It really isn’t looking good if you’re a Mick Schumacher fan, with it looking increasingly likely that the young German will be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg in 2023. Whilst Schumacher is out of contract at the end of the season anyway, the 23-year-old has been in contention to retain his seat, something Haas boss Guenther Steiner
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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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As McLaren prepare for their Formula E entry next season, there is much speculation as to whom might form their driver line-up when they take over from Mercedes EQ. Current Mercedes drivers, Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries, both have close links with McLaren, with the Dutchman having spent several years as part of the
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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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Mercedes EQ Formula E driver and Formula 1 test driver Nyck de Vries has revealed that he will consider heading to America to compete in IndyCar, but would like to exhaust all of his options in Europe first. The Dutchman joined his Formula E team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne, Ferrari junior Callum Ilott and Williams reserve Jack
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Daniel Ricciardo will be able to race in this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix after missing the entire test in Sakhir having tested positive for COVID-19. The Australian was part of the united messages from Formula 1 drivers against the war Russia has started on Ukraine on Wednesday evening, but fell ill that night and was
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In light of Daniel Ricciardo’s positive coronavirus test, speculation has been brewing over who could be drafted in by McLaren to take his place should the Australian be unable to take part in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Ricciardo fell ill on Wednesday night, precluding him from contesting the first day of testing, and it
MoreMercedes EQ Formula E driver Nyck De Vries has maintained his ambition to one day compete in Formula 1, and said he has been practising on the team’s F1 simulator since his arrival into the all-electric series. The Dutchman claimed victory in the 2019 Formula 2 championship, but unfortunately was unable to secure a seat
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Former McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne has revealed that backroom “politics” at the team adversely affected his performance during his two full seasons with them. Vandoorne entered F1 in 2016 with the Woking-based outfit, and instantly out-qualified Jenson Button in Bahrain while deputising for Fernando Alonso, who was recovering from his nasty crash at the Australian
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The controversial end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “not right”, but the race was not rigged to favour Max Verstappen over Sir Lewis Hamilton. That’s according to Mercedes reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne, who says the rules regarding the Safety Car procedure were not followed in the season finale. Hamilton and Red Bull’s
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