Formula 1 has been told it risks turning fans away from the sport if the shambles of the last week continues. In reality, the last 12 months have been a rollercoaster ride for the FIA, who came under intense scrutiny after the controversial Safety Car restart that cost Sir Lewis Hamilton his eighth world title.
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Max Verstappen suffered one of his most challenging weekends of the season so far at the recent Singapore Grand Prix, after a qualifying error by his team essentially ruined his entire weekend. Verstappen had as always, looked strong across Free Practice and was on track for a top four starting position at the Marina Bay
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Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, has praised his son’s ability to out-class the field in wet conditions after his dominant victory at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. The race was started the finished in wet conditions on Sunday, with Verstappen leading Leclerc through Turns One and Tw after the Monegasque had initially got a better launch.
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Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports commentator, Martin Brundle, feels that the threshold for a minor overspend is too lenient in Formula 1. In 2019, the FIA ratified the first budget cap in the pinnacle of motorsport, making official a practise that had previously been tried in principle, with little success. The governing body
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Even the most ardent of FIA sympathisers would have to accept that the governing body has been a mess in the last 12 months. It all started in Abu Dhabi last year, and after three months of careful investigations, we eventually got a clear response as to what happened, and why. New president, Mohammed ben
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Fernando Alonso has embraced Max Verstappen as a double world champion after the Dutchman drew level with him for world championships. Verstappen went into the Japanese Grand Prix weekend leading Charles Leclerc by 104 points in the title race and he needed to beat the Monegasque by eight points to secure the gold. The reigning
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Red Bull have stated their public disagreement with the FIA’s verdict that the Austrian side overspent on last year’s budget cap. Max Verstappen’s championship victory in 2021 was already controversial after the infamous Safety Car restart conducted by now former race director, Michael Masi. But just as the world of Formula 1 was starting to
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Max Verstappen quipped that he felt “terrible” ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, which saw him claim his second world championship. The Dutchman claimed pole position after setting a superb lap in his opening run in the final qualifying session, but the race was set to be a little different. As the 25-year-old
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Red Bull driver, Sergio Perez, has claimed that his nationality plays a big role in the criticism he receives from the media. The Mexican started out in Formula 1 in 2011 with Sauber, and enjoyed a tremendous 2012 campaign, scoring three podiums before moving to McLaren. Despite some impressive performances that year, the now 32-year-old
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We see a lot of histrionics in Formula 1, particularly in the era of social media, but is there any validity to suggestions that Max Verstappen will lose his 2021 world title? Verstappen’s maiden championship last season was already shrouded in controversy after Michael Masi’s bizarre Safety Car restart, but the Australian has since left
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