Madrid F1 race a step closer as venue boss claims deal is close

The claim was made on Thursday by José Vicente de los Mozos, the president of the executive committee of the IFEMA fairgrounds and convention centre located to the northeast of the Spanish capital.
Opened in 1991 IFEMA has become a major centre for conferences and conventions, and there is enough land in and around it to form the basis of a race circuit, with the existing buildings called into …Keep reading
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Macron backs push for return of French GP

The French GP returned to Circuit Paul Ricard in 2018 after a long absence, but its contract was not renewed after the 2022 event, and it fell off this year’s schedule.
Even before Ricard’s demise was confirmed a street event in Nice had emerged as a possible replacement, although some observers thought that F1’s interest was also related to its ongoing negotiations with Monaco over a new …Keep reading
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Krack: British GP was “damage limitation” for Aston Martin F1

Alonso lost out to both cars of Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes, but Krack sees the positives as the team still outscored rivals Ferrari by six points to three, although Mercedes made a net gain of 18 points.
The battle for second in the constructors’ championship is currently led by Mercedes on 203 points, with Aston third on 181 and Ferrari fourth on 157.
“Verdict is damage limitation,” …Keep reading
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Why AlphaTauri’s main F1 weakness could be bad news for Ricciardo

Rather than making his comeback in the kind of race-winning RB19 machinery that he shone with during this week’s Silverstone tyre test, he will be battling a car that has left AlphaTauri currently at the bottom of the constructors’ standings. 
Worse than that, the Australian will also find himself having to cope with a critical weakness in the AT04 that is in the very area that left …Keep reading
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F1 at the limit with 24 races calendar, say team bosses

The 2023 calendar was originally announced with 24 races before the Chinese GP was dropped due to the lingering effects of COVID-19.
The Emilia Romagna GP was cancelled at the last minute due to flooding but many team members were already in Italy or on their way, so in effect, they worked 23 weekends even if the Imola race didn’t take place.
The Shanghai event is back on the calendar for …Keep reading
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Russell: No reason McLaren not up there for rest of F1 season

After Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified second and third for the British GP, Russell rightly predicted after qualifying that McLaren also had good race pace, and that the orange cars would not fade on Sunday.
Norris eventually finished second having held off Russell’s team-mate Lewis Hamilton, while Oscar Piastri took fourth after losing out to Hamilton by pitting before the safety …Keep reading
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