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Virtual safety car on lap 15: at post 14, the flag is made of cloth
On lap fifteen of the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, Lance Stroll’s retirement brought out the virtual safety car. Starting from pole, Lando Norris pitted a lap after his rivals and his…
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Vasseur promises equal treatment, and Philippeville has it laminated on the gazebo
Fred Vasseur told Autosport that both Ferrari drivers get « equal treatment », and that the call will be his if one of them drops out of the title fight. Ferrari sit second in…
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Antonelli won’t say the word « championship » in the car: procedure, not superstition
Kimi Antonelli, 20, leads the 2026 world championship after wins at Monza and Madrid. In a long interview with the Italian outlet Automoto Italie, the Mercedes driver says he refuses to speak…
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Vesti knows the Mercedes simulator « better than anyone »: Nathan has applied
Frederik Vesti, 24, Mercedes reserve driver, tells the Danish paper Ekstra Bladet about a job where the simulator takes up much of his week, without ever getting behind the wheel on a…
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Wolff and his “couch warriors”: your correspondent writes from the sofa
Toto Wolff says he does not want his drivers colliding the way the two Ferraris did at Monza, admits Mercedes came close to the same incident at the same corner late in…
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Norris told off over a can: a remark isn’t something you can wave a flag at
After the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring, where he finished second behind Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris was told off by an official as he was about to drink a Coca-Cola in…
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Hamilton says he asked for no one’s head: Fabienne Racing keeps the envelope
Lewis Hamilton has answered the Italian rumours that surfaced after the Spanish Grand Prix, which credited him with wanting personnel changes at Ferrari. In a statement on Instagram, he says he has…