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Mercedes were ‘surprised’ no other team found F1 2022 concept loophole
Mercedes were “surprised” their rivals did not find the loophole that enabled them to come up with their radical sidepod concept for F1 2022.

F1 fan once mistaken for Italian mafia boss breathes sigh of relief as Matteo Messina Denaro is captured!
A penny for the thoughts of the F1 fan who narrowly escaped jail after convincing police that was not, in fact, a mafia boss.

Lewis Hamilton’s secret weapon inside the Mercedes garage is Peter Bonnington ahead of return to F1 title fight
Lewis Hamilton has lost his chief strategist but still retains Peter Bonnington, the man whose input could make the difference in the 2023 F1 championship fight.

F1 set for crunch meeting to ‘tidy up’ 2026 power unit regulations
F1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds has revealed a key meeting will take place later this month to finalise the 2026 power unit regulations.

Toto Wolff leaves Mercedes door open for Mick Schumacher and gives hope over potential F1 return
Toto Wolff says Mick Schumacher’s experience with Mercedes could put him in the frame to seal a full-time return to the F1 grid.

Williams respond to Porsche F1 tie-up speculation and deny sale rumours
Williams have denied reports the team is to be sold amid speculation of a potential F1 tie-up with Porsche.

David Coulthard says Sergio Perez needs “software update” to beat Max Verstappen and will view Daniel Ricciardo as a threat
Sergio Perez needs a “software update” in order to beat teammate Max Verstappen and will feel threatened by Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull return, according to David Coulthard.

Lewis Hamilton phoned James Vowles as Mercedes man left to become Williams boss
The details of a Lewis Hamilton phone call to James Vowles have been revealed.

James Vowles to Williams: “Divorce, mini-Mercedes, Merc B-team, Toto Wolff’s reaction”
Here’s everything that James Vowles said about leaving his Mercedes strategy chief job to become Williams team principal.

Furious Max Verstappen blasts Virtual Le Mans “clown show” after server trouble costs him likely win
F1 world champion Max Verstappen has branded the Virtual Le Mans 24 Hour race a “clown show” after server trouble cost him a likely win.

Lewis Hamilton told to “shield yourself from F1” by Toto Wolff amid new rule on political gestures
Lewis Hamilton will have talks upon his return from the F1 offseason about the new FIA rule prohibiting political gestures.

Lewis Hamilton contract update - Toto Wolff reveals plans to extend Mercedes driver’s deal
Lewis Hamilton’s contract negotiations have been explained by Toto Wolff.

Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes contract - reported salary, bonuses and his one crucial demand revealed
The jaw-dropping money involved in Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes contract could reportedly go far beyond his F1 career - and keep rolling in until he’s 50-years-old.

Michael Schumacher’s classy gesture on Karun Chandhok’s debut is an incredible memory of F1 legend
Karun Chandhok has recalled how he was welcomed to his first F1 grand prix by Michael Schumacher, whose powerful gesture remains meaningful 13 years later.

Is this the perfect solution to stop F1 drivers from causing red flags deliberately?
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has put forward a rule change that could stop drivers from causing yellow or red flags deliberately in F1 qualifying.

Red Bull reveal “season launch” date for Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s double title defence
Red Bull will hold a “season launch” on February 3 in New York.

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen to undergo hand surgery
Kevin Magnussen, the Haas F1 driver, must undergo hand surgery.

BBC F1 reporter Jennie Gow suffers “serious stroke” - “speech is affected”
Jennie Gow, who reports on F1 for the BBC, has suffered a “serious stroke”.

Williams appoint Mercedes strategy chief James Vowles as new F1 team boss
Williams have announced Mercedes strategy chief James Vowles as their new F1 team principal.

“There’s no space for me there” - Fernando Alonso makes admission about Aston Martin switch
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso believes Aston Martin is his best chance of challenging at the front of the F1 grid again after making the switch from Alpine for F1 2023.

Nikita Mazepin teases racing return and dreams of F1 comeback but says “I can’t tell you about” secret new deal
Nikita Mazepin insists that he is in talks to return to a racing series - but has refused to name which one.

Everything negative Max Verstappen has said about Netflix's F1 Drive to Survive
Max Verstappen has been one of the biggest critics of the Netflix F1 documentary Drive to Survive. What has he said over the years and why is he returning?

Red Bull reportedly made 154 staff redundancies due to F1 cost cap rules
Red Bull were left with a smaller workforce than Mercedes after reportedly making redundancies due to the F1 cost cap when it was introduced.

Max Verstappen coy with first word on Netflix’s Drive to Survive after previously saying it made Lando Norris look like “a d***”
Max Verstappen’s first word on Netflix has made fun of his U-turn to appear on Drive to Survive.