Formula 1

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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27 years since Ayrton Senna’s fatal last lap (Video)

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time, Senna won three Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991, as well as…

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Hamilton back on top in Portuguese GP practice

(Reuters) -Mercedes set the pace in Portuguese Grand Prix practice on Friday with Valtteri Bottas quickest in the morning before seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton led the way in the…

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Hamilton plans to stay in F1 after exciting start to season

(Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he planned to be in Formula One next season, was enjoying this year's title battle and had already been laying…

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Turkey replaces Canada on Formula One calendar

(Reuters) - Turkey will replace Canada on this year's Formula One calendar after the June 13 race in Montreal was cancelled on Wednesday for the second year in a row…

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Verstappen wins F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

(Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic and accident-strewn Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday with Lewis Hamilton finishing second for Mercedes but retaining the lead…

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Hamilton takes pole for Imola Grand Prix

Imola, Italy (dpa) - Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took a sensational pole position for Sunday's Formula One Emilia Romagna Grand Prix by beating Red Bull's Sergio Perez by 0.035 seconds. The seven-time world champion…

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Verstappen quickest in final practice at Imola

(Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen bounced back from a troubled opening day to set the fastest lap in final practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on…

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Bottas leads Mercedes one-two in first practice session in Imola

Imola, Italy (dpa) - Valtteri Bottas has topped the second practice session for the Formula One Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton on Friday. He clocked 1 minute…

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Perez and Ocon clash as Mercedes lead Imola practice

(Reuters) - Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Alpine's Esteban Ocon tangled in practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Italy's Imola circuit on Friday, bringing out red flags before…

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Canadian Grand Prix cancelled for second year

(Reuters) -The Canadian Grand Prix scheduled for June 13 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal has been cancelled for the second year in a row, CBC Radio reported on…

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F1 changes Imola schedule to avoid clash with royal funeral

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Formula One will shift practice and qualifying for this weekend's second race of the season at Imola in Italy to avoid having cars on track during the…

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Hamilton wins nail-biting Bahrain Grand Prix Season Opener

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won a nail-biting Bahrain Grand Prix season opener, triumphing over the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in a fantastic duel in the desert that went down to…

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Hamilton continues to take a knee before F1 opener

Mercedes' seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took a knee on the starting grid before Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix while wearing a black T-shirt declaring "Actions speak louder…

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F1 Team Red Bull are looking particularly strong, says Hamilton

(Reuters) - Red Bull are looking particularly strong and will be a "different animal" this season with Sergio Perez alongside Max Verstappen, seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton…

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Mercedes finally click as Bottas tops F1 test

Berlin (dpa) - It may have taken four sessions but Mercedes finally resembled world champions on Saturday as Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets on the second day of Formula One testing in Bahrain.…

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Verstappen dominates in first F1 tests; slow start for Mercedes

Berlin (dpa) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped the timesheets and had the most laps in Friday's opener of Formula One pre-season testing while world champions Mercedes got off to a shaky start…

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Azerbaijan Grand Prix to go ahead without spectators

(Reuters) - The Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix in Baku will go ahead without spectators in June after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on…

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Formula One revenues dropped by $877 million in 2020

LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Formula One's revenues took an $877 million hit last year, falling 43% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, owners Liberty Media reported on Friday.…

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Fernando Alonso discharged from hospital

AFP/MSN - Former Formula One champion Fernando Alonso has left hospital after having surgery on a jaw fracture suffered in a road accident while cycling last week, his team, Alpine,…

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Alonso undergoes surgery after jaw fracture in cycling accident

Berlin (dpa) - Fernando Alonso has undergone surgery on a broken jaw he sustained in a cycling accident but is expected to make his return to Formula One as planned when the season…

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F1 – Lewis Hamilton renews with Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton has extended his contract with Mercedes. After several weeks of speculation about the seven-time F1 World Champion's future, the team announced that they have reached an agreement with him with…

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F1 will not try to jump the queue on vaccines, says new boss

Formula One will not try to jump the queue for vaccines to protect its longest-ever season from the COVID-19 pandemic, new boss Stefano Domenicali said. Some countries have drawn criticism…

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Monaco says F1 grand prix will go ahead this year

Formula One's Monaco Grand Prix will happen this season after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Monday in response to speculation the showcase race could be scrapped again. The harbourside…

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Ferrari’s Leclerc isolating after positive COVID-19 test

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc announced on Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating at home in Monaco with mild symptoms. The…

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Australian GP will be postponed, says F1 team owner Stroll

LONDON (Reuters) - The Australian Grand Prix will be postponed to the back end of the Formula One season with Bahrain replacing it as the opening race in March, Aston…

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Catalan government gives go-ahead for 2021 Spanish GP

Reuters - The government of Catalonia has given the go-ahead for Spanish Grand Prix organisers to agree a contract extension with Formula One for 2021. The May 9 race at…

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Sir Lewis; Formula One champion Hamilton gets his knighthood

Lewis Hamilton capped an incredible record-breaking year by being knighted in the New Year Honours list. Hamilton became the most successful F1 driver of all time after equalling Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s record…

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Mick Schumacher: my dad is the best there’s ever been in F1

Berlin (dpa) - Briton Lewis Hamilton may have matched Michael Schumacher's record of seven Formula One world titles last season but for Mick Schumacher his father remains the greatest driver in the sport. And…

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Williams F1 founder Frank Williams discharged from hospital

(Reuters) - Frank Williams, founder of the Williams Formula One team, has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home, the F1 outfit said on Thursday. A family statement…

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Williams Formula One team founder Sir Frank Williams admitted to hospital

The Guardian - Sir Frank Williams, the founder of the Williams Formula One team, has been admitted to hospital. The 78-year-old is in a stable condition according to his family.…

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Verstappen wins last F1 race for this season

Max Verstappen brought the curtain down on the 2020 Formula One season with a lights-to-flag cruise to victory on Sunday in the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Dutchman led…

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Grosjean confirms he won’t race in F1 again

Reuters - Romain Grosjean will miss the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the Frenchman flying to Switzerland to continue his recovery from injuries sustained in a fiery…

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