A number of F1 drivers have incredibly defended the ridiculous actions taken by anti-oil protesters at the British Grand Prix, who stormed the circuit on the opening lap before sitting on the Silverstone International Circuit. Had the race not been red-flagged for Guanyu Zhou’s terrifying crash, then it’s worrying to think what might have occurred on the
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Fans on social media did not take kindly to Max Verstappen’s defence late on against Haas’ Mick Schumacher as the Dutchman held on to seventh place in Silverstone. Verstappen had initially got into the lead of the race off the start when he passed the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz, but the red flag was immediately
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has affirmed that the Scuderia did not feel they had the time to bring in both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz at the end of the British Grand Prix. Leclerc had already been annoyed when it took several laps for him to be allowed through when he was the quicker
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Spectators at Abbey were forced into a quick retreat after Zhou Guanyu’s Alfa Romeo was sent hurtling upside-down over the barrier and into the fence behind it. Off the start of the British Grand Prix, George Russell and Pierre Gasly made contact as they converged onto the same bit of racetrack, and the Mercedes went
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The already controversial figure of Bernie Ecclestone has become yet more questionable, after further unexplainable comments. Ecclestone staggeringly said on both ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’ and Talk TV’s ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ that he’d “take a bullet” for Vladimir Putin. The former F1 CEO has now said that Sir Lewis Hamilton is “full of rubbish”, and that
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is expected to sit down with FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem in the coming days to hold more discussions surrounding the controversial jewellery regulation. Race director Niels Wittich has twice written in his race director’s notes this season that drivers are not to wear jewellery or any non-fireproof clothing in the cockpit.
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Carlos Sainz pleaded with his Ferrari team not to ask him to hinder his chance of winning the British Grand Prix during the late Safety Car period. Team-mate Charles Leclerc had been equally upset that he had not been allowed through earlier in the race when he was quicker despite having wing damage as a
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Sergio Pérez’s dramatic improvement this season is making Dr Helmut Marko’s job that much harder, after Jos Verstappen publicly made comments about the team not wanting the best for his son. The incident occurred after the Monaco Grand Prix, where Sergio Pérez claimed a famous victory, and championship leader Max Verstappen finished third. At the
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Despite being 40 years old, Fernando Alonso has been fighting with the very best this season in what is proving to be another strong year for the Spaniard. The double World Champion would be sitting much higher than 10th in the Drivers’ Standings if not for a wave of bad luck. Alonso has fallen victim
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Porsche, who are set to join Formula 1 in 2026, have had one of their road cars questioned recently by Michael Schumacher’s manager Sabine Kehm. The German manufacturer has seen one of their vehicles involved in a potential scandal, after an auction house sold a Carrera GT but under the impression that it was driven in ‘secret’ by Schumacher
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