Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone believes retired four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel would’ve “waster another ear of his life” had he remained in F1 this season, with the former F1 supremo labelling Vettel as someone who “is not happy” when he loses. The retired German has popped up in F1-related news ahead of this weekend’s season-opening
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The 1981 season finale in Las Vegas excitingly began with three drivers all in with a chance of winning the championship. While Jacques Laffite needed both of his rivals to retire from the race to be able to win the championship, Nelson Piquet and Carlos Reutemann started the Grand Prix with only a single point
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Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone expects it to be “difficult” for Mick Schumacher to return to the grid in the future, after being dumped by Haas at the end of last season. The son of Michael Schumacher endured a mixed two years at the American team, with him simply having made too many errors
MoreIt has staggeringly been six years since former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone was released from his duties at the pinnacle of motorsport, a role he held for 40 years after taking on the job in the late 1970s. He was forcibly removed from the position following the sport’s takeover by Liberty Media, with Chase
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Going into 2023, Lewis Hamilton is still on the hunt for his record breaking eighth drivers’ championship victory, coming off the back of two heart-breaking years for the Brit. 2021 saw the 37-year-old miss out of the title on the final lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, while Mercedes were simply uncompetitive in
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Going into the final two rounds of the 2022 season, Red Bull had the chance to round of a perfect season, adding the team’s first ever one-two finish in the drivers’ championship to their already dominant year. Sergio Perez found himself in a close battle with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc going into the latter end of
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Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has fired a shot at Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel while praising reigning world champion Max Verstappen. The Dutchman secured his second consecutive world title at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, after dominating the competition last season. On his way to championship glory, Verstappen also broke the record for the
MoreComing in to Formula 1 and cementing your position is never an easy task, especially when you spend your rookie year in a car that is only capable of a back of the grid finish week in week out. While Mick Schumacher beat his teammate Nikita Mazepin last year, and has at times put in
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The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix always comes with a mix of emotions, with some drivers being crowned champions, some saying goodbye to a specific team, and some saying their farewells to the sport as a whole. Last year it was Kimi Raikkonen who called it a day, and now it is the turn of Sebastian
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As the days go by it looks increasingly likely that Mick Schumacher will not have a race seat in Formula 1 next year, with Nico Hulkenberg leaving his reserve driver role at Aston Martin in anticipation of a return to the grid. The young German qualified last in Brazil, while his teammate Kevin Magnussen shocked
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