2022 has been a year of sheer dominance by Red Bull and, crucially, Max Verstappen, with the Dutchman having won 14 of the 20 completed races this season. His superiority over the grid is so supreme, in fact, that his recent victory at the Mexican Grand Prix saw the 25-year-old claim the record for most
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With the dust having finally settled on the ‘Cashgate’ saga, Red Bull boss Christian Horner has reflected on the challenging few weeks his team has faced, after accusations against the side came to life at the Singapore Grand Prix. It was reported in Singapore that Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap of $145
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Romain Grosjean and Lewis Hamilton have at times been involved in a few spits and spats against one another; however, the former Haas driver has revealed that he actually agrees with the seven-time World Champion’s stance over jewellery wearing. Following the departure of race director Michael Masi, Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas, who both replaced
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If a Formula 1 fan were asked to name a driver who they think would amass 12 penalty points in a single year, Pierre Gasly is probably not the first name on their list; however, that is exactly the situation the Frenchman risks finding himself in. Since its introduction in 2014, no driver has ever
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It appears that Formula 1 tyre manufacturer, Pirelli, is listening to the requests of the drivers, following a barrage of criticism over the plans to further reduce the maximum tyre blanket temperature in 2023. Since 2021, Formula 1 has been slowly preparing for an incoming tyre blanket ban, which the sport has pencilled in to come to fruition in 2024. To build-up to this, the maximum temperature
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Red Bull’s 2021 budget cap breach appears to have very much annoyed Sky Sports F1 journalist Ted Kravitz, who called Lewis Hamilton an eight-time World Champion during a recent episode of ‘The Notebook’. Kravitz is by far one of the most experienced journalists in the F1 paddock; however, it’s safe to say that he has
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Times are certainly tough for the FIA currently, with the governing body having to embarrassingly revert a penalty they awarded to Fernando Alonso at the United States Grand Prix last weekend, after being seemingly corrected by the Oxford Dictionary. Alonso, who crossed the line in seventh at the Circuit of the Americas last weekend, was awarded a
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is taking his side’s ‘Cashgate’ penalty “on the chin”, despite believing that the Austrians have been slapped with a “draconian” punishment. Following on from the FIA’s announcement the day after Max Verstappen claimed his second World Championship that Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, it was declared by
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There is never a day without controversy in Formula 1, with Friday having been yet further proof of that ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix. Following on from their announcement the day after the Japanese Grand Prix that Red Bull had breached the budget cap, the FIA finally informed the world on what their punishment
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Newly crowned double World Champion Max Verstappen has called for the 2024 tyre-blanket ban to be scrapped, after almost spinning in the pit-lane due to the sheer lack of grip. The FIA’s plan has been to slowly lower the temperatures that the tyre blankets are allowed to work at, meaning that eventually they’ll simply not
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