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Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri, F1

Gasly confirmed to stay with AlphaTauri for 2023 F1 season

Pierre Gasly is confirmed to stay with AlphaTauri for the 2023 F1 season, as was expected from the Faenza-based team. The news doesn't comes as a surprise after team boss Frnaz Tost more or less...
Christian Horner, F1, Toto Wolff

Horner reacts to Wolff’s ‘theatre’ in Canada Netflix meeting

Christian Horner and Toto Wolff are at extreme odds over the bouncing debate which has boiled away behind the scenes in the Formula 1 paddock. Mercedes have suffered severely so far this season with porpoising,...
Madrid, F1

Madrid throws itself to host F1 grand prix after letter to Domenicali

A counselor - Enrique Lopez - from the Government has sent a letter to Stefano Domenicali regarding hosting a F1 grand prix in Madrid. Amid news of Nice pushing to host a F1 grand prix...
McLaren, Formula E, Nissan

McLaren signs multi-year deal with Nissan for its Formula E stint

McLaren has announced a partnership with Nissan for multi-year deal for its time in Formula E under the Gen3 regulation. McLaren Racing and Nissan today announce a multi-year technical collaboration, which will commence at the...
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, F1

Leclerc explains ‘patient’ Canadian GP as Binotto heralds his driver’s skill

Charles Leclec pulled off an admirable recovery drive in Canada, gaining fourteen positions from his grid slot of P19, after Ferrari chose to fit a host of new power unit elements ahead of the...
Sebastian Vettel, Lance Stroll, F1

Stroll chuffed with bonus pass on Ricciardo for a point; Vettel rues VSC

Lance Stroll says the pass on Daniel Ricciardo was a bonus to score a point in F1 Canadian GP, as Sebastian Vettel rues strategy and VSC situation. For Aston Martin's Stroll, it was a good...
Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff, F1

Hamilton says F1 and Mercedes ‘need to do better’ to stop bouncing

Lewis Hamilton thinks that Formula 1 as a sport, and his Mercedes team, ‘need to do better’ to improve or eliminate the porpoising and bouncing that befalls the current generation of F1 cars. Hamilton took...
Juri Vips, Red Bull, F1

Red Bull suspends junior Vips for allegations of racist language/behaviour

Red Bull has suspended junior driver Juri Vips amid allegations of racist language and behaviour after videos emerged online. In a big news, Red Bull has suspended its junior driver Vips from all of the...
Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, F1

Alonso reckons he lost big chance to fight for potential podium; Ocon adds

Fernando Alonso was left a bit frustrated with late engine issues and penalty in F1 Canadian GP, as Esteban Ocon bounces back with a good result. Alpine's Alonso had an excellent F1 Canadian GP weekend...
Oscar Piastri, F1, Alpine, AlphaTauri, Pierre Gasly

Alpine, AlphaTauri bosses discuss about Piastri, Gasly’s future

Alpine and AlphaTauri bosses weigh in about the F1 future of Oscar Piastri and Pierre Gasly's, as Williams chief adds in too. With Fernando Alonso seemingly to extend his contract with Alpine and Esteban Ocon...
Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, F1

Leclerc, Sainz have confidence at Ferrari amid ‘frustrating’ season

Carlos Sainz has found the 2022 F1 season “extremely frustrating” so far, but he and Charles Leclerc are confident their Ferrari team will improve on its current nadir. Sainz retired from the Azerbaijan GP after...
FIA, F1

FIA issues new technical directive to tackle the porpoising issue

The FIA has issued a new technical directive to tackle the porpoising issue and growing health issue faced by F1 drivers. With the health problem growing among F1 drivers due to the extreme amount of...
Daniel Ricciardo, F1, McLaren

Ricciardo had a chat with Brown after his comments; wasn’t surprised

Daniel Ricciardo opens up on the comments made by Zak Brown regarding his F1 future, noting that he spoke to him and wasn't surprised too. It has been a worrying time for Ricciardo especially when...
F1, Australian GP

F1 signs long-term deal with Australian GP as F2/F3 to join the bill

F1 has signed a new long-term deal with Australian GP to keep the Melbourne race on the calendar, as F2 and F3 is to join the bill. Amid speculations of Sydney and other regions trying...
Christian Horner, F1, Red Bull, Ferrari

Horner believes ‘uncontroversial’ Ferrari battle is ‘less of a distraction’

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that the “uncontroversial” battle with Ferrari this season is “less of a distraction” than the infamous scrap with Mercedes last year. The Red Bull team currently possess an...
Mercedes, James Vowles, F1

Mercedes talks on porpoising in Baku, package push & straightline speed

Mercedes talks about the porpoising from Spain to Baku as they admitted about pushing the set-up which affected both their drivers. James Vowles opened up on multiple topics in the post-Azerbaijan GP F1 briefing, where...
Fernando Alonso, Alpine, F1

Alonso pleased with consistent run; Seidl adds on strategy against Alpine

Fernando Alonso was pleased to score more points in F1 Azerbaijan GP with Esteban Ocon making it double, as Andreas Seidl talks of strategy. After a stuttering start to the season, Alpine driver and two...
George Russell, F1, Toto Wolff

Russell says they ‘can’t keep relying on others’ misfortune’ after podium

George Russell claimed his third podium of the season in Azerbaijan after benefiting from the retirements of both Ferraris, and the Mercedes driver says that the team can not “keep relying on others’ misfortune”...
Christian Horner, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, F1

Horner says Red Bull position swap in Baku ‘wasn’t strictly team orders’

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has made it clear that swapping Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix “wasn’t strictly team orders.” The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc had started on pole...
Andreas Seidl, McLaren, Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo

Seidl plays down team orders situation; Norris, Ricciardo share their views

Andreas Seidl played down team orders situation in F1 Azerbaijan GP as Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo present their views on the matter. After a relatively low-key F1 Azerbaijan GP qualifying where they ended up...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, Toto Wolff

Hamilton says Baku was the most painful race he’s been in; Wolff adds on

Lewis Hamilton talks about the pain he went through to finish fourth in F1 Azerbaijan GP, as Toto Wolff throws in a wild speculation for Montreal. Fourth place in Baku on Sunday earned Lewis Hamilton...
Mattia Binotto, F1, Ferrari

Binotto looking for answers for reliability issues, admits of disappointment

Mattia Binotto is looking to find answers regarding the latest reliability troubles they faced during F1 Azerbaijan GP for their team and also their customers. Even though Ferrari's Charles Leclerc lost the F1 Azerbaijan GP...
Lewis Hamilton, F1, FIA

Hamilton voted to be honorary citizen of Brazil

Lewis Hamilton has been voted to be made a honorary citizen of Brazil as the British F1 racer extends his thanks to the people and rule makers of the country. Mercedes driver and seven time...
Sebastian Vettel, F1

Vettel talks on LGBTQ+, how F1 community is living with changing times

Sebastian Vettel opens up in a long interview about LGBTQ+ and how it is impacting F1 as he shares his views on the changing times. The July/August edition of “Attitude” features an intriguing article with...
Jack Miller, KTM, MotoGP

Miller switches to KTM in a multi-year MotoGP deal from 2023

Jack Miller will switch to KTM from 2023 onward in a new multi-year deal, thereby moving on from Ducati stable. Miller last rode for KTM in 2014 when he finished second in the Moto3 class,...
Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell

Wolff says Mercedes is in ‘no-man’s land for now; Hamilton adds on bouncing

Mercedes head into the Azerbaijan GP full of anticipation and expectation as the long Baku straights, medium and low speed corners beckon for their Barcelona-spec W13. It looked as if the Mercedes’ debilitating porpoising issue...
Apple Studios, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt

Apple Studios confirms F1 movie project with Pitt, Hamilton

Apple Studios have officially confirmed its F1 project involving Brad Pitt, Lewis Hamilton and more, with the initial plot also shared. For months, reports of a F1 related movie was doing rounds with the involvement...
Guenther Steiner, F1, Stefano Domenicali

Steiner backs Domenicali amid regional-based F1 calendar talks

Guenther Steiner backs the idea of Stefano Domenicali to club F1 races in a regional formation as much as possible in current times. During the Spanish GP weekend, there was talk of regionalising races for...
Charles Leclerc, Mattia Binotto, Carlos Sainz, F1

Binotto says young Leclerc and Sainz pair ‘understand the spirit’ of Ferrari

Ferrari's traditional driver line-up philosophy has always tended to include a world champion or multiple race winner, especially in its years fighting close to, or right at, the front of the grid as Mattia...
FIA, Williams, F1

FIA shares of financial breach from Williams under new regulations

The FIA has shared details of a financial breach from Williams Grand Prix Engineering under the new F1 regulations where they have had to pay a fine. With the new F1 financial regulations in place...