Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed that Racing Bulls duo Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda would be the replacement for Sergio Perez should the Mexican be axed from the team, Afrosport reports. After claiming four podiums in the first five Grands Prix of 2024, Perez endured a difficult remainder of the season, scoring just 49 points between the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and the season...
Rwanda president Paul Kagame has officially announced his country's bid to host a Formula 1 race, Afrosport reports. Kagame made the announcement at the FIA General Assembly held in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Friday. F1 has not held a race in Africa since the 1993 South African Grand Prix but Kagame's announcement makes Rwanda the most-likely destination for a future race. "I am happy to...
Max Verstappen has officially been crowned the 2024 Formula 1 world champion at the FIA Awards ceremony held in Kigali, Rwanda on Friday, Afrosport reports. The Red Bull driver was presented with trophy for the fourth time after winning nine Grands Prix out of the record 24 races on the calendar, beating McLaren’s Lando Norris by 63 points in the drivers' championship while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc...
Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has revealed he is battling with an "aggressive" form of cancer, Afrosport reports. Jordan, who operated the eponymous Jordan Grand Prix team between 1991 and 2005, revealed on his Formula For Success podcast, he was diagnosed with prostate and bladder cancer earlier this year. He further revealed it had spread to his pelvis and spine, asserting he had some...
Lewis Hamilton has named Sebastian Vettel as the best world champion that he has come across in his illustrious Formula 1 career, Afrosport reports. Hamilton and Vettel competed for several years producing some memorable battles such as in 2010 when they raced for Red Bull and McLaren respectively with Vettel clinching the first of four consecutive world championships. Their rivalry intensified in 2017 and 2018, with...
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