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McLaren have become the latest Formula 1 team to tease of a potential one-off livery for the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend. After Williams sponsor Gulf hinted at a fresh livery for the race in the Principality, McLaren have joined the fun, hinting that the MCL60s of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri could be decked out in new colours. In a video celebrating McLaren's exploits in the Triple Crown of Motorsport – Monaco, the Indy 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours – the team teased a potential black and white livery with a blurred image of this year's car not in its traditional orange. If the team commit to running such a livery, it could be in honour of the 1966 Monaco GP where founder Bruce McLaren entered his eponymous team into a World Championship Grand Prix for the first time – lasting nine laps before retiring with an oil leak. McLaren have won in Monaco a record 15 times between the first with Alain Prost in 1984 and Lewis Hamilton in 2008. They are contenders for vic...

Sergio Perez admits that the possibility of rival teams disrupting his championship battle with Max Verstappen is a concern. The opening five races of the 2023 F1 season have been dominated by Red Bull, with Verstappen and Perez claiming three and two race wins respectively. Their closest challenger, Fernando Alonso, sits 30 points behind second-placed Perez in the World Championship standings, while Verstappen leads his teammate by 14 points. The squad hold a 122-point advantage over Aston Martin in the Constructors' table, and Mercedes and Ferrari are further back in third and fourth places. Despite this, Perez remains wary of the threat that other teams could pose should they progress during the season. Viewed by others: Sergio Perez Perez's father likens Red Bull duel to Prost and Senna ...

Valtteri Bottas feels he can empathise with Sergio Perez as he battles Max Verstappen for the 2023 Formula 1 world title. During his five-year spell at Mercedes, Bottas was able to beat Lewis Hamilton on occasion in both qualifying and races, but was unable to sustain his bid for the title over the course of a season. The Finn won 10 races to Hamilton's 50 between 2017 and 2021, finishing runner-up in both 2019 and 2020. He ultimately left for Alfa Romeo for 2022, and feels in a similar position to Perez - who is fighting reigning double champion Verstappen for a maiden title this term. Viewed by others: Carlos Sainz title "> Sainz calls for increased FIA discussions amid driver complaints ...

The 10 Formula 1 Team Principals have ranked Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc as their best drivers of the 2022 season. In a secret vote of the bosses by F1, they were tasked with ranking their top 10 drivers of the campaign, using the standard points system of 25 for first down to one point for 10th. These were then tallied up to give a final result, with a maximum of 250 points up for grabs for the winner. As the table shows, Max Verstappen received 207 points, but was comfortably ahead of title runner-up Charles Leclerc. Viewed by others: F1 2023 Former F1 driver predicts Ferrari resurgence and tough year for Red Bull ...

Toto Wolff admits that Mercedes face a "very difficult " task in 2023 in terms of closing the development gap to Red Bull and Ferrari. The 2022 season proved to be a difficult one for the Silver Arrows, with the W13 being affected by issues including porpoising from an early stage in the campaign. While there were signs of progress – along with a victory for George Russell at the penultimate race of the year in Brazil – the team finished third in the Constructors' Championship after being unable to match the pace of their rivals at the front of the pack. Wolff is feeling positive about the squad's chances of moving forwards in the next season, but acknowledges that it could be challenging. Wolff on 'difficult' development slope "I'm always a half-empty glass guy, and I see the risks," Wolff told the Beyond The Grid podcast. "As ...