There was much excitement around the possible return of the South African Grand Prix next year, but those have been curtailed in light of the announcement of the 2023 calendar. For the first time in Formula 1’s history, there will be 24 races on the calendar next year, nine of which will be in continental
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Charles Leclerc faced a tough question from a fan at an event involving him and Ferrari team-mate, Carlos Sainz. The Monegasque started his career in 2018 with Sauber, and his performances were so impressive, that he was promoted to Ferrari for the 2019 campaign, replacing Kimi Raikkonen, who went the other way. Leclerc has since
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, has conceded that he is not entirely sure what Red Bull have been doing to improve their performance, or save weight. The cars are heavier than ever this year, with the minimum weight set at 798kg due to the reintroduced ground effect aerodynamics under the new technical regulations. The Italian
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Formula 1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali, has reinforced his opinion that additional teams in the pinnacle of motorsport is not considered a necessity. Former F1 driver and IndyCar champion, Michael Andretti, has been trying to enter a team for the 2024 season, but the son of 1978 champion, Mario, has had the door closed in his
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Nyck de Vries, Jack Doohan and Antonio Giovinazzi are all being given tests by Alpine as the French side aim to find a team-mate for Esteban Ocon next year. Alpine started the season with Ocon and Fernando Alonso as their main drivers, and Oscar Piastri as a reserve, but the Spaniard was out of contract
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Williams team principal and CEO, Jost Capito, feels that the death threats sent to Nicholas Latifi over the off season adversely affected the Canadian. Sir Lewis Hamilton was comfortably leading Max Verstappen heading into the final few rounds of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year, so he was set for his eighth world championship.
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Oscar Piastri will finally get his opportunity in Formula 1 next season, as the 2021 Formula 2 World Champion makes his highly anticipated move from being Alpine’s reserve driver to replacing fellow Aussie Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. Piastri is arguably the highest-rated driver for the future, with a number of teams having had their eyes on
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Andretti IndyCar driver, Colton Herta, believes that the FIA should be taking the American series more seriously, but he will not push back against the motorsport governing body. Herta became an IndyCar driver in 2018 with Harding after winning three races in Indy Lights, and he has won four races in as many years in
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Qualifying for the recent Italian Grand Prix was somewhat farcical, after nine drivers were slapped with grid penalties for the race at the ‘Temple of Speed’. Nine drivers, including, Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Carlos Sainz and Sir Lewis Hamilton, were awarded grid penalties at Monza following either a complete power unit change or just a
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Williams’ Alex Albon has revealed that he had one or two chats about a Red Bull return this year, but they were never formal conversations. The Thai-British driver started his career in 2019 with the junior team, Toro Rosso, before being promoted halfway through the year to replace the struggling Pierre Gasly. Albon competed well
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