An anonymous team principal is reported to have claimed that Audi have already struck a deal to take over the Sauber Group in 2026, but are holding back on the announcement. Audi and Porsche have had their interest confirmed by parent company Volkswagen in entering Formula 1 in 2026. That year will see new engine
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Williams driver Nicholas Latifi sounded audibly distressed after running down a groundhog during practice ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. The race in Montreal has always been known for the presence of groundhogs, or marmots, who will frequently risk it all by venturing out onto the racetrack in front of passing cars, forcing drivers to
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Williams team principal Jost Capito has stressed that Nicholas Latifi has a contract until the end of the year, but insists that Oscar Piastri deserves a place in Formula 1. Piastri is the current Formula 2 champion after winning it last year having won the Formula 3 and Formula Renault Eurocar the two years previous.
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Williams CEO and team principal Jost Capito continues to keep his cards close to his chest regarding the possible signing of Oscar Piastri and the subsequent Renault engine deal. Nicholas Latifi has been out-qualified by Alex Albon at every race so far this season including the Imola sprint race, and a combination of poor form
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Nicholas Latifi cut a dejected figure after qualifying for his home Canadian Grand Prix as he was eliminated in the first phase. Latifi has beaten team-mate Alex Albon in knockout qualifying on just one occasion this year in Imola when the Thai-Briton’s brake caught fire, but Albon went on to beat the Canadian in the
MoreNicholas Latifi’s future in Formula 1 is currently one of the most spoken about topics in the paddock, only to be outdone by many teams’ ongoing porpoising issues. The Canadian driver is having a woeful 2022, where he has been outperformed by new team-mate Alex Albon at almost every round so far this season. Latifi
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Prospective Williams driver Oscar Piastri sees it as a “moral” obligation to try and get to Formula 1 on his own, without the need for a cash injection from his father. Current Williams driver Nicholas Latifi brings in a lot of money for the Williams team to drive for them, but he is in danger
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Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber suggests that Alpine’s Fernando Alonso was rather fortunate to escape punishment for holding up Williams’ Alex Albon in qualifying in Baku The drivers had to hurry out for their final runs of Q1 on Saturday after Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll caused a red flag by crashing with two-and-a-half minutes
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Qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was just as frantic and chaotic as it always has been at the Baku City Circuit, something which wasn’t helped by a red flag with just under three minutes remaining in Q1. Lance Stroll crashed into the barrier at Turn 2 with just a few minutes remaining on the
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Williams driver Alex Albon was furious at Alpine’s Fernando Alonso at the end of the first qualifying session in Baku as he was eliminated. Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll had found the barrier at Turn Two late on in the session and, with two-and-a-half minutes to go, the red flag was brought out. It meant that
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