Max Verstappen has downplayed his shoulder bump against Lewis Hamilton at Imola, saying it was nothing more than an accident.
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After 125 lap times were deleted on the Friday of the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, the stewards will use the kerbs at three corners to police this year's limits.
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Sebastian Vettel said he will remain open to the sprint qualifying concept as a way of creating excitement, as the "official" reasoning goes.
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Now armed with a challenger that can compete for the World Championship, Max Verstappen says he must pick his moments to "shine".
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George Russell may have wrecked his Williams by tangling with Valtteri Bottas at Imola, but not his relationship with Toto Wolff.
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Daniel Ricciardo is always up for a laugh but eventually went for a "thank you, goodbye" after one fan got a little bit too personal.
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Helmut Marko believes Lewis Hamilton’s driving is already being affected by the strong challenge Max Verstappen is posing to his dominance.
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McLaren boss Andreas Seidl says there is no way that the rules will be changed this season just because Aston Martin are unhappy.
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Mercedes ran its engine in "idle mode" for most of the 2014 season to avoid a backlash and Formula 1 doing something to curb their advantage.
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George Russell says he has learned about controlling his emotions since his Imola crash with Valtteri Bottas, having made a “rash judgement” with his furious reaction.
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Daniel Ricciardo is convinced he can win a World title with McLaren but concedes it won't happen this season.
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Mattia Binotto has told Mick Schumacher to "have fun" in Formula 1, telling the Ferrari junior that "passion" for the job will translate into success.
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the plan for switching their focus to their 2022 car is a "live decision", with a battle brewing in the Constructors' Championship.
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Paddy Lowe has dubbed Nigel Mansell as the "most exciting" driver he has worked with in his esteemed career in Formula 1.
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On the back of his crash at Imola, Ralf Schumacher predicts more mistakes from Lewis Hamilton as he comes under pressure from Max Verstappen.
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Guenther Steiner believes that the errors that Nikita Mazepin makes are due to too much impatience on the Russian's part.
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David Coulthard thinks “only the racing gods” can stop Max Verstappen from becoming World Champion this year.
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Christian Horner has reiterated Andy Cowell is unlikely to follow Ben Hodgkinson in switching from the Mercedes engine programme to Red Bull’s.
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Daniel Ricciardo does not think he would still be a Red Bull driver now even if he had not decided to jump ship to Renault in 2019.
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Now that he goes into every race with a realistic chance of pole and victory, Max Verstappen is competing with a "different mindset".
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Despite Valtteri Bottas' heavy crash at Imola, Mercedes have reportedly saved the engine and will use it at the Portuguese Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen has never topped the standings. Red Bull haven't done so for a long time. That can all change in Portimao.
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Ex-F1 team boss Flavio Briatore feels a change of mentality is needed at Ferrari if they are to return to their glory days.
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Mercedes and Red Bull continue to bat the favourites tag from one camp to the other as they prepare for the Portuguese Grand Prix.
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl agrees with the view of Daniel Ricciardo that F1's social media channels should not glamourise crashes.
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Mark Webber is unsure that Fernando Alonso is as quick as he used to be and fears that he could struggle like Valentino Rossi in MotoGP.
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Red Bull may have signed Mercedes' engine chief, Ben Hodgkinson, but the Silver Arrows are trying everything they can to delay the move.
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Mark Webber believes Lewis Hamilton has got the very best out of a Mercedes car that is not easy to drive in the first two races of the 2021 season.
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Jost Capito explained the reasons why he sees similarities between George Russell and a young Kimi Raikkonen - having worked with both drivers.
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Stefano Domenicali has refused to rule out a third American race being added to the Formula 1 calendar in the future.
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USA racer Colton Herta has spoken about the prospect of joining the Formula 1 grid, but would only join American team Haas if Ferrari backed the move.
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AlphaTauri aren't concerned by Yuki Tsunoda's mistakes, with Jody Egginton saying his crash in Imola was part of the rookie journey.
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Discussing sprint races, Pierre Gasly says F1 has to focus its efforts on making the margins between the teams smaller on a long-term basis.
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Daniel Ricciardo has explained the differences between the 2020 Renault and the 2021 McLaren that he's struggling to get to grips with.
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Martin Brundle said that, while he wouldn't necessarily have said Yuki Tsunoda was a "stand-out" driver in Formula 2, his confidence and speed on his step up to Formula 1 makes him a "great attribute" to the sport.
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Williams boss, Jost Capito, feels going up against George Russell within a team is as difficult as being Lewis Hamilton's team-mate at Mercedes.
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Alfa Romeo team manager Beat Zehnder spoke about the amount of logistical hoops through which teams have to jump on a regular basis, which has been exacerbated even more during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Valtteri Bottas has said tyre warm-up when driving the Mercedes W12 is now an issue in cooler temperatures and not just in warmer conditions.
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When asked whether Lando Norris or Max Verstappen is better, Daniel Ricciardo said that at the moment he "had to" say the Dutchman.
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Formula E driver Jean-Eric Vergne believes that the category he's currently driving in can't compete with Formula 1.
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Max Verstappen believes that the outcome of the title fight could be determined by which of Mercedes and Red Bull develops their car more.
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Pierre Gasly says that without racing incidents, Lewis Hamilton would win every race, which would be "boring" for fans.
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Lando Norris has hailed the “incredible” difference at McLaren from when they were struggling down the F1 order compared to now.
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George Russell says he "wouldn't be surprised" if his former karting and Formula 2 rival Nyck de Vries gained a Formula 1 seat in the coming years.
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Yuki Tsunoda hopes to follow golfer Hideki Matsuyama’s example in what could be a huge year for Japanese sport.
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Ben Hodgkinson has been "talking" to his Mercedes colleagues, trying to persuade them to follow him to Red Bull claims Corriere dello Sport.
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Nikita Mazepin says he will not "start to panic" about his F1 future but feels his Haas team-mate Mick Schumacher has advantages he will never know.
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Valtteri Bottas doubts a driver will dominate a race this season after Mercedes took the first win of the season and Red Bull the second.
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Pierre Gasly believes it is just a "matter of time" until his former Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen becomes World Champion.
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On Felipe Massa's birthday, we're paying tribute to one of the Brazilian's greatest ever races, the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Charles Leclerc is not in favour of a salary cap, saying the drivers will be speaking with the FIA about the proposed $30 million cap.
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Sebastian Vettel would have been "better" off had he taken a sabbatical instead of joining Aston Martin, that's according to Gerhard Berger.
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Former Ferrari director Cesare Fiorio believes Fernando Alonso was less error prone when with the F1 team compared to Charles Leclerc.
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Nico Hulkenberg has joked that after being turned down by the team, seeing how well Red Bull are doing makes him want to cry.
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Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz are enjoying a playful little exchange in the media over their respective fashion senses.
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Honda's Yasuaki Asaki has given perhaps the most detailed account yet of how the team improved the power unit for 2021.
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James Allison’s new position at Mercedes is not a stepping stone on route to becoming team principal, says Toto Wolff.
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said he "can't remember" what he said about his former driver Sebastian Vettel earlier in the season.
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Two races into the F1 2021 season and how are the new boys doing at the teams they joined during the winter? We have ranked them so far...
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The Japanese Grand Prix will remain at Suzuka for at least the next three years after a contract extension with Formula 1 was announced.
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1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve felt Sir Lewis Hamilton ruined his Emilia Romagna GP at the first corner with a failed overtake.
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George Russell believes a "fierce battle" between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc is ahead in the "coming 10 years".
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Sir Lewis Hamilton will end his career with the team, stating there is no better option.
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Pierre Gasly says he does not care about Helmut Marko’s estimation of his qualifying pace compared to Max Verstappen.
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Red Bull want only the "best" working for them in their new Red Bull Powertrains division, which will power next year's RB17.
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Nikita Mazepin says he is surprised by the “standard of behaviour” in F1 following his Imola disagreement with Antonio Giovinazzi.
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Even a seven-time World Champion like Sir Lewis Hamilton makes mistakes, but the idea he is only now getting punished is not correct.
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Fernando Alonso hopes he is a better person as well as a better driver in his return to Formula 1 after two years away.
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Michael Masi has responded to Sebastian Vettel’s criticism that the Imola stewards were too slow in reacting to Aston Martin’s pre-race brake problems.
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Sergio Perez can be more of a help towards Max Verstappen's title quest than Valtteri Bottas will be for Lewis Hamilton because he is "simply too slow".
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