The Eifel Grand Prix was a race to forget for Valtteri Bottas, with the Finn losing his lead to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton early in the race and subsequently retiring due to a mechanical failure. And, with Hamilton going on to win the grand prix, Bottas now has a 69-point deficit to the Brit in
MoreLewis Hamilton has won the Eifel Grand Prix to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula One grand prix victories and extend his lead in the Championship to 69 points. Hamilton started the race second on the grid and momentarily overtook team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the first sequence of corners, before the Finn quickly retook
MoreWith Honda recently announcing its decision to withdraw from Formula One at the end of 2021, its customer teams – namely Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri – are looking to line up a competitive replacement. Mercedes is almost certainly top of their list, as they have dominated the V6 turbo hybrid era of Formula
MoreSebastian Vettel has revealed that he has purchased a stake in Aston Martin ahead of his move to the British luxury car-maker’s Formula One team next season. Speaking in the run-up to the Eifel Grand Prix, Vettel said he believes in the project and is looking forward to joining the team at the end of
MoreThree-time Formula One World Champion Jackie Stewart has said he doesn’t consider Lewis Hamilton to be one of the top three drivers in the history of the sport, despite him being in a strong position to win his seventh F1 title this year. Speaking on the In The Fast Lane podcast, Stewart said: “Lewis drives
MoreLewis Hamilton might not extend his contract with the Mercedes F1 team until after the 2020 season, despite reports previously suggesting he had signed a £120 million contract “in principle”. German broadcaster RTL has reported that Hamilton and the team decided to postpone contract negotiations until after the end of the season, and team principal
MoreEx-Formula One driver Mika Salo, who was one of the driver stewards at last weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, has said he believes the penalties handed to Lewis Hamilton were “harsh”. Stressing that the stewards acted to the letter of the law, Salo said: “It was a clear violation of the rules, so some sanction had
MoreEarlier this week, it was reported that Lewis Hamilton had agreed a £120 million contract “in principle” with the Mercedes F1 team which would see him stay with the Brackley-based outfit for another three years. However, it’s yet to be confirmed that Hamilton will be staying with Mercedes beyond the end of 2020 – and
MoreLewis Hamilton has agreed a £120 million contract “in principle” with the Mercedes Formula One team which will see him stay with the Brackley-based outfit until the end of 2023, according to the Daily Mail. The British tabloid reports that “a way through the impasse” in contract negotiations between Hamilton and the team has now
MoreLewis Hamilton was on a flying lap and had not yet set a lap time in Q2 (as his first lap was deleted for a track limits violation) when Sebastian Vettel crashed his Ferrari at the exit of turn four. This resulted in the session being red flagged with two minutes and 15 seconds remaining
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