Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok believes McLaren star Lando Norris must be Mercedes’ “number one pick” when Lewis Hamilton finally retires from the sport, but that it might be a “complicated process” to poach him from the Woking-based team. There is absolutely no doubt that Norris is an exceptional driver who could drive for one
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It was a shock to the paddock when Williams announced that their team principal Jost Capito had departed the team at the end of last season, with many believing that the German had done a reasonable job in charge of the team. Since then, Capito has revealed that the plan was never for him to
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has questioned how Red Bull will go about evaluating the performance of Daniel Ricciardo in 2023, with the Austrians having brought the fan favourite back to the team as a development driver. Ricciardo’s return to Red Bull is an intriguing one, with the 33-year-old set to be tasked with mainly simulator and
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After winning four world championships with Red Bull and capturing the hearts of motorsport fans all over the world, Sebastian Vettel has called time on his Formula 1 career. The 35-year-old’s point scoring performance on his final appearance in F1 in Abu Dhabi was unfortunately not enough to see Aston Martin leapfrog Alfa Romeo in
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After winning eight constructors’ championships consecutively under the previous set of regulations, it was expected that Mercedes would take to the new era of Formula 1 like a duck to water. Unfortunately for the Silver Arrows, they got their design of the W13 completely wrong, causing the team to suffer from a lack of pace
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Karun Chandhok has given his verdict as to why Max Verstappen is fiercer against Lewis Hamilton than 2022 rival Charles Leclerc, with the ex-F1 driver believing that the Dutchman feels like he has to “assert himself” against the seven-time World Champion. Verstappen claimed his second consecutive Drivers’ Championship with relative ease this year, with Ferrari
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Ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok believes there is a “clear difference” in how Max Verstappen races against Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, with the Dutchman being tougher on the British driver. 2022 saw an interesting title fight for some of the season between Verstappen and Leclerc, with the duo having also fought cleanly and most importantly,
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McLaren might have a fight on their hands to retain the services of Lando Norris come the new engine regulations in 2026, with ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok insisting that Red Bull should do all they can to “try and buy” the incredibly talented 23-year-old. 2022 was a disappointing season for McLaren, as the side slipped
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Ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok has warned Mercedes that returning to the front instantly in 2023 might not be “easy”, with a small regulation tweak being made that could affect the Brackley-based outfit more than others. Following the dramatic porpoising phenomena that cursed a number of sides early in the year as a result of the
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2022 was a year of frustration for Mercedes, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, as they had to get to grips with the shock of not being the best team on the grid. Following so much domination in the hybrid era, it was a huge surprise to the team to have slipped so far behind both
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