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Max Verstappen: Red Bull driver dismisses radio rant backlash at Hungarian Grand Prix | F1 News
Max Verstappen has responded to the backlash he received for his radio outbursts at the Hungarian Grand Prix, stating he will say “what he wants”. Championship leader Verstappen became increasingly frustrated last Sunday and tangled with Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages, which dropped him down to fifth. Verstappen, who is set to take a…
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F1 driver Esteban Ocon to join Haas from next season
Alpine driver Esteban Ocon of France arrives in the paddock before of the third free practice ahead of Sunday’s F1 One Hungarian Grand Prix auto race, at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos) KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina — Frenchman Esteban Ocon will drive for Haas from next…
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Esteban Ocon: Haas sign outgoing Alpine driver for 2025 on multi-year contract | F1 News
Esteban Ocon will drive for Haas in 2025 after securing his Formula 1 future with a multi-year deal. The 27-year-old and Alpine mutually agreed to part ways at the end of the 2024 season after the Frenchman had spent five seasons with the Enstone squad. Ocon will be team-mate at Haas to Britain’s Oliver Bearman,…
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Lando Norris: McLaren driver says criticism after Silverstone was ‘not unfair’ as team look to win in Hungary | F1 News
Lando Norris says criticism directed at him and his McLaren team following a series of costly errors at the British Grand Prix was “not unfair”. Norris was leading at Silverstone before the final round of pit stops but McLaren failed to bring him in at the optimum moment, while he also overran his pit box,…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver expects more steps forward with next F1 upgrade at Hungarian GP | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton is hopeful Mercedes’ next raft of car upgrades – the latest of which will be introduced at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix – will soon allow them to reproduce their stellar front-running British GP form on a regular basis. Having gone 19 months without a win in F1, Mercedes head to Budapest’s Hungaroring…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver bids to recover from ‘shocking’ Austria form at home British GP | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton heads to Silverstone and his home British Grand Prix – a venue where has won more often than any other driver – aiming to put the disappointment of what he termed a “shocking” weekend in Austria swiftly behind him. George Russell ended Mercedes’ 33-race victory drought at the Red Bull Ring last Sunday…
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George Russell: Toto Wolff says radio message to Austrian GP winning driver was ‘dumbest’ moment of his F1 career | F1 News
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admitted a mistimed radio message to George Russell during the closing stages of his Austrian Grand Prix victory was “the dumbest thing” he has ever done in Formula 1. Russell was running in third when leader Max Verstappen collided with second-placed Lando Norris, with the Red Bull driver forced to pit…
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Austrian GP: Lando Norris ‘excited’ to challenge Max Verstappen after Red Bull driver takes pole | F1 News
Lando Norris says he is “excited” to see if McLaren can mount a challenge against Max Verstappen in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix by maintaining their strong recent race pace. As had been the case in Sprint Qualifying on Friday, Norris qualified second behind Red Bull’s Verstappen on Saturday, but the 0.4s margin between the top…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver ‘feeling great’ as four-way Spanish GP fight hopes grow | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton said he “felt great” after he topped second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix on an incredibly tight Friday in Barcelona. Five different teams filled the top five spots in Practice Two, with Hamilton edging out Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by 0.022s and 0.055s ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Mercedes were in contention for…
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F1 driver market: Carlos Sainz, Mercedes’ vacant seat among remaining mysteries regarding 2025 grid | F1 News
Formula 1’s 2025 grid is taking shape with seats being filled by the week, but there are still several significant unknowns heading into this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The latest dominos to fall, ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, were Red Bull choosing to stick with Sergio Perez by giving the Mexican a new deal,…
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