Vettel: “Clear intention to keep going” in F1 with Aston Martin

Vettel is out of contract with Aston Martin at the end of the season and there had been speculation early in the year that he would call time on his top-flight career.
This came after the team’s poor start to the new ground-effect era plus the German saying on BBC Question Time that he was “asking myself” whether to continue given the difficulties in reconciling racing with his climate …Keep reading
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F1 set to clamp down on fans removing signage in track invasions

Fans are typically allowed access to parts of the track after the race, allowing them to get close to the podium and be part of the celebrations.
At a number of recent races, videos have emerged showing fans removing track signage from circuits and taking them home, including advertising hoardings, DRS boards and even marketing flags from fan areas.
The trend has gained particular traction …Keep reading
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F1 tweaks curfew rules for 2023 season

Teams agreed to support the initiative as they try to reduce the workload on staff members heading into what is expected to be a 24-race season in 2023.
Operational personnel are currently subject to three curfews on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, which are known respectively as Restricted Periods one, two and three, during which they cannot work on the cars and must leave the …Keep reading
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China F1 sponsor interest “difficult” but coming, says Alfa Romeo

Zhou stepped up from FIA Formula 2 this season to become China’s first full-time F1 driver in a move welcomed by the series’ bosses, who are hoping to increase its popularity in the country.
Alfa Romeo was quite open when it signed him that part of the attraction of taking Zhou was that it could open the door for greater commercial opportunities from his home country.
But although the …Keep reading
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First images of Mercedes French GP F1 upgrade revealed

With the German manufacturer having got a better handle on the porpoising problems that blighted the early part of its campaign, it has been able to devote more resource in recent races to unlocking more normal performance developments.
That included a raft of changes at the British Grand Prix that helped Lewis Hamilton challenge Ferrari for the race win before he eventually came home in …Keep reading
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The flexi floor tricks Formula 1 teams were playing

Amid growing concerns from drivers at the start of the season about potential safety implications of excessive bouncing, the FIA felt it had no option but to intervene in order to prevent the type of severe up and down movements that were common in the opening part of the season.
The FIA’s main focus was on the introduction of an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM), in order …Keep reading
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Haas: Schumacher isolated from “unrest” stirred up by outsiders

Early season struggles and crashes for Schumacher prompted some to question his future in F1, and whether or not Haas should look to replace him.
But a step forward that the German showed at the Canadian Grand Prix before a mechanical problem put him out was followed by him scoring his maiden points at the British GP.
He followed that up with a career best sixth place finish in Austria …Keep reading
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