Sir Lewis Hamilton has highlighted the significance of the FIA being “transparent” for the fans and the “integrity of the sport”, following reports that Red Bull are set to be found guilty of having exceeded the 2021 budget cap. To reduce costs and bring the field closer together, a budget of $145 million was introduced last season
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Last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix was nothing short of a disaster for Alpine, as both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon were forced to retire with a power unit failure. Ocon’s failure was much more dramatic than his double World Champion team-mate, with his A522 releasing the usual giant cloud of smoke, signalling a power unit failure. Not only does the
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2021 World Champion Max Verstappen has revealed that he isn’t thinking about the possibility of being stripped of his first World Championship, amid growing reports that Red Bull have been found guilty of having exceeded the 2021 budget cap. If found guilty of having exceeded last year’s budget of $145 million, then the ‘cashgate’ scandal
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George Russell endured what ended up being a miserable Singapore Grand Prix, despite having looked strong on the opening day at the Marina Bay Circuit. Both Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton looked “capable of winning” across Free Practice; however, a shock Q2 elimination for the former Williams driver saw Mercedes fit Russell with a new
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly has quipped that he will take team-mate, Yuki Tsunoda, with him if he joins Alpine next season. Tsunoda was recently signed to a new contract with the Red Bull junior ide that keeps him there until at least the end of next year. That placed him at the Faenza-based squad alongside Gasly
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Mercedes technical director, Mike Elliott, has admitted that the team made some critical errors while finding a “loophole” in this year’s technical regulations. The FIA brought in a new raft of rules this season, in a move that saw the return of ground effect aerodynamic for the first time in 40 years. The goal was
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Max Verstappen was surprised by George Russell’s decision to switch to slick tyres at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The Dutchman had qualified in eighth in difficult conditions after spending the majority of the session out on track to make sure he could capitalise on a drying circuit. Verstappen did not have enough fuel to
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, is adamant that Sir Lewis Hamilton can stay with the team beyond the end of his current contract next year and win more titles. The Briton signed his current deal in 2021, but uncertainty loomed at the start of this year following the controversy of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Ferrari race director, Laurent Mekies, has said that the Scuderia support the technical directive (TD) that was introduced at Spa. When ground effect aerodynamics returned at the start of this season, the teams noticed that there was an increased level of contact between the floor and the track surface. The aerodynamic concept was essentially flipped
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Formula 1 journalist, Joe Saward, has reported that F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali, has been in conversation with Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, about the possibility of a race in the country. Rwanda has been recovering in the last few decades following their civil war, which started in 1990, and ended nearly four years later. The Tutsi
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