Formula one
F1's ban on bling - but will Lewis Hamilton toe the line or pay a fine?
Lewis Hamilton has suggested he will not fully comply with Formula One’s jewelry ban, but will a $250,000 fine change his mind?
McLaren's Lando Norris upstaged Ferrari and Red Bull to clock the fastest time in a scrappy third and final practice on Saturday for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
The team released a statement on Saturday announcing that were terminating not only Mazepin's contract, but also their partnership with the Russian company Uralkali, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Spaniard Alonso, 40, joined the French team last term in their maiden campaign as they finished fifth in the constructors' standings.
The British driver, 37, was speaking for the first time since he lost the championship in controversial circumstances to Max Verstappen in Abu Dhabi on 12 December.
The Red Bull driver notched up a 10th victory of the season when he took advantage of a second safety car to overtake seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton on the final lap after Nicholas Latifi crashed.
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.
Zak Brown, the architect of McLaren’s resurgence after a spell in the doldrums, told the Daily Mail he believed Max Verstappen of Red Bull and George Russell of Williams will be recruited by Mercedes in an all-new line-up for 2022.
The attempt to land a drivers' crown that would move the 36-year-old Briton above Michael Schumacher to become the most decorated driver in the sport's history will go hand-in-hand with the issue of his future in Formula One.
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.
For 'The Daily Telegraph', the 'Marmite' factor (love him or loathe him) stems from the fact that 'Hamilton's tastes may not always sit perfectly with the traditional motor racing community'.
Lewis Hamilton secured a record-equalling seventh Formula One world title on Sunday after winning the Turkish Grand Prix.
'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.'
Speaking at the Turkish Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton is seeking to seal a record-equalling seventh drivers' world championship, the Mercedes boss also heaped praise on the Briton's ambition and commitment.
The Briton needs only to prevent his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas outscoring him by eight points to retain his crown and, in the eyes of many including former Ferrari rival Felipe Massa, move on to become the most successful in F1 history.
Formula One world championship standings ahead of the Emilia-Romagno Grand Prix this weekend.
The comments provoked argument, not least because Hamilton's statistical landmark of 92 wins is likely to be enlarged by him after passing seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher's 14-year-old record of 91 wins.
With five races remaining in the coronavirus-affected season, Hamilton is within reach of a record-equalling seventh championship and a record-increasing 100th pole position.