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Team principals summoned amid ‘Gogglegate’

All 10 team principals have been summoned to the stewards at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after it was discovered that several teams appear to have made a pit-stop infringement. Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Zhou Guanyu and Logan Sargeant were all noted by the stewards during the race for having not complied with

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Oscar Piastri makes Lewis Hamilton claim in response to comparison

Oscar Piastri believes it’s “nice” to have his rookie season compared to Lewis Hamilton’s, with the McLaren driver feeling like he’s had an excellent season. Piastri entered Formula 1 this season on the back of a controversial move from Alpine to McLaren, which required the assistance of the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board. Some wondered whether

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Lando Norris says he ‘may as well not turn up’

Lando Norris was left furious with himself after qualifying on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, following another costly blunder. Norris safely progressed into Q3 with ease and looked like a real contender for pole position, especially after his opening lap in the final part of qualifying. The British driver sat in second behind

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Max Verstappen Red Bull accusation flatly denied

Reigning Formula E World Champion and Red Bull simulator driver Jake Dennis has stressed that the RB19 isn’t “purely made” for Max Verstappen, an accusation which is often made. Dennis has worked for Red Bull as a sim driver since 2018, with the Milton Keynes-based outfit having finally rewarded the Briton for his hard work

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Carlos Sainz accuses driver of foul play

Carlos Sainz’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix went from bad to worse on Saturday, after he was embarrassingly eliminated in Q1. The Ferrari driver will start the final race of the season from 16th on the grid, as a result of his final lap in the opening part of qualifying being nowhere near good enough to

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Breaking: Lewis Hamilton suffers more embarrassment

For the first time since 2014, Lewis Hamilton has failed to make Q3 in back-to-back races, after only being fast enough for P11 on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Following on from Hamilton’s disappointing Las Vegas Grand Prix last weekend, he was hoping to end the season on a positive note; however, he

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Red Bull claim Lewis Hamilton ‘authorised’ contract talks with them

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has added further fuel to the rumours of Lewis Hamilton approaching the Austrians, something which was sparked by Christian Horner ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. On Wednesday, Horner revealed to the Daily Mail that a representative of Hamilton’s had approached him, regarding a possible move to

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Unusual voice heard over Max Verstappen’s radio

On the opening day of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen didn’t have Gianpiero Lambiase as his race engineer, to the confusion of many. During Free Practice 2 at the Yas Marina Circuit, Verstappen’s performance engineer, Tom Hart, took Lambiase’s role. Lambiase has been Verstappen’s race engineer since the three-time World Champion joined Red

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Max Verstappen forces stewards to change rule

Max Verstappen’s aggressive driving on Friday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has resulted in race director Niels Wittich enforcing a new rule, regarding the pit-lane. Verstappen only drove in Free Practice 2 on Friday after Formula E World Champion Jake Dennis completed Free Practice 1 in the Dutchman’s car, in order for Red Bull

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Daniel Ricciardo to replace Sergio Perez in 2024

Ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale, Sergio Perez enters the event having secured second in the Drivers’ Championship, following his rostrum in Las Vegas. Despite being caught up in the opening corner chaos, Perez did extremely well to recover from his Q2 elimination to finish third; however, it would’ve been second

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