F1 Hungarian GP: Bottas fastest from Hamilton to lead Mercedes 1-2 in FP2

The Finn bolted to the top of the times towards the halfway stage of the one-hour stint when he ran to a 1m17.012s benchmark on soft tyres to put himself two hundredths clear. 
While Hamilton was able to recover time through the final sector compared to his team-mate, a quicker opening half of the lap from Bottas ensured he remained on top as the times dropped by 1.2s when the field …Keep reading

Red Bull parts company with F1 employee after racist messages emerge

Following an initial report by Sky Sports, a Red Bull spokesperson confirmed to Autosport that the employee – who was not a publicly-known member of the trackside team – was no longer working with the team.
It comes after a series of WhatsApp messages containing racist language and abuse emerged online earlier this week.
“As publicly acknowledged last week, we condemn racist abuse of any …Keep reading

Wolff: Mercedes wants to “bring respect back” to Hamilton/Verstappen crash discussion

The team issued a statement on Thursday after the FIA threw out Red Bull’s right to review the case to push for Hamilton to gain a harsher penalty for his role in the first-lap British Grand Prix collision with title rival Max Verstappen that led to a 51G impact for the Dutch racer.
Mercedes hoped the ruling would bring “this incident to a close” and “mark the end of a concerted …Keep reading

Red Bull explains Albon’s re-enactment test in failed FIA review

In the wake of the opening lap collision between Hamilton and Max Verstappen that knocked the Red Bull driver out of the race, his team pushed the FIA to open up a further review into the incident.
Red Bull felt that the 10-second penalty handed down to eventual race-winner Hamilton by the FIA was not strong enough, and it submitted evidence that it hoped would convince stewards to look at the …Keep reading