Flavio Briatore, the former Formula 1 team boss, has expressed admiration for the spectators of the Canadian Grand Prix, dubbing them “heroes” for their unwavering support throughout a rainy weekend. The Montreal race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve witnessed an astounding attendance of 345,000 fans, marking a record-breaking number for the event. Despite the challenging
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Red Bull Racing’s star driver, Max Verstappen, has been in imperious form this year and is well on his way to claiming his third consecutive Formula 1 crown. His team-mate, Sergio Perez, gave him a run for his money in the opening races of the season, but Verstappen has benefitted from the Mexican’s shortcomings in
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Helmut Marko has suggested greed is a factor in Lewis Hamilton’s contract negotiations. The Austrian believes the seven-time world champion is bitter over Max Verstappen leapfrogging him in the F1 earnings list. Verstappen reportedly earns a whopping $55 million a year compared to Hamilton’s $35 million salary. “At least he could change that with Ferrari’s
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Helmet controversies and Ferrari’s strategies appeared to hinder Charles Leclerc’s race weekend. The Monagasque driver has endured a difficult start to the season. With uncapped potential and a few race wins under his belt, many believed Leclerc could be the next world champion. But with the current state of Ferrari and Leclerc’s clear frustration, the
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has reaffirmed his unwavering confidence in Jack Doohan, despite the young Australian’s difficult start to the F2 season. As Alpine’s reserve driver, Doohan simultaneously competes in the F2 Championship, which serves as the primary feeder series to Formula 1, while supporting Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly at Alpine. Doohan, a
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Mercedes, the dominant force in Formula 1 in recent years, could be contemplating an unconventional strategy to enhance their car performance for the 2024 season. Sky Sports pundit Damon Hill believes that deliberately scoring worse results for the remainder of this year could provide the Silver Arrows with an advantage over their fierce rivals, Red
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Ahead of a vital vote at the end of July, George Russell has warned the FIA, Formula 1 and all the teams against approving the scrapping of electric tyre blankets, following concerns by the Mercedes driver that the sport isn’t ready yet for it to happen. Russell has tested Pirelli’s proposed 2024 tyres recently in
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has warned Lance Stroll that F1 is a “stopwatch competition”, with the Canadian’s seat continuing to be put into question following his run of below-par performances. Whilst Stroll is by no means an incapable driver, the 24-year-old has been engulfed by Fernando Alonso’s shadow this season. Alonso has been sensational
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen wasn’t in the mood to discuss team-mate Sergio Perez last weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix, as the Dutchman was busy claiming yet another victory. Verstappen’s win last Sunday marked his fourth consecutive victory and his sixth of 2023, with it having also put him level with three-time World Champion
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Following a meeting of the FIA General Assembly in Cordoba, it has been reported that several changes could be made to the Formula 1 calendar in 2024, including two Saturday night races. As Liberty Media continue to push for the pinnacle of motorsport to become more modernised, it has been discussed in Cordoba about whether
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