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Brawn Report: F1 needs to make an important change in direction

Lewis Hamilton’s French Grand Prix victory, his fourth win in succession this season and his sixth from eight races, was a master class of power and precision that left his rivals reeling at Ricard. But ... Read More...

Wolff: Very optimistic Ocon will be in a F1 car next year

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has taken a dig at Renault counterpart Cyril Abiteboul while remaining confident that French driver Esteban Ocon will secure a seat in Formula 1 next season. Mercedes-backed... Read More...

Lowe: I will not return to work at Williams

Former technical director Paddy Lowe is leaving Williams with immediate effect and has stepped down from the board of directors, the Formula 1 team announced on Tuesday. Lowe had been on an extended “lea... Read More...

Wolff: Trolling on social media has no place in our sport

Mercedes have endured a torrent of online abuse in the two weeks since their victory at the Canadian Grand Prix but team boss Toto Wolff says the ‘haters’ have only strengthened the resolve of the Formula 1... Read More...

Imperious Hamilton closing in on Schumi’s amazing F1 records

Lewis Hamilton could overtake Michael Schumacher’s record haul of 91 wins by the end of the season, however surreal that may sound, the Mercedes driver is accelerating towards a sixth title with an air of i... Read More...

Wolff: Bottas just needs to change his driving style

Valtteri Bottas can still challenge runaway leader Lewis Hamilton for the Formula 1 World Championship title but he needs to adapt his driving style to do it, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. ... Read More...

President Bolsonaro still pushing for 2021 Rio race

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vowed on Monday to move the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix to Rio de Janeiro after the contract for Sao Paulo’s Interlagos racetrack expires next year. Bolsonaro said a yet-... Read More...

Inside Line: Formula 1 and the increase in fake news

I will start this piece by admitting it has been bubbling on the back burner for a few weeks and now is the time to put it out there as Fake News aka yellow journalism is rearing its ugly head as the sport'... Read More...

#MsportXtra: Lewis does not make mistakes when it matters

The weekend started as it ended in Canada, the Sebastian Vettel penalty grabbing headlines but when it got underway, the focus quickly shifted towards the racing. On a rather confusing track like Paul Ri... Read More...

eSports star Brendon Leigh crashes during Formula Ford debut

After winning back-to-back F1 eSports Championships in 2017 and 2018, British gamer Brendon Leigh was given the opportunity to race a real sports car. The 19-year-old, who remains an integral part of th... Read More...

Hamilton: There’s never a moment you shouldn’t be pushing

Although Lewis Hamilton was jubilant in the wake of his dominant victory at the French Grand Prix on Sunday, but he did fling a warning to his team that they must not allow complacency to set in despite the... Read More...

The Day After: Untouchable Lewis

Almost recording his sixth career grand chelem, Lewis Hamilton was in a class all his own at the Circuit Paul Ricard on Sunday. His win in Montreal might not have been not entirely on merit, but you cert... Read More...

Indycar: Masterful Rossi in another league at Road America

For Alexander Rossi, an utterly dominant drive to victory in the REV Group Grand Prix presented by AMR was just the tonic he needed. The Andretti Autosport driver led every lap but one Sunday on Road Ame... Read More...

Vettel: Our aim was to close the gap and we failed

Sebastian Vettel has labelled the French Grand Prix weekend as a failure for Ferrari as Mercedes, led by Lewis Hamilton, once again romped to an unchallenged victory to make it eight out of eight so far thi... Read More...

Hamilton: I totally understand it’s boring but don’t blame drivers

Lewis Hamilton said Formula 1’s rule makers not drivers should take the blame for boring races, after Sunday’s French Grand Prix served up a strong contender for most soporific grand prix of the season so f... Read More...

French Grand Prix Top Three Press Conference

Full transcript from the top three press conference after the French Grand Prix, Round 8 of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship, at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet. Featuring race winner Lewis ... Read More...

French Grand Prix: Hamilton dominates on a tedious afternoon

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton powered to a dominant but tedious (polite way of saying an ultra-boring race) French Grand Prix, Round 8 of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship, at a hot and sunny Circuit P... Read More...

Ferrari: We have potential to improve significantly

Scuderia Ferrari comes away from the French Grand Prix with a third place courtesy of Charles Leclerc, the Monegasque driver finishing right behind Valtteri Bottas and a fifth place from Sebastian Vettel, w... Read More...