Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Analysis: How F1 teams kept getting bigger in 2018 | 2018 F1 season - RaceFans

RaceFans analysis shows Formula 1 teams continued to hire more staff in 2018 despite the sport's owners planning to cap budgets after the next two seasons.

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Hamilton clarifies comments over Stevenage ‘slums’ - PlanetF1

Lewis Hamilton has said he made "a mistake" to refer to his home town, Stevenage, as the "slums".

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Hamilton addresses 'slums' controversy on social media - Motorsport.com

Hamilton drew the ire of Stevenage officials earlier this week by referring to his Hertfordshire hometown as "the slums" while on stage at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Speaking of his journey to stardom, Hamilton said: "It really was a dream for us all as a family to do something different. For us to get out of the slums. "Well, not the slums, but to get out of somewhere ... Keep reading

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'I chose wrong words to describe my hometown' - Hamilton - BBC F1

Lewis Hamilton says he is "super proud" of hometown Stevenage after his faux pas at the SPOTY awards.

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Kubica’s injury ‘not a factor’ anymore for Williams | RaceFans Round-up - RaceFans

In the round-up: Kubica's injury 'not a factor' anymore for Williams • Hamilton clarifies "slums" comment • Albon picks career number

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Toro Rosso rookie Albon 'halves' Rossi's #46 for 2019 F1 number - Autosport

Toro Rosso driver Alexander Albon has picked #23 as his full-time Formula 1 race number, joking that he is taking "half" of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi's famous #46

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Albon completes F1 entry list by confirming new number - Motorsport.com

Toro Rosso racer Albon will use the number 23, which he confirmed on Twitter was because it’s half of Valentino Rossi’s famous 46 that he raced with in karting. Albon, 22, who finished third in F2 in 2018, will also use the Twitter hashtag #AA23.   Last week, fellow rookie Lando Norris revealed that he too had considered using Rossi’s number, but that he feared he’d look like a ... Keep reading

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