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Latest: Jun 15, 1:33 PM from The Guardian
Formula One: Miami GP race updates â live
Lap-by-lap coverage as the championship restarts Antonelli on pole as storms circle | Email Tom Every driver starting on the grid is on medium tyres today, the rain earlier means thereâs not likely to be much grip on the track. And, of course, if it rains later ⌠Hadjar, starting in the pit lane, will start on hard tyres in the hope of making up ground on the field. Continue reading...
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Alex Zanardi obituary
Formula One racing driver who took up hand-cycling after an accident and went on to become a paralympic gold medallist Alex Zanardi, who has died aged 59, was a Formula One driver and two-times champion in Cart (previously IndyCar); he was also a paralympian who won four gold medals as a hand-cyclist. Perhaps above all he was esteemed as an inspirational figure who reinvented his life after losing both legs in a racing accident in 2001. In September that year, Zanardi was competing in a Cart raâŚ
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Antonelli beats Verstappen to F1 Miami GP pole as storm threat brings race forward by three hours
Antonelli seals third straight pole in tight contest Race will now start at 1pm local time Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the Miami Grand Prix with a strong lap, but only by narrowly beating a resurgent Max Verstappen and Red Bull into second place. After the session had finished, the FIA, F1 and the Miami promoter issued a joint statement announcing the start of Sundayâs race had been brought forward from 4pm to 1pm local time â 6pm BST â because of heavy thunderstorms forecast for theâŚ
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Miami Grand Prix: Norris wins F1 sprint race before qualifying â live
ď¸ F1 qualifying updates from 9pm BST ď¸ McLaren one-two in sprint race | Mail Philip Button, who has a world title, confident that George Russell will be competitive come main qualifying as the Mercedes driver pursues a championship of his own. The heat is on in Miami. Drivers kept as cool as they can be by umbrellas as the cars receive their last touches. Jenson Button probably quite happy to not be wearing a race suit. Continue reading...
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Lando Norris wins sprint race at F1 Miami Grand Prix as McLaren roar back
Briton beats teammate Oscar Piastri into second Mercedes fourth and sixth with Leclerc third Lando Norris won the sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix with a dominant drive for McLaren, beating his teammate, Oscar Piastri, to secure a one-two for the team and deny Mercedes a win for the first time this season. Charles Leclerc took a strong third for Ferrari, but Mercedes, dominant for the opening three meetings, could manage only fourth and sixth for George Russell and Kimi Antonelli respectivelâŚ
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Alex Zanardi, former F1 driver and Paralympic champion, dies at 59
Italian driver lost both legs in high-speed cart race crash He went on to win four Paralympic golds as a para-cyclist Alex Zanardi, the former Formula One driver who lost both legs in a racing crash and went on to win Paralympic gold medals, has died at the age of 59, his family said on Saturday. Zanardi, from Bologna, made his F1 debut in 1991 and later achieved success in the Cart series in the United States, winning back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998. His life took a dramatic turn iâŚ
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Lando Norris takes Miami GP sprint pole as lightning fears loom over F1 return
Sunday storms could affect first F1 race in five weeks McLaren edges Mercedesâ Antonelli in sprint qualifying With Formula One returning after its early season enforced break, the Miami Grand Prix is proving an enticing prospect given most of the teams used the time to work furiously on upgrades to their cars. Many of which are being deployed here. Intriguing enough were it not also for the updated regulations being given their debut outing and the threat of lightning storms on Sunday potentialâŚ
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Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu: âWe shouldnât be fourth. Weâre the smallest F1 teamâ
Coventry-supporting Japanese has used his rebel streak and risk-taking instincts to spur on Oliver Bearman this season There is no one quite like Ayao Komatsu in Formula One. Haasâs Japanese team principal, a rugby-playing Coventry City fan who left his home country to escape the constraints of conformity, is F1âs rebel without a pause. As Haas enter their first home race of the season in Miami this weekend, they are on no little roll. Fourth place in the championship is the highest position heâŚ
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âCome and speak to usâ: Hamilton calls for more driver involvement in F1 rules
âIt needs to change,â insists seven-time champion Lance Stroll labels rules âfundamentally flawedâ Lewis Hamilton believes Formula One drivers should have a âseat at the tableâ in discussion on directions the sport should take in future, to have an input alongside key stakeholders such as the teams and the FIA. Hamiltonâs view was largely echoed across the paddock including by the current world champion, Lando Norris. Hamilton was speaking before this weekendâs Miami Grand Prix where the rule câŚ
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âI really was one of those bandwagon fansâ: meet Katharina Nowak, F1âs youngest race president
Before her first Miami Grand Prix in charge, Nowak opens up on F1âs boom time in the US and flying the flag for women in the sport There is an air of buoyant confidence about Katharina Nowak that is striking but also understandable given the robust state of Formula One in the United States and at the Miami Grand Prix, where the 29-year-old who is at the helm of the race believes the sport only has more to come. âF1 is at its strongest right now that weâve seen, the interest in F1 is still goingâŚ
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Grosjean draws ire for complaint about âstinkâ of bird he killed in Indy 500 testing
French driver struck animal while driving at 230 mph Peta says 40-year-old failed to show compassion for death French racing driver Romain Grosjean has angered animal rights group Peta for âflippantâ comments after hitting a bird while testing for next monthâs Indianapolis 500. The driver, who survived a fireball crash during the 2020 Formula One Bahrain GP, described the bird strike at around 230 mph in graphic terms this week. Continue reading...
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âItâs a gamechangerâ: Lewis Hamiltonâs groundbreaking Mission 44 recruits working in F1
Foundation set up by F1 great is beginning to address the lack of representation of black people and those from disadvantaged backgrounds in motorsport Sports people can be more than the sum of their athletic achievements. Lewis Hamilton stands unquestionably as one of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula One having delivered both records and outstanding performances that will be hard to surpass. Yet it is indicative of his character that the seven-time world champion rates them all aâŚ
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âIt has clearly exceeded expectationsâ: inside Red Bullâs F1 engine factory
As team look to salvage season, âcrazy decisionâ to take engine building in-house looks set to pay off and steer them back to the front of the grid Driven hard, driven fast is very much the norm in Formula One, on and off track, but even by the sportâs own standards the development of Red Bullâs in-house engine project has been exceptional. As is what it has delivered. Walking through the gleaming corridors of the teamâs bespoke engine manufacturing department at their Milton Keynes headquarterâŚ
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Lando Norris backs Max Verstappen to stay in F1 after drivers win rule changes
World champion expects Dutch rival to fight for fifth crown âIt would be a miss for the sportâ if he acts on dissatisfaction Lando Norris has said he believes Max Verstappen will continue to race in Formula One but that it would be âa missâ for the sport if the four-time world champion did decide to leave owing to his dissatisfaction with the way this seasonâs new regulations have affected how drivers race. Verstappen has been outspoken in his dislike of the new regulations and their focus on eâŚ
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âIâm not the bossâ: Lando Norris is articulate, open and intelligent â when heâs allowed to be
F1âs latest world champion speaks with deep candour about overcoming his insecurities but questions about Max Verstappen and regulations? Off limits There are always complications and difficulties in Formula One, as there are in life and even in this interview. On a beautiful evening at a lavish golf club in Surrey, Lando Norris and I are tucked away in an anonymous yet brightly lit room crammed with a television crew and representatives from his management team and Laureus, the global organisaâŚ
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FIA confirms F1 rule changes in reaction to driver unhappiness and safety fears
Tweaks to rules address energy management issues âSafety and fairness remain the FIAâs highest prioritiesâ The FIA has confirmed rule changes for the current Formula One season as the sport reacts to driver dissatisfaction and safety concerns with the new regulations. The adapted rules address the energy management issues that have proved controversial across the opening three meetings this year. Technical and sporting considerations had been discussed twice since the last round in Japan and onâŚ
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Russell says he would understand if Verstappen quit but âF1 is bigger than any driverâ
Mercedes driver doesnât want to lose four-time champion âNaturalâ for lack of competitiveness to start taking its toll George Russell has said he would understand if Max Verstappen chose to leave Formula One after the four-time champion recently cast doubt on his future in the sport because of his dissatisfaction with current regulations. Russell, who is second behind his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in the world championship, insisted Verstappen had nothing left to prove. Continue reading.âŚ
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Unhappy Verstappen âhas to be listened toâ over new rules, says F1 chief Domenicali
Red Bull driver outspoken about regulation changes âIn a meeting he was very keen to give suggestionsâ Formula One must listen to Max Verstappenâs grievances about the sportâs new regulations and their effects on racing, according to F1âs CEO, Stefano Domenicali. His intervention comes as key players hold meetings to consider adjusting the rules for the remainder of the season. Verstappen has been outspoken in his dissatisfaction with the new formula and the part energy management now plays inâŚ
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