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British MotoGP - five talking points
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» SILVERSTONE (UNITED KINGDOM) - MotoGP returns at Silverstone this weekend after its mid-term break. AFP Sport looks at five talking points ahead of the British MotoGP, the ninth round of the 20-race season:
Verstappen armed with upgrades in pursuit of Hungarian triumph
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» BUDAPEST - Defending champion and runaway series leader Max Verstappen will be armed with a number of upgrades on his Red Bull car as he seeks to repeat his 2022 victory at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hamilton calls for action after Piquet's racist slur
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» LONDON - Lewis Hamilton said the "time has come for action" after being the subject of a racially offensive term used by three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet.
Hamilton hopes Mercedes avoid altitude sickness in Mexico
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Lewis Hamilton will be hoping his Mercedes team have overcome their occasional altitude sickness this weekend as he bids to beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Hamilton hoping to end frustrating pursuit of 100th win in Russia
AFP, Published on 23/09/2021
» SOCHI (RUSSIA) - Lewis Hamilton will be seeking to exploit every advantage he can find this weekend as he bids for an unprecedented and thus far elusive 100th Formula One win to regain the lead in the world championship at the Russian Grand Prix.
Verstappen aims to revive title bid as Hamilton eyes 100th win
AFP, Published on 26/08/2021
» SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (BELGIUM) - Max Verstappen will seek to exert a degree of home advantage by beating Lewis Hamilton to revive his title bid as Formula One returns from a mid-season summer break at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Hamilton forcing rivals to 'count sheep' at Silverstone
AFP, Published on 06/08/2020
» SILVERSTONE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Lewis Hamilton returns to Silverstone this weekend knowing he faces another "serious challenge" with even softer tyres and hotter conditions for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix than those he overcame on his way to a dramatic triumph in last Sunday's British Grand Prix.
Formula One scraps US, Brazil, Mexico and Canada races
AFP, Published on 25/07/2020
» PARIS - The Grands Prix in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Canada have been scrapped this year but three races in Europe have been added to the coronavirus-affected season, Formula One said Friday.
Formula One unveils eight-race schedule in Europe from July 5
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» PARIS - The curtailed Formula One season will start with two races behind closed doors in Austria on July 5 and July 12 followed by six other grands prix in Europe, the organisers said on Tuesday.
Austrian GP 'must be behind closed doors', insists minister
AFP, Published on 30/04/2020
» VIENNA - The Austrian Grand Prix, now set to be the first race of the coronavirus-hit Formula One world championship, will only be given the green light on condition it is raced behind closed doors.