Category: F1
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Is Liberty Media good for F1?
On the 23rd January 2017, Formula One changed. Gone were the days of Bernie Ecclestone and the sport was ushered into a new era under the stewardship of American conglomerate Liberty Media.
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F1 Academy to increase ties with F1
Formula 1 team liveries to appear on the 2024 F1 Academy grid with 10 drivers to be backed by F1 teams. Ten of the drivers will be nominated by F1 teams with the car’s featuring the liveries of the outfits. This move is set to focus the F1 teams’ attention on female motorsports as only…
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Daniel Ricciardo to replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri with immediate effect
Daniel Riccardo is to replace Nyck de Vries in the second AlphaTauri seat from the Hungarian Grand Prix. Riccardo is set to replace the underperforming Dutch driver for the rest of the season. The Australian made a return to Red Bull Racing as a reserve driver for 2023 after being dropped from the McLaren seat…
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W Series enters administration: where did it all go wrong?
The leading exclusively female racing championship W Series has entered administration after the 2022 season was curtailed due to financial pressures. Many have branded this business failure as a failure for women’s motorsport as W Series was a pioneer of female representation and therefore some followed the logic that women’s racing would also die a…
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Motorsport creative writing
Helmet on, visor down, laser focus. The hairs on the back of my neck are raised as if they are soldiers standing to attention, every ounce of my being is pulsating with adrenaline, my mind is preoccupied with whether I truly have what it takes to beat the nineteen world class competitors that surround me.…
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How F1 is broken (but with no clear solution).
Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsport, exhilarating action, jeopardy and impressive racing that excites the fans – except on the frequent occasions it isn’t. Many believe F1 to be a very processional sport with no real action and just ‘cars going around in circles’. I do disagree with this oversimplification however the 2023 season…
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F1 Monaco GP Debrief
A mixed Monaco Grand Prix with a monotonous opening and a manic ending that ended with a mostly predictable result among a few surprises. Red Bull: Unsurprisingly, Max Verstappen won by a considerable margin in Monaco leading his 1000th lap, the combination of the Dutchman and his RB19 is truly unstoppable at this point. The…
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The problems for women in motorsport
Women participating in motorsports has been a perennial problem in the sport: in the entire history of Formula One there has only ever been five female drivers who have started a Grand Prix. Motorsport is one of the few sporting activities in which men and women can compete alongside each other on equal terms yet…
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