Formula 1 team principal silly season was providing the sport with unexpected moves last month, with Mattia Binotto, Jost Capito and Fred Vasseur being amongst those to leave their post as their current employers. One move that took fans by surprise was Andreas Seidl’s move from McLaren to Sauber, with the German set to come
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Audi are certainly expecting a lot from their “strategic” partnership with Sauber in Formula 1, with Audi managing director Tom Baker having revealed that the German manufacturer are targeting victories “after three years”. Apart from Red Bull Powertrains, Audi are the only new power unit supplier to have been confirmed for 2026, when the new
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McLaren will be replacing one Australian with another in 2023, as Oscar Piastri is drafted in to replace Daniel Ricciardo who is returning to Red Bull to serve as the team’s third driver. Piastri was initially announced as an Alpine driver for next season over the winter break, forcing the 21-year-old to release a statement
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‘Silly season’ is usually associated with the manic and unpredictable driver moves during the summer break, however it seems that team principals are starting their own edition over the winter. Mattia Binotto’s resignation saw Ferrari replace him with Alfa Romeo’s Fred Vasseur, but just as the dust was beginning to settle on the Binotto saga,
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Ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger has been tipped to take an important role in Audi’s incoming F1 side, with the German manufacturer set to join the sport in 2026. After acquiring a 75-percent stake in Sauber’s F1 team, the Volkswagen-owned manufacturer will be entering the sport in 2026 when the new engine regulations are introduced, with
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Former McLaren team principal and new CEO of the Sauber Group Andreas Seidl has opened up on how challenging it was to terminate Daniel Ricciardo’s contract, with the German labelling it as “one of the toughest moments” in his motorsport career. Ricciardo’s two-year spell with the Woking-based side was largely a disappointing one, with the only real
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McLaren were expected to take advantage of the major regulation changes that came into effect at the start of 2022, with many tipping the team to become regular podium challengers following a strong end to 2021. Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo’s difference in form was one of the key reasons that the team were unable
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Whilst the season might have officially finished a few weeks ago now, the off-track action certainly hasn’t stopped, with Ferrari seemingly dominating the headlines. Following a turbulent season filled with strategic blunders, reliability issues, and driver errors, it was speculated at the season finale in Abu Dhabi that team principal Mattia Binotto would be sacked from
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl’s move to Sauber for 2023 might have come as a shock to Lando Norris, with the Brit having been close to the German since he joined Formula 1 in 2019. Seidl has returned to Sauber to become their new CEO, following the departure of Frederic Vasseur who is replacing Mattia
MoreDespite Formula 1 having entered the winter break, a time when usually the sport begins to quieten down whilst the teams enjoy some much-deserved rest, nothing of the sort has happened so far since the season finale in Abu Dhabi. This past week has been a relentless one in particular, with silly season continuing to grow ever
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