Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he was occasionally overruled by simulation numbers during his time at Mercedes. The Finn joined the eight-time champions alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2017, and he spent five years with them, winning 10 races in the process. He played an integral role in the Silver Arrows’ championship successes,
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has been linked with a surprise move to NASCAR next season as his time at the British side begins to draw to a close. The Australian joined McLaren from Renault at the start of last year, but his partnership with Lando Norris has not turned out as many would have hoped or
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Pierre Gasly is one of the most spoken about drivers in the paddock currently, with the Frenchman edging ever closer to a move to Alpine. However, the AlphaTauri driver has admitted that a “couple of things need to be sorted” before it can be announced. Following the departure of Fernando Alonso and the embarrassing rejection
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Mercedes’ George Russell cannot explain exactly where the Silver Arrows are lacking in qualifying, but he has one or two working theories. Russell has finished ahead of where he started 12 times this year, while team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton has done the same 13 times. Part of this qualifying deficit has been down to a
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Several members of the Formula 1 paddock are said to have been caught by surprise when the 24-race calendar for 2023 was announced, according to a report by the Guardian. The F1 schedule has been gradually expanding in recent years, with the exception of 2020, when there were 17 grand prix during the COVID-affected campaign.
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo is anticipating a tough weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix next time out due to the nature of the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The unique track is home to 23 corners, some of which are fast, some slow, but all of them are incredibly demanding in their own way. There is a
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W Series champion, Jamie Chadwick, has reiterated her intent to race in Formula 1 in the coming years. The Briton finished eighth in British Formula 3 in 2018, before winning the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 a year later, and this coincided with her debut in the new all-female series. The W Series was created to
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hit out at Sir Lewis Hamilton for not “recognising Max’s ability” during their titanic 2021 title battle, which as well-known ended under extremely controversial circumstances at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year. Verstappen overtook Hamilton on the final lap of the 2021 season finale to claim his
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Alpine’s sporting director Alan Permane has called for Formula 1 to look into getting the current procedures in place correct first, before implementing a rule change which would see races red-flagged should an incident occur late on. The comments come following the highly disappointing ending to the recent Italian Grand Prix, which finished behind the
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Alex Albon has driven magnificently since returning to Formula 1 this season, following a one-year hiatus spent racing in the DTM; however, the Thai driver is well and truly back in F1 for the foreseeable future following his long-term contract with Williams. Albon’s road to getting to where he is today has been an incredibly
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