The FIA have approved changes to next season’s technical regulations despite opposition from Ferrari and Red Bull. Mercedes, among other teams, have been suffering from the effects of “porpoising” and bouncing so far in 2022, and this has cost them performance on the straights. Early in the season, the Silver Arrows tried to fix the
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The Hungaroring has confirmed to Formula1News.co.uk that the police intervened quickly on site during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend after an incident involving a security officer. Mark Thompson, a veteran photographer in Formula 1, got into an altercation with a member of the security team at the event during Friday practice. The Briton posted two
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The running order next season is set for a potentially huge mix-up, after the FIA announced that new regulations will be introduced to eliminate porpoising. The FIA deems the issue to be a “safety concern”, with the Mercedes F1 Team having supplied data to show that the aggressiveness of the bouncing can cause brain damage. Mercedes boss
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Porsche’s entry into Formula 1 has been all but confirmed after it was spotted that they have trademarked the term “F1inally.” It has long been rumoured that the German brand will join the grid at some point in the future and those rumours have become far more concrete in recent times. It’s now widely believed
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Pierre Gasly’s future at Scuderia AlphaTauri is looking very uncertain after 2023, with Red Bull Racing chief advisor Dr Helmut Marko stating that Gasly is “free to go” at the end of next season. The Frenchman has long wanted a return to Red Bull, who famously dropped him halfway through the 2019 season for Alex
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Championship rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc have given their opinion on how to best deal with the current track limits issue, with 43 warnings having been awarded at the recent Austrian Grand Prix. At the Red Bull Ring, four drivers were incredibly awarded five-second time penalties for exceeding track limits too many times during the race;
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Red Bull Racing chief advisor Dr Helmut Marko has sensationally blamed “the English press” for the sacking of Estonian driver Juri Vips, after the 21-year-old used racial slurs during a Twitch stream. Vips was destined for a career in Formula 1, potentially as soon as 2023. The former Red Bull Junior driver looked set for
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The 2022 summer break has certainly been a fascinating one so far, with Daniel Ricciardo’s situation at the McLaren F1 Team dominating the Formula 1 headlines. The Australian who is contracted until the end of 2023, has demanded £17 million from the Woking-based side to leave the team. This is so Alpine F1 Team reserve
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It’s been a poorly kept secret that Porsche are set to join Formula 1 in 2026 when the new engine regulations are introduced; however, the German manufacturer’s arrival into the sport appears even more certain now. Whilst it was known that Porsche were planning to join Red Bull Racing, it was unknown as to what
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Pierre Gasly’s desire to return to Red Bull Racing appears to be unachievable, with Red Bull chief advisor Dr Helmut Marko appearing to suggest that the Austrian side would be prepared to let him leave the Red Bull programme. Gasly has been part of the Red Bull family for the majority of his career, after
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