Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he could have made things easier for Sir Lewis Hamilton when the seven-time World Champion was trying to overtake him during the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton and Bottas were on different strategies, and with the Brit fighting Max Verstappen for the lead of the race, Mercedes instructed Bottas
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has won the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix to extend his lead in the Drivers’ Standings over Championship rival Max Verstappen. Hamilton started the race second on the grid, behind his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, and the seven-time World Champion fell to P3 early in the race after Verstappen overtook him during the
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Daniel Ricciardo has said he believes Max Verstappen is a better racer than his current team-mate Lando Norris, though he stressed that he probably thinks this because he has more experience with the Dutch ace. Ricciardo has partnered Norris at McLaren this year after deciding to ditch Renault last campaign. READ: FIA Responds To Sebastian
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Williams driver George Russell has said he believes Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc will be Formula 1’s biggest talents in the future – and the young Brit is open to going toe-to-toe with them, even as a team-mate. With Sir Lewis Hamilton considering retiring from F1 at the end of the season – and with
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has joked that the Milton Keynes-based team was worried that Max Verstappen’s stricken car would end up at Ferrari’s base in Maranello after it suffered a reliability issue during Free Practice Two (FP2) at Imola. After his car’s driveshaft broke during the session, Verstappen parked just after the
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Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has responded to Dr Helmut Marko’s claim that Max Verstappen would have outqualified him in equal machinery at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. Gasly impressed many in the paddock by qualifying fifth on the grid for the season-opener, but Dr Marko seemingly downplayed his achievement by saying he believes Verstappen
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Charles Leclerc has explained why Ferrari were more competitive than expected at the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Prior to the race being red-flagged due to Valtteri Bottas and George Russell having a high-speed shunt at Tamburello, Leclerc was in a great position to finish in P3 and score Ferrari’s first podium since the 2020
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Max Verstappen is “definitely” faster than Sir Lewis Hamilton and has better car control than the seven-time World Champion, senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said. Hamilton and Verstappen look set to be the two Championship protagonists this year, marking the first time the pair will be able to go toe-to-toe over the
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has explained why Max Verstappen didn’t push harder to score an extra point by setting the fastest lap of the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Dutch ace’s Championship rival, Sir Lewis Hamilton, managed to claim the extra point, giving him a one-point lead over Verstappen in the
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McLaren driver Lando Norris has said he believes Charles Leclerc should have overtaken Max Verstappen for the lead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when the Dutch ace had a moment ahead of the restart. In the final sector, just before the race was about to get underway again following it being red-flagged due to
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