Month: January 2023

15 Jan 2023

F1 hopes 2026 engine rules "level the playing field" for new manufacturers

F1 will overhaul the regulations for its V6 hybrid power units in 2026, placing a greater emphasis on electric power and sustainable fuels as part of the series’ push to become carbon neutral by 2030.The plans have already successfully brought the Volkswagen Group into F1 through Audi, which will enter in 2026 as an engine supplier. Its sister […]

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15 Jan 2023

The greatest F1 drivers never to win a title

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15 Jan 2023

Russell’s Mercedes adaption helped by his Williams battles

Russell joined Mercedes’ F1 line-up at the start of 2022 after spending five years as a member of its junior driver programme, with the final three as a racer for Williams in F1 after winning back-to-back championships in GP3 and Formula 2.But the Briton’s start to life at the Mercedes works squad changed suddenly from […]

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15 Jan 2023

Gasly "put emotions aside" in decision to leave AlphaTauri F1

Gasly signed for Alpine in the wake of Fernando Alonso’s exit to Aston Martin and the team’s failure to secure Oscar Piastri’s services following a ruling by F1’s Contract Recognition Board.It marked the first F1 move outside of the Red Bull umbrella for Gasly, who has spent the entirety of his F1 career with AlphaTauri and its […]

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14 Jan 2023

Brown: Andretti-Cadillac F1 bid a "compelling proposition"

Andretti CEO Michael Andretti has made no secret of his ambition to get his eponymous team into F1 and, although his bid for an entry was heralded by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the 10 teams in the series have been less welcoming.That stance from some of the teams, particularly Mercedes, has softened slightly with […]

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14 Jan 2023

Wolff: New Hamilton F1 deal will be sorted in a "few hours"

Hamilton revealed at the end of last year that he planned to sign off on a contract extension with Mercedes over the winter, with his current deal coming to an end in 2023.Speaking to selected media including Autosport at the United States Grand Prix, Hamilton had said: “We are going to do another deal.“We’re going to sit […]

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14 Jan 2023

Vowles: I won’t turn Williams into a ‘mini-Mercedes’ F1 team

Williams announced on Friday that Vowles would be leaving his role as Mercedes’ strategy director to become its new F1 team principal after Jost Capito’s departure in December.Vowles will join a Williams team looking to bounce back from finishing last in the 2022 constructors’ championship, spending most of the season with the slowest car. He […]

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