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Lewis Hamilton says he will continue to speak his mind during the 2023 Formula 1 season in defiance of an FIA ban on political speech in motorsport.
Late last year the FIA inserted a clause into the International Sporting Code, world motorsportās fundamental governance document, that bans drivers from making āpolitical, religious and personal statementsā without prior written approval.
Punishments for breaking the code range from a simple warning to the suspension of a competition licence and a maximum fine of ā¬250,000 ($387,000).
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSOscar Piastri says heās under more pressure from his glittering junior career than his messy 2022 split with Alpine as he prepares to make his long-awaited Formula 1 debut next month.
Piastriās crumbling relationship with Alpine was one of last yearās major storylines despite the Aussie rising star spending the season on the sidelines as a reserve driver.
The Melburnian and his manager, nine-time grand prix winner Mark Webber, had grown frustrated with the French teamās lack of urgency in drawing up a new contract securing him a place on the 2023 grid.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSIn a preseason of so far underwhelming or even downright misleading car launches, Ferrariās spectacular debut of its 2023 title challenger was a breath of the kind of fresh air you can only get in central Italy.
Into the temporary grandstand at the teamās famous Fiorano test track packed 500 famously passionate tifosi, allowed to gather in person for a launch for the first time in three years.
In attendance were drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz and new team principal FrƩdƩric Vasseur.
In the garage was the car the team hopes will banish the sour memories of last season and bring the championship home to Maranello, the SF-23.
In an age of launches becoming increasingly about digital renders of paint jobs and endless marketing guff from sponsor bigwigs, this was proper old-school Formula 1.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSAustralian young gun Oscar Piastri says he doesnāt expect to fall into the same trap as Daniel Ricciardo as he prepares for his Formula 1 debut with McLaren.
Piastri has replaced Ricciardo in Wokingās line-up this season after his compatriot struggled for two years to adapt to a line of difficult-to-drive cars.
Ricciardo was trounced by younger teammate Lando Norris over two gruelling campaigns as he tried in vain to change his driving style to suit his machinery.
Continue reading on FOX SPORTSDaniel Ricciardo could make his first official outing as the Red Bull Racing third driver with a demonstration run around Mount Panorama at the Bathurst 12 Hour.
The endurance race announced today that Red Bull Racing will send its RB7 show car to the mountain for the 3ā5 February event to āattackā the iconic circuit in a series of exhibition runs.
No driver has been named for the program, but Daniel Ricciardo would be an obvious choice.
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