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Russian driver Nikita Mazepin has been sacked by the Haas team as a result of his country’s invasion of Ukraine. The US-based outfit have also terminated the contract of their title sponsor, the Russian chemicals company Uralkali. Uralkali is part-owned by Mazepin’s billionaire father Dmitry, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, through his […]
Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton kept his hopes of an eighth world championship title alive with a thrilling victory at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday. The result left the seven-time champion level on 369.5 points with title rival Max Verstappen ahead of the final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend. Hamilton was behind […]
A Formula 1 fan from Liverpool was arrested at gunpoint in the Netherlands after being mistaken for a mafia boss. Police believed the 54-year-old, known as Mark L, was Sicilian crime lord Matteo Messina Denaro and he was blindfolded and led away by officers in The Hague on Wednesday. Prosecutors said the man, who was […]
Daniel Ricciardo produced a calm and collected performance to win his first race at Autodromo Nazionale Monza after a day full of drama. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided and were both subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the Italian Grand Prix. The pair, who sit atop the Formula 1 driver’s championship standings, were […]
Max Verstappen was declared the winner of a Belgian Grand Prix after heavy rain prevented any competitive racing at the Spa-Francorchamps track. The start was delayed by half an hour before two attempts were made to start the race, with a gap of nearly three hours between them. The conditions were deemed too dangerous and […]
The 2021 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix has been canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic for the second successive year, race organizers said on Wednesday. The cancellation of the race, scheduled for the weekend of October 8-10 at the Suzuka circuit, follows the abandonment of Singapore’s October 1-3 night race. “Following ongoing discussions with the […]
Lewis Hamilton fought back from a 10-second penalty for a crash with title rival Max Verstappen to pass Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and claim a dramatic British Grand Prix victory. Hamilton was blamed for a collision with Verstappen’s Red Bull at Copse corner on the first lap of the race, which led to the Dutchman crashing […]
The Australian annual F1 Grand Prix for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian round of the MotoGP world championship, scheduled for 24 October was also cancelled. The Formula 1 event was due to take place from 19-21 November but has been abandoned because of tight border controls in […]
Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez experienced extremely opposite emotions at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen had been four points clear of reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton at the start of Sunday’s race and had looked on course to win the 13th win of his career but suffered a dramatic tire […]
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday, with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes and retaining the lead in the championship by a single point. The win, by a commanding 22 seconds at the chequered flag, was the 11th of the Dutch youngster’s career. “It was […]