The Alpine F1 Team will be hoping to challenge the front of the midfield at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after announcing that they’ve brought aerodynamic upgrades to suit the Baku City Circuit. It’s been a mixed start to the season for the French team, who have shown strong pace on a number of occasions.
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly laments the fact that it is more difficult this season for his team to challenge Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes than it was last year. Gasly qualified in the top five 10 times last season for the Italian side, and managed that feat in the both of the opening two rounds of
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With costs rising across the world, the Formula 1 paddock has been put under enormous strain to remain within the current budget cap. With inflation hitting every corner of the world in every aspect, some teams have asked the FIA to increase this season’s budget cap, otherwise teams may miss the final rounds of the
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has rubbished suggestions that the budget cap should be raised, telling the top teams to be smarter with their money saving if they want to make the final few rounds of the season. Red Bull boss Christian Horner, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff, and Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto have all
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Red Bull Racing go into the upcoming double-header full of “optimism”, with both the Baku City Circuit and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve possessing an incredibly long straight. The RB18 has been superior by far when it comes to top speed this season, with both Scuderia Ferrari and the Mercedes F1 Team having little to say against
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko reckons that the team will be able to unlock even more potential from the RB18 once they finally make the regulation weight. The weight limit has been set at 798kg this season by the FIA due to the ground effect aerodynamics, which have made the cars a lot heavier.
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1978 world champion is disappointed at Mercedes boss Toto Wolff’s comments regarding the possible entry of an Andretti team into the sport. Former McLaren driver and podium finisher Michael Andretti has submitted an application to the FIA to have a team on the grid for the 2024 season after a failed attempt last year to
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After making their allegations against the Aston Martin F1 Team “personal”, Red Bull Racing have decided to drop the ‘green Red Bull’ saga with no “concrete” evidence available. Aston Martin shocked the Formula 1 paddock at the Spanish Grand Prix, after revealing some distinctive upgrades to their AMR22 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. However, they
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The FIA have fined Williams for breaching the 2021 financial regulations after they failed to submit the required documents in time. One of the interesting facets of last season was the regulations which, having been perceived would be identical to 2020 owing to the pandemic, actually changed a lot more than people thought. There were
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has highlighted the “extraordinary inflation” and soaring energy bills as reasons for wanting to increase the budget cap. The budget was set at circa $140 million this season, down $5 million from last year, and this is allocated to development, damage repair, transport of freight and more. There is therefore
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