Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc tends to agree with Mercedes’ George Russell on the issue of the presence of two race directors in Formula 1. Michael Masi was removed as race director after the controversial season finale in 2021 that saw Max Verstappen overtake Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen has called for fans to have more respect after he and Sir Lewis Hamilton both received hostile treatment in the last two races. Verstappen and Hamilton were involved in a massive title battle in 2021 that was filled with controversy and tension, and it sparked an intense rivalry between their respective sets of
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Dr Helmut Marko is known for his no holds barred opinions of his drivers, past and present, and he gave a very frank overview of some of the drivers he has worked with over the years. In the Red Bulletin before the Austrian Grand Prix, he spoke about Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who started in Formula
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Reports have emerged of yet more racist abuse being thrown at Sir Lewis Hamilton by Max Verstappen fans at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. What started as an entertaining, if a little controversial, rivalry between Hamilton and Verstappen last year has descended into personal, abusive and abhorrent behaviour from some of their almost cultist supporters,
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Carlos Sainz was looking set to claim P2 at the Austrian Grand Prix, after closing Max Verstappen down in rapid fashion. The Red Bull Racing driver struggled with tyre wear and traction throughout the race, which saw Charles Leclerc pass the Dutchman with ease three times on his way to victory. It appeared a Ferrari 1-2 was
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Mercedes invited a fan to join them in the garage on Sunday at the Austrian Grand Prix after they reported an incident of sexual abuse from other fans. The spectator was a victim of sexual harassment while trying to enjoy her weekend in Spielberg, and this was sadly only one of many reports of harassment
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Sebastian Vettel has voiced his defence of the FIA, who allowed a number of tough overtakes to take place without awarding a penalty at the recent British Grand Prix. Some of the overtakes in question involved both Red Bull Racing drivers, with Max Verstappen in particular having infuriated Haas team principal Guenther Steiner. Verstappen virtually
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Formula 1 is set to investigate reports of “unacceptable behaviour” amongst fans at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, after the organisation released an official statement over the matter. We have been made aware of reports that some fans have been subject to completely unacceptable comments by others at the Austrian Grand Prix,” F1 said. “We take these matters very
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Max Verstappen cruised to victory in Saturday’s Sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix, after Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz allowed the reigning World Champion to escape. With Leclerc and Sainz running second and third, the pair opted to race each other rather than work as a team to catch the Red Bull Racing driver.
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Max Verstappen believes that tyre wear will be a much bigger factor in tomorrow’s grand prix than it was in Saturday’s sprint race. The Dutchman put his Red Bull on pole position on Friday with a stunning lap, and he held off the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz on the opening lap before the Spaniard became
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