Fresh from their track changes at Baku, the FIA has continued to alter DRS zones, shortening two around the circuit in Miami. The situation in Baku proved disappointing for fans and drivers alike, as passing opportunities were limited around the tricky track, leaving frustrating DRS trains and limited wheel-to-wheel action. The challenge in overtaking around
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Formula 1 drivers and teams have criticised the FIA after officials shortened DRS zones for the second round in a row despite concerns that it is making races dull. Two DRS zones in Baku were shortened, including one on the main street, resulting in only 23 overtakes across the whole race. Miami risks being a
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton had a qualifying to forget at the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver having been dumped out of the session in Q2, following an error-filled afternoon. Hamilton will be starting Sunday’s race from P13 after making a costly error on his final lap in the second part of
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IndyCar star Colton Herta posted one of the tweets of the year on Thursday, following the news that Hollywood actor Brad Pitt would be driving a Formula 1 car at the British Grand Prix, sort of. Herta is, of course, IndyCar’s youngest ever race winner and was massively linked to a move to Formula 1
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Ahead of this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc has taken aim at the FIA for having once again shortened the main DRS zone, just a week after the most uneventful race of the season. The 2.2km main straight at the Baku City Circuit last weekend offered little action, due to the DRS activation zone
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The end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw potentially serious scenes unfold in the pitlane after Esteban Ocon came in for a last lap tyre change while individuals were scattered across a live pit lane. Ocon had to come in for a tyre change on the last lap or risk disqualification but the pitlane had
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After performing so well at the Australian Grand Prix, it was back to reality for Mercedes last weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Silver Arrows having been well-adrift of the podium places. In Australia, Mercedes were remarkably second in the pecking order, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton having qualified second and third.
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen certainly wasn’t a happy driver after Saturday’s sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, due to him having completed the vast majority of the sprint with floor and sidepod damage. The Dutchman’s RB19 became wounded on the opening lap of the sprint following contact with George Russell at Turn 2,
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Sergio Perez has warned that the limitations of the Formula 1 budget cap will impact the risks that teams take during the sprint race in Azerbaijan. A new format, voted through earlier this week, moving the Grand Prix qualifying to Friday, turning Saturday into a sprint race special and limiting practice to a 1 hour
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insisted after Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix that his mechanics had not broken a key safety rule in Formula 1, whilst they celebrated yet another 1-2. Red Bull’s domination continued at the Baku City Circuit on Sunday, after Sergio Perez claimed his second win of the 2023 F1 season just
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