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Bottas gets five-place grid penalty for sixth power unit

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will have a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's United States Grand Prix after taking his sixth engine of the 2021 Formula 1 season. Drivers are allowed only three engines wi... Read More...

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Australian Grand Prix not moving to Sydney

Australian Grand Prix boss Andrew Westacott has dismissed a report the Formula 1 race could end up in Sydney, saying Melbourne wants to keep it after its contract expires in 2025. Australian broadcaster Seve... Read More...

F1 drivers back Netflix Drive to Survive after Verstappen snub

Leading Formula 1 drivers have defended the popular Netflix "Drive to Survive" fly-on-the-wall series after Max Verstappen said he was snubbing it because he felt some of the rivalries were "faked" in the ser... Read More...

Vettel: We have a penalty for engine change

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel will take a grid penalty at the United States Grand Prix after exceeding his engine allocation for the season. The four-time Formula 1 world champion, a winner at Austin's Cir... Read More...

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Hamilton: Important to get F1 back in South Africa

Seven times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton welcomed the sport's expansion in the United States but called also for a return to South Africa. Formula 1 last raced at the Kyalami circuit, north of Joh... Read More...

Leclerc missed flight to Texas after document doubt

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc missed his flight to Austin, Texas, this week after an official at the airport closest to his Monaco home questioned his travel authorisation. The 24-year-old told re... Read More...

Pato O’Ward: F1. That’s where this dream starts

Pato O'Ward jokes that he would be a billionaire if he had banked a penny every time he was asked about his Formula 1 prospects and the 22-year-old Mexican IndyCar driver can expect no let up now. The rising... Read More...

Formula 1 Coming to America Big Time

When the United States Grand Prix returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 2012, in Texas of all places, the world's highest class of international motor racing was taking a big leap in a country it had abandone... Read More...

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Hamilton versus Verstappen: Showdown in Texas

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have traded the Formula 1 championship lead four times in six races and the 2021 United States Grand Prix in Austin could provide yet another twist in the tale. Red Bull's V... Read More...

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Stroll: Andretti would be a great addition to F1

United States-based Andretti Autosport would be a great addition to Formula 1 if reported takeover talks with Sauber come to fruition, according to Aston Martin's billionaire Canadian owner Lawrence Stroll. ... Read More...

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Hulkenberg set for Indycar test with Arrow McLaren SP

Nico Hulkenberg will get a first taste of IndyCar with a one-off evaluation test for Arrow McLaren SP at Alabama's Barber Motorsports Park on Monday, the team confirmed in a statement. The 34-year-old German... Read More...

Chinese Grand Prix not on 2022 F1 calendar

Formula 1 will publish a record 23-race 2022 season calendar on Friday but the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai is set to be absent for the third year in a row. Multiple sources told Reuters on Thursday that C... Read More...

Williams: Commited to be climate positive by 2030

The Williams Formula 1 team have pledged to be climate positive by 2030 and be the "pace-setter for sustainability in global motorsport" as part of a new strategy revealed on Wednesday. The British-based for... Read More...

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New flame-resistant Formula 1 gloves all good

Daniel Ricciardo has given a thumbs-up to new flame-resistant gloves, developed by Formula 1's governing body after Romain Grosjean's fiery crash in Bahrain last year, following trials at the Turkish Grand Pr... Read More...

COVID stance may rule F1 medical car driver out of duty

Formula 1 medical car driver Alan van der Merwe risks missing more races, after his absence from Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, due to his decision not to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Van der Merwe, 41, and F1... Read More...

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Pirelli: Hamilton tyres would not last until the end

Formula 1 exclusive tyre supplier Pirelli backed Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton questioned his team's Turkish Grand Prix strategy calls and said he would have rather risked getting to the finish on a single se... Read More...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 10: The second place trophy of Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing is pictured after the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on October 10, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Verstappen: We need more pace, six points is nothing

Max Verstappen played down his Formula 1 championship advantage on Sunday, and said his Red Bull team needed to find more pace to fend off Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes in the last six races of the season. The... Read More...

Horner: Lewis the quickest he’s looked all year here

Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are looking quicker at the Turkish Grand Prix than they have been all season, says Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. Mercedes would have had a fro... Read More...

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