Новости за 22.08.2023

Exciting times ahead as the 2023 Formula 1 season resumes following the summer hiatus, treating fans to the much-awaited Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Anticipation is high: can Max Verstappen etch his name alongside Sebastian Vettel's by seizing nine consecutive victories, all in front of his devoted home crowd? The remainder of the season also.....check out full post »

Aug.22 - Reports that Mercedes would finally announce a 2024 deal for Lewis Hamilton prior to this weekend's Dutch F1 GP were wide of the mark. It now seems clear that, despite the long delays whilst negotiating the new deal, there are still clear contractual stumbling blocks to jump. "I am not aware Lewis is.....check out full post »

Aug.22 - Former F1 driver Sebastian Vettel says he is not in favour of banning petrol cars. Some of his fellow environmentalists are pushing hard for restrictions on things like plane and car travel in the name of climate change. Vettel, 35, agrees that some aspects of life must change going forwards. "Without wanting to.....check out full post »

Aug.22 - Fernando Alonso says he decided to return to Formula 1 because Indycars are too dangerous. The Spaniard, now 42, stepped away from F1 after the McLaren-Honda debacle, but returned last year - and is now earning plaudits for being just as fast as ever whilst also having improved as a person. "The most.....check out full post »

Aug.22 - Mercedes has followed hot on Ferrari's heels by admitting the focus has now shifted to 2024. Red Bull is utterly dominating this year, prompting Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur to now admit that it is the 2024 car - not the current one - that is now in the wind tunnel. Mercedes' chief technical.....check out full post »

Aug.22 - Felipe Massa is preparing to "disgrace himself" by launching legal action against Formula 1. That is the view of well-known Russian F1 commentator Alexey Popov, after it emerged that Massa's lawyers have now warned the sport and its governing FIA that he is pursuing them over the outcome of the 2008 world championship......check out full post »

Aug.22 - Max Verstappen has been captured on video speeding on the A8 motorway in France. The video, taken by the Red Bull driver's friend Mark Cox, shows Verstappen at the wheel of the Adrian Newey-designed Valkyrie supercar doing 124kph in the 90kph speed zone. "Own goal for Max Verstappen," reported Italy's La Gazzetta dello.....check out full post »

Aug.22 - The next round of penalties for breaching Formula 1's budget cap should be "much more drastic". That is the view of Frederic Vasseur, amid rumours some top teams - again including Red Bull and Aston Martin - may once again be in trouble with the FIA for overspending. "I don't want to make.....check out full post »