The Oscar Piastri/Alpine F1 Team saga appears to have taken yet another fascinating turn, with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem announcing that the situation will be resolved through the FIA’s Driver Contract Recognition Board and not the high court. Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer expressed his intent on taking both Piastri and the McLaren F1
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There is a contractual mess happening in Formula 1 right now involving Oscar Piastri and Alpine, but it is not the first one we have seen over the years Michael Schumacher had been contracted to race for Jordan for the rest of the 1991 season having contested the Belgian Grand Prix with them, but he
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Ferrari are set to beat the clock by bringing one final upgrade before engine development is frozen until 2026. Formula 1 underwent one of the biggest changes to the technical regulations in recent memory ahead of this season. More or less everything changed; ground effect aerodynamics were brought back, the chassis and wings were radically
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has seen it all in his time in Formula 1, from title success, to anguish, none so great as the 2021 season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Despite telling Vanity Fair Magazine that he “still loves racing” and wants to continue beyond 2023, the seven-time World Champion will always have
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Generally this season, not an awful lot of drivers have been sent to the naughty step by the stewards, but there have been some incidents, some more amusing than others. In recent races, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton were all fined for being in breach of parc ferme regulations after the Austrian
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19 of the 20 drivers are on the cusp of receiving a 10-place engine penalty in the latter part of the season, while Lance Stroll is at risk of taking a five-place grid penalty. Where parts used to be put onto cars at will and money used to be spent by big teams like it
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Sir Lewis Hamilton feels as though he was targeted by the FIA when they clamped down on jewellery in motorsport, and he criticises those who try to deny him having a personality. One of the key things new FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has endeavoured to do in recent months has been to adhere to
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Mercedes F1 Team boss Toto Wolff continues to fire back at rival teams who claim that nothing needs to be done about porpoising, despite new data which suggests that drivers are at a serious health risk. Porpoising has been one of the most controversial topics of 2022, with some teams having experienced the bouncing problem
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has called for a decision to be made as soon as possible on the potential 2023 regulation changes. “Porpoising” and bouncing has been a key theme of the 2022 season after ground effect aerodynamics were reintroduced along with the new technical regulations. The phenomenon can be caused one of
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Whilst the summer break is now in full flow, the championship looks set to take a new twist once the season resumes at the Belgian Grand Prix, as the new Technical Directive (TD) will finally be introduced. Whilst porpoising has featured less as of late, it’s still a concern for some teams in the paddock, most notably
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