F1 Notes: Silverstone Changes, Alonso Rumours, McLaren Upgrades, And More

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It's finally race week! As fans get ready for some jam-packed weeks of racing starting with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, there has been news of Charles Leclerc venturing outside of F1, Russian driver Nikita Mazepin taking legal action in his hopes of returning to the sport, and McLaren bringing "promising" upgrades to Baku.

Here is everything you need to catch up on. 

• The Grand Tour's Abbie Eaton Slams FIA After Yet Another Sausage Kerb Incident
• F1 Insider: Lewis Hamilton Is "Like A Spoilt Little Boy" When He Doesn't Win
• Lewis Hamilton Goes Undercover To Watch Younger Brother Race: "Man Is An Inspiration"
• 2023 Monaco Grand Prix Under Threat From Protestors
• "Promising" Changes Coming To McLaren For Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sprint Weekend
• F1 Rumour: Charles Leclerc To Replace Lewis Hamilton And Vice Versa
• Felipe Massa Taking Legal Action To Rip Lewis Hamilton Of World Champion Title
• Fernando Alonso Fuels Taylor Swift Dating Rumours With Hilarious TikTok Video
• Former F1 Driver Nikita Mazepin Taking Legal Action To Return To The Sport
• Charles Leclerc Shocks Fans With New Venture Away From F1
• Silverstone Undergoes Changes After Zhou Guanyu's Horrific British Grand Prix Crash

Your F1 Guides - The Background To Help You Understand The News

• Azerbaijan GP: Everything You Need To Know About The Iconic Baku Street Circuit
• Grand Tour: What’s Abbie Eaton Doing Since Leaving the Prime Video Car Show

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the aston martin PR team when they have to prepare fernando for any questions about taylor swift pic.twitter.com/pJz7yyzGlV

— Anabel🌻 ¹⁸ ³ (@formulanabel) April 23, 2023

This Sprint Race wknd is going to be absolute madness 😅

— Bryson Sullivan 🇺🇲 (@NaturalParadigm) April 24, 2023

charles’ first single cover has his “forza ferrari” bracelet on full display 🥹 pic.twitter.com/EVxPn9pm4M

— leclerc data (@leclercdata) April 24, 2023

Love that @LewisHamilton was at Donington yesterday but so well hidden as not to take attention away from Nic.

I keep joking with @wheatley_dom that he might have watched the Minis and saw him get his best finish so far 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/slJrn2ioBG

— Nikki 🧡 (@life_of_niksi) April 24, 2023

📰: Ferrari won’t bring upgrades to Baku, but team boss Vasseur confirmed updates are coming soon for SF-23. Despite a difficult start, Vasseur assured upgrades will be brought to the car in the upcoming 5 races in 6 weeks, focusing on improving what they have.#F1#AzerbaijanGP pic.twitter.com/ezcWDncCZx

— F1 Naija (@f1_naija) April 24, 2023