Nigel Mansell has sold the Ferrari 640 that he used in the 1989 Formula 1 season for 3.6 million euros using the Himalayan Dollar [HDO] cryptocurrency. The Briton sold the car to auction house RM Sotheby, who reckon that this is the first time a Ferrari Formula 1 driver has offered up a semi-automatic car.
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After winning three of the last four races, Max Verstappen is virtually in complete control of the 2022 World Championship, however, the Dutchman believed his title defence was over after just three rounds. The start of the season was horrific for the 2021 World Champion, after suffering two reliability-based DNFs in the opening three rounds
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Charles Leclerc has gone from being the title favourite to being in the “worst situation”, after suffering yet another power unit failure. It was almost déja vu to the Spanish GP, as Leclerc saw his hopes of victory go up in smoke; his power unit gave way in the early stages of the Azerbaijan GP.
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Italian publications have gone in on Ferrari after the double reliability failure that saw Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz walk away from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with no points. Leclerc started the race on pole with Sainz in fourth, but the Spaniard retired from the race nine laps in due to a hydraulic failure. The
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Sky Sport Germany editor Udo Hutflotz has warned Ferrari that they have got to get themselves together in the coming races if they are to avoid Red Bull running away with the championship. Charles Leclerc won two of the opening three rounds of the season in Bahrain and Australia, as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has conceded that the stewarding in Formula 1 this year has not been as consistent as he would have liked, but believes that FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem can mend the situation. Ben Sulayem confirmed changes to race control over the winter following the removal of now former race director Michael Masi
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Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari ICE and turbo unit used in Baku are completely destroyed and cannot be used again this season, according to reports from Italy. Leclerc started the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on pole position, but lost the lead to Red Bull’s Sergio Perez off the start. The first of Ferrari’s issues occurred nine laps into
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Max Verstappen remains on seven penalty points after the opening eight rounds of the 2022 season, with the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz still on zero. Therefore, should the Dutchman pick up another five penalty points in the coming races, he will be handed a one-race ban. Verstappen’s title rival from last
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An amusing team radio message has surfaced from Sergio Perez after his crash during qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix. Perez had generally been quicker all weekend than team-mate Max Verstappen in Monaco, and he had set a quicker lap than the Dutchman to go third fastest after the opening run in the third and
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Ryanair’s social media admin has made a name for themselves in savagery and banter, and they continued that trend of Tuesday when they got involved with Formula 1 Twitter. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc missed his flight to Montreal ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, making for a less than ideal start to the week for
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