F1 British GP: Verstappen dominates Silverstone FP1 from Norris

The F1 world championship leader’s 1m27.035s set on the soft tyres gave him a comfortable advantage at the top of the times in the sole practice session before qualifying, as part of the new race weekend format with F1 running its first sprint qualifying race on Saturday.
Norris claimed second for McLaren, with his best lap set on the medium tyres, to leave him over seventh tenths of a second …Keep reading
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Saudi Arabia contributes to £550m boost for McLaren Group

Much of the new funding comes from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund [PIF], with some coming from existing investors, including Bahrain’s Mumtalakat.
McLaren says that £400m has been sourced in return for preference shares from “global alternative investment manager” Ares Management and PIF.
The existing shareholders have been joined by what McLaren calls “a limited number of …Keep reading
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How the F1 drivers reacted to the 2022 car design reveal

All 20 drivers of them were recruited for a photoshoot with the new car, and it gave them a proper opportunity to walk around it and do a bit of proverbial tyre kicking.
While they had seen drawings and in some cases windtunnel models, the full scale mock-up gave them a real idea of what next year’s cars will look like. The glitzy paint job was possibly a bit distracting, but what really …Keep reading
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Alfa Romeo to have free choice of F1 drivers from 2022

Since Sauber’s Alfa Romeo deal began in 2018, one seat in the team has been reserved for a driver nominated by engine partner Ferrari from its pool of young talent.
Charles Leclerc occupied it in 2018, before current incumbent Antonio Giovinazzi took over the following year.
On Tuesday, Sauber announced that it has extended its partnership with Alfa Romeo in a multi-year deal that is …Keep reading
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Mercedes’ F1 upgrade revealed ahead of British GP

With the German car manufacturer having not won since the Spanish Grand Prix back in May, it is keeping its fingers crossed that the developments will bring it a much-needed performance step.
For while main rival Red Bull has unleashed an aggressive aero upgrade programme on a race-by-race basis, Mercedes has instead been more conservative with its changes.
So far it had only …Keep reading
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