Andrew Benson
Chief F1 Writer at BBC Sport
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bbc.co.uk | Andrew Benson
An FIA statement said it was moving sustainability under the remit of the secretary general for mobility, Willem Groenewald, and diversity and inclusion under senior human resources director Alessandra Malhame. It said this would "allow the FIA to combine its internal and external efforts on D&I"Mariani was recruited over an eight-month period through 2023 and took on her role in December of that year.
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bbc.co.uk | Andrew Benson
Image source, ReutersImage caption, George Russell won his first race since last year's Las Vegas Grand PrixLando Norris crashed out of the Canadian Grand Prix in a collision with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. Norris hit the back of Piastri's car as he attempted a passing move on the pit straight with four laps to go as George Russell took Mercedes' first victory of the season with a controlled drive. The Briton told his team it was "all my bad" and that it was "stupid of me".
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Andrew Benson
Warwick won the Le Mans 24 Hours, is a former president of the British Racing Drivers' Club and is one of the most senior driver stewards in F1. An ex-F1 driver is always one of the four stewards officiating at every grand prix. Last week Warwick was quoted as saying that a penalty given to Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the Spanish Grand Prix after the Dutchman apparently deliberately collided with Mercedes' George Russell was "right".
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Andrew Benson
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from a one-race ban after his collision with George Russell in BarcelonaVenue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 13-15 June Race start: 19:00 BST on SundayCoverage: Live commentary of first practice, third practice and qualifying on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2, with FP2 on Sports Extra.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Andrew Benson
That comment was made in the green room before the podium while chatting to Piastri and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. He did not want to expand on it to the media, and he still does not now, joking: "I don't remember saying it."But he will talk about the challenge of racing Verstappen. The two are friends off track, but Spain was not the first time Norris had expressed public criticism of the way Verstappen goes racing.
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