Formula 1 is watched by millions of people all around the globe, with all 20 drivers being household names across all parts of the world. Due to their notoriety and influence, drivers have often chosen to make political statements during race weekends, knowing that whatever they do will be broadcast to the world and will
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Max Verstappen’s 2022 success appears to come at an astronomical price for Red Bull, with the Dutchman having been slapped with the highest-ever bill for an F1 Super Licence. Each year, a driver has to pay a fee to enter the following campaign, with that fee being determined by a base sum plus a certain value per point
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It has been announced that Team Germany at the 2023 Race of Champions (ROC) will be represented once again by Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher, who’ll be hoping to claim the ROC Nations Cup for their nation. Given that Vettel is now retired from Formula 1, and that Schumacher hasn’t got a full-time seat, the
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Sebastian Vettel has praised double World Champion Max Verstappen for “immediately” understanding “situations”, with the four-time World Champion hailing the Dutchman’s “feel for the car”. Vettel and Verstappen are undoubtedly the two greatest talents to have come out of the Red Bull Junior Team, with the duo having claimed six World Championships between them. Following
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The FIA have been in the headlines such more often than they should be in recent years, as motorsport’s governing body continues to be criticised for various reasons. 2021 saw the FIA come under fire for Michael Masi’s controversial safety car procedure at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which cost Lewis Hamilton his eighth world
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The likes of Lewis Hamilton will feel disappointed and let down once again by the FIA, after motorsport’s governing body introduced an outrageous update to its International Sporting Code (ISC). New regulations introduced have been done to ban drivers from “the general making and display of political, religious and personal statements”, unless they get permission from the FIA.
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has made yet further comments on the future of Mick Schumacher, who was dropped by Haas at the end of 2022 in favour of Nico Hulkenberg. The American’s handling of Schumacher has already been questioned several times; however, Vettel has since added that the outfit wasn’t a “good environment” for the 2020 F2 World
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Following an update to the FIA’s International Sporting Code (ISC), drivers in all FIA championships will officially be banned from making “political statements”, unless they’ve been granted permission from the governing body. The update comes just a couple of days after the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Qatar, a country that was
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is no stranger to going against the FIA, with the 37-year-old set to be locked in a battle with the governing body once again, following an change to the governing body’s regulations. Despite so much incredible work having been done over recent years by the likes of Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel,
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Unlike most other sports, Formula 1 drivers must pay a certain cost to re-enter the championship every year, meaning that no matter how successful you are, if you do not pay, you cannot compete. Teams must also pay to enter the championship every year, meaning that there is a huge cost every campaign for a
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