Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has ruled out any immediate possibility of the sport holding a race in London. The Italian, who took on his role at the start of 2021, does not want to diminish all chances of London hosting a race, but has questioned the viability of a grand prix in the UK
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said he believes Mercedes made a crucial error by not pitting Sir Lewis Hamilton after the Safety Car was brought out in the dying stages of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes decided against a pit-stop for Hamilton, informing the Brit that they would then lose
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has described the dramatic nature of the 2021 title battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen as a “great advertisement” for Formula 1. Mercedes and Red Bull were locked in an intense battle throughout the entirety of the 2021 season, with Hamilton and Verstappen clashing several times en route to
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2021 F1 world champion Max Verstappen has pledged his commitment to Formula 1, affirming that he is hungry for more titles in the pinnacle of motorsport. Verstappen became the 34th world champion in the history of F1 at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend, and reinforced his desire to remain in the sport
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Frenchman Pierre Gasly was pleased with his fifth-placed finish in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after spending much of the race weekend “on the edge.” A late Safety Car caused plenty of confusion as only five lapped cars were allowed through, allowing Max Verstappen to take the title from Sir Lewis Hamilton. As a
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has spoken of his pride at the Woking-based team’s efforts during the 2021 season, labelling it “one of the most exciting seasons” in the history of Formula 1. Lando Norris finished seventh, while his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo struggled to 12th in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, diminishing McLaren’s already-dim
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Formula 1 has announced it will investigate the highly controversial Safety Car restart that ultimately decided the 2021 championship. With Sir Lewis Hamilton leading Max Verstappen by a comfortable margin in the dying laps of the title-decider last weekend, a Nicholas Latifi crash prompted a late Safety Car. In the event that the race would
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Daniel Ricciardo has maintained that he does not have any regrets about leaving Red Bull at the end of 2018. Max Verstappen became the first-ever Dutch F1 world champion after winning Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, having signed with the Milton Keynes-based outfit in 2016 and raced alongside Ricciardo for two-and-a-half years. The Australian, who
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Neither the Mercedes Formula 1 nor Formula E teams made an appearance at the pre-ceremony photoshoot on Tuesday night, ahead of the FIA Prize-Giving Gala on Thursday. Mercedes claimed their eighth straight Formula 1 Constructors Championship along with both the Team and Drivers’ Championships in Formula E. However, as of Tuesday, the team were still
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Mercedes have decided to withdraw their appeal against the result of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, confirming Max Verstappen as champion. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen entered the final round of the season level on points following a thrilling season of racing, and Verstappen took pole for the final grand prix of 2021. Hamilton
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