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F1

Verstappen targets title initiative at scene of teenage triumph

By AFP

Six years on from his debut victory with Red Bull in Spain, when he became the youngest driver to claim an F1 win, Max Verstappen is seeking to trim 2022 series...

  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed pole on 10 April for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen and broke Lewis Hamilton's stranglehold on the Melbourne grid. Picture: @Charles_Leclerc/Twitter

    Leclerc favourite for Ferrari's home race, rivals play catch-up

    Leclerc is riding the crest of a wave after joining the select group of drivers to achieve F1's 'Grand Slam' - pole, win, fastest lap and lead throughout in Australia.

    36 days ago
  • McLaren's British driver Lando Norris drives during the third practice session at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on April 9, 2022, ahead of the 2022 Formula One Australian Grand Prix.

    Drivers fear for F1's heritage despite 'awesome' Vegas race

    Racing returns to 'Sin City' next year for the first time since 1982, becoming the third grand prix in the United States alongside Miami and Austin.

    47 days ago
  • Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc gets out of the car during the second practice session ahead of the 2022 Formula One Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on 8 April 2022. Picture: Paul Crock/AFP

    Leclerc outpaces world champion Verstappen to go fastest in Melbourne

    Monaco's Leclerc, the early season championship leader, was outpaced by team-mate Carlos Sainz in the first 60-minute run at a revamped Albert Park.

    49 days ago
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton speaks to the press after winning the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah on 5 December 2021. Picture: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/POOL

    Hamilton 'struggling mentally' after tough start to F1 season

    The seven-time world champion, who finished 10th at Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, made the admission via a post on his Instagram story on Thursday.

    57 days ago
  • A handout photograph released by Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team on 3 March 2021 shows German driver Sebastian Vettel posing in front of the AMR21, their new car for the 2021 Formula One season, during a virtual launch event at their headquarters in Gaydon, central England. Picture: Glenn Dunbar/ASTON MARTIN/AFP

    COVID-hit Vettel out of second straight F1 GP, Hulkenberg in

    The team said on Thursday that Vettel had not yet registered a negative test after falling ill and missing last weekend's season-opening race in Bahrain

    62 days ago
  • The Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 team unveiled its 2022 racer on 10 February 2022. Picture: @AstonMartinF1/Twitter

    In the metal: Aston Martin unveils new-look F1 racer

    The Aston Martin AMR 2022 was revealed to the public in a 42-minute stream on their YouTube channel, which featured interviews with drivers Sebastien Vettel and Lance Stroll among others.

    105 days ago
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his win in the Brazilian Grand Prix on 14 November 2021. Picture: @F1/Twitter

    Hamilton on crest of a wave ahead of new Qatar challenge

    Just days after the most spectacular win of his career at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the 36-year-old, a keen surfer, will be powered by Mercedes' fighting spirit and a sense of shifting momentum at the Losail International Circuit.

    190 days ago
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his win in the Brazilian Grand Prix on 14 November 2021. Picture: @F1/Twitter

    Hamilton conjures up magical Brazil win from 10th to reignite title race

    Hamilton had to overcome a mountain of adversity with his first win since Russia which left him 14 points adrift of Verstappen with three races of the season remaining.

    193 days ago
  • Seven times F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. Picture: @MercedesAMGF1/Twitter

    Hamilton heads to Austrian GP facing uphill battle to revive F1 title defence

    Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff made clear no major upgrades were planned this year following last Sunday's race in which Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas finished second and third behind Max Verstappen.

    330 days ago
  • FILE: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton reacts as he gets out of his car after winning the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix at the Intercity Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul on 15 November 2020. Picture: AFP.

    Turkish Grand Prix added to calendar on October 3: Formula One

    The Turkish GP was first added to the calendar for June 13, replacing Canada, but was cancelled in the face of coronavirus travel restrictions. The Singapore race was then cancelled for the same reasons at the start of June.

    336 days ago
  • FILE: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (R) crosses the line to win the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on 14 July 2019. Picture: AFP

    British Grand Prix allowed to have crowd of 140,000

    Following talks between the government and Silverstone chiefs, the race will be watched by the biggest sporting crowd in Britain since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year.

    336 days ago
  • Lewis Hamilton at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Picture: Twitter @F1.

    'It's like my first' - history-maker Hamilton celebrates century of poles

    The Mercedes driver's latest milestone puts him 32 clear of Michael Schumacher in the all-time pole chart and leaves him in prime position to secure a record-extending 98th win in Sunday's race.

    383 days ago
  • FILE: Fernando Alonso. Picture: Twitter/@IndyCar

    Former F1 champion Alonso undergoes jaw surgery: team

    According to the Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport and the BBC, veteran racer Fernando Alonso was hit by a car near his home in Lugano in Switzerland, near the Italian border.

    469 days ago
  • Ferrari's German driver Sebastian Vettel. Picture: @ScuderiaFerrari/Twitter

    'Failure' Sebastian Vettel bids Ferrari farewell

    The 33-year-old German, who joined Ferrari in 2015, offered a searingly-honest and realistic appraisal of his time in Italy, despite winning 14 races, when he admitted his goal had been to claim a fifth title.

    532 days ago
  • Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (centre) celebrates on the podium after winning the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix at the Intercity Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul on 15 November 2020. Picture: @F1/Twitter

    Lewis Hamilton fired up to resist 'new generation' again in 2021

    Mercedes will also have one eye on the future when the racing restarts in Melbourne in March and they may be vulnerable, but in Hamilton, as the Turkish Grand Prix proved again, they have the ace in the F1 pack, regardless of age.

    557 days ago
  • Michael Schumacher (L) and Lewis Hamilton (R). Picture: @F1/Twitter

    Hamilton vs Schumacher: Who is the greatest?

    Lewis Hamilton secured a record-equalling seventh Formula One world title on Sunday after winning the Turkish Grand Prix.

    557 days ago
  • Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (centre) celebrates on the podium after winning the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix at the Intercity Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul on 15 November 2020. Picture: @F1/Twitter

    Lewis Hamilton wins record-equalling seventh F1 world title

    'That's for all the kids out there that believe in the impossible,' said an emotional Hamilton on Mercedes' team radio. 'You can do it.'

    558 days ago
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his 91st career win at the Eifel Grand Prix on 11 October 2020. Picture: Twitter/@LewisHamilton

    Hamilton legacy under threat due to 'lack of challengers'

    Hamilton last Sunday became the sport's most successful driver when he claimed a record 92nd win, moving one clear of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher's 14-year record of 91 wins.

    574 days ago
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