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Top-tier global motorsport series.
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Bearman calls 10-second penalty 'crazy' after Gasly clash ends his US Grand Prix
Oliver Bearman was left frustrated after stewards handed him a 10-second penalty for his Turn 13 collision with Pierre Gasly at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, a contact that also caused progressive floor damage and ultimately ended his race.
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Wolff backs Russell to bounce back after Marko writes off his title chances
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has rejected Helmut Marko's claim that George Russell is finished as a championship contender, insisting the 27-year-old retains everything needed to win a world title once given a car that suits him.
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Red Bull boss admits radio failures must end this year but start woes will persist until 2027
Team principal Laurent Mekies has acknowledged Red Bull's recurring radio and start problems after a frustrating US Grand Prix in Austin, where Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar both felt the team failed to extract the full potential from its package.
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Schiff warns Red Bull's knife-edge car is costing Verstappen and Hadjar at crucial stage
Broadcaster Naomi Schiff says Red Bull's narrow operating window is hurting both Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, after start-line failures derailed their races at the United States Grand Prix in Austin.
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Vasseur pinpoints Q3 collapse and Bottas VSC as Ferrari's twin US GP regrets
Charles Leclerc finished second at the United States Grand Prix, but Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes a Q3 blunder and a late virtual safety car triggered by Valtteri Bottas's Cadillac retirement cost the Scuderia a double podium — and possibly the win.
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Debris on lap eight cost Verstappen second place at the US Grand Prix, says Mekies
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has attributed Max Verstappen's pace drop at the United States Grand Prix to debris damage sustained on lap eight, while also acknowledging that a faulty clutch and radio blackout ruined team-mate Isack Hadjar's race.
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Hinchcliffe suggests Russell may weigh Mercedes exit as Antonelli leads championship
Kimi Antonelli's United States Grand Prix victory has left team-mate George Russell 123 points adrift in the 2026 standings, prompting F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe to suggest Russell's management could reopen talks with rival teams.
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Ratcliffe puts Lausanne-Sport up for sale as INEOS retreats from sports empire
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has quietly circulated a sales prospectus for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport, the first football club he ever bought, as INEOS continues to shed sporting assets beyond Manchester United.
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Mercedes mocks championship leader Antonelli after he reverses into a fence in Austin
Mercedes shared in-car footage of 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli reversing a Mercedes-AMG GT into a wooden fence in Austin, captioning it 'Championship leader BTW.' The clip has already surpassed 9 million views on TikTok.
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Colapinto brushes off Clarkson's Argentinian grid-penalty jibe after Austin retirement
Franco Colapinto responded calmly to Jeremy Clarkson's quip that he deserved a grid penalty for being Argentinian, saying the Top Gear host was "always kind of joking" — though Alpine had already issued a statement of support for their driver.
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Montoya questions Russell's COTA penalty, insisting Mercedes driver gained no advantage
Juan Pablo Montoya has challenged the five-second penalty handed to George Russell at the United States Grand Prix, arguing the Mercedes driver did not gain a lasting advantage when he rejoined the track ahead of Oscar Piastri at Turn 12.
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Verstappen takes sixth straight podium in Austin but slams Red Bull's starts, strategy and radio failures
Max Verstappen secured his tenth podium of the 2026 F1 season at the Circuit of the Americas, but the Dutchman was far from satisfied, criticising Red Bull's tyre strategy, inconsistent power unit behaviour, a slow pit stop, and two recurring team problems: poor starts and radio communication failures.
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Alonso blasts 'very low quality' backmarkers after Albon clash wrecks his United States GP
Fernando Alonso finished a frustrated 12th at the United States Grand Prix after first-lap contact with Alex Albon's Williams destroyed half his Aston Martin's floor, costing him four places and leaving the car barely driveable for the remainder of the race in Austin.
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Alonso blasts bottom-third drivers after Albon contact destroys Aston Martin floor in Austin
Fernando Alonso finished 12th at the United States Grand Prix after first-lap contact with Alex Albon's Williams shredded his Aston Martin's floor, costing him four places and half a second per lap for the remainder of the race.
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Red Bull's race-start problem will not be fully fixed until 2027, Mekies admits
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has confirmed the team's persistent launch performance issues require significant design and hardware changes that cannot be delivered before the end of the 2025 season. The admission follows Isack Hadjar dropping two places off the line at the United States Grand Prix in Austin.
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Antonelli eyes F1 title after ninth win as Verstappen jokes about track limits
Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix from pole to move within a top-nine finish of the Formula 1 championship, before reflecting on his season's key errors — and drawing a playful jab from Max Verstappen about track limits.
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Norris admits McLaren has fallen to fourth-fastest team after COTA fifth-place finish
Lando Norris conceded it is 'pretty obvious' McLaren has dropped to the fourth-fastest team in Formula 1 after finishing fifth at the United States Grand Prix, behind Antonelli, Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton at Circuit of the Americas.
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Verstappen calls Red Bull radios 'a disaster' after frustrating third place in Austin
Max Verstappen finished third at the United States Grand Prix behind Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc, lamenting repeated radio failures, a slow pitstop, and an inconsistent power unit that left him unable to build any rhythm.
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Leclerc senses Ferrari breakthrough after back-to-back podiums in Singapore and Austin
Charles Leclerc says he has 'unlocked something' in his driving over the past two or three races and believes Ferrari will contend for a win before the end of the 2026 Formula 1 season. The Monegasque driver finished second at the United States Grand Prix, 13 seconds behind race winner and championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
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Russell baffled by pace deficit as Antonelli closes in on F1 title after US GP
George Russell finished a disappointing eighth at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, unable to explain his lack of pace despite a recently upgraded W17, while team-mate Kimi Antonelli dominated from pole to move within one race of the Formula 1 world championship.
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