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Nelson Piquet breaks silence as Lewis Hamilton faces lawsuit

Nelson Piquet Jr has defended himself amid the growing debate over whether Lewis Hamilton should be stripped of his first world title. The former F1 driver has spoken up after it was reported that Felipe Massa is looking into legal options over the outcome of the 2008 Drivers’ title that he narrowly missed out on.

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Lewis Hamilton considering Ferrari move as Carlos Sainz’s replacement

With Lewis Hamilton’s future at Mercedes in doubt, as contract negotiations rumble on, former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger has proposed that the seven-time world champion could get back in the title fight if he moved to a new team. Berger, who raced for Ferrari in the 1987-89 seasons, has suggested that moving to the

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Red Bull hit back at George Russell accusation

With the Australian Grand Prix being a tighter contest than expected, as Mercedes battled Red Bull for the lead in the opening stages, George Russell accused Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez of sandbagging to hide their car’s true performance. With Red Bull having taken all three victories of the season so far, some on the

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Max Verstappen warned after sending ‘very unusual threat’

Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Max Verstappen expressed his opposition to the proposed changes to the weekend race format, which come into effect at Baku. At the first sprint weekend on the calendar, Formula 1 bosses are introducing two qualifying sessions. The different format will see the Saturday sprint become a standalone event, as

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George Russell sends a warning to Stefano Domenicali

A debate has broken out in Formula 1 over whether practice sessions should remain, be reformed or be removed entirely. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has been clear that he is a “supporter of the cancellation of free practice sessions,” saying they are “of great use to the engineers but that the public doesn’t like

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Daniil Kvyat joins Lamborghini

Lamborghini Squadra Corse has announced former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat as its official factory driver, with responsibility for testing their LMDh prototype ahead of the 2024 WEC and IMSA Championships. In this position, Kvyat will join Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Romain Grosjean. Throughout 2023, the trio will carry out test and development work

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Christian Horner comments on Daniel Ricciardo’s F1 return

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confidently backed Daniel Ricciardo for a return to the Formula 1 grid as soon as a seat opens up. Ricciardo is seeing out 2023 as a reserve driver for his old team Red Bull after he failed to find a seat following his early exit from McLaren. The

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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell disagree over Mercedes W14

Following on from the recent Australian Grand Prix, George Russell believes Mercedes’ impressive pace was genuine and not “track-specific”, whilst team-mate Lewis Hamilton believes it was due to the Albert Park Circuit’s characteristics. Mercedes looked quick in Melbourne, with the side having enjoyed their best performance of the year on the Saturday and the Sunday.

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