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Washout at Spa-Francorchamps as rain halts the heavily delayed Belgian Grand Prix after two laps

With heavy rain falling continuously, the start of the race was incrementally delayed. After two formation laps behind the Safety Car on Wets, the red flag was brought out and start procedure suspended. The three-hour window for the race was temporarily stopped at 17:00pm local time, before a further delay of over an hour. The […]

August 30, 2021 Motor Sports

Max Verstappen will start the Belgium Grand Prix from pole position

Max Verstappen will start the Belgium Grand Prix from pole position following a dramatic end to a rain-soaked qualifying session at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday. Following a red flag during Q3 when Lando Norris lost control of his McLaren, the Dutch driver snatched pole from the Williams of George Russell with his final […]

August 29, 2021 Motor Sports

A race of high drama results in a P3 and a DNF for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis completed a remarkable recovery drive to finish on the podium despite finding himself running last on lap five after an action-filled start to the race. Valtteri suffered wheelspin in the heavy rain at the race start, losing position to the cars around him on entry to the first corner. He locked brakes and collided […]

August 3, 2021 Motor Sports

Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes F1 launch Ignite, a joint charitable initiative to support greater diversity and inclusion in motorsport

Sir Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team are delighted to announce the launch of Ignite, a joint charitable initiative with the mission of supporting greater diversity and inclusion within motorsport. Building on the recommendations of The Hamilton Commission, and as part of our shared vision for developing our industry and our team to […]

July 28, 2021 Industry News

Lewis claims a hard-fought victory for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the 2021 British Grand Prix, with Valtteri securing an impressive podium in P3

Lewis took his eighth British Grand Prix win with a courageous drive in front of a full-capacity crowd at Silverstone. Lewis and VER collided on the opening lap when fighting for the lead into Copse Corner, with VER hitting the barriers and Lewis suffering damage to his wheel rim. The race was red-flagged as a […]

July 20, 2021 Motor Sports