Former race director Michael Masi has opened up on his departure from the FIA in his first official, public statement since the controversial end to the 2021 season. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen had gone into the final round of the year level on points, and it looked as though the 37-year-old was set
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McLaren have confirmed that they will take over from the Mercedes EQ team when the German motoring giants leave the series at the end of the current season. The move means McLaren will have interests in Formula 1, F1 Esports, IndyCar, Extreme E and Formula E, with three of them being all-electric series. Mercedes joined
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It was another grand prix to forget for seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton in Miami after finishing behind his new team-mate George Russell for the fourth time this season. Hamilton struggled to make progress through the field at the Miami International Autodrome, after starting from sixth. Russell on the other hand made superb progress
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After showing strong pace during all three free practice sessions at the Miami Grand Prix, the team suffered a disappointing qualifying and race, leaving the Mercedes boss perplexed as to where their pace went. Ahead of qualifying it appeared that Mercedes would make it a three-way fight for pole and the race victory at the
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“Industry observers” have noted that Aston Martin were likely the reason behind the FIA’s message to the teams and drivers that the Safety Car’s primary use is safety, and not speed. Aston Martin and Mercedes share the responsibility of providing Safety and Medical Cars for each championship weekend, and these cars also serve during the
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Venturi Formula E team principal and wife of Toto Wolff, Susie, has heaped praise onto seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton. Wolff and the 37-year-old formed a relationship that dates back to 20 years ago when they were both kart racing, and Susie has spoken of her “admiration and respect” for the Mercedes star. Speaking
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Mercedes F1 driver and seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton says that he would like to work with Will Smith despite the Hollywood actor and producer causing controversy at this year’s Academy Awards. Specifically, Smith has received backlash after he slapped American comedian Chris Rock shortly prior to receiving the best actor Academy Award for
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Former Force India team principal Colin Kolles has given his verdict on the current state of affairs at Aston Martin, insisting that owner Lawrence Stroll is too heavily involved in the operation. Stroll took over the team in its Force India days in 2018 amid huge financial issues when Vijay Mallya found himself in legal
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that his team have a more intimate knowledge of the problems that affected them during last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, but reiterates that the few days since the season-opener will not have given them sufficient time to fix them. Ricciardo found himself out in the first phase of qualifying last
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Mercedes have unveiled the new Safety Car and Medical Car that will be used in Formula 1 this upcoming season. The first Mercedes Safety Car was introduced to F1 in 1996, with the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG being utilised during race cautions. Since then, models such as the SLS Gullwing and the AMG GT R have
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