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Protesters threaten to disrupt British Grand Prix

British police said they have credible intelligence a group of protesters are planning to disrupt the Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend and issued a pre-emptive warning on Friday by telling them not to put... Read More...

Verstappen: I sat with Netflix, it was actually very good

Max Verstappen revealed he had a meeting with the producers of the Netflix series 'Drive to Survive', which was actually very good, as he now plans to cooperate with them. Formula 1 World Champion Max Versta... Read More...

Wolff: Hamilton can win Silverstone in a car just a few tenths off

Wolff: Hamilton can win Silverstone in a car a few tenths off

Lewis Hamilton has a real chance of winning his home British Grand Prix at Silverstone for a record-extending ninth time on Sunday and standing on top of the Formula 1 podium for the first time this year, acc... Read More...

Saudi Arabia set to buy $243-Million stake in Aston Martin

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is in early talks with British luxury carmaker Aston Martin about taking a stake in the business that could be worth 200 million pounds ($243.5-Million), the Financ... Read More...

Hugo Boss returns to Formula 1 with Aston Martin

German fashion brand Hugo Boss announced on Thursday it was returning to Formula 1 with the Aston Martin team, five years after leaving for the electric Formula E series. The deal, announced at the British G... Read More...

British Grand Prix: Payback for Verstappen a year on?

Last year, Silverstone marked a low point on Max Verstappen's road to the 2021 Formula 1 title but the Red Bull driver is riding higher than ever ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix where he will retur... Read More...

Madrid expresses interest in hosting F1 race

Madrid has officially expressed an interest in hosting a Formula 1 race, the city's regional government announced on Thursday. Although there are no Formula 1-grade tracks in Madrid and Spain already hosts a r... Read More...

McLaren to go public in two to three years

Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, which has a 60% stake in McLaren, expects the British racing team and supercar maker to go public in two to three years, its chief executive told Reuters on Tuesda... Read More...

Juri Vips: I apologise, language I used entirely unacceptable

Red Bull Racing suspended highly-rated Formula 2 driver Juri Vips pending an investigation after the Estonian uttered a racial slur during a live stream, the team confirmed on Tuesday. Vips uttered the racia... Read More...

Norris: A bit conflicted over “porpoising” rule change

McLaren's Lando Norris said on Monday he is conflicted about the FIA's plans to introduce changes to reduce or eliminate the "porpoising" problem affecting this season's Formula 1 cars, but added that driver sa... Read More...

Montreal delighted by return of Canadian Grand Prix

Missing from the Formula 1 calendar since 2019, the Canadian Grand Prix was back in race mode on Sunday to the delight of drivers, fans and Montreal business owners who had missed the fast-paced action at the c... Read More...

Daruvala: F1 is my dream and even if there is a 5% chance

Jehan Daruvala will drive a Formula 1 car for the first time when he tests a 2021 McLaren at Silverstone this week as part of his journey to become the third Indian to race at the pinnacle of motorsport. The... Read More...

Verstappen: Gap is big, but can switch around quickly

Max Verstappen acknowledged the big gap he has over the competition after winning the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix, but warned it can switch around very quickly. Max Verstappen has gone from being 46 points behi... Read More...

Tost: These are F1 cars, not a Rolls Royce

Franz Tost blasted Formula 1 drivers for complaining about the ride of their 2022 cars, saying these are F1 cars are not a Rolls Royce. As Formula 1 wrestles with "porpoising" problems that have left some dr... Read More...

Tost: Gasly is 100% a AlphTauri driver for 2023

Pierre Gasly is "100% confirmed" to continue AlphaTauri next season according to team principal Franz Tost, while highly-rated Oscar Piastri is ready for a promotion into a Formula 1 seat as the Formula 1 Sil... Read More...

Vettel labelled a hypocrite by Canadian politicians

Sebastian Vettel was labelled a hypocrite by politicians from Alberta, after he shed light on Tar Sands Mining as an environmental threat in the Canadian province . Formula 1 activist Sebastian Vettel has used... Read More...

Horner: Is it right to change everything for that one team?

Christian Horner slammed the FIA's move to reduce "porpoising" with a new technical directive, questioning if it was fair to change everything for one team. Formula 1's governing body should make sure Mercedes... Read More...

Leclerc gets ten place PU-related grid drop in Canada

Charles Leclerc will have a ten-place grid drop at the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix, after the failed Ferrari power unit, that ruined his Sunday in Azerbaijan, was declared a write-off. Ferrari confirmed that th... Read More...

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