McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo is anticipating a tough weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix next time out due to the nature of the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The unique track is home to 23 corners, some of which are fast, some slow, but all of them are incredibly demanding in their own way. There is a
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Haas team principal, Guenther Steiner, has affirmed that the American side are not prepared to take a huge gamble when deciding their driver pairing for the 2023 season. Kevin Magnussen returned to the Banbury-based squad at the start of the season to partner Mick Schumacher, who is in his second year of Formula 1. The
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McLaren’s Lando Norris has revealed that this year’s car has not suited his driving style any better than it has Daniel Ricciardo’s. The Australian was signed to the Woking-based side to partner Norris at the start of the 2021 season, but asides from his victory in Monza, he struggled to find any consistent performances. The
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McLaren have announced the signing of Chelsea Football Club’s Steve Atkins, who will take up the role of chief communications officer at McLaren Racing. Atkins has played a key role in the Blues chaotic summer following an ownership takeover by Todd Boehly, as the club’s official spokesperson, which saw some of Europe’s biggest stars sign for the current
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, feels that Alpine should be approaching Daniel Ricciardo to bring him back to the team next year. Horner and Ricciardo worked together between 2014 and 2018 at Red Bull, as the Australian won seven races. Max Verstappen emerged in 2015, and was promoted to the Austrian side from Toro
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Retired 2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg thinks McLaren’s new 2023 partnership will “be close”, with the German believing that Lando Norris is driving like a “world champion”. Norris will be joined by rookie Oscar Piastri next season, with the 21-year-old replacing the outgoing Daniel Ricciardo, who has massively underperformed since joining the Woking-based team in
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Daniel Ricciardo’s future remains incredibly uncertain, with the Australian unsure whether to take a one-year hiatus or to pursue one of the remaining 2023 seats. The 33-year-old has only six races left with McLaren, before being replaced by the highly rated Oscar Piastri, who will take his seat next season. Ricciardo’s only realistic option appears to be Haas, with
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has tipped Alpine to sign outgoing McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo to replace Aston Martin bound Fernando Alonso, with the Brit certain the Aussie could be “rebuilt”. Ricciardo has faced a disastrous couple of seasons with the Woking-based team; excluding his magical 2021 Italian Grand Prix victory, there has been nothing to
MoreMcLaren have endured a very mixed 2022 season, where they’ve had to deal with legal issues off the circuit which have somewhat affected their on-track performance. The Woking-based team’s 2022 challenger is not capable of fighting with the frontrunning teams, unlike in recent seasons; however, it is capable of battling Alpine for an all-important fourth place
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McLaren technical director, James Key, has conceded that he did not think the 2022 cars would evolve as quickly as they have done. The new technical regulations this year are the biggest change Formula 1 has seen in 40 years, and the reintroduction of ground effect aerodynamics was bound to throw the cat amongst the
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