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Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 19 June 2022 in Montreal, Quebec. Picture: Clive Rose/Getty Images/AFP

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Verstappen wins Canadian Grand Prix to tighten grip on title race

By AFP

The 24-year-old Dutchman controlled a tactical race from pole position through three safety car interventions and resisted intense late pressure from Ferrari's...

  • Red Bull Racing's Mexican driver Sergio Perez celebrates with champagne after winning the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, on 29 May 2022. Picture: SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP

    F1 pitches up in Baku with Perez out to promote title credentials

    'Checo' arrives on the Caspian Sea coastline fresh from his Monaco triumph and with the ink barely dry on a two-year extension to his Red Bull contract.

    70 days ago
  • Max Verstappen. © hafizjohari/123rf.com

    Verstappen targets title initiative at scene of teenage triumph

    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 leader Charles Leclerc's early-season advantage and to take the initiative in the title race.

    91 days ago
  • Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing, second-placed Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari and third-placed Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari celebrate on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at the Miami International Autodrome on 8 May 2022 in Miami, Florida. Picture: Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

    Happy Verstappen triumphs in sweltering Miami

    In a physically exhausting race for the drivers and teams at the Miami International Autodrome, the 24-year-old Dutchman produced a mature performance to make the most of superior straight line speed in a largely processional race until a late Safety Car intervention.

    101 days ago
  • 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.

    119 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.

    132 days ago
  • Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas. Picture: @F1/Twitter

    Bottas pips Hamilton to pole for Italian GP Sprint

    That means 32-year-old Bottas will lead the field in Saturday's 100km Sprint, which will decide the grid for the GP on Sunday and give championship points to the top three.

    341 days ago
  • Mercedes drive Lewis Hamilton celebrates his victory in the British GP at Silverstone on 18 July 2021. Picture: @F1/Twitter

    'Dangerous' Hamilton wins 'hollow' British Grand Prix after Verstappen collision

    Lewis Hamilton was accused of being 'dangerous and disrespectful' in reviving his Formula One title defence by winning the British Grand Prix on Sunday after a first lap crash that left championship leader Max Verstappen complaining he had been 'taken out'.

    395 days ago
  • Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives during the first practice session ahead of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in the city of Sakhir on 26 March 2021. Picture: Andrej Isakovic/AFP

    Verstappen tops Bahrain practice as Red Bull deliver on speed

    On a beautiful blue-skied day back at the track where Red Bull had dominated pre-season testing, the Dutchman continued where he had left off with an imperious late lap of 1:31.394 to finish top of the pile.

    509 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.

    Hamilton faces serious challenge in pursuit of eighth title

    After reeling off seven consecutive constructors’ championships – and seven 'doubles' of team and driver titles - Hamilton’s 'black arrows' are under serious threat and both he and teammate Valtteri Bottas know it.

    514 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.

    615 days ago
  • Racing Point's Canadian driver Lance Stroll during the F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on 9 August 2020 in Northampton. The race commemorates the 70th anniversary of the inaugural world championship race, held at Silverstone in 1950. Picture: @RacingPointF1/Twitter.

    Ferrari, Renault to appeal in Racing Point 'copying' row

    The Racing Point car has been dubbed the 'pink Mercedes' because the team is accused of copying the part from Mercedes.

    735 days ago
  • (L-R) Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas, Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc and McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrate with champagne on the podium after the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix race on 5 July 2020 in Spielberg, Austria. Picture: AFP

    Beating Ferrari would be big boost for McLaren, says Norris

    Norris believes McLaren have a real chance of finishing ahead of Ferrari in the Formula One constructors’ championship this season.

    751 days ago
  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during the Austrian Grand Prix on 5 July 2020. Picture: @ScuderiaFerrari/Twitter

    Ferrari to bring forward F1 upgrades to second Austrian race

    The Italian team had aimed to bring new parts to the July 19 Hungarian Grand Prix but said on Monday they hoped to have some for next weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix at the same Austrian circuit.

    772 days ago
  • (L-R) Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas, Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc and McLaren's British driver Lando Norris celebrate with champagne on the podium after the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix race on 5 July 2020 in Spielberg, Austria. Picture: AFP

    Bottas wins Austrian GP as Hamilton challenge hit by double penalty

    Seven months after the final race of 2019, the Finn, who had started from the 12th pole position of his career, led from start to finish to come home ahead on the road of team-mate six-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

    773 days ago
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton steers his car during the second practice session at the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix on 3 July 2020 in Spielberg, Austria. Picture: AFP

    Mercedes one-two as F1 gets back on track in Austria

    Sunday’s race, the first of two in Austria on successive weekends, will be the latest start to a championship after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the scheduled Australian opener on 15 March before a wheel had turned.

    775 days ago
  • Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel addresses the driver's press conference on 2 July 2020, on the eve of the first practice session at the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in Spielberg, Austria. Picture: AFP

    'Surprised' Vettel insists there was no new Ferrari deal

    Vettel said he was surprised when Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto called him to say his services were no longer required after 2020.

    776 days ago
  • Formula One driver Carlos Sainz. Picture: @Carlossainz55/Twitter

    Sainz and Ricciardo make their moves for 2021

    Ferrari said 25-year-old Sainz, who replaces four times world champion Sebastian Vettel alongside young Monegasque Charles Leclerc at the sport’s most glamorous team, had signed for 2021 and 2022.

    825 days ago
  • FILE: Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc celebrates after the qualifying session of the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in Spielberg on 29 June 2019. Picture: AFP

    Leclerc likes idea of reverse races when F1 returns

    The sport is considering various options to get its stalled season started, with grands prix likely to be held without spectators and some European circuits hosting more than one race.

    847 days ago
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