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Formula One world championship standings ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday: Drivers 1. Max Verstappen (NED) 339 pts, 2. Sergio Perez (MEX) 201, 3. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 168, 4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 156, 5. Carlos Sainz (ESP) 102, 6. Charles Leclerc (MON) 99, 7. George Russell (GBR) 99, 8. Lando Norris (GBR) 75, 9. Lance Stroll (CAN) 47, 10. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 37, 11. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 36, 12. Oscar Piastri […]
by Jacques KLOPP Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) — Bike technology has become so important to elite road racing teams that the sport has, one rider said, “become like Formula One”. When the first significant stage race of the season, Paris-Nice, starts on Sunday, riders will be watching their rivals and complaining that others have better bikes. “Everyone is talking about the bike now,” says French rider Axel Laurance. “It’s so fast that the […]
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Legendary Formula One driver Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family said in a statement released to Austrian media early Tuesday. “With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on Monday,” the statement read. Lauda’s death comes eight months after he underwent a lung transplant. “His unique achievements as an athlete and entrepreneur are and will remain unforgettable, his […]
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AFP) — Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed his first win of 2018 on Sunday and took over as leader of the title race when he triumphed in a dramatic, crash-strewn Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The 33-year-old Briton, who had struggled for outright pace, managed to steer his Mercedes through a chaotic race and capitalize on others’ misfortunes to register his first victory in seven races and the 63rd of his career. Sebastian Vettel […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team will be aiming to end an already-triumphant season on a high while the chasing pack scrap for points, positions and prize money at this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Much more than pride will be at stake for the middle and lower order teams, as they seek to finish strongly and boost their 2018 budgets, in the twilight showdown at the […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Max Verstappen said he put all his bad luck behind him with his determined drive to a crushing triumph for Red Bull in Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix. The 20-year-old Dutchman, who was demoted from a podium position at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, dominated the race once he took the lead at the opening corner. “I had my bad luck at the beginning of the year so I am […]
by Alastair HIMMER Agence France Presse SUZUKA, Japan (AFP) — A rampant Lewis Hamilton has fired a warning to Formula One’s baby-faced new generation of drivers, telling them he’s still the man to beat. The Briton took a giant step to a fourth world title by steering his Mercedes to victory in Japan on Sunday, opening a 59-point lead over Sebastian Vettel with just four races left this season. With Vettel’s Ferrari seemingly cursed by […]
by Alastair Himmer Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton is looking to hit back from his defeat in Malaysia at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, scene of a bizarre ‘Snapchat’ row that overshadowed last year’s race. Britain’s triple world champion was forced to play second fiddle to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Sepang on Sunday after securing his ninth pole of the season and 70th of his career. Despite stretching his Formula […]
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AFP) — Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will start his 200th Grand Prix in Belgium this weekend, seeking to match German legend Michael Schumacher’s record of 68 pole positions. With the summer break out of the way, the British driver will be chasing his fifth win of the season as he bids to claw back points on title-race leader, four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari. Back in Europe after spending F1’s now-traditional European summer break in […]
by Tim Collings Agence France Presse MONACO, Principality of Monaco (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton has said he will avoid any kind of mind games in his title battle with Sebastian Vettel this year as the two multiple world champions scrap it out for the tiniest of advantages at every race. Having topped Thursday morning’s opening free practice for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix and then fallen more than a second adrift in the afternoon, the […]
Reuters — Former world champions Red Bull unveiled their 13th Formula One car on Sunday, applying an innovative tweak to the nose and laughing in the face of superstition. “Stroke that rabbit’s foot, grab that four-leaf clover, fling that horseshoe and crank up the Stevie Wonder, because after a long winter’s wait our 2017 challenger, the RB13, is here,” the team said in a short video on their website. (www.redbullracing.com) Wonder had a hit with […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP)–A revitalised Lewis Hamilton kept Mercedes on top in Friday practice for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix with a dominant display as rival teams Ferrari and Red Bull closed in on the championship pace-setters. The defending three-time champion, who won for the first time in seven months at the Monaco Grand Prix to trim team-mate Nico Rosberg’s championship lead to 24 points, was at his confident best at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Hamilton clocked […]
