Formula One managing director Ross Brawn has confirmed that he plans to put an end to team bosses contacting the race director during races following a controversial 2021 season. Humour and frustration ruled the recent Formula 1 season in equal measure, as Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull’s Jonathan Wheatley persistently got in
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Former F1 driver Mark Webber has said that he is unsure as to whether outgoing champion Sir Lewis Hamilton will still be in the sport in 2022. Hamilton lost the title in cruel fashion, with a late Safety Car and a controversial decision by race director Michael Masi helping Max Verstappen to claim his first
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has jokingly suggested that Nicholas Latifi has earned a “lifetime supply of Red Bull,” following Max Verstappen winning the 2021 F1 Drivers’ Championship in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The Canadian crashed late on in the season finale, bringing out the safety car. Red Bull were thus able to pit
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said that Sir Lewis Hamilton doesn’t know how to race “like I do”. The Championship protagonists will start the season finale in Abu Dhabi level on 369.5 points each, and Verstappen will start on pole position, just ahead of Hamilton in P2. The pair have had more than their
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Mercedes could decide to put a fresh engine in Sir Lewis Hamilton’s car for the Championship-decider in Abu Dhabi, Sky F1 pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz has warned. Following Hamilton’s victory last time out in Saudi Arabia, he and Verstappen head to the season finale in the UAE capital level on 369.5 points. The Brit has
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has issued an apology and backed down from his earlier claim that Max Verstappen didn’t hit the brakes as Sir Lewis Hamilton tried to overtake him in the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Championship protagonists collided after Verstappen was instructed by his race engineer to let Hamilton
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has suggested that the Mercedes F1 Team could drop Kingspan as a sponsor, just a week or so after they announced the Ireland-based building materials company as their newest partner. The partnership quickly sparked backlash, as Kingspan was accused of playing a “central role” in the Grenfell Tower fire – which occurred
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said Max Verstappen’s on-track conduct and wheel-to-wheel racing in Saudi Arabia needs to be reviewed. The Dutchman battled with Championship rival Sir Lewis Hamilton throughout the action-packed grand prix, with the Brit ultimately triumphing in Jeddah. There were several flashpoints between Hamilton and Verstappen, including a number of questionable
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Jos Verstappen, the father of F1 Championship leader Max, has said that his son is unlikely to leave Red Bull for Mercedes anytime soon. Verstappen was approached by Mercedes in 2014, as the Silver Arrows looked to lure him away from Red Bull’s junior driver programme. However, the Dutchman decided to stick with Red Bull,
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has blamed Mercedes for the near-misses he had with Nikita Mazepin and Pierre Gasly during Free Practice Three (FP3) at the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The AlphaTauri and Haas drivers both had to take evasive action as a result of Hamilton driving very slowly while on a cooldown lap around the
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