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Wolff implies “bias” may be at play as he criticises the stewards for “inconsistent” decisions at the F1 US GP

Andrea Stella was not the only team principal left frustrated with the stewards after the latest round of racing in Austin, as Mercedes boss Toto Wolff criticised the decision-makers for their “inconsistent” rulings. Both Mercedes drivers endured a challenging weekend. Lewis Hamilton shockingly failed to make it out of Q1 on Saturday; then, his race…

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“This cannot be permissible” — Stella disagrees with the stewards’ ruling, admits McLaren assumed Verstappen would be penalised for late-race incident with Norris at F1 US GP

McLaren boss Andrea Stella stated that the team was not impressed with the stewards’ decision to hand Lando Norris a five-second penalty for the late-race incident involving the British driver and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Two contentious incidents between Verstappen and Norris have become major talking points following the eventful United States Grand Prix, as…

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Lawson pleased with “big step” RB made after Sprint to charge through to P9 at F1 US GP

Liam Lawson jumped back into a Formula One car for the first time in over a year at the United States Grand Prix. The New Zealander is back with RB F1, formerly known as AlphaTauri, alongside his former teammate Yuki Tsunoda. The weekend started out fairly disappointing with Lawson qualifying P15 during Sprint Qualifying, and…

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Colapinto felt like he was “flying” and “really strong” on his way to P10 in F1 US GP

The United States Grand Prix marks the fourth Grand Prix the Argentinian has taken part in this season since he was announced to replace Logan Sargeant starting from the Italian Grand Prix. It also marks the second time he has finished in the points. Williams did not have an easy weekend in Austin, despite Colapinto…

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Russell suggests appointing “the same stewards all year long” would help everyone “be on the same page” after controversial penalties imposed at F1 US GP

Mercedes appeared to be quite optimistic about the upgrades they introduced at Austin after George Russell bagged a front row start in the sprint race. However, their performance took a turn for the worse as the weekend progressed.  Despite qualifying in P6 on Saturday, Russell’s heavy crash at the end of Q3 resulted in him…

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“Fourth and fifth is not completely unexpected” — Piastri remarks Norris taking pole made them look “more competitive” than they really were at F1 US GP

Although McLaren headed into the race weekend with a victory as their target, their major upgrade package didn’t work as intended as neither driver managed to score a podium finish at the United States Grand Prix. After a shocking Q1 exit in the sprint qualifying, a modest P5 start gave Oscar Piastri an opportunity to…

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