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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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas is willing to consider racing in other series after his time in Formula 1 is over, but it would need to be something much less time consuming. The Finn started his F1 career in 2013 with Williams, and he went on to race with the British side for another three years
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Mercedes reserve driver Nyck de Vries is without a doubt the most spoken about driver in the paddock currently, following his unbelievable last-minute debut at the Italian Grand Prix. After believing his weekend in Monza was over after driving for Aston Martin in FP1, the Dutchman was called up to replace Alex Albon at Williams
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Ex-F1 driver Marc Surer has hailed Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll as the perfect “number two”, with the Canadian not being “super talented” but still being “better than people think”. Stroll has faced a largely disappointing season; however, so has retiring team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Aston Martin have failed to design a car that is capable of
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The schedule for next season’s glitzy Las Vegas Grand Prix has been announced by Formula 1, with the race set to become the first to take place on a Saturday since 1985. The race which unsurprisingly will take place at night, will start at 22:00 (PST) local time, meaning that for those in the United
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With just six races remaining in the 2022 Formula 1 season, drivers have begun to heap praise on the all but certain 2022 Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen, who is on the brink of retaining his 2021 crown. The Dutchman has been imperious and utterly dominant in his bid to retain his title, after clinching his
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