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Steiner: Everyone’s a bit surprised we’ve got 17 races done

Formula 1 is counting its blessings as it prepares for a triple-header of races in the Middle East to end a 2020 season some had feared would be stalled at the start by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 17-race... Read More...

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Hamilton: Salary cap shouldn’t hinder future stars

Any proposed cap on the salaries of Formula 1 drivers should be careful not to hold back the sport’s top talent, newly crowned seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday. F1 has been discussing... Read More...

Hamilton: F1 needs to do more for human rights

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday urged Formula 1 to do more to push for human rights, saying the issue was a “massive problem” in some of the sport’s host countries. The Mercedes dri... Read More...

Steiner: We just survived but here to stay

Haas team chief Guenther Steiner believes the American Formula 1 outfit's greatest achievement this season was the first and most important of all - survival. Speaking at a virtual news conference on Thu... Read More...

Red Bull’s Wheatley to miss Bahrain after positive COVID-19 test

Red Bull's sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will miss Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19, the Formula One team said on Thursday. "We can confirm that during mandatory pre-... Read More...

Bahrain Grand Prix: Will Hamilton slow down?

Lewis Hamilton heads into Sunday´s Bahrain Grand Prix as the most successful driver in Formula 1 history, and now a seven-times world champion, but the Briton will not be slowing down as he aims to round ou... Read More...

Hill: Hamilton knighthood will only help his charity work

Lewis Hamilton has been breaking down barriers since he arrived in Formula 1 and deserves a knighthood for his achievements on and off the track, former world champion Damon Hill has said. Hamilton, the most... Read More...

Zanardi transferred to Padua Hospital closer to home

Motor racing legend turned-Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi was transferred to a hospital in Padua on Saturday to continue his recovery, more than five months after he was seriously injured in a handbi... Read More...

Carey: F1 moving towards 24-race rotating calendar

Formula 1 is planning to expand to 24 races in the near future, with some rotation of circuits, chief executive Chase Carey said on Thursday. The sport has pencilled in a record 23 for next year, depende... Read More...

Hamilton: This year there has been this awakening

Seven times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is confident his sport has a bright and more diverse future but he will not take his foot off the accelerator in pushing for change. The Merced... Read More...

Norris: I was struggling a lot with nerves and anxiety

McLaren's Lando Norris spoke on Thursday of the anxiety and nerves he suffered in his 2019 Formula 1 rookie campaign and said the sport needed to talk more openly about mental health. The Briton, who tur... Read More...

Aston Martin to share F1 safety car duties with Mercedes from 2021

Aston Martin is set to join Mercedes next season as a provider of Formula 1’s official safety cars, according to media reports on Tuesday. Racefans.net reported that Aston Martin would supply safety and medi... Read More...

Hamilton: You have to be anti-racist

Lewis Hamilton has said becoming the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time means nothing unless he can help tackle racism and push for change. The Mercedes driver became F1 world champion for the ... Read More...

Brawn: It’s a tragedy if Perez isn’t in F1 next year

Sergio Perez more than deserves to stay in Formula 1, managing director Ross Brawn said on Monday after the Mexican finished second to now-seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton in Turkey at the weekend.... Read More...

Wolff: Re-signing Lewis just got more expensive!

Mercedes expect to start contract talks with Lewis Hamilton in the next few days now the Briton has clinched a record-equalling seventh Formula 1 world championship, team boss Toto Wolff has said. The 35... Read More...

Stroll: I don’t know what happened

Racing Point driver Lance Stroll sought an explanation after his hopes of a first Formula 1 victory disappeared with a change of tyres in Turkey on Sunday. The Canadian finished ninth after starting on p... Read More...

Hamilton: I feel like I´m only just getting started

An emotional Lewis Hamilton said he was "just getting started" as he celebrated a record-equalling seventh Formula 1 world championship in Turkey on Sunday and, ominously for his rivals, then declared that ... Read More...

Vural Ak: Turkish Grand Prix is not a one-time thing

Turkey will not fill Vietnam's vacant slot on next year's Formula 1 calendar but the Istanbul promoter remained confident on Friday his track could still host a race in 2021 and beyond. The inaugural Vie... Read More...

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