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Prospective new 'youth culture-focused' F1 team bids to join grid in 2025

The FIA are looking to welcome two teams to the Formula 1 grid from 2025, to bring the number of constructors up to 12, with one Asia-based group adding their name to consideration

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FIA responds to criticism over WEC tyre warmer ban after Spa crashes

A statement describing the ban on pre-heating tyres introduced in the WEC for this season as a necessary move for the series followed criticism from drivers and team principals.

Motorsport

How Spa showed the folly of the WEC's self-defeating tyre rules

I'm not sure I’ve ever headed to the Le Mans 24 Hours hoping for high temperatures and sunny weather. I’m no sun worshipper, and too much heat doesn’t make life any easier for a pasty-faced Englishman over the busiest week of my year. But this time I’m praying that the…

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Why F1's team bosses want changes to sprint format they created

F1 team principals too had varying opinions on how the Baku weekend played out, in some cases perhaps influenced by how their own teams had fared.

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Why F1 team bosses want changes to sprint format they created

F1 team principals had varying opinions on how the Baku weekend played out, in some cases perhaps influenced by how their own teams had fared.

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Porsche expects Balance of Performance change before Le Mans 24 Hours

Thomas Laudenbach, head of Porsche Motorsport, made the claim before and after last weekend’s Spa 6 Hours round of the 2023 WEC, after there was no BoP revision for the Belgian race following the opening two events of the season at Sebring in March and Portimao in April.

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F1 drivers blame shortened DRS zone for "boring" Azerbaijan GP

Both the sprint and the main event in Baku were notable for a lack of passing compared to previous events at the track, with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff labelling it "boring".

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The best part about fixed index annuities: protection from downside risk. And the closer you get to retirement, the more you want protection if the markets have another bad year.

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Ted Kravitz makes U-turn on Red Bull accusation after Christian Horner response

Sky Sports reported Kravitz had suggested live on air that Red Bull staff might have broken new rules around celebrating at the end of an F1 race, but later corrected himself after Christian Horner explained his team's innocence

Daily Mirror

10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Sergio Perez’s latest street track victory has raised his hopes of really taking on Max Verstappen for the 2023 world title. That and the Mexican driver’s victory in the tweaked sprint format, along with his team-mate’s George Russell clashes, meant Perez left the Baku weekend nine points closer in the…

Autosport

Esteban Ocon relives "scary" moment he almost mowed down people in F1 pit-lane at 186mph

The Alpine driver was forced to brake at high speed in order to avoid running over a crowd of people who had gathered in the pit lane before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix had finished

Daily Mirror

Aston Martin seeks permanent F1 DRS solution after lubricant fix in Baku

Drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were reckoned to have lost 0.2s on the main straight in Baku during the Friday practice run and both the grand prix and sprint race qualifying sessions.

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Carlos Sainz extends olive branch to F1 rival with "not a lot of love lost" between them

Carlos Sainz was full of praise for F1 rival Fernando Alonso after he dramatically overtook the Ferrari star in Baku, despite claims the pair have "fallen out"

Daily Mirror

F1 must seek answers after “boring” Baku F1 race, says Wolff

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was dominated by talk over the new sprint timetable and debate about whether or not it risked taking attention away from the main race on Sunday.

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Daily Mirror

FIA "regrets" Azerbaijan GP pit lane shambles as F1 car almost mows down photographers

Esteban Ocon pitted on the last lap of the race in Baku and narrowly avoided hitting a group of photographers who had to dive out of the way after they were let into the pit lane early

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FIA to take "immediate steps" to avoid repeat of "dangerous" Ocon F1 pitlane near-miss

Ocon stretched his starting hard compound Pirellis until the final lap, with his Alpine team hoping a late safety car or red flag event might create an opportunity for the driver to gain a cheaper pitstop.

Daily Mirror

Christian Horner reacts as Ted Kravitz accuses Red Bull of breaking F1 rules in Baku

Sergio Perez won the Baku race with Max Verstappen second to cap another very strong weekend for Red Bull, but team boss Horner was forced to defend his team after accusations of a rule break

Daily Mirror

Christian Horner demands F1 probe as driver almost runs down people in Azerbaijan pit lane

Esteban Ocon came close to hitting a group of photographers who had entered the pit lane for the podium ceremony as the Alpine driver came in for his mandatory stop

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FIA investigating "crazy" Ocon near-miss in Baku F1 pitlane

Alongside Haas' Nico Hulkenberg, Alpine driver Ocon had completed the entire race on the hard tyre, hoping for a late red flag to give him a free, mandatory swap to a different compound.

Evening Standard

F1 investigation launched into shocking scenes as Esteban Ocon narrowly avoids hitting photographers in Baku

Christian Horner calls for FIA review after ‘shambolic’ end to F1 grand prix

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F1 drivers welcome FIA's red flag restart changes

The multiple incidents at the Australian Grand Prix highlighted issues that drivers were having getting temperatures into their tyres on the way to standing restarts, when they were obliged to initially follow the safety car until it turns its light out.

Autosport

FIA agrees to new F1 red flag restart procedure

A late standing restart at the recent Australian Grand Prix led to chaos as drivers struggled on cold tyres, and that triggered a spate of collisions at the first corner that brought out a fresh red flag.

Motorsport

FIA set to modify red flag restart procedure for Baku F1 sprint

The change is intended to give drivers a better chance of getting heat into their tyres in an attempt to avoid the sort of chaos that was seen after restarts at the last race in Australia.

Autosport

Toyota "on the back foot" for WEC Spa after practice issues, Hartley crash

Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, described the opening two days of the Spa 6 Hours meeting “as not our best race weekend so far”, despite Kamui Kobayashi taking pole position in the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID.

Autosport

F1 teams block FIA's attempt to close sprint race tyre loophole

The rule in question relates to tyre usage for the three-part Saturday shootout session that determines the grid for the sprint later in the day.

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