Nico Hulkenberg joked after the sprint race that Fernando Alonso’s retirement from the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday was “karma”, after the German had to take avoiding action whilst behind the Spaniard earlier on. Alonso retired from the race after spinning into the gravel at Pouhon, caused by running wide whilst behind Hulkenberg.
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Lewis Hamilton has disagreed with the FIA’s decision to slap him with a five-second time penalty for colliding with Sergio Perez. The seven-time World Champion received the penalty during Saturday’s sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix, after he clipped the side of Perez at high-speed. Hamilton and Perez were jostling for position at the
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Alpine’s Pierre Gasly has revealed his desire to take on a new challenge within the French team—competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans during the mid-season break. Alpine is set to enter the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship from 2024, making Gasly’s dream of participating in the world-famous endurance race a distinct
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has dismissed two-time champion Fernando Alonso’s assertions that a change in Pirelli’s tire construction is the reason behind the team’s recent dip in performance, considering it an “easy excuse.” Aston Martin began the season as the second-fastest team behind Red Bull. However, since the changes in tire construction were
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Daniel Ricciardo has openly admitted that returning to Red Bull is his “dream”, but that for the time being there’s “no point” thinking about a return to Milton Keynes. After just over six months behind-the-scenes at Red Bull as their development driver, Ricciardo made his eagerly awaited return to racing at the Hungarian Grand Prix
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Lando Norris delivered a stellar performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix, finishing second behind championship leader Max Verstappen. Despite starting the race on pole, former world champion Lewis Hamilton experienced a nightmare start, eventually finishing fourth. Hamilton questioned the impressive speed that saw him drop behind Norris’ teammate, Oscar Piastri, during the race. However, Norris
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen was quick to note how many races he’s won in Formula 1, following his victory on Sunday at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s win at the Hungaroring marked the 44th of his Formula 1 career, the same number which 2021 rival Lewis Hamilton races with. As a result, the 25-year-old
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With the Formula 1 community heading to Belgium this weekend for the last race before the summer break, Max Verstappen is optimistic about continuing his impressive run of form. “Spa is, of course, my favorite track on the calendar, so I’m looking forward to racing there and seeing the fans,” Verstappen said ahead of the
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes that the team’s drastic improvements will convince its star driver, Lando Norris, to “stick around.” Norris has now achieved back-to-back second place finishes at the British and Hungarian Grand Prixs. At Silverstone, he kept pace with Max Verstappen for most of the race and ended up finishing only +3.798s behind
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In the aftermath of the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton narrowly missed out on victory, Mercedes principal Toto Wolff has confirmed that the team’s next stage of the W14 upgrade plan will be unveiled at the Belgian Grand Prix. The team is determined to bounce back from missed opportunities in Hungary and get back
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