Race director at this year’s Australian Grand Prix, Niels Wittich, has emphasised that there is rule in place prohibiting drivers from wearing jewellery while racing due to safety concerns. The drivers’ race suits and undergarments are all required to be specifically flame-retardant to avoid adding to the risk of a fire during a crash. The
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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has responded to Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner’s criticism about his decision to leave the team for Renault in 2018. In an interview with The Weekend Australian, Horner claimed that “Daniel could see Max in the ascendancy, and he didn’t want to become the second driver.” Furthermore, Horner believes
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Earlier this week, we explored if Lando Norris might be the better option for Red Bull than Sergio Perez and Pierre Gasly, but could George Russell’s name be thrown into the mix as well? Russell signed for Mercedes over the winter to replace the departing Valtteri Bottas having scored points four times for the struggling
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Red Bull ace Max Verstappen has launched more criticism at Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive in the wake of its fourth season. The show documents the behind-the-scenes activities of the teams and drivers, and it has encouraged the awakening of a new demographic in Formula 1, particularly in the United States. Season four attracted was
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has noted that McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo is continuing to struggle at McLaren, but believes the Australian still shouldn’t be written off. Ricciardo was out-qualified by Lando Norris 15 times in 22 races at McLaren last season having joined from Renault, and his 13 points finishes last year made
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Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has revealed that his opinion of George Russell has not changed since before the season, and he is a fan of his compatriot’s performances since he joined Mercedes. Russell was fielded in to replace Valtteri Bottas after securing four points finishes in a below-par Williams in 2021, with one
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Red Bull’s ruthlessness has become a prominent talking point when considering their future driver line-ups and, with Sergio Perez out of contract at the end of this season, there’s a chance he could be sacked. A few names can be thrown into the hat, and a few more names would likely love to be thrown
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has suggested that some adaptations need to be made to the Monaco circuit in order to adapt to modern Formula 1 cars. In the last week, F1 has confirmed a return to Vegas for the first time in over 40 years in 2023, meaning that there will be six street
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has taken to social media to welcome back Sebastian Vettel after the German’s COVID-enforced absence from the opening two rounds of the 2022 Formula 1 season. Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, 10 drivers have tested positive for the virus, and seven of them – excluding Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris
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Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes are all significantly over the 798kg weight limit, while Alfa Romeo’s approach changed ahead of the new season to ensure they kept weight to a minimum. Brand-new technical regulations were introduced ahead of this year as a ground effect aerodynamic philosophy came into effect in the hopes of promoting closer
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