Following the death of senior engineer David Oldham, a division of McLaren has been fined £650,000 after being found guilty of two health and safety charges related to Mr Oldham’s tragic death. Mr Oldham fell to his death in Maidenhead, Berkshire, in October 2016, whilst inspecting a temporary building in a warehouse. The senior engineer
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Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has defended Michael Masi for being in the Formula 1 paddock at the Australian Grand Prix, with it having been the Aussie’s first appearance in the paddock since the 2021 season finale. Masi was, of course, the race director for the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where a ‘human
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Pierre Gasly was both the luckiest and the unluckiest driver at the Australian Grand Prix, after the Frenchman lost a potential fifth-place finish but avoided a race ban for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Up until the penultimate lap at the Albert Park Circuit, Gasly had been enjoying an exceptional race, with the Alpine driver having
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has agreed with suggestions that Haas boss Guenther Steiner would’ve spoken to Mick Schumacher differently, had Michael Schumacher been by his side. The 23-year-old is currently at Mercedes as their new reserve driver, after Wolff snapped up the German following his departure from Haas. Schumacher spent two seasons at Haas
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Mercedes had a phenomenal start at the Australian Grand Prix, as George Russell took the lead and Lewis Hamilton pushed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen into third. However, when Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc went out the race at turn three, the safety car was deployed. When the race resumed, the Mercedes duo maintained their lead prior to
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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez has revealed that things between himself and team-mate Max Verstappen “are great”, after talks were held following the recent round. Perez wasn’t pleased at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit after discovering that Verstappen had set the fastest lap on the final lap of the race, with the Mexican having
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Kevin Magnussen’s Australian Grand Prix ended in disappointing fashion, after the Dane crashed heavily on the exit of Turn Two with five laps remaining. It was Magnussen’s late crash which triggered the second red flag of the race, which led to the chaotic restart. Magnussen hit the wall hard and appeared to simply run wide,
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Retired Formula 1 driver and four time world champion Alain Prost has warned that Formula 1 finds itself “in crisis” as the sport risks becoming a one horse race. Writing in his column for French newspaper L’Equipe, Prost raised fears that the majority of teams on the grid are struggling to find a way to
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Australian Grand Prix organisers have been referred to the World Motor Sport Council by the race stewards from Sunday’s race at the Albert Park Circuit, after an “unacceptable situation” unfolded in the closing laps of the race. Australian GP organisers are set to find themselves in an incredible amount of trouble, after fans managed to
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button was left surprised after the first of three red flags at what was an action-packed Australian Grand Prix, with reigning World Champion Max Verstappen having claimed victory. It was certainly one of the best races at the Albert Park Circuit in recent years, with the Australian GP typically
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