Tag: F1

25 Aug 2022

Piastri F1 Contracts Recognition Board hearing set for next week

Piastri is at the centre of a contractual dispute with his current Alpine squad, as the Australian and the McLaren team he has signed for believing they instead have a valid deal in place. Alpine announced Piastri as replacement for the departing Fernando Alonso at the start of this month, but doubts were immediately cast […]

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25 Aug 2022

2007 comeback proof Ferrari still has F1 title chance

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen sits 80 points clear at the top of the drivers’ standings ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after winning eight of the 13 races before the summer break. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has lost ground on Verstappen due to reliability issues that caused him to retire while leading in both […]

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25 Aug 2022

What are Ricciardo’s options to stay in Formula 1?

Talks took place behind the scenes between McLaren and Ricciardo over the summer to agree the terms of his departure at the end of the season, with one year remaining on his contract. It is a low-key ending to one of the most high-profile F1 moves in recent memory, bringing to an end a largely […]

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24 Aug 2022

Spa could keep its place on 2023 F1 calendar

Although the current deal with the venue ends this year, and it doesn’t have a place on the yet-to-be-published 24-race schedule for next season, Spa is in effect first reserve – pending news on other events. The Chinese GP is supposed to be returning in 2023 after an absence of three seasons, but COVID measures […]

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24 Aug 2022

McLaren shares responsibility for Ricciardo’s F1 struggles

Although Ricciardo had another year to run on his contract at McLaren, he and the team mutually reached a deal for them to part ways at the end of this season in the wake of disappointing results. While Ricciardo was rarely able to show his true potential at McLaren, having struggled to get on top […]

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24 Aug 2022

Ricciardo unsure of F1 future post-McLaren exit

The eight-time F1 race winner will split with McLaren after this season, one year earlier than his initial contract with the Woking-based team after struggling for performance and the team’s car. Ricciardo, who is now a free agent for next year, is uncertain where he’ll race but remains confident he still has the fight to […]

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24 Aug 2022

Shock of F1 2022 struggles has done team “no harm”

After dominating F1’s turbo hybrid era since 2014, Mercedes has yet to win a race so far in 2022 after not having an easy time getting on top of its W13 car. It spent months trying to tame the extreme porpoising that was hampering progress for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, but has recently enjoyed an uplift […]

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24 Aug 2022

2022 F1 Belgian GP – How to watch, session timings and more

After almost a full month off, F1 resumes after the summer break at Spa-Francorchamps which starts a run of nine races over the next three months to conclude the 2022 campaign. Max Verstappen’s F1 world drivers’ championship lead stands at 80 points following his victory at the Hungarian GP last time out, coupled with a […]

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