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Vettel was shouting ‘Go Mick!’ in the car
Sebastian Vettel said he was shouting for Mick Schumacher to pass Max Verstappen in the closing laps of the British…
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Halo saved Zhou, but crash raised two new safety concerns
In the aftermath of his accident at the British Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou tweeted to say the…
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Verstappen pace loss caused by AlphaTauri debris
Max Verstappen’s loss of performance the British Grand Prix was due to a piece of debris from an AlphaTauri becoming…
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Hamilton: Leclerc sensible, unlike Verstappen
SILVERSTONE, England — Lewis Hamilton praised Charles Leclerc after their epic fight for position at the British Grand Prix and…
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Ferrari defends Leclerc’s British GP strategy
SILVERSTONE, England — Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has defended his team’s strategy at the British Grand Prix after giving…
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Schumacher ends long wait for first F1 points
SILVERSTONE – Mick Schumacher finally recorded a Formula One championship point as Haas returned to form in style at the…
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Hamilton urges British fans not to boo Verstappen
SILVERSTONE – Lewis Hamilton said fans at the British Grand Prix should not boo old rival Max Verstappen after the…
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Sainz in perfect position to revive underwhelming season
SILVERSTONE, England — Carlos Sainz was surprised to be told he had claimed pole position at the British Grand Prix,…
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Why Hamilton didn’t produce his usual magic in the rain
SILVERSTONE, U.K. — For three practice sessions and a good part of qualifying, it looked like Lewis Hamilton might put…
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Hamilton removes nose stud for British GP
SILVERSTONE — Lewis Hamilton has removed his nose stud ahead of the British Grand Prix, seemingly ending the controversy over…
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Protesters threaten track invasion at Silverstone
SILVERSTONE, England — A group of environmental protesters have threatened to invade the track during Sunday’s British Grand Prix. The…
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Verstappen now ready to cooperate with Netflix
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen says he is now ready to work with the Netflix docu-series ‘Drive to Survive’…
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F1 to clamp down on bouncing from French GP
SILVERSTONE — The FIA will start enforcing rules around how much Formula One cars can bounce — or porpoise —…
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Verstappen says Piquet ‘definitely not a racist’
TOWCESTER, England — Max Verstappen said the racial slur Nelson Piquet used to describe Lewis Hamilton is “not correct” but…
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Hamilton: Stop giving old F1 voices a platform
SILVERSTONE, England — Lewis Hamilton said “old voices” from Formula One such as Nelson Piquet’s are irrelevant to what the…
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Norris: ‘Not enough is done’ over death threats
Lando Norris has said he has received death threats on social media and that “not enough gets done” to tackle…
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Alpine strive to increase female workforce to 30%
Renault-owned Alpine launched a programme on Thursday to increase the number of women at their Formula One team and help…
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Axed Red Bull junior retained by F2 team
Juri Vips, the driver cut from Red Bull’s driver programme for using a racial slur during a livestream, will continue…
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Piquet apologises for slur, banned from F1 paddock
Nelson Piquet has apologised for a racial slur he used to describe Lewis Hamilton and said the word he used…
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The story behind Red Bull’s new £5 million hypercar
MILTON KEYNES, U.K. — When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown across the U.K. during the Christmas of 2020,…
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Hamilton condemns Piquet’s racial slur
Lewis Hamilton has condemned three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet for using a racially abusive term about him in…
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AlphaTauri announce Gasly stay for 2023
AlphaTauri has ended any lingering doubts about Pierre Gasly’s future by confirming on Friday the French driver will stay with…
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Madrid interested in hosting F1 race
The city of Madrid has officially expressed an interest in hosting a Formula One race, the city’s regional government announced…
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Rosberg has rare demo run with Extreme E
Former Formula One champion Nico Rosberg had a rare return to the cockpit of a racing car in a demo…
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Bottas nearly quit F1 after 2018
Valtteri Bottas almost walked away from Mercedes and Formula One at the end of 2018 after falling into a “dark…
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Leclerc insists Verstappen’s lead motivates him
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says he is not worried about Max Verstappen’s 49-point lead over him in the championship after…
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Horner: ‘Element of theatre’ in Wolff’s F1 safety concerns
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has accused his opposite number at Mercedes, Toto Wolff, of overplaying concerns about the…
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Alonso drops to ninth after penalty
MONTREAL – Fernando Alonso‘s frustrating Canadian Grand Prix got worse after the race had finished when a penalty dropped him…
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Magnussen: FIA are too easy to influence
MONTREAL – Kevin Magnussen said the FIA’s race directors and stewards are too easily influenced after his Canadian Grand Prix…
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Alonso vows ‘maximum attack’ at Turn 1
MONTREAL — Fernando Alonso vowed to roll back the years and attack Max Verstappen at the start of the the…
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Hamilton on a high with fourth in Canada qualifying
Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton was ecstatic after fourth place in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying raised the Mercedes driver’s…
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Alonso, Hamilton deliver in Canada rain but Verstappen still in league of his own
MONTREAL — A heavy downpour and a drying track has been a box office combination at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve…
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Alpine expect Piastri to be in F1 next year
Alpine expect Australian Oscar Piastri to be racing in Formula One next year, principal Otmar Szafnauer said on Saturday without…
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Leclerc sent to back of grid in Canada
MONTREAL – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from the back of the grid at the Canadian Grand Prix after his…
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AlphaTauri insists Gasly will stay in ’23
MONTREAL – AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost said it is absolutely certain Pierre Gasly will still be racing for the team…
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Hamilton on back foot after ‘disaster’ Friday
MONTREAL — Lewis Hamilton branded an experimental start to Mercedes’ Canadian Grand Prix a “disaster”. Hamilton’s form has been up…
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Leclerc gets 10-place engine penalty for Canada
MONTREAL – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will face a 10-place grid penalty from wherever he qualifies for the Canadian Grand Prix.…
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Horner: F1 can’t change rules for one team
Formula One’s governing body should make sure Mercedes have a safer car rather than changing the rules for everyone, Red…
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Verstappen says FIA bouncing intervention ‘not correct’
MONTREAL, Canada — Reigning world champion Max Verstappen does not agree with Formula One’s rules being changed mid-way through the…
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Leclerc’s Baku engine ‘beyond repair’, penalty looms
Ferrari has confirmed the engine which failed for Charles Leclerc at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is “beyond repair”, raising the…
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FIA takes action to stop F1 cars bouncing
MONTREAL, Canada — Motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, has introduced measures aimed at eliminating the dangerous levels of bouncing…
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FIA steps in to reduce bouncing in F1 cars
MONTREAL, Canada — Motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, has introduced measures aimed at reducing or eliminating the dangerous levels…
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Hamilton to race at Canada GP despite pain
Lewis Hamilton has said he will be at the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend and “would not miss it for…
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F1 nears deal to secure South African Grand Prix
Formula One is moving closer to securing a South African Grand Prix at former race venue Kyalami, which could be…
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Horner suspects Merc overplaying car issues
Christian Horner suspects teams such as Mercedes are overplaying the dangers of their cars bouncing at high speed to force…
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Verstappen has no sympathy for Leclerc, Ferrari
Max Verstappen had little sympathy for title rival Charles Leclerc at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after the Ferrari driver retired…
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Hamilton on Baku pain: ‘Was praying for it to end’
Lewis Hamilton said the pain he felt from his bouncing Formula One car during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was so…
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Ferrari in Baku nightmare as Leclerc, Sainz DNF
Ferrari suffered a nightmare double retirement at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to hand another huge opportunity to Max Verstappen and…
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Russell: Current F1 regulations a recipe for disaster
Mercedes driver George Russell believes it is just a matter of time until the traits of the latest generation of…
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Is Leclerc the fastest driver in F1?
2:11 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders…
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