Seven-time Lewis Hamilton has criticised the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for lacking accountability in the wake of multiple scandals that have rocked the governing body in recent times. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem was accused by a whistleblower of demanding the overturning of a penalty to Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso at last year's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last year. He also asked officials not to pass...
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has wished Lewis Hamilton success ahead of his planned switch to Ferrari in 2025. The 38-year-old's contract with Mercedes expires at the end of 2024 after which he will leave Brackley, where he won six of his world championships and head to Maranello with the hope of winning a record eighth world championship and Ferrari's first constructor championship since...
Lewis Hamilton has denied Christian Horner’s sensational claim that he approached Red Bull about driving for the reigning Formula 1 constructors before committing his future to Mercedes. Red Bull team principal Horner made a stunning revelation in an interview with the Daily Mail that the seven-time world champion had reached out to his team for a seat while his future at Mercedes was up in the...
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has stressed that the reigning Formula 1 constructors' champion give their drivers equal treatment following comments made by Sergio Perez. The Mexican, ahead of the Australian Grand Prix stated, he now feels the full support of the team in his ambition to fight teammate Max Verstappen to the world championship crown. This was in comparison to when he joined the...
Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has called the International Automobile Federation's (FIA) decision to clamp down on drivers expressing their views on race day as "unnecessary". The governing body announced towards the end of last year that political, religious or personal statements made by drivers would need FIA permission before doing so. The move was met with criticism from a number of drivers, most especially...
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