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‘Incredibly fast’ Imola F1 circuit will be “phenomenal” in qualifying - Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton believes the “incredibly fast” Imola circuit will be “phenomenal” to drive in qualifying for F1’s Emilia Romagna GP.

Hamilton leads Verstappen in sole Emilia Romagna GP F1 practice
Lewis Hamilton heads Red Bull's Max Verstappen in a close one and only F1 practice session for the Emilia Romagna GP at Imola.

Red Bull made it “very clear” to Gasly why he wasn’t an option for F1 2021
Red Bull chief Christian Horner insists it was made “very clear” to Pierre Gasly why he was not recalled to the team for the 2021 F1 season.

Toto Wolff wants to identify successor to takeover Mercedes F1 role
Toto Wolff says he would like to find a younger successor to takeover from his current role as Mercedes F1 team principal before he steps away from the position.

“Everyone wants to see him retain that seat” - Horner on Albon’s F1 future
Christian Horner says retaining Alexander Albon for the 2021 Formula 1 season is Red Bull’s ‘Plan A’ as speculation over the Thai driver’s future rumbles on.

Hamilton: F1 driver salary cap has "nothing to do" with Mercedes contract delay
Lewis Hamilton insists the proposed salary cap for F1 drivers that would come into effect from 2023 has “nothing to do” with a delay to him agreeing a new Mercedes contract.

No “big differences” between Leclerc and Vettel on F1 data - Binotto
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto says there are no “big differences” between F1 drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel when comparing the duo on the telemetry data it receives at each race weekend.

Norris messaged Hamilton to apologise for post-race Portimao F1 comments
Lando Norris says he apologised directly to Lewis Hamilton for his comments following the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen admits F1 Portuguese GP radio outburst was “not correct”
Max Verstappen says his radio comments at F1’s Portuguese GP were “never meant to hurt anyone” but admitted the words he used were “not correct”.

Pierre Gasly “surprised” he wasn’t considered for Red Bull F1 return
Pierre Gasly says he is “surprised” that he was not considered as an option for Red Bull’s driver line-up for the 2021 Formula 1 season.

Racing Point F1 Team confirms further four positive COVID-19 cases
Racing Point F1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer has revealed it has had a further four positive cases of COVID-19 among its team members in 2020.

Sergio Perez not ruling out Red Bull “option” for F1 2021
Sergio Perez has indicated that Red Bull is an “option” for him as he looks to secure a drive for the 2021 Formula 1 season.

Decision to extend F1 career with Alfa Romeo ‘wasn’t difficult’ - Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen says it was a “quite straightforward” decision to extend his Formula 1 season and continue with Alfa Romeo for 2021.

Williams ends Russell speculation by confirming unchanged line-up for F1 2021
Acting Williams team principal Simon Roberts has confirmed that George Russell and Nicholas Latifi will continue with the team for the 2021 Formula 1 season.

Two-day weekend format could be applied at F1 races next year
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner says he expects F1 to apply a two-day format at some races in 2021 providing this weekend’s trial at Imola is successful.

Fernando Alonso to conduct another Renault F1 test in Bahrain
Fernando Alonso will continue his preparations for his F1 comeback by conducting a further test next week in a 2018 Renault car at Bahrain.

Alfa Romeo retain Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi for 2021 F1 season
Alfa Romeo will continue with its current driver line-up consisting of Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi for the 2021 Formula 1 season.

Alfa Romeo and Sauber extends partnership for F1 2021
Alfa Romeo Racing will continue into F1 2021 after a one-year extension was agreed between the Italian firm and Sauber

Imola’s F1 return to take place behind closed doors after late U-Turn
The Italian government has made a late decision to ban spectators from attending this weekend’s F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

F1 Portuguese GP ‘the final nail in the coffin’ for Albon - Palmer
Ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes Alex Albon has run out of time to save his Red Bull seat for 2021, adding that his lacklustre display at the Portuguese GP acted as “the final nail in the coffin”.

No Red Bull return as Gasly stays at AlphaTauri for 2021 F1 season
AlphaTauri has confirmed that Pierre Gasly will remain with the team for the 2021 F1 season.

Leading F1 Portuguese GP gave McLaren a motivation boost
McLaren F1 boss Andreas Seidl says seeing Carlos Sainz leading the Portuguese GP gave the whole team a motivation boost.

Lando Norris apologises for ‘stupid and careless’ comments after Portuguese GP
Lando Norris takes to social media to express remorse at his choice of words aimed at Lance Stroll and Lewis Hamilton following the Portuguese Grand Prix

Gasly ‘driving better than ever’ after P5 at Portimao, Red Bull in his sights?
Pierre Gasly sends out a message to Red Bull with another top five finish in the Portuguese Grand Prix, says he is driving 'better than ever' right now