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Aston Martin boss opens up on ‘demanding’ Lawrence Stroll

Given how poor Aston Martin’s 2022 season has been, it would be easy to imagine that team owner and father of Lance Stroll, Lawrence Stroll, would be ready to make a number of changes at the team; however, this doesn’t seem to be the case. The Silverstone-based team’s boss Mike Krack has told the BBC that Stroll

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‘Lewis felt the same’: Valtteri Bottas reveals he was overruled at Mercedes

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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Alpine admit interest in poaching Pierre Gasly from Red Bull

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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George Russell has an explanation for huge Mercedes pace discrepancy

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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Members of Formula 1 paddock upset with ‘unacceptable’ 2023 calendar

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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W Series champion remains confident of F1 seat

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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Christian Horner tears into Lewis Hamilton for not praising Max Verstappen

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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‘Clearly wasn’t acceptable’: Alpine sporting director hits out at the FIA

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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