Jean Todt believes that Max Verstappen fully deserved to win the 2021 F1 world championship, despite the contentious final moments of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Todt, who was succeeded by Mohammed bin Sulayem as FIA president earlier this week, reckons that Verstappen earned his success over the course of the 22 races, and that
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has declared that he is not prepared to speak to race director Michael Masi following the dramatic end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Masi allowed five lapped cars through, leaving the rest in position ahead of the Safety Car restart in order to allow time for the race
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Alpine F1 driver Fernando Alonso is set to undergo surgery before the beginning of the 2022 season following a bicycle crash in early 2021. Alonso was out cycling in Switzerland back in February when a heavy bike crash landed him in hospital, with police confirming a week later that he was hit by a car.
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has shown his support for race director Michael Masi following vast criticism of the Australian throughout 2021, and especially following the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Masi has been the subject of many verbal barbs for several contentious moments since he took over as race director from the late Charlie
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Formula 1 champions Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso are both set to auction cars, with Verstappen’s proceeds going to charity. The pair have three F1 championships between them, and Alonso’s 2004 Renault F1 car will be up for auction on 2 February. The blue and yellow R24, which helped Alonso to a fourth-placed championship finish
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Susie Wolff, the wife of Mercedes F1 boss Toto, has taken to Twitter to deliver a strong message to Formula 1 following the controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi that saw Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the 2021 championship. She suggested that race director Michael Masi made up the regulations at the end
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, the Scuderia said in a statement on Thursday. The Monegasque, who just capped off his third season with Ferrari, tested positive for coronavirus after returning home following the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the subsequent post-season test in the UAE capital. The
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Mercedes were at fault for not calling Sir Lewis Hamilton into the pits during the late Safety Car in the season finale in Abu Dhabi. That’s according to former Formula 1 driver Jan Lammers, who slammed Mercedes for “accusing others” instead of taking responsibility for their own strategy call. Mercedes were fearful of giving up
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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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