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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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Fan insists they’ll ‘riot’ if Martin Brundle grid walks are cancelled

A fan has insisted that they’ll “riot” if Sky Sports F1 ever cancel Martin Brundle’s famous grid walks, whilst others lamented an awkward moment he had with heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua. The ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit conducted his traditional grid walk on Sunday at the United States Grand Prix, where the grid was littered

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Max Verstappen survives late scare

Max Verstappen recovered from sixth on the grid to win the United States Grand Prix, whilst he also survived a late scare caused by a rapid Lewis Hamilton. The Red Bull driver started from the unusual position after his best lap in Q3 on Friday was deleted for exceeding track limits, meaning he had some

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Max Verstappen’s race engineer skips celebrations

Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase wasn’t around to celebrate the Dutchman’s victory on Sunday at the United States Grand Prix, something many pondered was because of yet another round of heated radio exchanges. Starting from sixth after exceeding track limits in Q3 on his best lap, Verstappen made light work of George Russell, Carlos

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Lewis Hamilton calls for changes

Lewis Hamilton has called for Mercedes to “figure out” how they can get the maximum performance from the W14 “easier”, following a challenging start to the Mexican Grand Prix. Whilst Hamilton was disqualified from the United States Grand Prix last weekend, he admitted that the upgrades the Silver Arrows installed at the Circuit of the

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Helmut Marko warns Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has warned Aston Martin that they could be set for a “rude awakening” next season, if they choose the wrong direction to develop in. Aston Martin have endured a truly bizarre 2023 campaign, which started with them being the only team capable of even contemplating the idea of challenging

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Max Verstappen comes out on top in comical battle with Valtteri Bottas

Max Verstappen was in dominant form on the opening day of the Mexican Grand Prix, as the newly crowned three-time World Champion topped both practice sessions on Friday, whilst he also defeated Valtteri Bottas in a comical battle. Verstappen is chasing a record-breaking 16th win of the season this weekend, which would see him eclipse

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Toto Wolff praises potential new Manchester United shareholder

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has sung the praises of INEOS founder and chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is expected to become a 25 per cent shareholder in footballing giants Manchester United. Ratcliffe is, of course, a one-third shareholder of the Mercedes F1 outfit through INEOS, with him also owning French football team Nice and

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Max Verstappen responds to US GP boos

Max Verstappen has insisted that being booed on the podium doesn’t bother him in the slightest, as it’s him “who takes the silverware home”. The three-time World Champion was booed throughout the podium celebrations last weekend at the United States Grand Prix, where he claimed his 50th GP victory and his 15th of 2023. Most

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