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Frank Williams dies aged 79

Sir Frank Williams – the longest-serving Team Principal Formula 1 has ever seen – has died at the age of 79. Sir Frank marked 50 years as an F1 team…

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Hamilton wins in Qatar with Verstappen second

DOHA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to cut Max Verstappen's overall Formula One lead to eight…

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Hamilton on pole in Qatar with Verstappen second

DOHA (Reuters) -Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton put his Mercedes on pole position for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with a stunning display of dominance under the…

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Hamilton hunts down Verstappen to seize victory in Brazil

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max Verstappen to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday and slash his Red Bull rival's…

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Bottas on pole, Hamilton on a charge in Brazil

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Valtteri Bottas won a sprint race to put his Mercedes on pole position at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday as Red Bull's Max Verstappen extended…

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Hamilton disqualified from Sao Paulo F1 qualifying

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Formula One stewards sent title contender Lewis Hamilton from first to last in the lineup for Saturday's Sao Paulo sprint race after his Mercedes car's rear…

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Verstappen wins Mexico GP to extend F1 lead over Hamilton

Max Verstappen flew past his Mercedes rivals at the start to win the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday in a another step towards a first Formula One world title. The…

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Bottas takes pole in Mexico as Mercedes lock out front row

Valtteri Bottas took a surprise pole position ahead of seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes locked out the front row for the Mexico City Grand Prix…

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Verstappen holds off Hamilton to double his F1 lead

(Reuters) -Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the U.S.Grand Prix and doubled his Formula One championship lead to 12 points after holding off title rival Lewis Hamilton by little more than…

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Verstappen on pole and Hamilton alongside in Texas

(Reuters) -Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen secured pole position for the U.S. Grand Prix in the dying seconds on Saturday as Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton had…

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China absent from record 23-race 2022 Formula One calendar

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body approved a record 23-race calendar for 2022 on Friday, with the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai missing for the third year in a…

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Bottas wins in Turkey, title advantage to Verstappen

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Valtteri Bottas ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while unhappy Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One…

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Hamilton qualifies quickest but Bottas takes pole

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Lewis Hamilton qualified quickest for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday but a 10-place grid penalty for the Formula One championship leader meant Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas…

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Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win with victory in Russia

(Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship. Mercedes-AMG Petronas…

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McLaren’s Norris takes his first F1 pole in Russia

(Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris took the first Formula One pole position of his career in a damp qualifying session for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz…

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Hamilton says halo saved him in Monza collision

(Reuters) - Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was grateful to be alive after being hit on the head by title rival Max Verstappen's car at…

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Verstappen handed three-place Russia grid penalty after Lewis Hamilton crash

UPDATE - Max Verstappen has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the next Formula 1 race after he was found "predominantly to blame" for the crash with Lewis Hamilton…

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Ricciardo wins Italian Grand Prix at Monza in McLaren one-two finish

(Reuters) -Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix in a stunning McLaren one-two at Monza on Sunday while Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton took each…

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Bottas wins sprint but Verstappen on pole at Monza

Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start Sunday's Italian Grand Prix on pole position after stretching his Formula One championship lead over Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to five points in a sprint…

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Everyone misses Michael: Schumacher film about triumph and tragedy

Corinna Schumacher cannot hold back the tears. The memory of the fateful day, almost eight years ago, when Michael Schumacher had a major skiing accident, moves the wife of the…

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Verstappen registers dominant home win

Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday and took the Formula One championship lead in front of a roaring, dancing army of fans hailing…

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Verstappen takes Dutch GP pole with Hamilton alongside

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix in front of 70,000 ecstatic fans on Saturday, with Formula…

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Raikkonen to retire from Formula One at end of season

Kimi Raikkonen, the Finnish 'Iceman' who won the 2007 Formula One world championship for Ferrari, announced on Wednesday that he would retire at the end of the season after a…

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Formula 1 considering easing Covid-19 protocols

Formula One is considering easing some of its strict COVID-19 'bubble' protocols, in force since last year, so teams can entertain sponsors and guests more freely at races. McLaren Racing…

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Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth…

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Verstappen leads Williams’s Russell in dramatic Belgian GP qualifying

Red Bull's Max Verstappen mastered the treacherous conditions at a rain-soaked Spa-Francorchamps track to seize pole position from surprise star George Russell in a crash-interrupted qualifying session for the Belgian…

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Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two in damp final practice in Belgium

(Reuters) - Max Verstappen led team mate Sergio Perez in a Red Bull one-two on Saturday in a wet final Formula One practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix. The…

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Verstappen spins but sets the pace in practice for Belgian GP

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Max Verstappen put Red Bull at the top of the Formula One timesheets before spinning out of Friday's practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. The Dutchman,…

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Formula One announces new award for overtaking

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One announced a new sponsored award on Tuesday for the driver who completes the most overtakes during the course of a season. The award, carrying the…

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Japanese F1 race cancelled for second year in a row

(Reuters) -The Japanese Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year in a row, race organisers said on Wednesday. The race was…

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Vettel disqualified from Hungarian Grand Prix, Hamilton up to second

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel lost his second-place finish in Sunday’s Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix after being disqualified by stewards for a fuel irregularity, a stewards' statement said. The…

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Ocon takes his first F1 win in Hungary with Alpine

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - French driver Esteban Ocon took his first Formula One victory with Renault-owned Alpine on Sunday in a Hungarian Grand Prix that was stopped and re-started after first…

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Hamilton seals Budapest pole despite boos, Verstappen third fastest

Budapest (dpa) - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took pole position on Saturday for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix as the world champion's pursuit of standings leader Max Verstappen gathered pace. The Briton…

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Hamilton subjected to racist abuse online after British GP-reports

Lewis Hamilton has been subjected to racist abuse online after winning Sunday's British Grand Prix, British media reported. The seven-times world champion celebrated a record eighth win at the race…

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UPDATE – Hamilton takes controversial eighth home British GP win

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -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…

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Verstappen wins Silverstone Sprint for British GP pole

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Max Verstappen took pole position for the British Grand Prix and made Formula One history by winning the sport's first Saturday sprint race to stretch his lead…

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Hamilton takes top slot for F1 sprint on fizzing Friday

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on the front of the grid for Formula One’s first Saturday sprint after a fizzing Friday qualifying session at…

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Verstappen fastest in British Grand Prix practice

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Red Bull’s Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen was fastest by a hefty margin in practice for a new-look British Grand Prix on Friday with home…

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F1 world champion Hamilton condemns racist abuse of England players

(Reuters) - Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has voiced support for the three Black England soccer players who missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday,…

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Verstappen cruises to Austrian GP win and control of F1 title race

Max Verstappen of Red Bull made it three wins in 15 days at Sunday's Formula One Austrian Grand Prix to leave thoughts of an epic title fight with champion Lewis…

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Hamilton signs on for two more years at Mercedes F1 team

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will be staying in Formula One for the next two years at least after he and Mercedes announced a contract extension on Saturday. The new…

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Verstappen takes crushing Styrian Grand Prix win

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Styrian Grand Prix by a massive margin on Sunday to take an ominous 18 point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship…

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Verstappen and Hamilton on front row for Styrian GP

Red Bull's Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen took pole position for his team's home Styrian Grand Prix on Saturday and set up another duel with title rival Lewis…

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Hamilton fears British GP crowd move is premature

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday Formula One could be moving too fast with the decision to allow a 140,000-capacity crowd at his home British Grand Prix next…

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Ferrari grappling with excessive front tyre wear problem

Ferrari's French Grand Prix problems showed a long-standing weakness with front tyre wear has not gone away and they need to fix it for next season, according to team boss…

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Verstappen seals French GP triumph after passing Hamilton late on

Max Verstappen won the French Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday to extend his overall lead after a late overtake of Lewis Hamilton, with both title rivals making mistakes in…

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Verstappen beats Hamilton to French GP pole

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen lifted himself into a league of his own as he beat title rival Lewis Hamilton to pole position with a blinding lap in qualifying…

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Perez beats Vettel to Azerbaijan F1 victory

Max Verstappen looked set to take his first first-ever Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory before he crashed out from the lead with just five laps to go – giving Sergio Perez…

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Ferrari’s Leclerc claims Azerbaijan GP pole ahead of Mercedes’ Hamilton

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took the pole position at the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session full of accidents and red flags. The three-phase session was…

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Monaco winner Verstappen takes F1 lead from Hamilton

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to lead the world championship for the first time in his career. The 23-year-old Dutch driver started…

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UPDATE – Ferrari’s Leclerc out of home Monaco Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc will not start his home Monaco Grand Prix because of a driveshaft problem, the Italian Formula One team said on Sunday. Ferrari said the driveshaft problem, which emerged…

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Pitstop strategy gives Hamilton victory in Spanish GP

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton hunted down "sitting duck" Max Verstappen to win the Spanish Grand Prix for a record-equalling fifth year in a row on Sunday and go 14…

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Ecstatic Hamilton celebrates his 100th pole in Spain

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to take 100 pole positions after lapping fastest in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. The 36-year-old Mercedes driver…

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Formula One assessing Turkish travel situation

Formula One is keeping a close eye on the situation in Turkey after the British government on Friday placed the country on a red list for travel due to the…

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Monaco to allow spectators at Formula One Grand Prix

(Reuters) - Spectators will be able to attend the Monaco Grand Prix when the social highlight of the Formula One calendar returns on May 20-23 after missing a year due…

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Hamilton wins in Portugal to stretch F1 lead

(Reuters) - Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to stretch his Formula One lead over Red Bull's Max Verstappen to eight points…

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Valtteri Bottas take pole position for Portuguese Grand Prix

(Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday and denied Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton a record-extending 100th by a mere 0.007 of a…

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