Last Monday was one of the most highly anticipated days in the modern history of Formula 1, as the FIA announced if Red Bull and Aston Martin had in fact exceeded the 2021 budget cap, as had been reported. To the paddock’s shock, Red Bull were deemed guilty by the FIA of having exceeded the first ever
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, was left wondering why full points were awarded at the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. Max Verstappen went into the race 104 points clear of Charles Leclerc, and if he beat him by 12, he would secure his second world championship. This meant to say that a win with the
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Charles Leclerc has surprisingly supported the FIA in their decision to award him a five-second time penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix, something which left team principal Mattia Binotto seething. The Monegasque had been looking set for another second-place finish, despite having put Max Verstappen under some pressure during the start of the restarted wet
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Formula 1 driver turned commentator, Martin Brundle, has revealed all about his grid walks, and the trust he has from the drivers due to his racing background. Brundle has been walking the grid ahead of races for over two decades, speaking to drivers, mechanics, team bosses, celebrities and just about anybody you can think of.
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Mercedes trackside engineer, Andrew Shovlin, has conceded that mistakes were made during the running of the wet Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. The Briton, however, also stated that Formula 1 is “actually very good” at addressing its problems and applying the necessary changes. In 2014, a recovery vehicle was sent out onto the circuit after
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Some peculiar comments made by Red Bull boss, Christian Horner, have resurfaced amid the team’s involvement in a breach of the financial regulations. Back in 2019, the FIA ratified a new set of financial regulations that had been unofficially tried before, with little success. It had previously been a “gentleman’s agreement” that teams would stick
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Charles Leclerc clearly less than pleased with race control, as he asked his team why there was a crane on the track during the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. Eight years ago, at the same race, Jules Bianchi suffered a fatal accident, hitting a recovery vehicle that had been negligently sent out to collect the
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George Russell has hit out at his own team for the way in which they pitted himself and Sir Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix, after it was quickly discovered that the majority of the field were on the wrong tyres. Following a red flag on the second lap of the race due to
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Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz were discussing their biggest incidents at the Singapore Grand Prix. It might not be all that rare to see Formula 1 drivers give off their biggest flexes, and their most violent shunt with the barrier might well be one of the topics of discussion. Verstappen and Sainz were
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Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso had an unbelievable last lap battle, which saw the retiring German beat his replacement for next season by just 0.011 seconds; however, it was completely missed by the TV director. The incredibly wet Japanese Grand Prix was chaotic, to say the least, after a long red flag interval was introduced
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