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Hamilton says that the impetus for a gesture before the race came from F1’s ‘End Racism’ campaign, and from GPDA directors Sebastian Vettel and Romain Grosjean, who led a discussion on the subject in a meeting on Friday evening.<br>A key decision was to separate the anti-racism gesture, which was carried out on the startline, from the national anthem ceremony, which took place immediately ...

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Norris scored his first F1 podium at the Red Bull Ring after a late charge saw him pass Sergio Perez before making up the time to cash in on Lewis Hamilton's five-second penalty.<br>It saw Norris become the third-youngest podium finisher in F1 history, capping off an impressive weekend that saw him qualify fourth and spend much of the race leading the midfield runners.<br>McLaren F1 boss Andreas ...

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At a time of ongoing protests and activism around the world against racial injustice, F1 has been vocal in its anti-racism messaging throughout the Austrian Grand Prix weekend so far.<br>All 20 drivers wore t-shirts on the grid before the race on Sunday reading ‘End Racism’, and discussions had taken place over taking a knee on the grid in support the anti-racism movements - a move seen at the ...

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Hamilton - the only black driver in F1 history - has been vocal amid the ongoing activism against racial injustice around the world, attending a Black Lives Matter protest in London last month.<br>A show of support for the Black Lives Matter movement such as taking a knee - as seen in Premier League football games - has been discussed between drivers this week, including at the Friday drivers' ...

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Amid ongoing protests around the world against racial injustice, F1 drivers have been in talks over the last few days about a collective show of support ahead of the start of the race at the Red Bull Ring.<br>Lando Norris revealed earlier this week that drivers were discussing the possibility of taking a knee before the start, something seen in Premier League football fixtures in recent ...

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Amid ongoing activism around the world against racism and racial injustice in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in May, Hamilton - the only black driver in F1 history - has been vocal in a push for change within the industry.<br>Hamilton wrote on Instagram at the end of May that he saw "those of you who are staying silent" and described F1 as "a white dominated sport", leading the call for ...

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Amid the ongoing activism against racism in recent weeks, F1 has launched the We Race as One campaign targeted at improving inclusion and diversity within the sport, while Mercedes has switched to a black livery for the full 2020 season as part of its anti-racism message.<br>Prior to the start of the opening round of Premier League football matches this month, players took a knee at kick off in a ...

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The majority of F1 teams have some kind of young driver programme, with the most notable belonging to the likes of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull, who have helped forge the careers of drivers such as Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Sauber launches new young driver academy<br>Why Ferrari's talent bottleneck is creating its own issues<br>The young driver ...

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Sauber - which operates Alfa Romeo’s Formula 1 operation - has a rich history of helping develop young drivers, including Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen, Robert Kubica and Sergio Perez.<br>The team worked with Charouz Racing System to operate its junior team through 2019, but with their partnership concluding at the end of last season, Sauber has now announced the launch of its own ...

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My job is…<br>My job is performance coach for Carlos Sainz. I make sure that he's as prepared as he can be mentally and physically for every time he needs to step in the car. It's quite a broad role. It obviously includes things like his physical training, nutrition, sports therapy and making sure that he's fit. But it’s also managing as best as possible any niggles he may be having at the ...

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It was right after midnight on 11 May in Shanghai when Guanyu Zhou celebrated his maiden victory in the F2 virtual series at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Appropriately, it was exactly one year after the Chinese driver had claimed the first podium of his debut season in F2 at the same venue.<br>In early 2019, when Zhou landed at the rebranded Virtuosi Racing outfit which had previously ...

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The Australian, who has the advantage of having conducted a test day at the Red Bull Ring with a two-year-old car this week, says the drivers will all be trying to show who has returned in the best form.<br>Although the test was a useful boost Ricciardo expects rivals who have not had the chance to drive during the break will catch up by Sunday.<br>"We're going to get plenty of practice, so the ...

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But it will also bring the release of F1 2020, the latest official video game produced by Codemasters on July10 that gives fans around the world the chance to go wheel-to-wheel on their consoles or PCs.<br>Codemasters have released a number of videos building up to the release of the game in recent weeks, as well as promoting an all-new game mode that allows players to create their own ...

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With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the opening 10 races of the year to be called off, the new season will get underway on 5 July in Austria - more than seven months after the last F1 race.<br>While drivers have only had six days of pre-season testing in February to get to know their 2020 cars in that break, many have used the recent lockdown to work on their fitness.<br>Mercedes ...

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The Italian outfit will help support the FIA’s new Girls on Track Rising Stars programme, which is looking to assist female drivers aged between 12 and 15.<br>As part of the four-year agreement, Ferrari will help the FIA through its selection process and pick the best candidate for an entry in their own national Formula 4 Championship in 2021. A second driver will be picked for the following ...

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The first driver changes for next year were confirmed last month after Ferrari announced Sebastian Vettel's exit from the team at the end of the current season.<br>Ferrari swiftly confirmed the signing of Norris' current teammate, Carlos Sainz, as Vettel's replacement, while McLaren snapped up Renault driver Ricciardo to join the team for 2021.<br>Norris said that while he did not expect Vettel ...

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F1 boss Chase Carey even referenced the subject in a recent video interview when asked how the sport would react to positive tests on race weekends.<br>“If a driver had an infection reserve drivers are available,” he said. “Just as if a driver has food poisoning or something that was unexpected.”<br>As is always the case some teams have a nominated reserve of their own, some can call ...

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F1 has announced its plan for the 2020 season to get underway at the Austrian Grand Prix on July 5, with an eight-event schedule for the European phase of the season having been revealed.<br>The sport’s chiefs have put together a guideline dossier of over 80 pages to ensure that travelling personnel remain safe from the risks of coronavirus when the 2020 season begins. Learning lessons from the ...

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The FDA's Asia-Pacific arm will be run by Motorsport Australia out of its new Centre of Excellence, which is part of a state government-funded $33 million upgrade to Sydney Motorsport Park.<br>Construction of the Centre of Excellence is set to begin in the coming lights.<br>Motorsport Australia will run a yearly FDA development programme open to drivers aged 14-17 from Australia, Pakistan, India ...

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Taking input from a panel made up of 18 of the Motorsport Network's F1 experts from across the globe, votes were cast for the individuals who stood out as the absolute best in their respective fields.<br>After picking our top race engineer, chief designer, sporting director, technical director, and 'number two' driver, this episode is all about finding the greatest 'number one' driver to lead the ...

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After picking our top race engineer, chief designer, sporting director and technical director, this episode is all about finding the greatest 'number two' driver to race one of our special team's cars.<br>The role of race driver is the most high-profile job in F1, but it takes on an even great significance to the two racers charged with taking a squad's best design effort back at the factory to ...

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Wurz compared efforts to minimise the risks of spreading COVID-19 at closed doors F1 events with the regular focus on safety that the sport has pursued since the 1994 Imola tragedies.<br>The Austrian represented the drivers in a recent online meeting with F1 and FIA bosses about how races such as those planned for Austria in July can be run with minimal risk, and said it was “beautiful to ...

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Ferrari announced last week that Vettel would be leaving the team at the end of the season after talks over a new contract broke down.<br>This was quickly followed by Ferrari confirming it had signed Carlos Sainz from McLaren, who in turn secured a move for Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo.<br>The moves have had big ramifications on the driver market for next year, kicking off the 2021 ‘silly ...

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F1 teams are currently in discussions over increased cost control for the future following the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on a reduced budget cap of $145 million that is set to come into force next year.<br>The original budget cap proposal announced last October made a number of exclusions such as driver salaries, but some F1 team bosses were eager to see them included to prevent them ...

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Brown believes that Ricciardo is capable of winning a championship “immediately,” and has made it clear that he was always the first choice after Carlos Sainz indicated that he had an opportunity to move to Ferrari.<br>“We went after Daniel a couple of years ago and I think narrowly missed out,” Brown told Sky F1.<br>“So we've been a fan of Daniel’s for some time. Obviously he went to ...

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