Following Sir Lewis Hamilton’s heart-breaking and controversial defeat to Max Verstappen last month, it has been reported that the Brit is mulling retiring from Formula 1. The seven-time world champion was poised to win his record-breaking eighth F1 crown at the season-ending 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but a late Safety Car saw Verstappen take
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner does not want Sir Lewis Hamilton to retire following his cruel championship defeat in 2021 that saw Max Verstappen claim his maiden title. Hamilton and Verstappen entered the final round of last season level on points following what had been an incredible season of racing, and the Briton found
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An F1 insider has said they believe that Sir Lewis Hamilton has “50 million reasons” to remain in the sport following his cruel championship defeat last year, and warns that retiring now would leave his Mercedes team in quite a predicament. Hamilton missed out on his record eighth world championship at the 2021 Abu Dhabi
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Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean sympathises with the Sir Lewis Hamilton for the way he lost the title in 2021, but insists that race director Michael Masi made the right call. With time constraints threatening to see the race end behind the Safety Car, Masi decided only to allow five lapped runners to gain
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Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that Toto Wolff’s reaction to Sir Lewis Hamilton’s championship defeat last year has harmed his image. Hamilton was beaten by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi following a highly contentious Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi, drawing
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has called for tangible change from the FIA following the contentious end to the 2021 championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton was denied his eighth Formula 1 title at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following a strange Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi. With a handful of laps remaining
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Former Formula 1 driver John Watson believes the dramatic element that Netflix’s Drive to Survive series has brought to the sport affected the stewards in the closing stages of the 2021 championship. Sir Lewis Hamilton was comfortably leading Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the dying laps of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and team
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78.3 percent of Formula 1 fans believe that the FIA should fire race director Michael Masi following his handling of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and last season as a whole. That’s according to a poll of just over 4,000 readers of Formula1News.co.uk, which asked: “Should the FIA fire Michael Masi as a result
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Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that the controversy surrounding the end of the world championship last year may be a positive thing for the sport in the long run. Sir Lewis Hamilton was denied his record eighth title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December after a contentious late Safety Car
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Former Formula 1 driver Perry McCarthy has said he cannot rule out the possibility of Sir Lewis Hamilton retiring following the contentious end to the 2021 season. Max Verstappen beat his rival to the championship in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after race director Michael Masi allowed a limited number of lapped runners past
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