Hamilton: City races best way forward for F1

F1’s current owner Liberty Media has followed a route of chasing new additions to the calendar in large population areas, rather than permanent venues in the middle of nowhere.
With Miami and Jeddah having recently hosted races on city tracks, a new grand prix is set to take place in Las Vegas next year.
While many in F1 believe the presence of old-school classic races are important …Keep reading
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Why Miami’s “necessary evil” F1 chicane won’t be a 2023 easy fix

That’s because the placement of the chicane, and the tight sequence of corners around it, was effectively forced on organisers because of its geographical location under the Turnpike road bridges.
As the project’s lead design engineer Andrew Wallis put it, the layout had to “thread the needle” to satisfy FIA track safety regulations.
UK-based track specialists Apex Circuit Design laid …Keep reading
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Why $200m won’t convince teams on Andretti’s Formula 1 plans

Record TV figures, a sell-out crowd and an influx of star power helped make it one of F1’s biggest events to date, further laying the foundations for the expansion to three American races next year once Las Vegas joins the calendar.
But for Michael Andretti, more needs to be done to grow American interest in F1 by getting a team and a driver on the grid. Since his father, 1978 world …Keep reading
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Horner: Less needle in Ferrari F1 title fight after Wolff clashes

Last season, the fight between Horner and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff became personal at times as the pair sometimes engaged in a war of words.
PLUS: How diplomacy between F1’s heavyweights died in 2021
But despite things being very close between Red Bull and Ferrari this season, so far there has not been any public sign of the animosity that was commonplace in 2021.
Max Verstappen has won …Keep reading
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