2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg has revealed that he walked away from a Mercedes contract extension worth $100 million to spend more time with his family. The German shocked the F1 community when he announced his retirement shortly after narrowly beating his team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton, to the 2016 crown. READ: Steiner Pleased F1 Fans
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said that he believes it was easier for Nico Rosberg to beat Sir Lewis Hamilton than it is for him this campaign, as they were team-mates and therefore had equal machinery at their disposal. The Dutch ace currently trails Hamilton by eight points in the Drivers’ Standings, after scoring
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Fernando Alonso holds a grudge against his former McLaren team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton, according to Dutch F1 journalist Jack Plooji. The two-time World Champion prevented Hamilton from winning the Hungarian GP earlier this month, with him holding up the Mercedes driver for some 10 laps and ultimately proving pivotal to ensuring his Alpine team-mate, Esteban
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff blaming Max Verstappen fans for booing Sir Lewis Hamilton “makes no sense at all”, Dutch F1 journalist Jack Plooji has said. Hamilton was the subject of booing on several occasions in Budapest, as the race took place hot on the heels of his crash with Verstappen on the opening lap
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said that he believes he is good at staying out of trouble, and insisted that he doesn’t race other drivers in an overly aggressive manner. The Dutch ace saw his 33-point lead in the Championship take a major blow after he suffered a DNF in the British GP due
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Jeremy Clarkson has slammed Sir Lewis Hamilton for wrongly accusing Fernando Alonso of cheating during the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix. Clarkson, who said he thinks Hamilton “needs a smacked bottom”, also hit out at the seven-time World Champion for suggesting he has “long Covid” after he looked fatigued and dizzy during the podium ceremony. READ:
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is a “better” Formula 1 driver than Michael Schumacher was, but Max Verstappen will be even better than the Brit, according to ex-F1 racer Johnny Herbert. In a broad interview about this season’s Championship battle between Verstappen and Hamilton, Herbert said he believes it’s normal for drivers to get better over generations,
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Fernando Alonso is less difficult to work with and have as a team-mate now that he has matured, according to Damon Hill. Alonso publicly fell out with McLaren and Sir Lewis Hamilton when they were team-mates in 2007, and he has often been considered difficult to work with. READ: Bottas Suggests Mercedes Could Have Saved
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Valtteri Bottas’ post-2021 future at the Mercedes F1 Team is seriously in doubt, with Sir Lewis Hamilton already inking a contract extension and George Russell being strongly linked with a move to the Silver Arrows. Bottas joined Mercedes following Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement from Formula 1 after he won the 2016 Championship, and the Finn
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed that he is rooting for Max Verstappen in this year’s Championship battle, as he believes Formula 1 would benefit from a non-Mercedes driver winning a title in the sport’s V6 turbo-hybrid era. Mercedes have won every Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship since 2014, but Red Bull and the Silver
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