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Brad Pitt may play a Formula 1 driver in his upcoming summer blockbuster, but he’s never gotten behind the wheel of a real F1 car – until now.McLaren held a private test at the Circuit of the Americas earlier this week, allowing the A-lister to take one of its previousContinue Reading

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Red Bull’s decision to appeal the result of the Canadian Grand Prix drew widespread criticism, with Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff branding it “petty” and “embarrassing”.The ensuing delay in confirming the race result drew negative reactions from both fans and the media alike.It took more than five and aContinue Reading

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Sportscar correspondent Gary Watkins speaks at length to Autosport Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner about the 1983 Formula 1 campaign – his favourite season in history.It was a new era for the championship, as ‘ground-effect’ floors were banned leading to an intense battle between turbo-charged engines and the naturally-aspirated Cosworth V8s.The 1983Continue Reading

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Rules can be as clear as you like, but the interpretation and enforcement of them will always introduce an element of subjectivity.That’s why the quality of officiating in Formula 1 regularly returns to the top of the agenda, rightly or – more often than not – wrongly.Some commentators have connectedContinue Reading

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Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has axed another senior figure as part of a management shake-up.Sara Mariani, who was the organisation’s Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) director for the past 18 months, will now leave her position.The BBC reported that Mariani wrote in a note in her out-of-office email,Continue Reading