Following the confirmation from the FIA last Monday that Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has called for a “detailed investigation” into how it was discovered prior to the announcement that Red Bull had exceeded the budget. It was reported at the Singapore Grand Prix that both Red Bull
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Former Formula 1 driver, Pedro de la Rosa, believes that Fernando Alonso’s reputation as a difficult man to get on with is perhaps a little unfair. De la Rosa was recently announced as an ambassador for Aston Martin, with whom Alonso has signed as a driver for the 2023 season. Team principal, Mike Krack, previously
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Sebastian Vettel reckons Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are the most challenging opponents he has come up against in his career. Alonso won two world championships in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, before an unsuccessful move to McLaren led him back to Enstone. The Spaniard was twice beaten by Vettel to the championship in
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Sebastian Vettel has just four races left in his 15-year Formula 1 career, with the German having been his most emotional yet since announcing his retirement at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Suzuka holds an incredibly special place in the 35-year-old’s heart, with the driver having won at the legendary venue four times and also
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The retiring Sebastian Vettel has opened up on what Aston Martin need to reach the heights they so desperately desire; the heights Vettel was expecting to reach whilst at the Silverstone-based team. It’s been an extremely challenging period for the four-time World Champion whilst with Aston Martin, with the partnership having realistically failed to what was predicted from it.
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Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso had an unbelievable last lap battle, which saw the retiring German beat his replacement for next season by just 0.011 seconds; however, it was completely missed by the TV director. The incredibly wet Japanese Grand Prix was chaotic, to say the least, after a long red flag interval was introduced
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Sebastian Vettel has remarked that it was “lucky” no one got hurt after race control sent a recovery vehicle out onto the racetrack during the Japanese Grand Prix. Eight years ago at the same race, Jules Bianchi suffered a fatal accident when a crane was deployed at Dunlop to collect the crashed Sauber of Adrian
MoreAston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has revealed that he lost radio communications with his team during the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, so he was not completely sure how long was left of the race. The grand prix got underway in wet conditions on Sunday, and Vettel initially went for a spin at Turn One after making
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Red Bull have stated their public disagreement with the FIA’s verdict that the Austrian side overspent on last year’s budget cap. Max Verstappen’s championship victory in 2021 was already controversial after the infamous Safety Car restart conducted by now former race director, Michael Masi. But just as the world of Formula 1 was starting to
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, would have liked to have the discussion as to who might have broken the budget cap last year, as opposed to this season. Max Verstappen’s victory in Abu Dhabi last year was a controversial one after a bizarre Safety Car restart by now former race director, Michael Masi, but the
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