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F1 Abu Dhabi GP preview: McLaren on cusp of glory, Hamilton’s Mercedes farewell

McLaren is staring down its first Formula One constructors’ championship since 1998, and drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have given the team its best shot at clinching on Sunday, securing a 1-2 start for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As Wolff said on Sky Sports, the setback “summarizes the last races we had with him.” Sunday’s race will nevertheless …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Valtteri Bottas on F1 swansong: ‘This year has been the toughest of rides’

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur hits back at Antonio Giovinazzi over 'ruthless' F1 remarks

Daily Mail

Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur has fired back at his driver Antonio Giovinazzi, following comments the Italian made after finding out he will be replaced for the 2022 season. Antonio Giovinazzi expressed frustration on social media after he lost his drive next season Taking to social media after the announcement of Zhou's arrival, Giovinazzi expressed frustration that he felt he …

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3 years, 1 month ago

F1: Guanyu Zhou joins Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen for 2022 season, to pair with Valtteri Bottas

India Today

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN will see an injection of talent and youthful enthusiasm for the 2022 season, as Guanyu Zhou joins the team as a race driver. The Chinese youngster, a multiple race winner in the FIA F2 Championship, will make his F1 debut on the grid for next season’s opener in Bahrain, alongside Valtteri Bottas. Guanyu Zhou, driver, Alfa …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Mexico Grand Prix: Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton in front-row lockout

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For Bottas, it was a career 19th pole position, bettering the 18 of Rene Arnoux as the driver on most poles without ever winning the world title. Mexico City: Valtteri Bottas claimed pole position for the Mexico Grand Prix on Saturday with “shocked” world champion Lewis Hamilton next to him in a Mercedes front-row lockout. I am as shocked as …

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3 years, 2 months ago

F1: Valtteri Bottas wins Turkish GP, Max Verstappen reclaims title lead

India TV News

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas won the Turkish Grand Prix for his first victory of the season on Sunday, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second to reclaim the overall lead from title rival Lewis Hamilton. He wiped away Hamilton's two-point lead and now leads the Mercedes driver by six points with six races left in a thrilling title battle that …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Mercedes announces George Russell in 2022 F1 driver line-up

The Hindu

George Russell will join Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton's next teammate, with the world champion confirming its all-British 2022 driver line-up. Russell won that season's GP3 Series championship and became FIA Formula 2 champion the following year before graduating to Formula One with Williams in 2019. I'm excited and humbled to be joining Mercedes next year, which is a huge career …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Valtteri Bottas to join Alfa Romeo from 2022 Formula 1 season

The Hindu

Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is leaving Mercedes at the end of the season and replacing the retiring Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo. The Alfa Romeo team said on Monday that Bottas had signed a multi-year deal, paving the way for George Russell to replace Bottas at Mercedes. Although he won four races into his Mercedes career with victory at …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Verstappen's like royalty as Dutch king watches home win

China Daily

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on the podium with champagne after winning the race of Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands, September 5, 2021. Team principal Christian Horner called Verstappen's drive "epic" and hugged team engineers and mechanics in the paddock. "It's going to be critical to catch and pass," the Red Bull team told …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Verstappen's like royalty as Dutch king watches home win

China Daily

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on the podium with champagne after winning the race of Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands, September 5, 2021. Team principal Christian Horner called Verstappen's drive "epic" and hugged team engineers and mechanics in the paddock. "It's going to be critical to catch and pass," the Red Bull team told …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Verstappen’s like royalty as Dutch king watches home win

Associated Press

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Wearing the Dutch national flag like a cape, Max Verstappen felt like royalty as he stood atop the podium at his home race. “Just an amazing day.” After 13 races of a thrilling Formula One title fight, the Red Bull driver is three points ahead of Hamilton, who seeks a record eighth F1 title to move one …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Verstappen thrills home crowd with Netherlands GP pole

Associated Press

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Dutch driver Max Verstappen took a brilliant pole position for the Netherlands Grand Prix and sent his Orange Army of fans into raptures on Saturday. Verstappen’s orange-clad fans stood and roared when he went past the main grandstand area and sealed his season-leading seventh pole — four more than Formula One record holder Hamilton. “First, I want …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Max Verstappen takes pole for Netherlands GP ahead of Lewis Hamilton

India TV News

Dutch driver Max Verstappen sent his Orange Army of fans into raptures after taking a brilliant pole position for the Netherlands Grand Prix on Sunday. The Red Bull driver's final lap was just good enough to beat Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton by.04 seconds and his teammate Valtteri Bottas by.034. Verstappen's orange-clad fans stood and roared Saturday when he went past …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Max Verstappen tops last practice for Netherlands GP, Valtteri Bottas 2nd

India TV News

Dutch driver Max Verstappen had the fastest time ahead of the two Mercedes cars in the third and final practice session for the Netherlands Grand Prix ahead of qualifying later Saturday. The orange-clad home crowd roared as the Red Bull star finished an impressive.56 seconds quicker than Valtteri Bottas and.79 quicker than Lewis Hamilton, the defending Formula One champion and …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Valtteri Bottas rules out imminent announcement on his F1 future

The Hindu

Valtteri Bottas played down hopes of an imminent announcement about his Formula One future on Thursday after fellow-Finn Kimi Raikkonen announced his retirement at the end of the season, creating a vacancy at Alfa Romeo. Bottas is a likely replacement at Alfa Romeo for the 41-year-old Raikkonen, whose 2007 world championship remains the last won by a Ferrari driver. Bottas …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Formula 1 2021: From Verstappen leading championship to Leclerc's elimination, talking points from Monaco GP

Firstpost

As expected, Qualifying in Monaco GP delivered more action than Race day. So it may be completely unrelated to the accident.” Sainz Jr salvaged Ferrari’s weekend by scoring second place — equalling his best finish in Formula 1 and his first podium for the team. Error-free weekend from Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen Despite starting from P2, Leclerc’s absence on …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Verstappen wins Monaco GP, takes F1 title lead from Hamilton

Associated Press

MONACO — Max Verstappen took the lead in the Formula One championship race for the first time in his career with a dominating victory Sunday at the Monaco Grand Prix, his first win on the vaunted circuit. It’s my first time on the podium here,” said Verstappen, whose father Jos secured two podiums in 106 F1 races and was seven-time …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Max Verstappen wins Monaco GP, takes F1 title lead from Lewis Hamilton

India TV News

Max Verstappen won the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time to take the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton on Sunday, while pole sitter Charles Leclerc pulled out just before the race started. Verstappen's second win this season and 12th of his career moved the Red Bull driver four points ahead of Hamilton overall. Verstappen finished 8.9 seconds …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Formula 1 2021: Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas beats teammate Lewis Hamilton to take pole at Portuguese GP

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Portimao: Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton completing a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying on Saturday. Hamilton’s pursuit of a 100th pole at the track where last year he notched up his record 92nd win was delayed when Bottas earned the 17th of his career. The team have been working …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Verstappen beats Hamilton in dramatic Emilia-Romagna GP

Associated Press

IMOLA, Italy — Max Verstappen eased to victory in an incident-packed Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday as he comfortably beat Lewis Hamilton, who almost crashed out after a rare error from the world champion. The 23-year-old Verstappen led for the majority of the race on the wet Imola track and the Red Bull driver beat Hamilton by 22 seconds for …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Emilia-Romagna GP ahead of Red Bulls

India TV News

World champion Lewis Hamilton edged out the Red Bull duo to claim pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday. It was Hamilton’s 99th career pole and although there is a Red Bull directly behind the Mercedes driver, it will be Sergio Perez rather than Max Verstappen. “I love the challenge, having two Red Bulls will definitely make strategy …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win tense F1 season-opener

Associated Press

SAKHIR, Bahrain — World champion Lewis Hamilton just managed to hold off Max Verstappen to win the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and clinch the 96th Formula One win of his career on Sunday. “We are really taking the fight to them, and I think that’s great to start the year like that.” Verstappen still had a few laps to catch …

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4 years ago

Max Verstappen wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in dominant style

India TV News

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in dominant style on Sunday for his second victory of the season and 10th of his career. He finished 16 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and 18.4 clear of world champion Lewis Hamilton as Red Bull enjoyed a rare and significant success over both Mercedes cars. Alexander Albon …

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4 years ago

F1: Sergio Perez claims first race win in chaotic Sakhir Grand Prix

The Hindu

Sergio Perez stayed calm amid the chaos at a remarkable Sakhir Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula One career win Sunday in his 190th race. “If I’m not on the grid next year I will be in 2022.” George Russell looked like capping a remarkable Mercedes debut with a confident win until his team made a terrible blunder after …

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Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur hits back at Antonio Giovinazzi over 'ruthless' F1 remarks

F1: Guanyu Zhou joins Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen for 2022 season, to pair with Valtteri Bottas

Mexico Grand Prix: Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton in front-row lockout

F1: Valtteri Bottas wins Turkish GP, Max Verstappen reclaims title lead

Mercedes announces George Russell in 2022 F1 driver line-up

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Verstappen's like royalty as Dutch king watches home win

Verstappen's like royalty as Dutch king watches home win

Verstappen’s like royalty as Dutch king watches home win

Verstappen thrills home crowd with Netherlands GP pole

Max Verstappen takes pole for Netherlands GP ahead of Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen tops last practice for Netherlands GP, Valtteri Bottas 2nd

Valtteri Bottas rules out imminent announcement on his F1 future

Formula 1 2021: From Verstappen leading championship to Leclerc's elimination, talking points from Monaco GP

Verstappen wins Monaco GP, takes F1 title lead from Hamilton

Max Verstappen wins Monaco GP, takes F1 title lead from Lewis Hamilton

Formula 1 2021: Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas beats teammate Lewis Hamilton to take pole at Portuguese GP

Verstappen beats Hamilton in dramatic Emilia-Romagna GP

Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Emilia-Romagna GP ahead of Red Bulls

Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win tense F1 season-opener

Max Verstappen wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in dominant style

F1: Sergio Perez claims first race win in chaotic Sakhir Grand Prix