Andrew Benson
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Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia: George Russell on confidence (opens the original)
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George Russell says he "doesn't feel lost any more" as he seeks to end a difficult season on a high and chase down team-mate Kimi Antonelli's championship lead. Russell won his third race of the season in Azerbaijan last weekend, and his first for three months, and says he has made a breakthrough in terms of understanding how to drive the Mercedes car. The Briton trails Antonelli by 66 points in the championship with either seven or eight races still remaining. "The thing that's changed is I fee
Esteban Ocon to leave Haas putting F1 future in doubt (opens the original)
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Esteban Ocon is fighting to save his Formula 1 career after the Haas team announced they would split with the Frenchman at the end of the year. Ocon, who won the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix for Alpine, joined Haas in 2025. He has been in F1 since 2016 and has also driven for the Manor and Force India teams. There are no obvious berths for Ocon on the grid in 2027 but he insisted: "This is absolutely not the end of my Formula 1 career." The 30-year-old added in a statement on social media: "I leave
Fernando Alonso says 'I still feel as fast as anybody' as he confirms he will stay in F1 in 2027 with Aston Martin (opens the original)
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Fernando Alonso has committed to staying in Formula 1 with Aston Martin for at least one more year - and says the biggest single reason for his decision is because he "still feels fast". The 45-year-old Spaniard has been weighing up his future all year. And while, like Max Verstappen, he has been outspoken in his criticism of the new hybrid engines introduced in 2026, his love for the sport has won out. "First, this is my life," Alonso told BBC Sport in his only English language interview about
Formula 1: Ferrari's Frederic Vasseur says Christian Horner is proving a distraction (opens the original)
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Christian Horner is proving a distraction for Ferrari by "looking for a job", team principal Frederic Vasseur says. Horner, dismissed as Red Bull team principal in July 2025, used an interview with the Times this week to say that Ferrari are the only Formula 1 team he would work for without being given a shareholding, describing it as "the dream", external. Vasseur outlined his frustration with Horner following Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix - at which Charles Leclerc finished fourth and his F
Azerbaijan Grand Prix: George Russell 'comes through other side' after 'real tough period' (opens the original)
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For George Russell, this one felt like vindication, proof that he had "come through the other side" and was back to his best after what he acknowledged was a "real tough period" during this Formula 1 season. The Mercedes driver's victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, holding off Red Bull's Max Verstappen in one of the closest finishes in history, was his first since the end of June - seven races ago. In that time, team-mate Kimi Antonelli has won three times, to take his tally of victories to ei
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