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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A 17-year-old racing driver who fractured her spine in a horrifying crash at the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix has vowed to return to the sport after surviving surgery lasting nearly half a day. German Sophia Floersch flew off the track on Sunday, hurtling into marshals and photographers, before being rushed to a Macau hospital in a stable condition. “I survived the operation which took 11 hours. Hope from now […]
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AFP) — Sebastian Vettel leaped to the defense of his rival Lewis Hamilton on Sunday when the Briton faced questions over his post-race criticism of Max Verstappen’s driving in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton was heard calling the Dutchman a “d*ckh*ad” during a private conversation, picked up by microphones in the drivers’ room, shortly before the podium ceremonies. The comments were made in relation to Red Bull driver Verstappen’s driving, which led to […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Michael Schumacher’s Grand Prix-winning Ferrari sold for $7.5 million in New York on Thursday, setting an auction record for a modern-era Formula One car, Sotheby’s said. The seven-time world champion’s 2001 Ferrari F2001 sparked furious bidding, roaring past its pre-sale estimate of $4-5 million at Sotheby’s flagship post-war and contemporary November evening art sale. It put the buzz into a night that otherwise fell short of the dizzying heights […]
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 […]
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton avoid the subject of their rivalry as the Mercedes drivers gear up for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix. Hannah Vargas reports from Singapore.
