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Alpine’s Colapinto deal is a pressure cooker for Doohan, but is it fair to him?

There’s one significant detail about Franco Colapinto’s move to Alpine – and that’s his current job description at Enstone probably not being what he and his managers are really aiming for.Read Also: Formula 1Colapinto joins Alpine as F1 reserve driver for 2025 “If Franco is not in a racing seat next year, we’ll have a historic car, two-year-old car,” …Keep reading

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Vowles on what Williams has done wrong: too much change

Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted that his approach to restructuring the Grove-based outfit always risked being detrimental in the short term.The former strategy director of Mercedes joined Williams two years ago, with some of the infrastructure famously described as dating back to the “Ming Dynasty” and an Excel spreadsheet used to track all car parts, partly due to a lack of …Keep reading

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Lawson: ‘I wasn’t trying to prove a point’ defying Alonso, Perez

New Red Bull driver Liam Lawson has insisted he was not “trying to set an example” with his hard racing during his six-round campaign in Formula 1 last year.The Kiwi replaced Daniel Ricciardo at RB [now known as Racing Bulls] ahead of the last two triple-headers of the 2024 season, as Red Bull was keen to evaluate him with a view to promoting him to the main team – and eventually did …Keep reading

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USMNT’s next opponent Venezuela: Where sports and politics intertwine

On Saturday, the U.S. men’s national team will face Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The friendly is an opportunity for the United States to build positive momentum under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino. With the 2026 World Cup finals, which the U.S. will co-host with Canada and Mexico, a little over a year away, Pochettino will look to identify squad alternatives from a group of players with little fanfare. For the visiting South Americans, the match comes amid intense political upheaval back home. Last week, Venezuela’s autocratic president Nicolas Maduro…

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