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Hamilton cheerful but realistic ahead of Texan test
The Mercedes driver, who is seeking a record-increasing sixth win at the Circuit of the Americas to overhaul Dutch rival Max Verstappen's six-point lead with...
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Bottas wins in Turkey as Verstappen reclaims title lead from Hamilton
The Red Bull driver finished second to take a six-point lead in the championship ahead of Lewis Hamilton who finished fifth voicing frustration with his Mercedes' team strategy.
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Verstappen stays cool, says title 'won't change his life'
The Dutchman, who is two points adrift of seven-time champion Hamilton ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix, told reporters he enjoyed his job, always does his best for Red Bull and would still feel good even if he finished second.
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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.
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Verstappen declared winner of rain-ruined Belgian GP, shortest race in history
Pole-sitter Verstappen was awarded half points, which moved him to within three points of Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' championship.
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Verstappen tops final practice at Spa as Red Bulls dominate
The Dutch driver was 0.947sec quicker than Perez, the Red Bulls followed by Mercedes world champion Lewis Hamilton who was over a second adrift.
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Verstappen aims to revive title bid as Hamilton eyes 100th win
Verstappen will need a change of luck, too, as he has not won at the sweeping and majestic circuit set in the Ardennes forests and has never finished higher than third. Seven-time world champion Hamilton has triumphed four times including last year.
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Frustrated Verstappen 'will never give up' in title race
The Dutchman was sideswiped on the opening turn of the race in a series of collisions prompted by Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and which wiped out his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and three others.
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Red Bull change Verstappen's motor for Hungarian GP
Verstappen flew out of the British Grand Prix on 18 July after a first-lap collision with Lewis Hamilton who went on to win the race.
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Hamilton, Verstappen resume title fight in Hungary's heat and dust
Lewis Hamilton arrives in Budapest this weekend facing another high-pressure challenge on and off the track at the Hungarian Grand Prix where he hopes to clinch a 100th career victory.
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Hamilton racially abused on social media over British GP win
The seven-time world champion was involved early on in an incident that saw championship leader Max Verstappen plough his Red Bull into a wall and out of the race. Hamilton was hit by a 10 second penalty but went on to win the race and close the gap in the title race to just eight points.
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'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'.
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'Blame Hamilton': Verstappen out of British Grand Prix after first-lap collision
Hamilton was handed a 10-second penalty, which he could take during a pit stop.
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Verstappen wins in Austria to pull clear of Hamilton in title race
Max Verstappen's latest step towards ending Lewis Hamilton's hold on the drivers' title triggered a carnival atmosphere in Formula One's first capacity crowd since the coronavirus pandemic struck with most of the 100,000 in attendance decked out in his Dutch orange colours.
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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.
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Verstappen beats Hamilton in French GP to extend F1 lead
The Red Bull driver hunted down and overtook the Mercedes world champion with over a lap to go in Le Castellet to claim his third win out of seven races this season.
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Verstappen pips Hamilton for French Grand Prix pole
Verstappen leads Hamilton by just four points in the Formula One word championship ahead of the seventh race of the season at the Circuit Paul Ricard on Sunday.
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Hamilton and Mercedes hoping for return to form at French GP
The seven-time champion and the defending champion team were well beaten in both Monte Carlo and Baku, losing their long consecutive points-scoring records of 54 and 55 races respectively as Red Bull took command with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez claiming victories.
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Perez wins as Verstappen, Hamilton KO'd by Baku
Verstappen crashed with five laps to go and the sixth race of the season at his mercy. Hamilton then locked up at the restart when on target for second.
