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Helmut Marko criticises ‘Mexican’ fans for booing Max Verstappen

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes that a group of Mexican fans were behind the substantial booing during the United States Grand Prix podium celebrations on Sunday, where Max Verstappen stood on the top step for the 50th time in his career. Verstappen recovered superbly from sixth on the grid to win at the

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‘I did warn you’: Kevin Magnussen’s race engineer savagely snaps back

Kevin Magnussen’s race engineer Mark Slade savagely snapped back at the Haas driver during Free Practice 3 at the Mexican Grand Prix, after the Dane tried to blame Slade for an impeding incident. Traffic has traditionally been a huge issue at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with this weekend having been absolutely no different. Drivers have

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Lance Stroll admits Aston Martin upgrades aren’t working

Not the first time in recent weeks, Lance Stroll was a man of very few words after qualifying at the Mexican Grand Prix, where he was dumped out in Q1 yet again. Stroll’s 2023 misery continued on Saturday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, as he once again failed to get his AMR23 out of the

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Verstappen, Hamilton and Russell under investigation

Charles Leclerc claimed a shock pole position on Saturday at the Mexican Grand Prix, as Ferrari stunned Red Bull by locking-out the front row of the grid. The Maranello-based side showed little sign throughout free practice, Q1 and Q2 that they’d be a contender for pole; however, everything changed on Leclerc’s and Carlos Sainz’s final

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Revealed: Lewis Hamilton’s salary, net worth and personal life

Opinions aside for a second, Lewis Hamilton is the greatest Formula 1 driver of all-time, at least according to the official statistics. With the exception of sharing the seven-time World Champion accolade with Michael Schumacher, no driver has come close to the number of wins, podiums, nor pole positions that the 38-year-old has achieved. Since

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Sergio Perez suggests reason for struggles

Sergio Perez, facing a challenging period in his career, believes that Red Bull’s development direction has played a significant role in his recent decline in form, with the Mexican driver sharing insights into the struggles he has encountered. While the earlier part of the season saw Perez endure a series of races without Q3 appearances,

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Toto Wolff calls for FIA ‘reality check with real life’

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has called for the FIA to undergo a “reality check”, after they increased the maximum a driver could be fined by the stewards to a ridiculous €1 million. Prior to the change which was announced ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, the maximum a driver could be fined

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2023 US GP: Max Verstappen fumes at race engineer

Max Verstappen had to work extremely hard for victory on Sunday at the United States Grand Prix, with him having become hugely frustrated with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. The three-time World Champion started the race from sixth after exceeding track limits on his best lap in Q3 on Friday, giving him some overtaking to do.

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New Alpine investor keen to own a ‘tiny percentage’ of Manchester United

One of the greatest golfers of all-time Rory McIlroy has admitted that he’d be interested in owning a “tiny percentage” of Manchester United, after investing in the Alpine F1 Team. Ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, it was announced that consortium Otro Capital had invested £173 million into Alpine, with McIlroy, footballers Juan

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Oscar Piastri reflects on disappointing early retirement

The highs of finishing second in the Qatar Grand Prix are certainly in the past for Oscar Piastri, who was forced to retire at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday following the opening few laps. Piastri endured a challenging US GP, with him having been consistently slower than Lando Norris throughout the weekend at

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