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Month: January 2023
Ben Sulayem urges caution over "exaggerated" $20bn valuation for F1
A story by Bloomberg last week suggested that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund had been interested in purchasing F1 from current owner Liberty Media for a $20 billion price tag, but the proposal was rejected.While sources suggest that the report was not totally accurate in that discussions never opened seriously with Liberty about a buyout, […]
“Privilege” to have long-term stability in F1 with Williams
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The #1 curse MotoGP’s world champion hopes to break in 2023
Though Ducati shot its bolt a day early by accidentally revealing 2022 MotoGP title winner Francesco Bagnaia would be running the #1 on its website, that fact was finally confirmed on Monday morning at the Italian marque’s launch event in the Dolomites.And thus the debate over the draw of the #1 plate continues: fans either […]
How F1’s bigger wheels have impacted car designs
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MotoGP champion Bagnaia to race #1 as Ducati reveals 2023 colours
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Russell felt "a bit of a rookie" during first Mercedes F1 year in 2022
After starting his F1 career at Williams during its rebuild from its results nadir of 2018-2019, Russell’s move to Mercedes meant he slotted into an operation that had won the previous eight world constructors’ titles and produced the engines that power the works squad and its three customer teams.But as well as learning new and […]
Norris: McLaren must match Ferrari's F1 ground-effects gains for 2023
McLaren failed to win at the start of the second ground-effects F1 era last year, with Norris achieving a sole team podium in the Emilia Romagna GP.The struggles with its MCL36 left the Woking outfit to take its first major competitive backwards step since the start of its Andreas Seidl-led recovery plan.From scoring third in the […]
Do Formula 1 team-mates really need to be best friends?
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Abiteboul plays down Hyundai F1 talk, says priority is WRC
Abiteboul’s recent arrival at Hyundai, after a long spell in F1 as a team boss at the Caterham and Renault squads, helped fuel speculation that the company could be eyeing a move into grand prix racing.F1 chiefs have long talked about a number of manufacturers holding talks behind the scenes to join the sport after […]