Three-time world champion Nelson Piquet could find himself banned from the Formula 1 paddock unless he issues a public apology to Sir Lewis Hamilton. Several months ago, Piquet was analysing a collision between Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen when he appeared to use a racial slur while talking about the seven-time champion. Those comments
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has indicated that Formula 1 could learn a thing or two from the American spending model amid the ongoing conversation as to whether drivers’ salaries should be capped. In the NFL, for example, the total spend on player salaries and bonuses for each team was set at $238.2 million in
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Fernando Alonso has demonstrated immense pace at times during the 2022 season, something which is rarely seen by drivers who take a sabbatical from the sport. The Spaniard has faced unprecedented bad luck this year, usually at times when on the verge of an incredible finish. Alonso’s front-row start at the recent Canadian Grand Prix
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Rodrigo Piquet, a relative of three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet, has jumped to the Brazilian motorsport legend’s defence after he received backlash for using a racial slur against Sir Lewis Hamilton. Nelson called Hamilton the n-word while discussing the crash he had with Max Verstappen at the 2021 British Grand Prix. The former racing
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Ferrari have expressed their support for Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes after the seven-time world champion was racially abused by Nelson Piquet. Specifically, the three-time world champion called Hamilton the n-word while analysing the high-speed crash between Max Verstappen and him at last year’s British Grand Prix. He used the racial slur in November, but
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Kelly Piquet has found herself on the receiving end of backlash after her father, three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet, used a racial slur against Sir Lewis Hamilton. The former Formula 1 driver called Hamilton the n-word while analysing his collision with Max Verstappen at the 2021 British Grand Prix. “The little n**** [Hamilton] put
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has indicated that there are some teams on the grid that should be taking the issue of safety a little more seriously as the “porpoising” and bouncing topic continues. The FIA introduced a directive at the Canadian Grand Prix last time out stating that any team whose car is oscillating
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Porpoising has been a serious issue for a number of teams so far this season, with the new regulations resulting in a number of cars bouncing at high speeds. Drivers have been seen bouncing vigorously in their cockpit, as a result of the aggressiveness of the problem. None more so than the Mercedes F1 Team,
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has expressed his intention to keep Sebastian Vettel around, if the four-time world champion wants to stay. Vettel joined the British side last year after spending six seasons at Ferrari, but the side that had been competing for third in the Constructors’ Standings in 2020 under their Racing Point
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Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has told Haas driver Mick Schumacher to relax and stop trying to achieve the results team-mate Kevin Magnussen was getting at the start of the season. Schumacher has twice been involved in scarily big crashes this year – first in Jeddah and then in Monaco, blowing a whole through
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