Portion – a cryptocurrency project which aims to be the leading “marketplace for digital and physical art and collectibles” – is set to join the F1 grid as a team sponsor in 2022, Formula1News.co.uk can exclusively reveal. The crypto company is currently in talks with two teams over a potential sponsor deal, and they are
MoreRed Bull driver Max Verstappen has jumped to Valtteri Bottas’ defence after the Finnish driver was criticised by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. After the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix, Wolff criticised Bottas for not closing down Verstappen more aggressively on the run down to Turn One. The Austrian blamed Bottas for both Mercedes drivers
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Seven-time World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton has back-pedalled on Instagram following him criticising his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas on Sunday. After locking out the front row of the grid for the Mexico City Grand Prix, Hamilton was furious that his Championship rival, Max Verstappen, was able to overtake both Silver Arrows and take the lead
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has publicly expressed his frustration with Valtteri Bottas for not closing down Max Verstappen on the run to the first corner in Mexico. The Finn qualified on pole for the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix, with Sir Lewis Hamilton alongside him and Max Verstappen in P3. However, the Dutchman benefitted from
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has said he is optimistic about his chances of “fighting for good points” in the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix. Despite being knocked out in Q2, the German will start the race in P9, due to a number of drivers taking engine penalties. READ: Mercedes To Discuss Team Orders With Hamilton
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he will discuss the prospect of using team orders in the Mexican Grand Prix with Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Bottas pipped Hamilton to pole position in Mexico, in a surprise front-row lockout for the Silver Arrows. READ: Mazepin Suggests Schumacher Getting Favourable Treatment By Haas
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Russian F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin has suggested that his team-mate, Mick Schumacher, is receiving favourable treatment from Haas. The pair had yet another incident in qualifying for the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix on Saturday, with Mazepin asking if he could overtake his team-mate ahead of their flying lap as he believed the German was driving
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Charles Leclerc has blamed himself for his poor showing in qualifying for the 2021 Mexican GP. The Ferrari driver will start the race in P8, two places behind team-mate Carlos Sainz. READ: Alonso Warns Hamilton Will Crack Under Pressure Against Verstappen Leclerc struggled to match Sainz’s pace throughout the weekend, and he was unhappy with
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Scuderia AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has defended Japanese F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda. The 21-year-old was accused by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner of ruining Max Verstappen’s final Q3 lap, as he went off the track at turn 11. This seemingly distracted Sergio Perez, who was running behind him, and led to the Mexican
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Championship leader Max Verstappen has hit out at his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez for compromising his final lap in qualifying. The Dutchman will start tomorrow’s Mexican Grand Prix third on the grid, ahead of the two Mercedes of Sir Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, who will line up P2 and P1, respectively. Perez was
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