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Fred Vesti fires up Singapore's Orchard Road with Mercedes W04 street demo run
Mercedes F1 reserve driver Fred Vesti completed three demonstration runs through Singapore's Orchard Road on 30 August, piloting the V8-powered W04 in the city's first street demo in over a decade.
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Button likens Alonso to Schumacher and urges two-time champion to stay in F1
Jenson Button has drawn a direct comparison between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher, calling their battles 'hard but fair' and 'on the limit every time'. Writing ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, Button also urged the 45-year-old to commit to another season.
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Championship leader Antonelli targets redemption at Monza despite looming grid penalty
Kimi Antonelli returns to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza holding a 59-point championship lead and six wins, a year after a penalty-marred home debut left him ninth. Mercedes have confirmed he will take a power unit grid penalty of at least 10 places.
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Norris says F1 title brought calm and confidence but has not changed who he is
Lando Norris insists winning the Formula 1 world championship has not altered his personality, though the 26-year-old McLaren driver says it has made him more relaxed away from the car and strengthened his working relationship with the team.
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Perez reveals he is actively steering Cadillac's F1 personnel recruitment drive
Sergio Perez has disclosed that he is lobbying Cadillac to sign specific Formula 1 engineers and staff, drawing on relationships built across more than a decade in the paddock. The Mexican driver says appetite to join the American outfit is growing with every passing week.
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New wheel rims and hidden floor tweak fuelled McLaren's back-to-back Dutch GP surge
McLaren's consecutive victories in Budapest and Zandvoort were underpinned by a subtle but significant upgrade package — including new front wheel rims designed to generate tyre temperature — that exceeded the team's own internal performance expectations.
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Williams branded 'overpromisers' as Sainz's snub of Audi factory seat looks costly in 2026
Broadcaster Will Buxton has publicly criticised Williams for repeatedly failing to match their own ambitions in 2026, questioning why Carlos Sainz chose the Grove team over a works Audi seat. After 12 rounds, Williams sit ninth in the constructors' standings with just 11 points.
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Alonso's one-stop masterclass rescued Aston Martin at a dismal Dutch GP, says Steiner
Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner says Fernando Alonso's aggressive one-stop strategy at Zandvoort — not Aston Martin's Honda power unit upgrade — was solely responsible for the team's ninth-place finish and only their second points score of the season.
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Norris signs four-year McLaren extension and vows to make it a career-long home
2025 F1 champion Lando Norris has signed a contract keeping him at McLaren until the end of 2030, and says he would be 'proud' to spend his entire Formula 1 career with the Woking team.
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Lawson's strong Red Bull return at Zandvoort may have rescued his F1 career
Former F1 broadcaster Will Buxton believes Liam Lawson's composed performance at the Dutch Grand Prix — qualifying eighth and finishing seventh in a stand-in Red Bull drive — saved his Formula 1 future after being dropped by the team after just two races earlier in 2025.
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Williams cannot afford Sainz-Albon Dutch GP crash damage, analyst Bernie Collins warns
Analyst Bernie Collins has warned that Williams is ill-equipped to absorb the financial and developmental fallout from Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon's collision at the Dutch Grand Prix, with the team already hampered by an overweight chassis, delayed upgrades, and budget cap pressure.
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Antonelli leads 2026 championship by 59 points and credits rookie struggles for mental edge
Andrea Kimi Antonelli holds a 59-point lead in the 2026 Formula 1 standings after six race wins, and says the difficulties of his 2025 rookie season made him emotionally and mentally stronger heading into his home race at Monza.
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McLaren set to overtake Ferrari and challenge Mercedes by end of 2026 season, says Szafnauer
Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer predicts McLaren will become Mercedes' closest rival by the end of the 2026 F1 season, with the team's latest upgrade package now fully integrated ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
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Ralf Schumacher faces surgery after dislocating shoulder in jet ski crash on live TV
Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher dislocated his shoulder and fractured a bone during a celebrity jet ski event in Duisburg on Saturday, requiring surgery after an MRI scan revealed the full extent of the injury.
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Steiner says Hamilton 'didn't help himself' with frustrated Ferrari radio at Zandvoort
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has criticised Lewis Hamilton's team radio behaviour during the Dutch Grand Prix, arguing the seven-time champion came across as prioritising himself over Ferrari's collective strategy.
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Bradley Cooper turns Monaco into 1962 Grand Prix set for Ocean's Eleven prequel
Bradley Cooper and Margot Robbie filmed scenes at Monaco's famous street circuit between 24 and 28 August, with replica vintage F1 cars used to recreate the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix for an untitled Ocean's Eleven prequel due in June 2027.
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Norris backs McLaren to close gap after contract extension until 2030
Lando Norris says McLaren has the tools to fight for the 2026 F1 title, speaking after confirming a contract extension with the Woking team through to the end of 2030. The Briton sits fourth in the drivers' standings, 83 points behind leader Kimi Antonelli.
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Russell to face back-of-grid engine penalty as Mercedes weighs best race to minimise damage
George Russell is set to take a grid penalty for a full power unit change at some point in the 2026 F1 season, with Mercedes still deciding the optimal race. Teammate Kimi Antonelli is already confirmed to serve his penalty at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.
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Steiner claims Mercedes has quietly told Russell to play second fiddle to Antonelli
Guenther Steiner believes Mercedes held a frank conversation with George Russell over the summer break, making clear his priority for the rest of 2026 is to support Kimi Antonelli's championship bid. Antonelli leads the standings on 242 points, 59 ahead of Russell.
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Smedley declares Audi's F1 power unit facility 'second to none' despite Sauber struggles
Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley has praised Audi's Formula 1 engine headquarters in Germany, calling the facility 'second to none', even as the rebranded Sauber outfit sits eighth in the 2026 constructors' championship with 16 points after 12 rounds.
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