Year: 2023

25 Mar 2023

How Lando Norris’s dad aims to get racing paddocks really moving

Entrepreneur Adam Norris – who made his fortune running one of Britain’s most successful pension advice companies – is the founder of Pure Electric, an e-scooter business that he created after Lando signed his first F1 contract with McLaren. With his son being well looked after by one of the sport’s greatest teams, Norris Sr […]

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25 Mar 2023

Stegelmann joins AlphaTauri F1 as head of commercial

Stegelmann will be responsible for the ‘Global Partnership Acquisition’ at the team and its fashion branch. Stegelmann previously worked as Chief Commercial Officer of the Motorsport Network, later managing the sales team of ITR, which organised the DTM series until 2022. He was also involved in the sales and marketing concept, development and implementation of […]

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24 Mar 2023

MotoGP riders critical of Portugal track safety after Espargaro incident

Tech3 GASGAS rider Espargaro suffered a nasty highside going into Turn 10 late on in FP2 and violently bounced through the gravel before hitting the barrier. Espargaro was treated trackside by medical staff before being loaded into an ambulance to be taken to the medical centre, after which he was airlifted to hospital in nearby […]

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24 Mar 2023

Why Saudi Arabia is not put off by its F1 critics

Formula 1 in Saudi Arabia has weathered a fair few storms, from sportswashing criticisms and concerns over human rights to the safety doubts after the missile attack at the race in 2022. On the eve of the event taking place last weekend, human rights group Reprieve issued a strongly worded statement regarding the situation inside […]

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24 Mar 2023

Red Bull has to “make hay” before rivals catch up

The Milton Keynes outfit has got its 2023 season off to a dominant start by logging 1-2 finishes in the first two rounds of the season. However, Horner expects other teams to make progress, and stresses that Red Bull has to make the most of its early advantage. “It’s so early in the season,” he […]

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24 Mar 2023

Bottas mullet magic, Ferrari fiasco and McLaren’s moves

Bottas is the subject of an exclusive no-holds-barred interview (and an unusual photoshoot) in GP Racing this month. Now free of the corporate leash he’s enjoying life – and racing – once again. He explains why he rejected advice to ‘be more evil’ while at Mercedes and why he’s taking a stand for drivers to […]

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24 Mar 2023

Tyres key to Ferrari Jeddah F1 race form

Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc both lost ground to rivals ahead on the hards – having started on the medium and soft respectively – on their way to distant sixth and seventh places. Vasseur suggests that the hard compound simply didn’t work effectively on the SF-23 with the track temperatures at the time, and stresses […]

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