Year: 2023

16 Jan 2023

F1 B-team comments about Haas felt like a ‘”broken record”

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16 Jan 2023

The change that Vowles is making his priority at Williams F1

It is not lost on him that for four of the last five years, Williams has found itself pegged to the bottom of the constructors’ championship. Plus, more recently, it has faced fresh uncertainty following the departure of team principal Jost Capito and its technical director FX Demaison.Turning the squad’s fortunes around quickly is not […]

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16 Jan 2023

Wolff: FIA political statement ban may not be so harsh

F1’s governing body caused a stir just before Christmas when it announced it was banning all drivers from making any non-neutral “political, religious or personal” statements or comments without prior permission.In an updated version of the FIA’s International Sporting Code, which governs the running of sanctioned motorsport competitions from the start of 2023, the governing […]

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16 Jan 2023

The top 10 Red Bull drivers ranked

Six drivers’ and five constructors’ titles headline a CV that includes 92 world championship grand prix wins, enough for sixth on the all-time list behind Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Williams and Lotus.For this list of top 10 F1 drivers, we’ve taken into account the amount of success the racers scored with Red Bull and its sister […]

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16 Jan 2023

How McLaren got on top of its F1 pitstop struggles

In recent years the team was noted for not having the most effective stops, in terms of both the average time taken and mistakes made.Under previous boss Andreas Seidl stops were earmarked as one of the key elements that had to be improved as the team tried to raise its overall level and move up […]

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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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