McLaren’s Lando Norris was not feeling the effects of any of the hardship he has been experiencing this week off the track, evidenced by a superb qualifying performance at the Dutch Grand Prix. The Briton split up this week with Portuguese model, Luisinha Barosa Oliveira, whom he had been dating for the best part of
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Max Verstappen has heaped praise onto sim-racer-turned-pro-racer Rudy van Buren amid the Dutchman’s appointment as simulator driver at Red Bull. The 30-year-old is a part of Team Redline’s Esports project, which features Verstappen as well as McLaren driver Lando Norris. Redline has contested the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans in the last couple of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso appear to have buried the hatchet on their Belgian Grand Prix collision, after the duo spoke at the Dutch Grand Prix. Alonso labelled his 2007 McLaren F1 team-mate as an “idiot” who “only knows how to start from first” over his team radio, after the seven-time World Champion was at fault for the
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F1 fans on Reddit have poked fun at Ferrari’s head of strategy, Iñaki Rueda, after the Spaniard defended his decision to pit Charles Leclerc late on in Belgium. Leclerc had gone into the weekend at Spa knowing that he would take a grid penalty after qualifying due to adding too many engine parts to his
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There was commotion at the side of the track on Saturday after a spectator threw a flare onto the circuit during qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix. Alex Albon had just headed out onto the circuit at the start of the second qualifying session but, shortly after he had left the pits, a red flag
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As expected, Oscar Piastri has been announced as Lando Norris’ team-mate at the McLaren F1 Team next season, as the young Australian’s situation with Alpine was finally resolved. It was announced towards the end of the week by the FIA that their Contract Recognition Board (CRB) had come to the decision that the 2021 F2 World Champion
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Daniel Ricciardo’s exit from the McLaren F1 Team can’t come soon enough, as the 33-year-old faced an embarrassing Q1 exit from qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix. The Australian will start Sunday’s race from P17, whereas his team-mate, Lando Norris, starts from seventh. Ricciardo’s qualifying summed up his 2022 season: poor. The Aussie looked good on Friday
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Red Bull have confirmed that Colton Herta is set to join Scuderia AlphaTauri next year, with Pierre Gasly to move to Alpine. The IndyCar driver has been tipped for a move to Formula 1 in recent months, with McLaren emerging as his most likely destination. However, the Woking-based team recently announced Oscar Piastri as Daniel
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Red Bull and Scuderia AlphaTauri have been accused of cheating to help Max Verstappen win the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix. The Dutchman had lost the lead of the race after starting from pole position, but a DNF for Yuki Tsuonda brought out a Virtual Safety Car (VSC) which allowed Verstappen to get a cheap pit-stop.
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has apologised to his Mercedes team for the way he spoke to them in the closing stages of the Dutch Grand Prix. Hamilton and George Russell had both cleared the Red Bull of Sergio Perez in the pits, as well as the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz following a botched pit stop. They
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