Whilst it might currently be the Formula 1 winter break, that doesn’t mean the sport stops delivering huge headlines day after day. At least that’s how it currently feels, with the conclusion of the drivers’ silly season having been replaced by the team principals having their very own silly period, following a magnitude of changes.
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As expected since the 2022 season finale at Abu Dhabi, Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur has been announced as Mattia Binotto’s replacement at Ferrari starting from 2023. Whilst the team and both Ferrari drivers tried to not talk about the speculation surrounding Vasseur, it was no shock to see the Maranello-based side announce the
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Red Bull’s first constructors’ title since 2013 had a slightly sour taste to it, as did Max Verstappen’s second consecutive championship victory, as a result of the team’s ‘cashgate’ saga. The team were found guilty of a minor breach of the 2021 cost cap earlier this year and were punished with a $7m fine and
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Valtteri Bottas is without a doubt Formula 1’s next fan favourite, with the Finnish driver having become an online superstar following Netflix’s F1 docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’. His move in 2022 to Alfa Romeo certainly resulted in the F1 community seeing a different side of the former Mercedes driver, who appears to have had the weight of
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Following the 2022 season finale in Abu Dhabi, drivers now must fill their time for around four months, until testing begins, and preparations ramp up for the 2023 season. By name it is called the winter break, however not every driver sees it that way, such as Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas, who has jetted off
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Red Bull are facing the tough task of defending their 2022 championship victory next season with one hand tied behind their back. The energy drink giants were found guilty of a minor overspend of the 2021 cost cap last month and punished with a $7m fine and a ten percent reduction in their wind tunnel
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The fact that Robert Kubica is still working in Formula 1 is against all odds, after the Pole severed a section of his right forearm back in 2011 while taking part in a rally race. Since the accident Kubica has held a number of different roles, mainly as a rally driver or a Formula 1
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Mattia Binotto’s sacking as Ferrari’s team principal is expected any time, with attention now turning as to who could replace the Italian who’s held the role for four years. Reports began to spread prior to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that Binotto was set to be booted from his role; however, Ferrari released an official
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Sebastian Vettel’s Formula 1 career is officially over and the German certainly went out all guns blazing, after a spirited drive at the Yas Marina Circuit. The four-time World Champion managed to put all the farewells and tributes to the side momentarily, as he did all he possibly could to try and claim Aston Martin
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Sebastian Vettel will be bowing out of Formula 1 following an impressive qualifying performance in Abu Dhabi, which saw the German progress all the way to Q3 in his Aston Martin. It initially looked like the 35-year-old would be eliminated in Q1, before a stellar late lap saw Vettel fly up the timing screens and
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