At the start of the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, it was confirmed that Fernando Alonso was not quite within his grid slot for the race start procedure. Because of this, the Aston Martin driver was given a five-second penalty, the same punishment that Esteban Ocon was given in Bahrain for the same offence. Also
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Double world champion Fernando Alonso hit out at the FIA for putting on a “poor show” after Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, following a podium fiasco that took several hours to solve. Alonso once again performed brilliantly for Aston Martin at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, with the Spaniard having claimed a second consecutive podium for
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Esteban Ocon had a nightmare start to the season two weeks ago at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Frenchman picking up a number of different penalties in quick succession. The Alpine driver was forced to serve a five-second penalty during his first pit stop for being out of his grid slot at the start
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George Russell is set to be demoted back to P4 at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as Aston Martin have a great chance of appealing the post-race penalty Fernando Alonso was slapped with in Saudi Arabia. Alonso had crossed the finish line in P3 to score his second consecutive podium for the Silverstone-based team.
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At the start of 2022, the shock news broke that Russia had begun a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Formula 1 were quick to react and cut ties with Russia, taking the Russian Grand Prix off the race calendar and placing special restrictions on Russian drivers. Haas sacked their Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and cut ties
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Cristiano Ronaldo has no contractual obligation to attend this weekend’s 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, representatives of the Portuguese forward have told Formula1News.co.uk. The 38-year-old joined Al-Nassr FC in the Saudi Pro League from Manchester United during the winter transfer window, and it had been reported that he would be attending round two
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Despite having used his LGBTQ+ inspired helmet at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix without any issues from the FIA, Lewis Hamilton has still hit out at the governing body for taking the sport “in the wrong direction”. One of the biggest stories of the off-season was the FIA’s range of updates to the International Sporting
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Local newspapers in Dubai reported this morning that the son of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has tragically passed away following a traffic accident, announcing a mourning schedule as per Islamic traditions. The FIA and the Ben Sulayem family has now both confirmed the passing of Saif Ben Sulayem and have requested that their privacy
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Formula 1 is an extremely dangerous sport and therefore the FIA go above and beyond to ensure that all of the drivers stay as safe as possible. As well as inventions on the cars such as the halo, there are also rules and regulations that drivers are required to follow for their own safety. One
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Ahead of the first race of the 2023 season in Bahrain, the FIA have updated the wording of a rule in the International Sporting Code, following an issue at the Monaco Grand Prix last season. Ferrari filed a complaint to the FIA last season at Monaco directed at Red Bull and double World Champion Max
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