The Middle East is full of riches, and with this comes a draw for sports to travel to that part of the world, in the hopes of securing lucrative sponsorship deals and contracts. Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain all featured in the season just gone, while Qatar also made its debut in 2021, as
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The 2022 Formula 1 season will forever be remembered as Red Bull’s year, as the Austrians returned to the top in some style, following what was perhaps the most dominant season in the history of the sport. Whilst it can be debated if Red Bull’s season was the most dominant in the history of the sport,
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After two years at McLaren where all parties attempted to get the best out of Daniel Ricciardo, the team decided to make a change for 2023, bringing in 21-year-old Oscar Piastri to replace his older countryman. The 33-year-old revealed that he was set to take a reserve driver role for 2023 rather than race for
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The new regulations that have been brought into Formula 1 over the past few years, such as the budget cap and scaling down of testing time, were introduced with the aim of bringing the field closer together and stopping the top teams running away from the rest every season. What Mercedes would not have expected
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2022 was an extremely challenging year for Mercedes, who turned heads in the paddock as soon as pre-season testing. Following an eighth consecutive Constructors’ Championship in 2021, the new aerodynamic regulations saw Mercedes lose their spot as the dominant side, with the Germans having comfortably been the third best team in 2022. This was mainly
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Nothing is a given in Formula 1, with some of the most talented drivers having to wait for their chance, while other drivers who bring in sponsorship money continue to be favoured. An example of this would be Nyck de Vries, who despite winning the F2 championship all the way back in 2019, has had
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Everything that you could possibly have predicted about Mercedes in 2023 seemly went the opposite way in a turbulent year for the Silver Arrows. The team finished third in the constructors’ championship, George Russell secured the team’s only win of the season and Lewis Hamilton completed the first winless season of his illustrious career. The
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Mercedes needed to make changes in the early stages of the 2022 season, as a major porpoising problem and general lack of pace put the team at risk of become caught up in a midfield battle. George Russell was seemingly able to extract a reasonable amount of performance from the car, as he secured consistent
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Cryptocurrency continues to be a massive talking point in not just Formula 1 but world sport, with crypto sponsorship specifically cropping up pretty much everywhere. Despite the unstable nature of the crypto market, as Mercedes discovered firsthand, teams from all corners of the globe continue to enter partnerships with crypto companies. It’s not just teams,
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Mercedes have certainly had a year to forget, as many fan’s favourites for the title at the start of the season limped their way to a third place finish, with a single race win to their name. George Russell won the Grand Prix at Interlagos, while seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton completed his first winless
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