Despite Formula 1 having entered the winter break, a time when usually the sport begins to quieten down whilst the teams enjoy some much-deserved rest, nothing of the sort has happened so far since the season finale in Abu Dhabi. This past week has been a relentless one in particular, with silly season continuing to grow ever
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Daniel Ricciardo’s two-year spell at McLaren will always be remembered sadly, as an unsuccessful one, with his victory at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix having been by a country mile the duo’s best moment together. Ricciardo’s victory at Monza was staggeringly the team’s first since 2012, marking the end of an excruciating wait for the
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Lando Norris might be on the verge of making a one-off appearance in IndyCar in the next few years, with McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown having explained that the British driver is keen to give the Indy 500 an attempt “one day”. Norris is, of course, McLaren’s star driver, with the 23-year-old being under a
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McLaren took a small step back in 2022, going from fourth place the year prior to fifth, swapping places with the ever impressive Alpine. Part of the reason why the French team managed to get the better of McLaren was their driver line-up, with both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon regularly scoring a strong haul
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It has been a crazy week in Formula 1, as the team principals have decided to play a game of ‘switcheroos’, creating their very own edition of silly season. Mattia Binotto’s resignation from Ferrari kick-started a chain reaction of movement, with Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur having been announced as the Italian’s replacement. Vasseur
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The Singapore Grand Prix earlier this year brought with it the rumours that Red Bull and Aston Martin had breached the 2021 cost cap of $145mn, which was introduced to try and bring the field closer together. While Aston Martin were only found guilty of a procedural breach, Red Bull were found to have made
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With Formula 1 having recently confirmed that the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix will be unable to take place once again, the attention has switched to what venue could replace the Shanghai International Circuit. As a result of their incredibly strict COVID-19 guidelines, F1 had no choice but to cancel the Chinese GP for what is now three
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Tempers flared in Brazil when Max Verstappen explosively refused to follow team orders, much to the hinderance of his teammate’s hopes of finishing second in the standings. Sergio Perez needed every point available to him in his battle with Charles Leclerc for P2 in the drivers’ championship, however Verstappen clearly has some sort of grudge
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With Mattia Binotto’s days as Ferrari team principal being numbered, the Scuderia are reportedly set to announce who will lead the team next season before Christmas, despite previous rumours that nothing would be said until the New Year. Having handed in his resignation, Binotto will officially depart Ferrari on the last day of December, with his replacement likely to
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Guanyu Zhou has been handed bad news for the 2023 season only weeks into the winter break, as it has now been confirmed that the Chinese Grand Prix will not take place next season, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ruin riot in China. Formula 1 has not travelled to China since 2019, with COVID
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