Tag: F1 News

31 May 2023

F1 and Sky to create bespoke F1 Hungarian GP coverage for children

F1 is continuing its mission to broaden its audience with bespoke coverage from the Hungaroring designed to capture the imagination of children. The UK broadcast will feature presenters of the Sky Kids show FYI, Braydon and Scarlett, and go-karter Zac, who will join 2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg and Danica Patrick to create F1 Juniors. […]

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31 May 2023

Why McLaren’s shock tech signing points to a new F1 approach

After years where McLaren had pinned belief of a turnaround of fortunes in F1 on improved facilities and revised management structures, it is clear it is no longer simply sitting back and hoping for the best. Instead, McLaren CEO Zak Brown and newly appointed team principal Andrea Stella have got their elbows out and accepted […]

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31 May 2023

De Vries Monaco F1 performance “what I want to see”

De Vries has had a rough start to his F1 career, struggling to match team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in his first five F1 races after being signed to replace Pierre Gasly. The 27-year-old Dutchman has suffered a spate of costly crashes while also failing to match the Japanese driver’s pace both in qualifying and in races. […]

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31 May 2023

Alonso still harbours thoughts of F1 2023 title

The Spaniard secured his best result of the season in the Monaco Grand Prix as he took second place behind Verstappen in the rain-affected race.  But although Alonso’s fifth podium finish of the year has confirmed his spot as Red Bull’s main challenger, he has already slipped to 51 points adrift of Verstappen in the […]

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30 May 2023

Piastri learned from following Verstappen in wet Monaco GP

The Australian followed ninth-placed team-mate Lando Norris over the line to record a double points finish for the team in a performance that passed without major error. That was despite the treacherous wet conditions late on that notably caught out more experienced operators Sergio Perez and George Russell. Piastri reckoned he survived the 78 laps […]

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30 May 2023

Why Alpine’s Monaco F1 result was “desperately needed”

The aforementioned timing is relevant because the result came just a few weeks after Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi surprised the paddock with strong criticism of his own team in a French TV interview, saying the team’s performance was “unacceptable” and at times “amateurish”. The strong race in Monaco took some of the pressure away, and […]

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30 May 2023

Mercedes still needs to dial out a “nasty” rear end of F1 car

The German manufacturer introduced a major update at the Monaco Grand Prix, which included new sidepods, revised front suspension and floor tweaks. While the nature of the Monte Carlo street track meant it was hard to gauge exactly how much of a step forward the new parts delivered, the team was encouraged by the first […]

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30 May 2023

Perez “cannot afford another zero” in F1 2023 season

The Red Bull driver lined up last for Sunday’s race, having crashed out of qualifying in Q1. He went on to pit five times in a dismal race which saw him lapped twice by team-mate and race winner Max Verstappen, who now leads the championship by 39 points. Despite it marking Perez’s first scoreless race […]

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30 May 2023

10 things we learned at the 2023 F1 Monaco Grand Prix

Red Bull maintained its perfect victory sweep at the start of the 2023 season, with Max Verstappen’s commanding victory in last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. But, as ever, there was plenty more to the overall event story – with Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin taking to the stage even more centrally than usual this season […]

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