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Max Verstappen claimed an astonishing first F1 world championship title by overtaking rival Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of a hugely controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen became the first Dutch champion in history…
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Max Verstappen has lost his position on the front row of the grid at the Qatar Grand Prix as a punishment for not slowing for double-waved yellow flags in qualifying. Verstappen qualified behind title rival…
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F1 title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton collided for the second time this season at the Italian Grand Prix, taking themselves out of the race in the process. The pair hit at Turn 1…
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen earned the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history. After some three hours…
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Sebastian Vettel has been reprimanded for wearing a rainbow-coloured t-shirt with the words “Same Love” on it during the national anthem ceremony ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel wore the t-shirt in order to…
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Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday despite a 10-second penalty for a controversial first lap collision that sent Red Bull rival Max Verstappen crashing out of…
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Formula One champions Mercedes are fighting against the odds now in their title battle with Red Bull, team boss Toto Wolff stated after Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix dealt a fifth successive defeat. Once-dominant Mercedes started…
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Max Verstappen gained 14 points on title rival Lewis Hamilton by easing to win at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen led from pole position and was in a race of his own for 71 laps,…
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Lewis Hamilton needs a quicker car to take the fight to Formula One leaders Red Bull but the seven times world champion’s Mercedes team made clear on Sunday that no developments were planned. As Red…
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Had it not been for a Pirelli tire failure at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix earlier this month, Max Verstappen would have won four races in a row and would be leading the championship by at…
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Max Verstappen went to the top of the drivers’ championship with victory at the Monaco Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc, who took pole position in qualifying, failed to make the start of the race. Verstappen’s triumph…
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Lewis Hamilton defeated Max Verstappen in a thrilling duel to gain the Spanish Grand Prix and increase his championship lead over his top rival on Sunday. Verstappen’s Red Bull edged the pole-sitting Hamilton to the…
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Lewis Hamilton fought back to pass both Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen for a brilliant triumph in the Portuguese Grand Prix. The seven-time champion fell to third as Verstappen’s Red Bull overtook him at a…
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Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton hailed Sebastian Vettel on Thursday as his favorite Formula One rival over the years. Without mentioning former Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, who defeated the Briton to the 2016 title…
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Lewis Hamilton called his narrow 0.7s triumph over Max Verstappen at the Bahrain Grand Prix one of the hardest races in recent memory. Hamilton held off a charging Verstappen to win the season opener. The closing…
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Williams driver George Russell will substitute Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix after Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Williams, which is an engine customer of Mercedes, agreed to release…
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Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. The Mercedes team said in a statement Tuesday that Hamilton was tested three times last week and returned a negative…
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Lewis Hamilton has become adapted to making history and, at a rain-soaked Turkish Grand Prix, the Englishman put his name in the record books once again as he equaled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles. To win…
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Lewis Hamilton has indicated that he still has doubts over whether to continue in Formula One next year amid ongoing indecision about the role of Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff beyond the end of this…
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Lewis Hamilton claimed a record 92nd Formula One triumph at the Portuguese Grand Prix, moving him clear of Michael Schumacher for the most victories in the sport’s history. Hamilton won from pole position at Portimao’s…
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Lewis Hamilton moved level with Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula One victories with a triumph at the Eifel Grand Prix in Nurburg, Germany, on Sunday. Hamilton won comfortably after Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas suffered a race-ending engine…
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Lewis Hamilton led from start to end at the Belgian Grand Prix to clinch his 89th career victory and move two behind Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record on Sunday. The world champion was untroubled from pole position, beating his Mercedes teammate…
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff considers the double tyre failure it suffered at the British Grand Prix proves why it is wrong to assume his team will walk away with the 2020 championship. Lewis Hamilton managed…
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Lewis Hamilton delivered one of the most crushing triumphs in recent Formula One history – and then called on his under-performing rivals to increase their game so he does not cruise to a seventh world…
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Valtteri Bottas says he has been told not to worry about Sebastian Vettel taking his place at Mercedes next year. Bottas has driven for Mercedes since the start of 2017 but, like teammate Lewis Hamilton,…
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Mercedes has arranged two days of private testing for its drivers at Silverstone next week as the team aims to prepare for Formula One’s return to racing next month. Race drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis…
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Six times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has denied talk of a ‘dream move’ to Ferrari being dashed, saying he was already with his dream team at Mercedes and not seeking to exit. The…
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Kimi Raikkonen put Alfa Romeo on top of F1’s second day of testing as 2020’s expected frontrunners took a back seat on the timesheet. But Mercedes, Day One’s pacesetters, still made the biggest headlines of…
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff considers Mercedes will always be able to attract the fastest drivers as long as it is producing the best car on the grid. With testing for the new Formula One…
