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Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN — Max Verstappen brushed off McLaren’s complaints about Lando Norris’ penalty at the end of the U.S. Grand Prix. Norris was handed a five-second penalty for running wide while overtaking Verstappen at Turn 12, meaning he dropped back behind the Red Bull driver in the final standings after the race. Editor’s
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 20, 2024, 12:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions George Russell will start the United States Grand Prix from the pit lane after his accident in qualifying forced Mercedes to revert to old-specification parts on his car. Russell qualified sixth on
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Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN — Lewis Hamilton qualified down in 19th for Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix, complaining his car was “pretty terrible” to drive after Mercedes was forced into car changes. Hamilton was sixth in the sprint race on Saturday before getting knocked out of the first qualifying session for Sunday’s race. The seven-time world
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Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo has been replaced by Liam Lawson at RB. Mark Thompson/Getty Images AUSTIN, TEXAS — RB boss Laurent Mekies has said that the team could have handled Daniel Ricciardo’s exit from Formula 1 better. Ricciardo will be absent from the grid at the U.S. Grand Prix this weekend after his F1 career
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The FIA’s head of single seaters, Nikolas Tombazis, said the controversy around Red Bull’s car at this weekend’s U.S. Grand Prix will be a non-story now the governing body has intervened. In the build up to this weekend’s race at the Circuit of the Americas, Red Bull confirmed a device exists under the pedals of
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Oct 18, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz sees Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix as a true test of Ferrari’s hopes of winning a first Formula 1 constructors’ title since 2008. Ferrari brought upgrades to their home Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sept. 1, with Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc winning and then
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Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN — Max Verstappen hinted his protest over FIA news conferences will continue at the U.S. Grand Prix after not hearing from the governing body in the three weeks since the last race. Verstappen, F1’s reigning champion, was given the FIA’s version of community service after he said the word “f—ed” at
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A VW Golf GTI stands in a parking lot within sight of the brand tower on the grounds of the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte| Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s automotive sector, long recognized for producing reliable and innovative internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, is struggling to preserve its relevance in the
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Oct 17, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One will scrap from next season the bonus point awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap in a grand prix, the governing FIA said on Thursday. Since 2019 the regulations have allocated an extra point provided the driver finishes in the top 10
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Formula 1 arrives in Austin, Texas this week boasting a tense battle for the title with just six races remaining. Red Bull trail in the constructors’ standings while Max Verstappen’s lead in the driver’s championship after his runaway start to the season has been reduced to just 52 points by McLaren’s Lando Norris. The excitement
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