After an agreement was reached by Formula 1 and the FIA, it has been announced that each driver will have an additional number of power unit elements for the remainder of the 2023 season. The initial power unit regulations saw each driver allowed to use up to three internal combustion engines, MGU-Ks, MGU-Hs, and three
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has denied that rivals tried “stealing sponsors” when the Austrians’ budget cap penalty was announced, but that they instead tried to get them to end their partnership with the team. Formula 1 descended into chaos in the latter stages of last season, after the FIA announced that Red Bull
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and ex-Ferrari driver Felipe Massa are likely to cross paths next weekend at the Miami Grand Prix, something which could prove to be awkward given the Brazilian’s intensifying investigation into the 2008 World Championship. Hamilton, of course, won the 2008 title after overtaking Timo Glock on the final lap of
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It has been reported by Motorsport.com that Felipe Massa’s investigation into the 2008 World Champion has intensified, with the Brazilian attempting to have the results from the Singapore Grand Prix that year cancelled. It was at the 2008 Singapore GP where the infamous ‘Crashgate’ incident occurred, where Nelson Piquet Jr. purposefully crashed to ensure that
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen won’t be happy to hear that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem supports the suggested changes to sprint weekends, with a vote set to take place on Tuesday. Verstappen has been incredibly vocal in his support of the traditional Formula 1 format, with the Dutchman having been against sprint races since
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen will likely be wanting to get through next weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix as quickly as possible, with the Baku City Circuit set to host the first sprint race of the 2023 F1 season. This year will see six events host sprint races, with it yet to be decided whether a
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner isn’t concerned that new prospective F1 teams could leak aerodynamic data to some of the current sides on the grid, as the FIA’s expression of interest deadline approaches. It’s been reported that some of the prospective teams are already carrying out wind tunnel tests; however, it’s believed that to do
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard wasn’t happy with how the recent Australian Grand Prix was concluded, with the Scot calling for the sport and the stewards to “do better”. The most recent round was certainly a confusing one, with the results having only been confirmed last Tuesday, after the FIA rejected Ferrari’s appeal. Ferrari appealed
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Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed that it’s yet to be confirmed which sprint format will be used at next weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Baku City Circuit set to host the first of six sprint races this season. The Azerbaijan GP is usually chaotic without the addition of a sprint race, with
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With every side having submitted their financial records for 2022 to the FIA on March 31, F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali has admitted that he’s “more than nervous” to release each team’s financial records, due to the controversy it caused last season. Last season, of course, saw Red Bull slapped with a penalty by
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