Sporting director of the Dutch Grand Prix and former Formula 1 driver, Jan Lammers, has assured spectators that there will be no misconduct from Dutch fans this weekend. Abuse and ugly behaviour around the racetrack have been a key theme of the 2022 season so far, after Max Verstappen received boos from the British fans
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Lando Norris has confirmed that he has split up with girlfriend, Luisinha Barosa Oliveria, in a social media announcement. Norris began seeing Oliveira just over a year ago, and confirmed on Instagram late last year that they had entered into a relationship. Sadly, Oliveira has been under scrutiny from social media fans of Norris, some
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Fresh reports have indicated that Mick Schumacher’s deal with Ferrari has not been cut just yet. On Tuesday, Motorsport.com reported that the 23-year-old, who had joined the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) in 2019, was set to cut ties at the end of the season. Schumacher won the 2020 Formula 2 title while under Ferrari’s tutorship
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Dutch racing driver, Tom Coronel, sees a negative side to the current stranglehold his compatriot, Max Verstappen, has over Formula 1. Verstappen brought an end to seven years of dominance by Mercedes in the Drivers’ Standings last season when he dramatically beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to the title. Last year’s protagonists won 18 of the
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Fernando Alonso has apologised for his insults of Sir Lewis Hamilton made over the team radio at the Belgian Grand Prix. After starting the race next to one another, the two drivers went side by side early in the first lap. Hamilton then tried to pass Alonso around the outside and hit the Spaniard, with
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Mick Schumacher says that the Orange Army make the Dutch Grand Prix “smelly” with all the flares they let off. Dutch interest in Formula 1 never used to be huge, but that has changed drastically with Max Verstappen becoming one of the stars of the sport. Now, a see of orange can be regularly seen
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has been awarded the honour of being an officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands. The award, thought to be similar to an OBE or an MBE in the United Kingdom, is not the same as a knighthood – the closest thing to that in the Netherlands is to
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It’s been revealed that the aftermath of Sir Lewis Hamilton’s collision with Fernando Alonso on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix measured a jaw-dropping 45G, leaving no surprise as to why the seven-time World Champion was afraid of breaking his back. Both Hamilton and Alonso made excellent starts at Spa-Francorchamps, with the former team-mates running second
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2022 has been by far the Mercedes F1 Team’s worst in the hybrid era, with the Silver Arrows eight-year run of winning the Constructors’ Championship all but certain to come to an end. The year has been Mercedes’ worst nightmare, with the side having been playing catch-up to Red Bull Racing and Ferrari all season so far.
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The contract recognition board (CRB) has ruled that Oscar Piastri can join McLaren next season after Alpine’s protestations. Sebastian Vettel sent the driver market into a frenzy ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix when he announced his retirement at the end of the season. Alpine’s Fernando Alonso had been negotiating with the team over a
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