Daniel Ricciardo “did something stupid” by leaving Red Bull four years ago according to Christian Horner. Does his return show Horner has a point?
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Why Vasseur’s hiring recalls Todt’s – and what Ferrari must get right now
2023 F1 season
Posted onFerrari’s decision to appoint Frederic Vasseur has an obvious parallel to the best hiring they ever made. But that is no guarantee of success.
Abu Dhabi’s legacy one year on: How the controversial 2021 finale changed F1
2022 F1 season
Posted onOne year on from the deeply controversial conclusion to the 2021 world championship, how has the fall-out changed Formula 1?
As W Series stumbles, will F1 Academy pick up the baton for women racers?
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Posted onW Series ended its 2022 season early. Can the new championship for women racers, F1 Academy, pick up where it left off?
Binotto’s exit shows Ferrari lost more than just a championship in 2022
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Posted onFerrari moved up the championship for the second year in a row in 2022, so why has team principal Mattia Binotto stepped down?
The home of F1’s next new champions? First look at Aston Martin’s £200m ‘game changer’
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Posted onAston Martin invited RaceFans and select media to inspect progress on their £200 million new base at Silverstone.
Vettel’s journey from F1’s pantomime villain to its departing hero
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Posted onSebastian Vettel put a few noses out of joint early in his career but his retirement from Formula 1 prompted an outpouring of affection for the four-times champion.
Why F1’s 2023 calendar was only a small step towards its “perfect” vision
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Posted onFormula 1 planned to ‘regionalise’ its calendar to reduce emissions and costs. So why does its 2023 schedule involve even more travel?
The early signs Alonso’s bet on Aston Martin was a worthwhile gamble
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Posted onAston Martin’s upswing in form since the summer break suggests Fernando Alonso’s decision to change teams was the right call.
“People forget this isn’t an ordinary sport”: Why drivers want more peace in the paddock
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Posted onAs Formula 1’s popularity booms the paddock is growing increasingly congested, which has become a cause for concern among drivers.
F1 mustn’t let post-season budget cap rows become a regular occurrence
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Posted onFormula 1 has waded straight into a row the first time its new budget cap has been put to the test. It can’t afford to have this every championship.
Why Verstappen’s second title given him “very different emotions” to the first
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Posted onMax Verstappen said his 2022 championship fight with Charles Leclerc was “very different” to his first title win against Lewis Hamilton last year.
Japan’s new F1 star knows what he must do to keep AlphaTauri’s faith in him
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Posted onYuki Tsunoda’s Formula 1 future was assured with a new deal ahead of his first home home race, but he knows where he must improve in his third season.
How lessons learned for Singapore will help F1 teams cope with a 24-race calendar in 2023
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Posted onF1 teams’ Singapore preparations regimes are so strict they even tell drivers which side of the aeroplane to sit on. It’s all done to help them cope with an ever-growing calendar.
Zhou earned his new F1 deal but he has a career habit to break in 2023
2022 F1 season
Posted onA respectable rookie campaign earned Zhou Guanyu a second season in F1 but he must prove he can build on that early promise.
The FIA’s Herta ruling won’t put a stop to criticism of F1’s superlicence points
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Posted onF2 promoter Bruno Michel staunchly defends the FIA superlicence points system, but is a lack of critical thought serving his series’ interests?
Why F1 drivers’ roles aren’t always as simple as ‘number one’ and ‘number two’
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Posted onFormula 1 teams inevitably find themselves having to give preferential treatment – but that doesn’t mean the same driver will always be ‘number one’.
What’s next for F1 after hitting its 24-race limit with 2023 calendar?
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Posted onFormula 1 will hit its agreed maximum limit of 24 races next year. Can it stick to that number and cut travel costs in future?
‘This shouldn’t be part of the DNA of racing’: Drivers tire of grid penalty confusion
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Posted onA spate of grid penalties left drivers wondering where they’d start at Monza. Some claimed F1 needs to relax its cap on power unit parts.
While one Red Bull driver is streaking ahead, the other is slipping behind
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Posted onWhile Max Verstappen strides to his second world championship, his team mate Sergio Perez has experienced a reversal in fortunes since the season began.