Month: July 2023

17 Jul 2023

Vettel “has some ideas” about a future in F1

Vettel retired from racing in F1 at the end of the 2022 season having made his debut in 2007 with a one-off BMW outing in America before stepping in at Toro Rosso for the remainder of the year. The German, speaking at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, says there has been “lots of […]

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17 Jul 2023

Crutchlow set for Japan MotoGP wildcard with Yamaha

Crutchlow made his MotoGP debut with the Tech3 Yamaha squad in 2011 having competed in World Superbikes with the Japanese marque. Scoring his first MotoGP podiums with Yamaha, Crutchlow moved to Ducati in 2014 before switching to Honda with LCR from 2015, with which he won all three of his grands prix triumphs in his […]

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17 Jul 2023

Grand prix racing’s battle against weight

When Mercedes launched its 2023 W14 there were a lot of comments about the return to a black livery. The base colour is that of the naked carbon fibre structure, with no paint applied at all. And the reason? To save weight. Mercedes is not alone in stripping paint, or at least refraining from applying […]

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17 Jul 2023

MotoGP’s Friday format tweak approved with immediate effect

The 2023 season has seen the MotoGP weekend format undergo one of its most radical changes ever with the introduction of sprint races at every round. This has led to the combined times at the end of Friday’s two practice sessions determining which riders progress directly to Q2 in qualifying and who has to face […]

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17 Jul 2023

Albon “licking my lips” after safety car in British GP

Having started eighth, the Williams driver was among those who ran long first stints and were able to time their pit stops to coincide with a virtual safety car period after Kevin Magnussen stopped on track. It quickly turned into a full safety car period and after the resumption, Albon was running in ninth place. He […]

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17 Jul 2023

Perez “couldn’t care less” about F1 future speculation

It has been fuelled by Tuesday’s confirmation that Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri from the Hungarian GP. The Australian now has the opportunity to prove that he has put his McLaren struggles behind him and is worthy of a return to a Red Bull race seat alongside Max Verstappen. Perez had […]

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16 Jul 2023

F1 in Schools announces record world finals entries in 2023

In 2023, 68 teams will take part in the final event of the F1 in Schools project, which is held annually to encourage students to enrol in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.  The 2023 world finals will be held at the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix, where the teams from 26 of the 60 […]

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