In the round up: Seven arrested after Silverstone track invasion • Leclerc pleased for Sainz despite disappointment • Vandoorne blames Marrakech woe on brakes
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Lawson replaces Vips as Red Bull reserve driver
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Lawson replaces Vips as Red Bull reserve • Gasly surprised to escape Q1 • Ocon struck by battery trouble
Tsunoda “hopeful” of AlphaTauri extension for 2023
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Posted onIn the round-up: Tsunoda “hopeful” to race for AlphaTauri in ’23 • Chadwick takes W Series pole • Wickens win brings joy to IndyCar
Drivers back Hamilton’s call for teams to sign up to diversity charter
2022 F1 season
Posted onSeveral Formula 1 drivers backed Lewis Hamilton’s call for teams to support a charter to encourage greater diversity and inclusion of people from under-represented backgrounds in the sport.
Leclerc hoping for ‘first clean weekend since Miami’ at Silverstone
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Posted onIn the round-up: Leclerc hopes for “clean weekend” • New cars should be “awesome” at Silverstone • Alfa Romeo “can’t afford” loss of track time
FIA to set limit on ‘porpoising’ from French Grand Prix using new metric
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has determined the metric it will use to measure and restrict the severity of porpoising on Formula 1 cars from the French Grand Prix.
F1 criticises Ecclestone as he defends Piquet’s Hamilton comments and Putin’s war
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has said comments made by the series’ former CEO Bernie Ecclestone “are in very stark contrast to position of the modern values of our sport.”
Hamilton and Mercedes partnership announces first diversity grants
2022 F1 season
Posted onA partnership set up by Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to help promote diversity and inclusion in motorsport has announced its first grants.
How Haas sank from third to ninth in the championship after their strong start to 2022
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Posted onThe 2022 season starting so promisingly for Haas, but at the last race they fell to ninth out of the 10 teams. What’s gone wrong?
Lotterer gains points as Porsche succeed in overturning his Jakarta EPrix penalty
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Posted onIn the round-up: Lotterer gains points as Porsche succeed in overturning his Jakarta EPrix penalty • No F3 at Macau Grand Prix again • No change to Silverstone DRS zones
FIA tweaks 2022 F1 technical rules and sets target for deal on 2026 power unit
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA has approved a series of changes to F1’s technical regulations and set a target for agreement of its new engine rules for 2026.
“You’ll see more of me” in Drive to Survive after talks with producers – Verstappen
2022 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen says he will feature more heavily in the next series of Netflix’s Drive to Survive after meeting with the producers of a programme he previously accused of “faking rivalries”.
Piquet gets F1 paddock ban after apologising to Hamilton but denying use of racial slur
2022 F1 season
Posted onThree-times Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet has been banned indefinitely from appearing in the series’ paddock in the wake of comments he made about Lewis Hamilton.
Williams to bring upgrade for Albon’s car only at Silverstone
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams will bring an upgraded aerodynamic package for their home race this weekend, but it will only be available for one of the team’s two drivers.
Masi did make mistake with title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP restart, Horner admits
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted a mistake was made in the controversial restart of last year’s season finale, at which Max Verstappen won the world championship.
Alfa Romeo aim to start run of double points finishes at Silverstone
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Posted onIn the round-up: Alfa Romeo aim to start double points run • Thermal management “critical” for FE teams in Morocco • F1 joins future technology presentation at UK parliament
“Enough is enough”: Hamilton’s rivals speak out over Piquet’s racist comment
2022 F1 season
Posted onSeveral of Lewis Hamilton’s rivals have spoken up in support of him after his fellow Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet referring to him using a racist expression.
Red Bull drop Vips from Junior Team over use of racial slur
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull has dropped Juri Vips from its Junior Team following its investigation into his use of a racial slur during a live stream last week.
Red Bull announce plans for 1,100bhp hypercar with £5 million price tag
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull has announced plans to develop and build its first production car. The RB17, which uses the same nomenclature as its Formula 1 cars, is due to arrive in 2025.
‘This has no place in our sport’: Hamilton condemns Piquet’s racist comment
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has called for action to be taken to tackle racism after F1, the FIA and his Mercedes team condemned a discriminatory comment made about him by his fellow world champion Nelson Piquet.