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Max Verstappen makes plea to Formula 1 ahead of 2022 Belgian Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has warned Formula 1 that they cannot do away with tracks like Spa Francorchamps amid worldwide interest in hosting races. Vegas is set to join Austin and Miami on the calendar next year, expanding American interest to three races, two of them being held on street circuits if Miami is to

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Mercedes F1 Team part-owner ready to purchase Manchester United

Mercedes F1 Team part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is considering buying a share of bottom-placed Premier League side Manchester United, with the club’s current owners considering putting a minority stake up for sale. Ratcliffe owns 33% of the Mercedes F1 team, as does current team principal Toto Wolff and Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler AG. The INEOS CEO-billionaire has seemingly

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Toto Wolff warns Mercedes employees against ending up like Manchester United

After enjoying one of the most dominant runs in sporting history, in which they won seven Drivers’ Championships and eight Constructors’ Championships in eight years, Mercedes have suffered a fall from grace in 2022. The German team have fallen behind Red Bull and Ferrari in the pecking order, unable to challenge them for race wins,

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Helmut Marko criticises Yuki Tsunoda for going ‘too far’

Helmut Marko says that Yuki Tsunoda’s radio outbursts “went too far,” affecting the AlphaTauri driver’s performances. Tsunoda became renowned for his expletive-filled team radio messages in his rookie season in Formula 1. On multiple occasions, something would anger the Japanese driver and he’d make his feelings clear on the radio, launching into a tirade of

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Sebastian Vettel’s dad opens up on ‘low point’ which pushed him to retire

Sebastian Vettel’s announcement regarding his retirement shocked the entire paddock, with the German having been expected to sign a one-year contract extension with the Aston Martin F1 Team. One person who wasn’t shocked was Vettel’s father Norbert, who told RTL exactly when the four-time World Champion decided that his time was up in F1. “It

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Lewis Hamilton says he’s ‘not the same man’ ahead of 2022 Belgian GP

Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he has come back from his summer break a completely new man after spending some time travelling across Africa. The seven-time champion had a tricky winter ahead of the new season after being cruelly denied his eighth crown at last season’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He returned after

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F1 drivers warned about insane turbo lag

Formula 1 drivers have been warned of the difficult to control nature the 2026 cars when the new technical regulations come into force. The pinnacle of motorsport switched to hybrid power in 2014, as the old V8 engines were ditched, and new turbo-charged V6 power units were introduced. This is all part of an initiative

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Red Bull ready to use team orders to help Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen takes an enormous lead into the second half of the season, after winning eight of the thirteen races completed this season. The reigning World Champion leads Charles Leclerc by 80 points, a margin that should be considerably smaller had it not been for Ferrari’s strategic incompetence. Leclerc has lost the race lead and arguably a

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