After a month of waiting, Williams finally have a new team principal, in the form of Mercedes strategy director James Vowles. Jost Capito departed the team alongside technical director François-Xavier Damaison at the end of 2022 as a shock part of the team principal ‘silly season’, leaving fans to wonder who would set up to
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Webber believes “nobody knows” how much Red Bull will suffer this season as a result of the punishment they were awarded for breaching the 2021 budget cap, with Webber expecting the Austrians to “keep things running smoothly”. 2023 looks set to be a much more challenging season for Red Bull and
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It would come as no shock that the most decorated Formula 1 driver of all-time lives a fairly lavish lifestyle, especially following the news that his new Mercedes contract is set to see the British driver bag £41 million per season. Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed an immense career at the pinnacle of motorsport, with the
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At the end of the 2022 season Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Williams and McLaren were all forced to change their team principal for one reason or another, and while Ferrari and McLaren were quick in appointing their replacements, it took the other two teams much longer. Alfa Romeo are yet to replace Fred Vasseur, however Williams
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James Vowles has become an infamous figure in Formula 1 in recent years, with his ‘it’s James’ moments gaining him cult hero status from fans. The 43-year-old’s move to Williams means the team principal ‘silly season’ is nearly complete, as now only Alfa Romeo have a vacant position for a new boss. The Williams’ team principal
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Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes contract is reportedly going to result in the seven-time World Champion competing in the next three seasons of Formula 1, with Sportune having all the speculated details. According to the sports-business company, Hamilton’s new contract with the Silver Arrows is set to be worth £40 million per season, despite the 38-year-old
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has reflected on his relationship with race engineer Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington, as the duo approach a significant milestone in 2023. Since Hamilton’s switch from McLaren to Mercedes in 2013, many things have changed at the Brackley-based outfit. He’s had team-mates come and go; he’s dealt with team personnel switching sides
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The Formula 1 ‘silly season’ spread to the team principals in 2022, as shock moves between teams seemed to be announced on a daily basis late last year. While most of the moves were part of the domino effect started by Mattia Binotto’s resignation from his role at Ferrari, the F1 world was shocked when
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Mercedes’ head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has revealed that the Silver Arrows upgraded the tools in their factory last season, with the Germans having been forced to look outside the box to get on top of their porpoising woes. The bouncing phenomena cost Lewis Hamilton and George Russell considerable performance in the first half
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When George Russell signed for Mercedes ahead of the 2022 season, he would have been excited at the prospect of learning from seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. As it turned out, the 24-year-old shockingly managed to outscore the 38-year-old in his debut season with the team, despite previously having only fought towards the back of
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