Daniel Ricciardo’s spell with McLaren did not go anywhere near as well as he had planned, as the Australian was destroyed by his teammate Lando Norris across both of their seasons racing together. After both team and driver tried everything the possibly could to make the relationship work, McLaren took the difficult decision to part
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Oscar Piastri’s move to McLaren was certainly not a simple one, as his former employers Alpine clearly believed that their contract with the Australian tied him down to racing for the team in 2023. The French team were rocked when their academy driver publicly rejected their race seat in favour of replacing Daniel Ricciardo at
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Daniel Ricciardo has joked that Red Bull will have “three cars on the grid next year”, as the Aussie settles into his new role as the Austrian’s development driver. The fan favourite will be seen less in 2023, with the 33-year-old planning on only attending a dozen races. His new role will result in the eight-time Grand Prix winner
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The Formula 1 ‘silly season’ went to a whole new level last year, as rookie Oscar Piastri sensationally released a statement to reject Alpine’s announcement that he would drive for the team in 2023. Unbeknown to the French team, their academy driver had already signed a contract with McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo for 2023,
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Sacha Fenestraz has had an interesting route to success in motorsport, having now lived in Japan, England, France, Argentina and Italy in his bid to find a home in the sport. The Frenchman made a single appearance in Formula E last season with Dragon/Penske Autosport, standing in for former Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi who
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The new regulations that were introduced at the start of 2022 were brought in with the aim of making Formula 1 more competitive again, giving every team an equal chance of achieving great things. The budget cap and redesigned cars should see the grid close up significantly but after Red Bull ran away with both
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The influence of Formula 1 continues to expand in the Middle East, as races in the region have become a staple of the calendar in recent years. The Bahrain Grand Prix will be joined by races in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi in 2023, as the number of races in the Middle East continues
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The Oscar Piastri saga was the talking point of the summer break in 2022, as the 21-year-old sensationally rejected the chance to replace Fernando Alonso at Alpine in favour of a seat at McLaren, despite being an Alpine academy driver. The Australian will face the daunting task of matching his new teammate Lando Norris when
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The major regulation changes that were introduced at the start of last year presented teams with the daunting task of designing a successful car, essentially from scratch. Some teams like Mercedes went bold with a no sidepod approach, while Ferrari’s design looked a lot more orthodox and was much the quicker car. With Red Bull
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Going into 2023, Lewis Hamilton is still on the hunt for his record breaking eighth drivers’ championship victory, coming off the back of two heart-breaking years for the Brit. 2021 saw the 37-year-old miss out of the title on the final lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, while Mercedes were simply uncompetitive in
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