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Verstappen slams Silverstone Lego parade: 'Drivers should not look like kids or clowns'
Max Verstappen has criticised the return of Formula 1's Lego drivers' parade at the British Grand Prix, saying he prefers the traditional truck lap and that the minicar format does not fit the image of an F1 driver.
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Hamilton goes fastest at Silverstone to edge championship leader Antonelli in practice
Lewis Hamilton topped the sole practice session at the British Grand Prix, setting a 1m29.260s on soft tyres to beat Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli by 0.213s. Charles Leclerc took third ahead of George Russell, with Oscar Piastri fifth despite an earlier spin.
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Hamilton shares "profound" Ferrari three-seater moment with brother Nicolas at Fiorano
Lewis Hamilton has described taking his brother Nicolas for a passenger ride in a V10-powered three-seater Ferrari at Fiorano as a deeply emotional experience, revealing the original run was cancelled last year when his dog Roscoe fell ill.
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Mathias Lauda steers father's 1975 title-winning Ferrari 312T at Red Bull Ring
Mathias Lauda drove the Ferrari 312T — the car Niki Lauda used to claim his maiden Formula 1 championship in 1975 — during the Legends Parade at the Red Bull Ring ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, returning the iconic number 12 chassis to an Austrian circuit for the first time in decades.
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Fans mock Verstappen-to-Mercedes rumours after Wolff congratulates him on Austrian GP podium
Social media erupted with satirical takes after Toto Wolff congratulated Max Verstappen on his second-place finish at the Austrian Grand Prix, reigniting jokes about the persistent — and officially denied — transfer rumours.
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Norris backs himself to beat Verstappen if McLaren sign four-time champion
Lando Norris has said he believes he can beat any driver on the grid, including Max Verstappen, after reports of informal talks between McLaren and the Red Bull champion's camp emerged ahead of the British Grand Prix.
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F1 reveals how its cinematic drone cameras captured the Austrian GP action
Formula 1 has shared behind-the-scenes footage explaining how high-speed drones produced sweeping, fan-praised shots during the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, where George Russell claimed his second win of the season.
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Verstappen backs Russell's Austrian pole but says lap should never have been allowed
Max Verstappen has defended George Russell's controversial pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix, saying he would have done the same — but insists the lap should not have been permitted to stand under what he believes should have been a double yellow or red flag.
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Alonso contradicts Newey by insisting Hungary upgrade will not decide his Aston Martin future
Fernando Alonso has pushed back on Adrian Newey's claim that Aston Martin's upcoming Hungarian GP upgrade package will determine whether the 44-year-old stays for 2027, saying other factors beyond car performance will shape his decision.
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Alonso warns Silverstone's iconic Maggotts-Becketts complex will be "sad" under 2026 F1 rules
Fernando Alonso has warned that Silverstone will be "very different and not fun to drive" in 2026, with the new cars' energy demands likely to neuter the circuit's celebrated high-speed corners. Verstappen had a similar reaction after trying the layout in the simulator.
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Motorsport UK and BRDC merge academies to forge unified British driver pathway from 2027
Motorsport UK and the British Racing Drivers' Club are combining their young driver programmes into a single national academy launching in 2027, aiming to build a clear route from grassroots motorsport into single-seaters, sportscars and beyond.
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All 22 F1 drivers to race individual Lego minicars at Silverstone parade lap
Every driver on the 2025 grid will pilot their own Lego minicar during the British Grand Prix parade lap at Silverstone, with each vehicle built from 28,000 bricks and capable of reaching 25km/h.
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Sainz puts F1 future on hold until summer break as Williams struggles with uncompetitive car
Carlos Sainz says he is "not really" exploring seats at rival teams and has asked his management to leave him alone until F1's summer break, focusing instead on helping Williams recover from a difficult 2025 start with an overweight, uncompetitive FW47.
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Ecclestone urges Verstappen to join Ferrari as Red Bull future grows uncertain
Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has called on Max Verstappen to move to Ferrari, arguing that signing the four-time world champion would cost any team less than trying to build a car capable of beating him.
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Cadillac swaps monochrome for stars and stripes at Silverstone to mark 250 years of American independence
Cadillac F1 has unveiled a red, white and blue livery for this weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence — with qualifying and the sprint race falling on 4 July itself.
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McLaren to investigate why Mercedes pulls 1.5 tenths on straights despite sharing the same power unit
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has identified a puzzling straight-line deficit to championship-leading Mercedes, estimating the two cars are separated by three to four tenths per lap overall — with 30% of that gap coming on the straights despite both teams running the same Mercedes power unit.
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McLaren cannot explain why it loses 1.5 tenths to Mercedes on straights despite sharing the same engine
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has revealed the MCL40 is losing around 1.5 tenths per lap to Mercedes on the straights, despite both cars running the same Mercedes power unit. The team suspects excess aerodynamic drag or a difference in how the two outfits operate the shared powertrain.
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Williams targets almost entirely new car for Baku to rescue its troubled 2025 season
Team principal James Vowles has confirmed Williams will roll out what amounts to an almost entirely new car at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in late September, as the team battles weight problems and a lack of performance with its overdue FW48.
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McLaren unveils chrome Google Gemini livery for home British Grand Prix at Silverstone
McLaren will race in a special chrome livery at this weekend's British Grand Prix, honouring its Google Gemini partnership and drawing design inspiration from the M2B — the team's debut car at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix.
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Bottas demands Cadillac fix brake failures after third straight Austrian GP retirement
Valtteri Bottas has called on Cadillac to urgently address its reliability problems after both he and Sergio Perez retired from the Austrian Grand Prix with brake fires, marking Bottas's third consecutive DNF of the season.
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