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Piquet Senior fined $1-million for racist comments

Brazil's triple Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet must pay 5 million Brazilian Reals ($953,050) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments against Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a Brazilian court rul... Read More...

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 19: Race winner Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing, Second placed Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing and the Red Bull Racing team celebrate after the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on March 19, 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Formula 1 needs Perez to be mighty all season

Red Bull veteran Sergio Perez may have had his best race yet at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but Formula 1 desperately needs the Mexican to keep it up in a season turning into a tale of two teammates. ... Read More...

Russell: Some penalties have been a little bit too extreme

Mercedes driver George Russell urged FIA-appointed Formula 1 race officials to apply common sense when handing out penalties for infringements where visibility and other factors are a real problem for drive... Read More...

Hamilton: I’ve never seen a car so fast as the Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton, winner of a record 103 Formula 1 grands prix and seven world championships, said on Sunday he had never seen a car as quick as Max Verstappen's Red Bull. The Mercedes driver was overtaken by ... Read More...

Alonso gets his Jeddah podium back

Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso celebrated his 100th Formula 1 podium on Sunday after Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stewards reversed a penalty decision that had demoted him from third to fourth. The stewards said... Read More...

Verstappen: I am not here to be second

Max Verstappen stayed top of the Formula 1 World Championship in Saudi Arabia on Sunday but was still unhappy at having to settle for second in the race behind Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez. The Dutch driv... Read More...

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De la Rosa: At 41, Alonso has same hunger he had in 2007

Formula 1 veteran Fernando Alonso has been the talk of the paddock since he put Aston Martin on the podium at the Bahrain Grand Prix season-opener and today will start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from the f... Read More...

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 17: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on March 17, 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Verstappen rivals wary, if anyone can win from 15th he can

Max Verstappen will start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 15th place but none of his rivals were ruling out the Formula 1 championship leader fighting for victory on Sunday. Red Bull's F1 double world champi... Read More...

De le Rosa: Alonso with the same hunger as I met him in 2007

De le Rosa: Alonso with same hunger as I met him in 2007

Formula 1 veteran Fernando Alonso has been the talk of the paddock since he put Aston Martin on the podium at the Bahrain Grand Prix season-opener and today will start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from the f... Read More...

Al Faisal: The idea of two F1 races in Saudi is doable

Saudi Arabia would be open to hosting two Formula 1 races a year and it could happen in the near future, local organisers told journalists in Jeddah on Friday. Sunday's race on the Jeddah Corniche street c... Read More...

Wolff: I don’t think Hamilton will leave Mercedes but he can

Lewis Hamilton wants to remain at Mercedes but team boss Toto Wolff told reporters he would have "no grouch" if the seven times Formula 1 world champion felt a need to look elsewhere in the future but does no... Read More...

Hamilton parts ways with coach Angela Cullen

Lewis Hamilton announced a split from his long-term performance coach Angela Cullen on Friday with both posting tributes on social media. New Zealander Cullen has been a constant paddock presence supporting ... Read More...

Hamilton dodges discussion on Saudi human rights

Lewis Hamilton distanced himself from fellow Formula 1 drivers who said they felt comfortable to be racing in Saudi Arabia this weekend but did more to dodge the issue than reveal his true thoughts. The Brit... Read More...

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Norris: Far from a crisis at McLaren, nothing close to it

McLaren performed worst of any team in Formula 1's 2023 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix but ahead of Round 2 in Saudi Arabia, Lando Norris insists there is no crisis brewing or otherwise at Woking. The for... Read More...

Sainz: People have been trying to destabilise Ferrari

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz denied media reports of chaos and turmoil behind the scenes, at Maranello, after the Italian team's disappointing start to the Formula 1 season. Sainz accepte... Read More...

Hamilton: Red Bull not pushing, they’ll run away with it

Lewis Hamilton has no doubt he will add to his record tally of 103 Formula 1 victories but cannot say how long he might have to wait as he believes rivals Red Bull are a lot quicker than they let on in Bahrai... Read More...

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Formula 1 to race in Austria until 2027

Austria will continue to host Formula 1 until 2027 after signing a four-year contract extension, both sides said on Wednesday. The Austrian Grand Prix returned to Formula 1 in 2014 and the last race of the cur... Read More...

Button: "Days of Thunder" actually first brought me to NASCAR

Button: “Days of Thunder” first brought me to NASCAR

Jenson Button's boyhood fascination with the Hollywood movie 'Days of Thunder' sparked his passion for stock cars and the former Formula 1 Champion will live out a childhood dream when he returns to the startin... Read More...

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