have become more about the sport’s politics rather than the on-track action, with the FIA having potentially the biggest decision in its modern history to make. It was announced by the FIA last Monday that following much speculation, Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after being found to have made a
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