Red Bull have ended up in court following the culmination of the controversial 2021 Formula 1 season, but it is not in a legal battle with Mercedes. Instead, they are fighting to keep one of their former employees away from Aston Martin, at least temporarily. Former Red Bull chief aerodynamicist Dan Fallows was offered a
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Newly elected FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem has shared his opinion on whether Sir Lewis Hamilton will retire from Formula 1 following the contentious ending to the 2021 season. With the exception of the post-race interviews in Abu Dhabi, the seven-time world champion is yet to speak to the media since the controversial season finale,
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Newly crowned 2021 F1 world champion Max Verstappen has hailed his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez as a “minister of defence” following the Mexican’s exceptional defence against Sir Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi. The seven-time world champion overtook pole-sitter Verstappen on the first lap and looked comfortable to win the season finale, and with it,
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The Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi was “perverted” and the rules were rigged against Sir Lewis Hamilton and in favour of Max Verstappen. That’s according to a Labour peer, who describes himself as a lifelong fan of the sport but believes what went down in Abu Dhabi was unacceptable. Hamilton overtook pole-sitter Verstappen
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A petition calling for Sir Lewis Hamilton to be declared the 2021 Formula 1 world champion has now reached 55,000 signatures. The petition was launched shortly after the highly controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which saw Max Verstappen snatch the F1 crown away from Hamilton on the last lap following a contentious decision by
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2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg has spoken of his admiration for the job that Pierre Gasly has been doing at Scuderia AlphaTauri since his return to the team in 2019. Gasly began his Formula 1 career at the back end of 2017 with the then-named Toro Rosso, replacing the struggling Daniil Kvyat, who was dropped
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has affirmed that while Sir Lewis Hamilton’s engine performance at the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix was a “unique situation,” he has no interest in questioning the legality of it. Hamilton qualified for the Brazilian Sprint in first place, but thanks to a rear-wing irregularity, the Mercedes driver was disqualified,
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AlphaTauri team manager Graham Watson has dismissed claims that newly crowned F1 world champion Max Verstappen is arrogant, instead affirming that the Dutchman is simply confident. Watson joined the team – then named Toro Rosso – as team manager in 2014, and oversaw multiple practice sessions partaken by Verstappen that season, the first of which
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Mercedes EQ Formula E driver Stoffel Vandoorne does not believe that there is a cloud over Sir Lewis Hamilton’s future in Formula 1 after the seven-time champion missed out on his eighth title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The 2021 championship was decided in controversial fashion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, when a strange
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The Formula 1 paddock is looking forward to seeing George Russell partner Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year, in what should be one of the most exciting driver pairings on the grid. Russell managed a podium finish in the bizarre Belgian Grand Prix in 2021, while also scoring points on four occasions en route
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