Date: 21-08-2018

Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko is struggling to come to terms with Daniel Ricciardo packing his bags and leaving Red Bull to join Renault for two years starting next year. Marko and Red Bull management were convinced the big smiling Australian would sign a new deal with them. It was such a surprise that team […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

Childhood poverty, running away from military service to make a race, and going on boozy benders between Formula 1 races are some of the revelations in a new book that sheds light on the life of usually taciturn Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen. Nicknamed “the Iceman”, the 38-year-old is known for his cool and gruff character […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

Pierre Gasly was caught off guard and under-dressed when Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko called to tell him he would be racing for them next season in place of Renault bound Daniel Ricciardo, a call the young Frenchman was not expecting so soon. Gasly revealed on the Red Bull website, “When Helmut started the call […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

Russian potash producer Uralkali, co-owned by billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin, has questioned the process behind the sale of the Force India Formula 1 team after losing out in a battle between billionaire fathers of young racing drivers. Uralkali chief Mazepin is the father of 19-year-old Nikita, who races in the junior GP3 series and is a […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

Formula 1 managing director Sean Bratches  said that Fernando Alonso can be an ambassador for the sport after the double world champion bows out at the end of the season, the sport’s managing director Sean Bratches said on Tuesday Speaking at a Black Book Motorsport Forum, the American said he was disappointed “from a business […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

Sebastian Vettel is a modern Formula 1 icon, recognisable and respected some even considering him the successor to Michael Schumacher, but the mantle lies awkwardly around his neck as this was never the younger German’s intention. Although Vettel was too young to race against Schumacher in the latter’s Ferrari heyday, they were rivals when the seven times […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

Jenson Button questions whether Carlos Sainz moving to McLaren is such a sweet deal for the Spaniard who was overlooked by Red Bull – Max Verstappen’s Team – and also ditched by Renault who swooped for Daniel Ricciardo thus leaving the young Spaniard few options. With Fernando Alonso retired from F1 and out the door at […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

Formula 1 returns from its summer break when the world’s leading drivers converge on Spa-Francorchamps to battle it out for the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend. The big six contenders for the chequered flag might now be pared down to a big five after Daniel Ricciardo’s dramatic announcement. The Australian revealed that he will leave […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

Red Bull drivers preview the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Round 13 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, at Spa-Francorchamps. Daniel Ricciardo: “I was third at Spa last year, second the year before and I won in 2014. It’s a cool place and a very historic track. The lap is long but it’s one where you […]

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Date: 21-08-2018

McLaren drivers and team preview the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Round 13 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, at Spa-Francorchamps. Fernando Alonso: “Even though Formula 1 has been on its summer shutdown, it feels like a lot has happened since Hungary! I’m pleased to finally confirm my decision for 2019, but that doesn’t in […]

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