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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...

Hamilton: Important to win every race somehow

Lewis Hamilton is seeking to win the remaining six races of the tightly contested 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, including this weekend's United States Grand Prix. The F1 drivers' title race is evenly po... Read More...

Helmut Marko says Red Bull found an antidote for their car's pace deficit

Marko: We found an antidote

With Red Bull recently expressing their concern regarding the new-found pace advantage Mercedes unleashed over the past two races, Helmut Marko seems upbeat about his team's chances claiming, they found an an... Read More...

Verstappen: I won’t be part of “fake” Netflix Drive to Survive

The lineups were set in advance: Red Bull F1 teammates Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez versus Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola in a pit stop competition at the ExxonMobil headquar... 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...

Carlos Sainz ready to live with the bumps in the COTA for the United States Grand Prix

Sainz: Ready to live with bumpy tracks

With Formula 1 landing in Austin, Texas for the 2021 United States Grand Prix, the bumpy track was a main talking point, but Carlos Sainz is ready to live with it. The Spaniard is coming to the Circuit of th... 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...

No one is running away with the 2021 F1 title

Tech Draft: No one running away with 2021 title

This edition of Tech Draft looks at one of the most closely contested Formula 1 seasons in recent history, where as it seems, no one is running away with the title. With six races to go in the 2021 Formula... 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...

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Danica Patrick, Welcome to Formula 1

Retired Indycar and Nascar star Danica Patrick will be part of Sky Sports F1 commentary team for this weekend's United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas alongside Jenson Button and Martin Brundle. ... Read More...

What chance of Colton Herta joining the F1 grid?

21-year-old American open-wheel racing driver Colton Herta is known for his moves at the NTT IndyCar Series. This season at the NTT IndyCar Series, he is representing Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agrajanian. ... 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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Tech Draft: FIA to publish F1 technical directives

Dear FIA, On October 1, 2021, Grandprix247.com published an open letter I penned to your organization relating to frustrations resulting from a lack of public disclosure of Formula 1 Technical Directives tha... Read More...

In the Pit Lane: Place Your Bets

Back in the day when Formula 1 was run by the sport's ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone betting was a dirty word believing the gambling industry would tarnish his sport's image. How this squared with his love of ... Read More...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - OCTOBER 10: Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing prepares to drive on the grid during the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on October 10, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202110100850 // Usage for editorial use only //

Verstappen: It’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be hard

The lineups were set in advance: Red Bull teammates Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez vs. Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola in a pit stop competition at the ExxonMobil headquarters. ... 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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Tech Draft: F1 should ‘race as one’ on every continent

Formula 1 has sent out very strong public messages in recent times advocating for greater diversity and inclusion, not only in the sport but more broadly in society. Yet, given its very publicly stated strat... Read More...