The Formula 1 Thread

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'Ferrari's battle for supremacy intensifies'

How do Ferrari manage a battle for supremacy that could strangle the success they are fighting so hard for, writes Andrew Benson.

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Leclerc and Vettel drama. Can’t believe Vettel is the old guy now.

 

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Bottas wins to seal title for Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas wins the Japanese Grand Prix after overtaking both Ferraris at the start to seal a sixth straight constructors' title for Mercedes.

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"Leclerc was penalised five seconds for his collision with Verstappen and a further 10 seconds for Ferrari delaying their decision to bring him in to replace the front wing that was damaged in the incident."

Apparently it's okay to keep running your car when it sprays debris on others. Also shocking is running a whole weekend of events with a typhoon.

 

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Is Hamilton already the greatest ever?

Lewis Hamilton is now one F1 world title away from Michael Schumacher's record - but dig deeper, and you could argue he's already there...

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Hamilton on track to supercede Michael Schumacher for being the greatest of all time.

Curiously the two drivers who dominated this era, Hamilton and Vettel are ahead on pole positions and leading the entire race. Not much in terms of competition in the current era?

 

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Lewis Hamilton wins British GP to close in on Michael Schumacher's record

Lewis Hamilton holds on to win the British Grand Prix despite a puncture on the last lap to clinch an 87th career win and move within four of Michael Schumacher's Formula One record.

www.latimes.com

Hamilton close to beating Schumacher.