Formula 1 appears to have become more about the sport’s politics rather than the on-track action, with the FIA having potentially the biggest decision in its modern history to make. It was announced by the FIA last Monday that following much speculation, Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after being found to have made a
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Jules Bianchi’s father, Philippe, has doubled down on his criticism of the FIA after they endangered the life of Pierre Gasly at the Japanese Grand Prix. The race started in wet conditions, and the drivers headed out in Intermediates on what had become an immensely wet circuit ahead of the formation lap. Carlos Sainz was
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Last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix was very nearly a dark day for Formula 1, rather than one of celebration after Max Verstappen claimed his second World Championship. Drivers and fans alike couldn’t believe their eyes on the second lap of the considerably wet race, when the drivers were making their way through Turn 12 behind
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Nicholas Latifi finally claimed his first points of the season at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, with the Canadian once again proving to be quite the wet racer. The outgoing Williams driver did, of course, make it to Q3 astonishingly at the British Grand Prix, which was wet. His performance at Suzuka proves that Latifi
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Fernando Alonso has declared his support for Pierre Gasly, who came within “metres from death” at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Following an opening lap crash for Carlos Sainz, a Safety Car was released in what were horribly wet conditions. The crash happened on the outside of Turn 12 after the Ferrari driver aquaplaned over
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit, Martin Brundle, has called upon the FIA to award a harsh penalty to Red Bull, in response to the Austrians having been deemed guilty of exceeding the 2021 budget cap. The budget cap was introduced for the first-time last season, in a bid to close the field both in terms of performance
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Winning World Championships under normal circumstances doesn’t seem to be Max Verstappen’s thing, after his 2021 World Championship was claimed under a ‘human error’ from race director Michael Masi, and his second having been confirmed in parc ferme. There was no doubt that Verstappen was going to become a double World Champion in 2022; the
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Red Bull are gingerly on the edge of the biggest scandal in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula 1, after being deemed guilty last Monday by the FIA of having breached the 2021 budget cap. It had been expected that the Austrians would be found guilty, something the FIA confirmed on Monday when Red Bull weren’t awarded with
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Last Monday was one of the most highly anticipated days in the modern history of Formula 1, as the FIA announced if Red Bull and Aston Martin had in fact exceeded the 2021 budget cap, as had been reported. To the paddock’s shock, Red Bull were deemed guilty by the FIA of having exceeded the first ever
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Charles Leclerc has surprisingly supported the FIA in their decision to award him a five-second time penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix, something which left team principal Mattia Binotto seething. The Monegasque had been looking set for another second-place finish, despite having put Max Verstappen under some pressure during the start of the restarted wet
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