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A year on from Piastri saga, Alpine issues remain
ESPN - 2 Aug 2023 17:54
A year on from Alonso announcing his departure and Piastri ruling out replacing him, Alpine go into F1's August break in a state of upheaval again.
Hamilton's post-F1 future not a part of new Mercedes contract
Auto Sport - 2 Aug 2023 10:18
The seven-time world champion is currently waiting for his lawyers and Mercedes representatives to clarify the final elements of a new deal that will commit him to F1 for the next few years. Delays in getting the contrac...
Verstappen can't achieve a perfect score - but he can get closer than anyone ever | 2023 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts
F1 Fanatic - 2 Aug 2023 14:15
Max Verstappen can't achieve a maximum points score this year but he could get closer to it than any driver before him has.
OPINION: Hakkinen is right - Verstappen's success is just 'motor racing'
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 05:00
Column To news overview © XPBimages In many ways, the 2021 Formula 1 season was a fluke. Perhaps the finest championship battle of all time was decided in a manner which will forever divide as Max Verstappen wrestled th...
Yuki Tsunoda admits feeling threatened by Daniel Ricciardo
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 20:00
Yuki Tsunoda has openly admitted that his 'situation' at AlphaTauri has 'completely changed' since Daniel Ricciardo replaced Nyck de Vries. Since returning to Formula 1, Ricciardo has looked quick, to the extent where he...
Sergio Perez speaks out as Mattia Binotto linked to Alpine
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 19:00
Sergio Perez has admitted that it's a 'shame' that Alpine have chosen to sack Otmar Szafnauer as team principal, with the Red Bull driver noting that the Romanian-American 'lacked time to really show his potential'. It w...
Mercedes does not think porpoising at Spa is due to recent updates
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 17:30
There it suddenly was again in the Belgian Grand Prix: porpoising. Mercedes suffered greatly from it and saw performance lost due to the bouncing of the W14s. Team boss Toto Wolff was bitter as hell, but there was no exp...
Stella concedes McLaren distraction over huge upgrades
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 17:10
Article To news overview © XPBimages McLaren simply did not have time to work on low-drag rear-wings for the Belgian Grand Prix after its huge Formula 1 upgrade, boss Andrea Stella has explained. At Spa-Francorchamps, t...
Alonso: Mentality, not age the limit
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 13:10
Fernando Alonso believes motivation, not age, is the limiting factor in F1. Picture: XPB Images Fernando Alonso has said that maintaining the motivation to remain in Formula 1 is a bigger determining factor than age when...
Andretti ‘optimistic' as Renault link strengthens
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 10:40
Aug.2 Michael Andretti says he is 'optimistic' the FIA will green-light his organisation's application to join the Formula 1 grid. The latest rumour in the Andretti-Cadillac saga is that the Spanish sports daily Marca re...
Mercedes clears up Hamilton-Russell Spa confusion
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 18:00
Article To news overview © XPBimages Mercedes has explained the confusion behind the Lewis Hamilton-George Russell mix-up during the Sprint Shootout at the Belgian Grand Prix. In Saturday's session, Hamilton came across...
Mercedes explain Belgian bouncing return
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 16:20
The Mercedes W14 again suffered from bouncing across the Belgian GP weekend – Image: Anthony Rew/XPB Mercedes feel a combination of factors resulted in its W14s again being subjected to bouncing across the Belgian Gran...
Johnson, Knaus, Allison to be inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
Racer - 2 Aug 2023 23:13
It was a no-brainer. How could you keep a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion with 83 career victories out of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in (...)
Trans Am TA2 headed for Nashville
Racer - 2 Aug 2023 22:41
The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli is heading to Nashville for a Big Machine Vodka SPIKED Coolers TA2 Series standalone event at the (...)
Ricciardo reveals F1 STAR who improved him at AlphaTauri after McLaren errors
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 22:20
Daniel Ricciardo has said he was 'searching too much' at McLaren but has worked on his skills for his new role at AlphaTauri. More»
Piastri quashes speculation over Red Bull links
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 21:50
Article To news overview © XPBimages Oscar Piastri has addressed speculation linking him with a Red Bull Formula 1 seat after impressing for McLaren in his rookie campaign. The 2021 Formula 2 champion has been the best ...
Seat dance in Formula E: who will drive where in '24 ánd what will Vettel do?
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 21:40
After Jake Dennis crowned himself the new Formula E world champion in London last weekend, an entertaining and exciting season came to an end. Meanwhile, the annual musical chairs dance: who will drive for which team nex...
Ricciardo: Spa highlighted Scuderia AlphaTauri weaknesses
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 21:40
Daniel Ricciardo believes Spa highlighted the weaknesses of his Scuderia AlphaTauri. PIcture: XPB Images The Spa-Francorchamps circuit which hosted last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix highlighted the inherent weaknesses in...
LaJoie signs multiyear extension with Spire
Racer - 2 Aug 2023 21:35
Corey LaJoie has signed a multiyear extension with Spire Motorsports to remain behind the wheel of the No. 7 Chevrolet. "Corey LaJoie (...)
Russell caught signing RIVAL team's merchandise at Belgian Grand Prix
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 21:30
George Russell may have to answer to Toto Wolff after he was spotted signing a Max Verstappen cap at the Belgian GP. More»
Ray keeps word to friend, but misses eNASCAR playoffs after Pocono
Racer - 2 Aug 2023 21:19
Jim Beaver eSports' Malik Ray had a chance to secure his first career win and a spot in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoffs (...)
Dutch journalist claims Max Verstappen and Nico Hulkenberg will become team-mates
Total F1 - 2 Aug 2023 21:00
Journalist Erik van Haren has said he "wouldn't be surprised" to see Max Verstappen one day team up with Nico Hulkenberg. The German Haas driver is currently ranked at number 14 in the Driver's Standings. Van Haren clari...