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31 Aug 2023

Alfa Romeo reveals striking special livery for F1 Italian GP

The striking one-off look, featuring gold ascents and highlights on an Italian flag tricolore that adorns the engine cover, will be used throughout the Monza weekend by Alfa Romeo duo Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. The Sauber-run squad, which has run a handful of sponsor-led livery tweaks this year, will end its F1 partnership with […]

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30 Aug 2023

Massa’s legal team warns of UK High Court action over FIA/FOM delays

As originally reported by Autosport, Massa’s lawyers wrote to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and FOM CEO Stefano Domenicali earlier this month with a Letter Before Claim setting out the details of the Brazilian driver’s legal pursuit to rectify him losing the 2008 F1 world championship. According to the document, Massa’s legal team alleged the […]

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30 Aug 2023

McLaren still “needs more development” to challenge for P2 in F1 2023

Lando Norris qualified second for last week’s Dutch Grand Prix behind Max Verstappen, the latest evidence of the giant leap McLaren has made with its B-spec upgrade it deployed before the summer break. That overhaul allowed it to challenge Mercedes, Ferrari and Aston Martin in the ever-fluctuating fight behind Red Bull, with no team being able […]

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30 Aug 2023

Bezzecchi to stay with VR46 MotoGP team for 2024

Bezzecchi made his MotoGP debut in 2022 with the Valentino Rossi-owned squad and scored a maiden podium in that year’s Dutch GP. Remaining with the team for this season, Bezzecchi has been a consistent frontrunner, scoring two grand prix victories as he sits third in the standings on a year-old bike. Bezzecchi has been one […]

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30 Aug 2023

2023 F1 Italian GP – How to watch, session timings and more

After a wet and wild Dutch GP, Max Verstappen delighted his home fans with a ninth victory in a row – putting him alongside Sebastian Vettel’s all-time record of most consecutive F1 wins.  Therefore the Red Bull driver has the opportunity to take the record outright this weekend with a 10th straight triumph.  Verstappen remains the […]

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30 Aug 2023

Could F1’s too-quiet driver market be poised for a major shock?

Triggered by the retirement of Sebastian Vettel, a whirlwind whipped through the paddock as Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin switch kicked off a fight between Alpine and McLaren over Oscar Piastri that was only resolved by F1’s Contracts Recognition Board on the Zandvoort weekend. But just as F1’s 2023 on-track action is not quite as exciting […]

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29 Aug 2023

Ferrari reveals special livery for F1 Italian Grand Prix

At Monza, the SF-23 machine will wear added yellow V stripes across the nose cone and engine cover. This is in deference to the paint job worn by the 499P Hypercar that won the blue-riband World Endurance Championship event earlier this year on the 100th anniversary of Le Mans. PLUS: How Ferrari scored a historic […]

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