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Jenson Button Expects Lewis Hamilton To Bounce Back ‘With The Right Car’ | Formula 1 News
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Jenson Button Expects Lewis Hamilton To Bounce Back ‘With The Right Car’ | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Former Formula One world champion Jenson Button says his old teammate Lewis Hamilton needs "the right car" to return to the front of the grid next season with Red Bull favourites again to clean up in 2024. For the second year running, Mercedes driver Hamilton failed to win a grand prix as Max Verstappen won 19 of the 22 races with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez taking two of the other three. "Red Bull are going to be at the front again next year," Button told AFP."They had a strong car this year and they've been able to work on next year's car."The thing is, if you just look at the results of the race, you go 'Oh Max Verstappen won again' but when you actually watch the races, there have been some amazing races this year."Max hasn't had it all his own way. He's come out on top in ...
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Miami, China To Host Sprint Races In 2024 F1 season | Formula 1 News
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Miami, China To Host Sprint Races In 2024 F1 season | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Representative image© AFPThe Miami and Chinese Grands Prix will host sprint races in the 2024 Formula One season, organisers announced on Tuesday. There will be six sprints for the second straight year, after the format was added in 2022 to three race weekends. The Azerbaijan and Belgian races will miss out on the Saturday sprint having held one each in 2023. "The addition of Shanghai will be a challenge for the teams and drivers as Formula One heads back to China for the first time since 2019, while a sprint in Miami will add a new dimension to an enthralling weekend," said Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of motorsports' governing body the FIA. The United States, Austrian, Brazilian and Qatari Grands Prix will again host sprints, which offer eight championship points to the winne...
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Lewis Hamilton Defends F1 Vegas Race After Max Verstappen Outburst | Formula 1 News
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Lewis Hamilton Defends F1 Vegas Race After Max Verstappen Outburst | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has defended the organisation of the Las Vegas Grand Prix after criticism from current world champion Max Verstappen. Red Bull's Verstappen had said the event was "99 percent show and one percent sporting event" and said the street track was "not every interesting". Other drivers including McLaren's Lando Norris and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz had questioned the amount of commercial commitments that drivers have had to undertake around the race.The comments, after a glitzy opening ceremony with a drone show and performance from Australian singer Kylie Minogue, are unlikely to have pleased F1's American owners Liberty Media, who are also promotors of the Vegas race.But Hamilton said that the growth the sport in the United States was ...
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Max Verstappen Wins Again As Fernando Alonso Snatches Third On Line | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Wins Again As Fernando Alonso Snatches Third On Line | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen secured his 17th win in a record-breaking season on Sunday, resisting early pressure from Lando Norris to triumph in an accident and incident-hit Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Red Bull's three-time world champion came home 8.277 seconds ahead of McLaren's Norris on a sunlit afternoon at a packed Interlagos circuit. Behind them, Fernando Alonso snatched third for Aston Martin by just 0.053 seconds from Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull.Alonso and Perez provided a thrilling finale as they battled through the final laps before the Spaniard regained the podium position and held the Mexican at bay as they roared across the line.Lance Stroll finished fifth in the second Aston Martin ahead of Carlos Sainz of Ferrari, whose team-mate Charles Leclerc crashed out on the formation l...
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Max Verstappen Powers To Sprint Victory Ahead Of Norris In Brazil | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Powers To Sprint Victory Ahead Of Norris In Brazil | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen continued his winning habit with another well-measured victory for Red Bull on Saturday when he triumphed in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The three-time world champion finished comfortably clear of McLaren's Lando Norris. Verstappen snatched the lead at the start and came home 4.287 seconds clear of pole-sitter Norris with Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez taking third ahead of George Russell of Mercedes and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.Yuki Tsunoda was sixth for Alpha Tauri, scoring their first points for the Italian team, ahead of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the second Mercedes and Carlos Ferrari in the second Ferrari, taking the final point for eighth.It was Verstappen's fourth sprint win of the season."Much better than last year," he reporte...
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Lewis Hamilton Disappointed As Mercedes Melt And Max Verstappen Triumphs | Formula 1 News
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Lewis Hamilton Disappointed As Mercedes Melt And Max Verstappen Triumphs | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] File image of Lewis Hamilton© AFPLewis Hamilton and Mercedes said poor set-up decisions were to blame on Saturday as their hopes melted in the sun as Max Verstappen dashed to victory in the sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion and his team boss Toto Wolff expressed bitter disappointment after arriving in Brazil with high expectations following two strong races in Texas and Mexico. But after a sharp start, Hamilton fell from fourth to seventh while team-mate George Russell battled to hang on in fourth place, both struggling on worn tyres as Verstappen cruised home ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris and Red Bull-team-mate Sergio Perez."It was horrible today," said Hamilton. "Not enjoyable whatsoever. I had a good start, but I was fighting the car from early...
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Sergio Perez Says Mexico Exit Saddest Moment Of Career | Formula 1 News
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Sergio Perez Says Mexico Exit Saddest Moment Of Career | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Sergio Perez said his first corner crash turned his home Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday into the saddest experience of his career. The Red Bull driver, who enjoyed passionate home support, collided with Charles Leclerc of Ferrari as he challenged for the lead by drawing alongside him and his Red Bull team-mate world champion Max Verstappen. But three into two would not go, he said, after bouncing off into a run-off area from which he recovered, limped to the pits and retired."I've had some really sad moments in my career," he said. "And certainly this is the saddest one because of the end result, but at the end of the day it's just racing."The incident not only ended Perez's race, after he made a good start from fifth on the grid, but also damaged Leclerc's Ferrari, leaving him with...
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Lewis Hamilton Proud Of Mercedes Team After Bouncing Back | Formula 1 News
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Lewis Hamilton Proud Of Mercedes Team After Bouncing Back | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] File image of Lewis Hamilton© AFPLewis Hamilton said he felt "incredibly proud" of his Mercedes team on Sunday after bouncing back from his disqualification in Texas to finish a strong second in the Mexico Grand Prix. Seven days after that disappointment at the United States Grand Prix, where Hamilton came home 2.2 seconds behind Red Bull's tree-time champion Max Verstappen, he repeated the result at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. "Honestly, I wasn't expecting that today," he said. "And it's a great feeling to be putting one foot in front of the other and progressing."Last weekend, we hit the ground running, but this time we had to dig deep to get the set-up right and we did a great job to progress so well in early phases of the race and then to charge for a podium and second p...
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Max Verstappen Claims Record Victory To Draw Level With Alain Prost | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Claims Record Victory To Draw Level With Alain Prost | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] World champion Max Verstappen drew level with Alain Prost on 51 Formula One victories on Sunday when he claimed his record 16th triumph of the season at the Mexican Grand Prix. Starting from third on the grid, the Red Bull driver stole the lead at the start and then dominated the race, which was punctuated by a lengthy red flag stoppage when Kevin Magnussen crashed heavily in his Haas. The 26-year-old Dutchman came home 13.875 seconds ahead of a revitalised Lewis Hamilton, who started sixth, with pole-sitter Charles Leclerc taking third place ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz.Lando Norris finished a glorious fifth for McLaren after an enthralling drive through the field from 17th on the grid, ahead of George Russell in the second Mercedes.It was Verstappen's fifth win in...
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Max Verstappen Wins US Grand Prix Sprint Race | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Wins US Grand Prix Sprint Race | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen will be hunting a "fun" 50th career victory from sixth on the grid in Sunday's United States Grand Prix after cruising to victory for Red Bull in Saturday's sprint race. The newly crowned three-time world champion led from pole position to the chequered flag to finish 9.465 seconds clear of revitalized seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Charles Leclerc came home third for Ferrari, 17.997 adrift. "The pace of the car was really good today," said the 26-year-old Dutchman, who wrapped up his third consecutive drivers' title with victory in Qatar earlier in October."But I'm going to need it tomorrow because starting P6 is going to be a bit more difficult and different from today."It makes it more interesting and hopefully we can have a bit of fun out there ...
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