Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is unmoved by the investigation the FIA are carrying out into the closing events of the 2021 championship, insisting that he is fully deserving of his crown. Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton headed into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi level on points and,
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Dutch racing driver Tom Coronel and RacingNews365.com founder Ruud Dimmers are both of the opinion that Sergio Perez did not perform to a sufficient standard during his first season with Red Bull last year, and that Pierre Gasly has earned another go in the seat. Gasly was promoted from Toro Rosso – now AlphaTauri –
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Williams driver Nicholas Latifi says that he has moved on from the backlash he received in the aftermath of his crash at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and is ready to switch his focus to the 2022 season. The Canadian was the cause of the controversial Safety Car period late on in the title-decider
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Mercedes have virtually confirmed that Sir Lewis Hamilton will be remaining in Formula 1 in 2022 after his heart-breaking championship defeat last year. A controversial Safety Car restart by race director Michael Masi – in which he allowed a limited number of lapped runners to get their lap back – allowed Max Verstappen to snatch
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Former president of the FIA, Jean Todt, has revealed that he has been checking up on race director Michael Masi after the controversial and shocking end to the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton looked on course to secure his record eighth Formula 1 title in the final race of the season when
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has completed two days of a stewards’ programme following comments he made about a marshal last year. During the Qatar Grand Prix race weekend, AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly’s car stopped on the pit straight, necessitating a yellow flag. Verstappen sped past the incident, and was thus given a five-place
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New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas maintains that he is a much happier man since his arrival to the Swiss team than he was during his five years at Mercedes. When Nico Rosberg retired at the end of his title-winning 2016 season following three brutal years battling with Sir Lewis Hamilton for the championship, Bottas
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Former Formula 1 driver Christijan Albers has spoken out against F1 spectators – particularly fans of Max Verstappen – booing Sir Lewis Hamilton during the 2021 season. Hamilton and title rival Verstappen engaged in a battle for the ages for the world championship last year, and were involved in notable collisions in Silverstone, Monza and
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Former Red Bull driver Alex Albon has gone into detail on his relationship with former team-mate Max Verstappen, affirming that he is a very ordinary person off the racetrack. Albon signed with the Milton Keynes squad midway through the 2019 season to replace Pierre Gasly, who was dropped back to Toro Rosso – now AlphaTauri
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Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, is not best pleased with what he perceives to be a sudden Belgian adoption as their own of the 24-year-old. Max, who has dual-nationality due to Jos being Dutch and his mother, Sophie Kumpen, being Belgian, claimed his maiden Formula 1 world title in dramatic style at last year’s Abu Dhabi
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