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Sep 3, 2022
Max Verstappen expecting 'crazy' environment for first home race as Formula One champion
Verstappen will pay tribute to his father Jos with a new helmet design.
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Sep 3, 2022
F1 great Lewis Hamilton hopes to see more Black ownership in sports
'I do want to get more and more involved in teams because I really do believe in Black ownership, because there is a lack of it within sports, and Black equity.'
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Aug 25, 2022
Max Verstappen eager for comforts of home as Formula One season resumes
Verstappen has a commanding 80-point lead over Charles Leclerc in the title race.
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Aug 23, 2022
Red Bull's Christian Horner remains 'motivated' to lead F1 team
Red Bull has won four Constructors Championships and five driver's championships since the team entered Formula One under Horner in 2005.
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Jul 30, 2022
Sebastian Vettel will leave F1 with respect of fellow drivers and fans
Sebastian Vettel's greatest success is a distant memory but the four-time world champion will leave Formula One at the end of this year with more fans than he had in his heyday.
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Jul 29, 2022
Four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel announces retirement
Vettel said his goals had shifted from winning races to seeing his children grow.
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Jul 23, 2022
Lewis Hamilton driving to make more history on eve of milestone 300th race
The seven-time world champion, who has a record 103 wins, will become only the sixth driver to make 300 starts when he lines up on the grid in France on Sunday.
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Jul 11, 2022
Charles Leclerc wins Austrian GP to spoil Max Verstappen's 'homecoming'
Charles Leclerc survived a late throttle scare to win the Austrian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday as he roared into the championship picture behind leader Max Verstappen.
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Jul 10, 2022
'Problem child' Yuki Tsunoda stays patient with new psychologist
The 22-year-old, who drives for Red Bull's sister team AlphaTauri, has become a fan favorite for his outbursts on the team radio during races and candid comments about the sport.
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Jul 4, 2022
Carlos Sainz grabs first F1 victory in thrilling British Grand Prix
'I don't know what to say,' a beaming Sainz said. 'It is amazing. My first win in Formula One on my 150th race and for Ferrari at Silverstone! It's amazing.'
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Jul 4, 2022
Guanyu Zhou credits halo with saving life after serious crash at British Grand Prix
The titanium halo was introduced by Formula One in 2018 and has been credited with saving a number of lives in serious incidents.
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Jul 2, 2022
Lewis Hamilton calls on Formula One to move past outdated views
'Why do we give these guys a platform? They are clearly not willing to change and these undertones of discrimination and micro-aggression in today's world are not helpful.'
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Jun 30, 2022
Max Verstappen returns to Silverstone as favorite to claim title
The 24-year-old Dutchman and his Red Bull team are surging after six consecutive victories; one from teammate Sergio Perez in Monaco and the rest by the world champion.
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Jun 29, 2022
Lewis Hamilton calls for action over racist Nelson Piquet comment
Motor racing's governing body FIA, Formula One and Mercedes all issued statements condemning racism but without mentioning three-time F1 champion Piquet by name.
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Jun 14, 2022
Formula One boss in South Africa for 2023 grand prix talks
Africa is the only continent other than Antarctica without a Formula One race, a situation competition organizers are keen to rectify.
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Jun 9, 2022
Sebastian Vettel says F1 would welcome gay driver
'Perhaps it wouldn't have been the case in the past, but now I think a gay Formula One driver would be welcomed, and rightly so.'
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May 17, 2022
Formula One criticized for approach to new jewelry ban
The ban on jewelry, as well as the wearing of non-compliant undergarments, has long been in the rules but rarely enforced until the FIA clamped down this season.
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May 7, 2022
Formula One stars revved up for Miami Grand Prix
The race is a sellout, with 240,000 fans expected over the three days and a capacity 82,500 on Sunday with the sport promising a cast of celebrity guests and a Super Bowl-style atmosphere.
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May 5, 2022
Formula One hopes to maintain recent surge of popularity in U.S. with inaugural Miami Grand Prix
'The sport brings a bit of European glam to the auto race scene in America at a time when audiences may be tiring of the same-old, same-old NASCAR and Indy Car events.
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Apr 22, 2022
Charles Leclerc fully focused on Imola despite watch theft
The 24-year-old Monegasque, winner of two of the first three races, had his exclusive Richard Mille timepiece stolen off his wrist in the Italian seaside resort of Viareggio.

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