Formula 1 News

Formula One and Fuji TV extend partnership

Formula One has extended its partnership with Fuji Television Network, INC, which will see the CS broadcasting service Fuji Television NEXT Live Premium continue broadcasting the F1 events till 2025. Fuji TV will broadcast all the races, including Practice, Qualifying and Sprint events, on its Fuji TV NEXT LIVE Premium in Japan, starting from the...
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Red Bull Powertrains teams up with Convergent Science

Formula One team Red Bull Racing’s power unit-manufacturing division Red Bull Powertrains (RBPT), which was created in 2021 to develop power units for Red Bull and AlphaTauri, has announced a new partnership with innovative computational fluid dynamics firm Convergent Science. The partnership will see RBPT use Convergent Science’s “CONVERGE CFD” software to help with the...
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Alfa Romeo and Corinthian Re team up

Swiss Formula One team Alfa Romeo have announced a new partnership with Corinthian Re, a speciality collateralised reinsurance company that is a subsidiary of The Corinthian Group. The partnership will see Corinthian Re join as an Official Partner of the team. The agreement will see the two parties working together towards their common goal for...
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Stoffel Vandoorne and Felipe Drugovich to stand in for McLaren

Aston Martin's Stoffel Vandoorne and Felipe Drugovich will stand-in as McLaren's Reserve Drivers as well should the situation arise, following an announcement by both the British Formula One teams. Aston Martin stated that they have come to an agreement with McLaren which will see Vandoorne and Drugovich step-in for the Woking-based team for the first 15 races of the 2023 Formula One season should the situation arise. Stoffel Vandoorne is a previous Formula One driver for McLaren and joined Aston Martin in November 2022 with reigning Formula One champion Felipe Drugovich also having joined the team as a Reserve Driver and also the team's development programme. Aside from Vandoorne and Drugovich, McLaren had earlier roped in Mercedes' Reserve Driver Mick Schumacher also in a similar role should the situation arise. INDY Car champion Alex Palou is McLaren’s Official Reserve Driver.
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F1 Academy calendar and format revealed

The schedule of the inaugural season of the F1 Academy has been revealed. The season will have seven rounds with a total of 21 races, with the season getting underway on April 28 and concluding on October 22, 2023. The season will kick off with the Austrian Grand Prix and will end with the United...
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F1 TV Pro launched in India

Formula One has announced the launch of F1 TV Pro in India, weeks ahead of the 2023 Formula One World Championship. F1 TV Pro will be broadcasting all the action during the race weekends, including Practice and Qualifying Sessions, F1 Sprints and Grands Prix in India. F1 TV Pro has been priced at ?399 per...
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Lance Stroll to miss pre-season testing

Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll will miss the 2023 Formula One season’s pre-season testing in Bahrain after meeting a bicycle accident in Spain. The team have announced that Stroll has sustained injuries that will rule him out of the pre-season test in Bahrain, which is scheduled to be held between February 23 and 25, 2023. The British...
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Heineken teams up with Max Verstappen and Red Bull

Dutch beverage brand Heineken has announced a double partnership with the Red Bull F1 team and their double World Champion Max Verstappen. While Heineken will join as an Official Team Partner of Red Bull, Verstappen will become an official Heineken 0.0 ambassador. The partnership will see Verstappen work with Heineken on a host of activations,...
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Nyck de Vries teams up with Northwave Cyber Security

Italian Formula One team AlphaTauri’s new driver Nyck de Vries has partnered with Dutch cyber security firm Northwave Cyber Security. The partnership will see Northwave join as an Official Partner of De Vries for the upcoming 2023 Formula One season. De Vries, who will be racing in his debut season in 2023 following his one-off...
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ART GP sign Carrie Schreiner for F1 Academy

ART Grand Prix have roped in young German racer Carrie Schreiner as their second driver for the F1 Academy championship. Schreiner will partner Léna Büher, who has already been announced as an ART Grand Prix team driver. The German driver, who is the first female racer to win the ADAC Kart Masters in the X30 Junior...
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