Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is expected to appear in court on charges of fraud after he allegedly failed to declare over £400 million being held overseas. Ecclestone, who owned a team in the 1950s before becoming a Formula 1 executive in 1973, has been in the news quite a lot lately for a
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The FIA are set to look at how they can prevent drivers breathing in carbon dust after Sebastian Vettel’s comments following the Austrian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion had a difficult weekend in Spielberg after he qualified last on Friday having seen his final lap deleted for a track limits infringement. He was then
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It has been announced by the McLaren F1 Team that American Indycar driver Colton Herta will drive for the team in an upcoming test on Wednesday, taking place at the Algarve International Circuit, Portimao, Portugal. Herta will drive the team’s 2021 car, having recently signed a deal with McLaren to be part of their TPC
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Nelson Piquet is facing civil charges in Brazil after he was caught racially abusing Sir Lewis Hamilton last year. In November, Piquet was analysing an incident between Hamilton and Max Verstappen at the 2021 British Grand Prix, after which the Dutchman was sent spinning off into the barrier and out of the race. While the
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc tends to agree with Mercedes’ George Russell on the issue of the presence of two race directors in Formula 1. Michael Masi was removed as race director after the controversial season finale in 2021 that saw Max Verstappen overtake Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Fernando Alonso hilariously wagged his finger at Yuki Tsunoda while passing the Japanese driver at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. The pair were battling for 16th after the Spaniard had started 19th following a failure which ruled him out of the entire sprint race, and the double world champion got a superb exit out of Turn
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Max Verstappen has called for fans to have more respect after he and Sir Lewis Hamilton both received hostile treatment in the last two races. Verstappen and Hamilton were involved in a massive title battle in 2021 that was filled with controversy and tension, and it sparked an intense rivalry between their respective sets of
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Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz has revealed that Sebastian Vettel grew impatient at the aimless discussions taking place during the drivers’ briefing in Spielberg, so he walked out. The drivers had a lot to get off their chests on Friday evening after multiple laps had been deleted in qualifying for the sprint race, including Sergio
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas feels happier at Alfa Romeo now than he did when he drove for Mercedes after stepping out of Sir Lewis Hamilton’s shadow. Bottas joined Mercedes from Williams in 2017 after the shock retirement of 2016 champion Nico Rosberg, and the Finn won three races in his first season with the Silver
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George Russell recovered incredibly well at the Austrian Grand Prix, after an early 5-second time penalty saw his hopes of a top five finish appear to vanish. Russell, who started 4th, made a great start to the race and battled with Carlos Sainz and Sergio Pérez. However, drama struck at the famous Turn 4, as
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