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Mattia Binotto says Ferrari have lost pace in effort to avoid penalty

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has answered the question that was on all Ferrari fans lips: why are they suddenly so slow? The Mexican Grand Prix last Sunday was certainly not one worth remembering for the Scuderia, after Carlos Sainz crossed the line in a lonely fifth place, 58 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen. Charles

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Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes around 2025

Lewis Hamilton is a legend of Formula One, and if he called it a day and retired tomorrow, he would still go down as one of, if not the best of all time. Despite originally claiming that he did not want to race into his 40s, Hamilton may have taken inspiration from his boss’s comments,

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Do you know a baby called Lando?

Lando Norris, it seems, is having a rather interesting effect on the United Kingdom since making his Formula 1 debut in 2019, with a staggering statistic having been discovered. The Quadrant founder joined the pinnacle of motorsport in 2019 after finishing second in the 2018 Formula 2 World Championship, with the Brit having already gone

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Mercedes set to run 20-year-old in Abu Dhabi

In Abu Dhabi, at the end of the season, Pirelli will be conducting their final 2023 tyre tests, with all teams required to nominate an established driver and a rookie to take part in the tests. Most teams have a rookie reserve driver, who we have seen deployed in recent weeks during the mandatory young

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‘You can shout’: George Russell questioned by ex-F1 champion for radio outburst

George Russell endured a disappointing Mexican Grand Prix, after finishing in fourth place despite having started in second. The British driver had looked strong all weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where he even managed to top both FP2 and FP3. With the 24-year-old qualifying second behind Max Verstappen, many tipped Russell as the Dutchman’s

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Christian Horner admits he was ‘surprised’ by Mercedes call

Max Verstappen won his record breaking fourteenth race of the season in Mexico, the most won by any driver in a single season. The Dutchman was once again pressured by Lewis Hamilton as he was in Austin, but as in the United States, tyre choices cost Mercedes a shot at being on the top step

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Toto Wolff wears Daniel Ricciardo’s merch as Mercedes deal looks likely

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff confirmed at the Mexican Grand Prix that the Germans are in talks with outgoing McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo to become their new reserve driver in 2023; however, the Austrian believes the Aussie is “also talking to Red Bull”. Ricciardo enjoyed his best race of the year so far at the

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George Russell blames Mercedes after rare blunder

Lewis Hamilton came home to take the second step on the podium for the second race in a row in Mexico, after starting in third. The seven-time world champion never quite got close enough to pole sitter Max Verstappen to think about taking the win, with the Dutchman breaking the magic one second interval which

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