Month: September 2023

06 Sep 2023

Hamilton stands out in F1 with his honesty over errors, says Wolff

Hamilton made a rare error in the Italian Grand Prix when he accidentally interlocked wheels with Piastri at the second chicane in their fight for position and they made contact. The incident damaged Piastri’s front wing, forcing him into the pits for a replacement, and earned Hamilton a five-second penalty for causing the collision. Hamilton came […]

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06 Sep 2023

FIA reveals all 10 F1 teams met 2022 cost cap

Each team will receive a certificate of compliance for meeting the cap between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, which stands at a base of $135 million plus extras. The FIA added that non-F1 activities within each team were studied extensively, along with on-site visits, but none were found to have breached the cap […]

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05 Sep 2023

F1 win record “definitely meant something to razor sharp” Verstappen

Verstappen has been rewriting the history book this season with the dominant RB19, having been undefeated since team-mate Sergio Perez’s win in Baku. His win in last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix was his 10th victory in a row, beating the all-time record he shared with Sebastian Vettel and Alberto Ascari, while Red Bull’s streak of 15 […]

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05 Sep 2023

Andretti Autosport rebrands entire operation to Andretti Global

The company, which is owned by former racing star Michael Andretti and Dan Towriss, the CEO and president of financial services company Group 1001, is making the move as it bids to join the Formula 1 grid in future in partnership with General Motors. Andretti’s team currently operates in eight motorsports platforms, racing across six […]

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05 Sep 2023

Why F1’s cost cap now faces key test despite FIA all-clear

The longer the FIA delayed announcing its findings from the 2022 spending reviews, the greater the prospect was of one or more teams to have been found to be in breach. After the controversy triggered by Red Bull’s 2021 overspend, and unease about the nature of the penalty handed down, more rule-breaking this time around […]

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05 Sep 2023

Alonso frustrated by “anonymous” F1 Italian GP performance

His Aston Martin team knew in advance that Monza wouldn’t play to the strengths of the AMR23, and that was reflected in qualifying, with Alonso earning 10th place and his lowest grid position of the season. Despite a typically feisty race, the Spaniard could not better ninth in the race, which matched Hungary as his […]

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