With the 2023 Formula 1 season edging ever closer, Mercedes driver George Russell has hit out at the sport’s current regulations, ahead of pre-season testing. Unlike in recent years, pre-season testing this year will be conducted over just three days at the Bahrain International Circuit, unlike last season where three days were also completed in
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he will defy the FIA come the season opener in Bahrain, with the 38-year-old set to lock horns once again with the governing body. Whilst Hamilton clashed with the FIA last season over continuing to wear jewellery, the issue this time around is considerably more pressing. Hamilton and several other drivers have
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With the 2023 season just a couple of weeks away, the FIA have revealed more details on their ban of “political, religious and/or personal statements”, following immense criticism from the vast majority of the drivers. During the launch season a general theme has been the drivers revealing their shock at the governing body attempting to take away their freedom
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A cost cap was introduced into Formula 1 in 2021, limiting teams to spending a maximum of $145m over the course of the season. This cap was introduced to bring the grid a lot closer together and prevent the likes of Mercedes and Red Bull from blowing the rest of the competition out of the
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Unlike many other sports, competing in Formula 1 comes with an entry fee, which varies depending on the performance of the team or driver in the previous season. There is a set fee for signing on the to upcoming season, along with an extra charge for every point scored in the year just gone. It
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The relationship between Formula 1 and the FIA is growing increasingly tense at the moment, with a large portion of the grid now having spoken out about their FIA’s new rule. Drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have been using their global F1 platform to campaign against injustices in the world in recent
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Formula 1 fans should have their popcorn at the ready, with there officially being just one week until the fifth season of ‘Drive to Survive’ is released. The Netflix docuseries tells the story of the championship from a behind-the-scenes perspective, with virtually everything being shown by the streaming platform. Ahead of next Friday’s launch, the
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The Andretti Global project has been shut down time and time again by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, who claims that it would be unwise to expand the grid and destabilise Formula 1. The team have recently partnered with American car giants General Motors however, adding an entirely different dimension and level of appeal to their
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Formula 1 technical expert Craig Scarborough has questioned the front wing used by Ferrari at the launch of their 2023 car last Tuesday, with the SF-23 appearing to boast a front wing similar to the one that Mercedes had banned by the FIA last season. At the Mexican Grand Prix last year, Mercedes attempted to
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In what appears to be a general consensus, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has become the latest in a long line of Formula 1 drivers to criticise the FIA for banning “freedom of speech or freedom to express yourselves”, with the Spaniard having warned that the questionable decision “could backfire”. It was announced not long after the conclusion of the 2022
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