Sir Lewis Hamilton has urged the British fans not to boo rival drivers after the frosty reception Max Verstappen has received all weekend. Verstappen and Hamilton did battle throughout 2021, and came together at last year’s British Grand Prix in an accident that saw the Dutchman crash out on the opening lap. The fight culminated
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Carlin Formula 2 driver Liam Lawson has been chosen to replace Juri Vips as Red Bull’s reserve driver after the Estonian was sacked for using racist language. Vips was gaming on a livestream with Lawson when he used the slur, as well as alleged homophobic language, and he was immediately suspended by Red Bull. The
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Max Verstappen fans on social media were left in hysterics after the British fans cheered a spin for the Dutchman in qualifying in Silverstone. In wet conditions, the reigning champion performed a 360 on the exit of Stowe corner as he lost control of the rear, causing hysteria in the grandstands. Verstappen would go quicker
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Dr Helmut Marko was left ruing the spin for Charles Leclerc that brought out a late yellow flag at the end of qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Max Verstappen, Leclerc and Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz engaged in a ding-dong battle in Silverstone amid wet conditions, but it was the Dutchman who was leading the
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Red Bull’s RB18 car has been doing some hard work in the gym in the last couple of weeks, as evidenced by the bulkier engine cover introduced ahead of the British Grand Prix. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have, between them, taken out all of the last six race wins since the first major upgrade
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Former Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello does not wish to rule the Italian side out of the title race after their turbulent recent run of form. Charles Leclerc won in Bahrain and Australia as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez both suffered reliability failures in the season opener, before the same fate befell the Dutchman again in
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was left in a tough spot ahead of this weekend when the father of his girlfriend Kelly Piquet, Nelson, was caught out for comments last year in which he racially abused Sir Lewis Hamilton. Piquet was analysing a crash between Verstappen and Hamilton at last year’s British Grand Prix when he
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko was left annoyed after a difficult Friday for his team in Silverstone. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez only managed a handful of install laps during FP1 when it was mostly rained off, and the Dutchman ended P4 ahead of the seventh-placed Mexican in the second session as they managed
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Red Bull have been criticised for their reaction to Nelson Piquet racially abusing Sir Lewis Hamilton. The Milton Keynes side dropped junior driver Juri Vips from their programme after the Estonian used a racist slur during a livestream on Twitch, and comments made by Piquet back in November were uncovered ahead of this weekend’s British
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer used an amusing gas analogy to describe his role in the meeting the team principals held with the FIA in Canada. A row started when the FIA introduced a technical directive (TD) setting a metric for oscillating movement amid the “porpoising” and bouncing caused by the new technical regulations. Ground
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