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Video: The data behind the first half of the F1 2023 season

Twelve races down there's a lot of data available to explain where Red Bull is so good, how McLaren and Aston Martin changed throughout the season, where Mercedes and Ferrari need to improve, and how far back the midfield teams really are this season.

Autosport

How Bortolotti helped Lamborghini win at Nurburgring DTM after his DNS

SSR Performance driver Bortolotti was unable to take the start in the second race of the weekend after the technical issue that first appeared in qualifying couldn't be fixed in time for the formation lap.

Motorsport

Why Pirelli is pushing for a “super intermediate” F1 wet tyre

The start of the Saturday sprint event at Spa was delayed by rain, and when it eventually got underway the cars ran on full wet tyres behind the safety car – as mandated by the rules – before the field was released.

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Verstappen and Red Bull have left the others far behind

F1 fans can look forward to a thrilling second half of the season with plenty of storylines to follow. Max Verstappen is on course for a third title, but there's still plenty to watch out for in the battle for second-best team, McLaren's revival, and Daniel Ricciardo's return.

The Hindu

Why abandoning zeropods brought no immediate F1 gain for Mercedes

After more than a season of Mercedes going it alone in pursuit of its zeropod concept, it finally abandoned the idea as it pursued the growing trend for what has become known as the downwash solution.

Motorsport

IMSA Road America: Penske Porsche takes victory

The drama began even before the 160-minute race got underway, with the pole-sitting No. 31 Action Express Cadillac forced to start from the back after an incident in morning warmup.

Motorsport

DTM Nurburgring: Lamborghini junior Paul splashes to shock victory

Mercedes factory driver Auer had looked set to score a first victory of a 2023 season that he began by injuring his back at Daytona, the Austrian taking the lead from polesitter Ricardo Feller on lap seven.

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DTM Nurburgring: Lamborghini junior Paul takes shock win in wet Race 2

Mercedes star Auer had looked set to score a first victory of the 2023 season after taking the lead from polesitter Ricardo Feller on lap 7, but Grasser Racing driver Paul showed rapid speed after putting on a new set of wet tyres late in the race, snatching the top…

Motorsport

DTM Nurburgring: Bortolotti triumphs in rain-affected opener

SSR Performance’s Bortolotti was unchallenged in the hour-long opening contest at the former German Grand Prix venue, resisting two safety cars periods and a brief rain shower to take the chequered flag by 1.1s over Winward Mercedes’ Lucas Auer. Championship leader Thomas Preining completed the podium in third.

Autosport

Police seek information on recovered car linked to death of 27-year-old woman

Police are keen to track the movements of the black Mercedes C-class, which left the scene after Amy Rose Wilson died in a fatal crash.

The Independent UK

Police appeal as death of Scottish woman, 27, is 'treated as murder'

POLICE are appealing for information after the death of a 27-year-old Scottish woman, which they say is being treated as murder ...

The National (Scotland)

Red Bull opened up "another advantage" with latest F1 upgrade – Wolff

Just as Red Bull’s rivals appeared to be closing in on F1’s benchmark squad, Max Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez were gifted a step forward in pace with an overhaul of their RB19 for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Autosport

Video: Reviewing every F1 team's season so far

Red Bull has utterly dominated so far with an unbeaten start to the 2023 season, but behind them the battle between Mercedes, Aston Martin, Ferrari and McLaren was tighter than ever.

Autosport

Why Mercedes' F1 sidepod changes are still only a makeshift solution

The centrepiece to those changes was made to its sidepods, and builds on the conceptual shift taken at the Monaco Grand Prix when it opted to abandon the 'zeropod' concept used since the start of the current ground effect era.

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Ocon: Alpine took “very noticeable” forward step with Spa F1 upgrade

Despite setting a pre-season target to retain fourth place in the 2023 constructors’ championship while closing the gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes, the Enstone team has fallen to sixth behind midfield rivals McLaren and Aston Martin come the summer break.

The Guardian - UK

Police launch murder inquiry after woman dies in Falkirk car crash

Amy Rose Wilson died in collision on Saturday, with officers seeking to trace black Mercedes C-Class

The Independent UK

Woman killed in Falkirk car crash named as murder inquiry continues

Amy Rose Wilson, 27, from the Bo’ness area, died in a two-car crash on New Carron Road on Saturday.

Autosport

Vandoorne gets first Aston Martin F1 run in wet Pirelli Spa test

It was the Belgian’s first running in an F1 car since he tested for Mercedes in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2021.

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Russell: Mercedes taking inspiration from “glory years” for 2024 F1 car

Between 2014-21 the Brackley team won the constructors’ title eight times and took seven drivers’ titles between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Autosport

Mercedes reveals areas of investigation for F1 car bouncing

The phenomenon that dominated the team’s 2022 season has largely disappeared with this year’s W14, helped by regulation tweaks over the winter.

The Independent UK

Edmunds: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS vs. 2023 BMW i7

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are well known for their 7 Series and S-Class flagship sedans

Autosport

Alpine lacks lead driver in Hamilton and Verstappen mould, says former F1 boss

Following the replacement of Laurent Rossi as Alpine CEO, team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane have left by mutual consent following last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Alpine lacks lead F1 driver in Hamilton and Verstappen mould, says former boss

Following the replacement of Laurent Rossi as Alpine CEO, team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane have left by mutual consent following last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Autosport

Hamilton’s post-F1 future not a part of new Mercedes contract

The seven-time world champion is currently waiting for his lawyers and Mercedes representatives to clarify the final elements of a new deal that will commit him to F1 for the next few years.

Motorsport

Verstappen has right to be "cheeky" based on F1 dominance, says Mercedes

As the Dutchman roared away to a crushing victory in the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend, he joked with his Red Bull team that he had such a lead over the opposition that he might make an extra stop just to give his mechanics some extra pit stop practice.

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