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Red Bull F1 team provide penalty points update as Max Verstappen race ban looms

1 day ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

Red Bull have posted an update on FIA penalty points, just days after Max Verstappen edged closer to a race ban for picking up some of those points. The four-time world champion appeared to intentionally crash into the Mercedes of George Russell at last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, resulting in a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points picked up on his superlicence.
Fernando Alonso invents NEW overtaking method

1 day ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

Two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso has revealed the secret to his best performance of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix. Alonso had not scored a single point across the opening eight grands prix weekends of the season but, with team-mate Lance Stroll ruled out of the race, Alonso managed to help his team out by claiming a ninth-place finish.
Brand new Silverstone track announced ahead of British Grand Prix

1 day ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

Silverstone have made a major announcement ahead of next month's British Grand Prix, with a brand new track coming to the circuit. While the new track will not be ready in time for the British GP weekend, it will offer fans an incredible opportunity to race at the home of the British GP from later this year.
Red Bull F1: Max Verstappen quiere perderse el Gran Premio de Silverstone de manera intencional

1 day ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

El ex piloto de F1, Jan Lammers, ha sugerido que Max Verstappen "preferiría perder" el Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña que se celebrará este verano, ya que el tetracampeón se acerca peligrosamente a recibir una sanción de carrera. En el GP de España, la maniobra polémica de Verstappen sobre George Russell no solo le valió una penalización de 10 segundos, sino que además le sumó tres puntos en su superlicencia tras haber conducido de forma intencionada hacia el británico.
F1 legend Lewis Hamilton meets UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Ferrari crisis deepens

1 day ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

Following a disastrous Spanish Grand Prix weekend, Lewis Hamilton met with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, to discuss matters close to Hamilton's heart away from the track. Hamilton is an influential figure when it comes to charity work, and founded his own charity, Mission 44, back in 2021 which seeks to drive change so that every young person can thrive in school and access great careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
Lewis Hamilton 'out of answers' over failing Ferrari move

1 day ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

Two Sky Sports F1 pundits have given their views on Lewis Hamilton's form since moving to Ferrari, suggesting he has run out of answers to the woes he's faced this season. Hamilton has had a torrid time since joining the team in February, currently sat down in sixth in the drivers' championship, 23 points behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Mercedes F1 star Valtteri Bottas proposes shock Red Bull switch

1 day ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

Mercedes F1 star Valtteri Bottas has put himself in the picture for a shock Red Bull switch, claiming the team 'need a driver with experience'. Bottas is currently out of a full-time seat in F1, having been axed by Sauber at the end of 2024, but the Finnish driver is now a reserve driver at the team with whom he drove between 2017-2021, Mercedes.
Max Verstappen 'would like to miss' Silverstone as race ban for British GP looms

1 day ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

Former F1 driver Jan Lammers has suggested that Max Verstappen 'would like to miss' the British Grand Prix later this summer, as the four-time champion edges closer to a race ban. Verstappen's controversial move on George Russell at the Spanish GP not only landed him a 10-second time penalty, but it also led to three penalty points being added to his superlicence, after appearing to intentionally drive in to Russell.
Checo Pérez F1: Más cerca que nunca su regreso a la Fórmula 1

2 days ago | gpfans.com | Kevin McKenna |Kevin Mckenna

Sergio Pérez ve aumentar notablemente sus posibilidades de regresar a la Fórmula 1, ya que uno de los responsables del equipo confirmó que está siendo considerado para ocupar un puesto en la escudería. El mexicano pasó la temporada en espera tras ser dejado por Red Bull al final de 2024, pero su pasión por el automovilismo sigue intacta.
F1 champion loses his driving licence

2 days ago | gpfans.com | Sam Cook

Formula 1's only African world champion has lost his drivers' licence due to a rule in the current country that he is living in, and has admitted that there's no way he will be able to pass the test again. South African Jody Scheckter won the 1979 world championship with Ferrari, beating team-mate Gilles Villeneuve, whose son would go on to claim championship success in 1997.