As has now become tradition, the turn of the new year means that we are but a couple of months away from the premiere of the new season of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries. Season 4 is set to be the juiciest one yet, with controversy running riot in the championship battle between Sir Lewis
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes that 22-year-old Lando Norris is closest to the level on which Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen perform, as he gives his predictions for 2022. The Briton ended the 2021 season sixth in the Drivers’ Championship, impressively out-scoring more experienced team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in the Australian’s first year
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Activists from PETA have called on Sir Lewis Hamilton to back their campaign against the Iditarod – a notorious dog-sled race which takes place in Alaska. PETA campaigners sent Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali a dead dog prop and a letter last week, urging him to end Liberty Media’s backing of the event. Buy an
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Mercedes made the right call not to pit Sir Lewis Hamilton once the Safety Car was deployed at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, based on what the “rules suggested.” That’s according to motorsports journalist Peter Windsor, who believes that race director Michael Masi called the Safety Car in sooner than he should have, as
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McLaren F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has been slammed for saying he believes he is the best driver in the pinnacle of motorsport. The Australian, who just completed his debut season with McLaren after switching from Renault, said he is the best driver on the Formula 1 grid, ahead of Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton.
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Five teams will do “something special” and be able compete for championship glory in 2022 as Formula 1 sees a major regulation shake-up, new Mercedes signing George Russell has speculated. The cars have been radically changed ahead of the new season, with the alterations intended to reduce the effect of dirty air through the corners
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Red Bull prioritised Max Verstappen’s fight against Sir Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 Drivers’ Championship over their battle against Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship, former F1 racer Jolyon Palmer has said. Verstappen won 10 races last year, finishing on the podium 18 times while only failing to finish in the top two on four occasions.
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Formula 1 chief executive officer Stefano Domenicali has not ruled out a return to South Africa, with Sir Lewis Hamilton having outwardly supported a race there. F1 held 23 grand prix in the country between 1962 and 1993, with 20 of them taking place at the Kyalami Circuit. Buy an F1 TV Pro subscription to
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George Russell has spoken of his enthusiasm at the new regulations that will be introduced in Formula 1 in 2022, and said he is ready for an “incredibly intense” season with Mercedes. The Silver Arrows signed Russell from Williams for the upcoming season as a replacement for the departing Valtteri Bottas, following three immensely impressive
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Controversy ensued at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen beat Sir Lewis Hamilton to win his maiden Formula 1 championship on the final lap of the curtain-closer. The pair entered the final round level on points following a collision-riddled season of racing, and the Dutchman claimed a stunning pole position on Saturday.
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