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Lando Norris signs new McLaren contract 2022.v1

Norris makes ‘natural decision’ to extend McLaren contract

Lando Norris has committed his future to McLaren, signing a contract that extends the length of his stay at the Woking outfit until the end of 2025. Norris, who recently presented an award at the BRITS, signed with the British side as a rookie in 2019 alongside Carlos Sainz. His pace was immediately discernible, with

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‘Welcome back’ – Mercedes all but confirm Hamilton won’t retire

Mercedes have virtually confirmed that Sir Lewis Hamilton will be remaining in Formula 1 in 2022 after his heart-breaking championship defeat last year. A controversial Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi – in which he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to get their lap back – allowed Max Verstappen to snatch

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Horner completes stewards programme following ‘rogue marshal’ comment

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has completed two days of a stewards’ programme following comments he made about a marshal last year. During the Qatar Grand Prix race weekend, AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly’s car stopped on the pit straight, necessitating a yellow flag. Verstappen sped past the incident, and was thus given a five-place

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Valtteri Bottas in 2021

Bottas ‘laughing and smiling a lot more’ after leaving Mercedes

New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas maintains that he is a much happier man since his arrival to the Swiss team than he was during his five years at Mercedes. When Nico Rosberg retired at the end of his title-winning 2016 season following three brutal years battling with Sir Lewis Hamilton for the championship, Bottas

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‘I think it is really terrible’: Verstappen fans slammed for booing Hamilton

Former Formula 1 driver Christijan Albers has spoken out against F1 spectators – particularly fans of Max Verstappen – booing Sir Lewis Hamilton during the 2021 season. Hamilton and title rival Verstappen engaged in a battle for the ages for the world championship last year, and were involved in notable collisions in Silverstone, Monza and

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