“So far, he hasn’t been wrong” — Franco Colapinto on what approval of Flavio Briatore means for his future at Alpine F1
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Colapinto: “An honour” to have the trust of Briatore following Alpine F1 move

Franco Colapinto believes that a strong endorsement from Flavio Briatore, who currently serves as an executive advisor to Alpine, bodes well for his future in F1.  After turning the heads of many with his dynamic debut for Williams last year, the Argentine driver joined Alpine last month as one of their test and reserve drivers…

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Michael Schumacher's family have appealed the court decision.
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Michael Schumacher’s family appeals blackmail verdict

Corinna Schumacher, has confirmed that the family has lodged an appeal against what they view as a “lenient” punishment for former family bodyguard Markus Fritsche. The court handed down the verdict last week, sparking dissatisfaction from the Schumacher family, who believe the court should have given Fritsche a harsher sentence for his role in the…

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Michael Schumacher
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Prison sentence handed out in Michael Schumacher blackmail case

A court has convicted three men for attempting to blackmail the family of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher. The case revolved around efforts to extort €15 million by threatening to release intimate footage of Schumacher from his sickbed. The court proceedings in Wuppertal exposed a disturbing attempt to profit from the vulnerability of…

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F1 Austrian GP steward Johnny Herbert on Verstappen and the penalty handed out: “Everyone knows Max races at the very edge and sometimes goes over it”

“It was Max’s fault,” remarked Johnny Herbert, the steward that issued the sanction for the incident between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris during the Austrian Grand Prix. The three-time world champion ultimately got a 10-second penalty and two penalty points on his super license after causing contact that resulted in both of them picking up…

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Vowles declares Lewis Hamilton “the most naturally talented driver I’ve worked with” in F1, including Schumacher, Rosberg and Button

The Williams team principal, who previously worked at Brackley from the BAR days right through to the Mercedes days, thinks Lewis Hamilton is more naturally gifted than Michael Schumacher and other World Champions he worked with at BAR Honda, Brawn and Mercedes. During Mercedes’s dominant reign at the start of the hybrid era in 2014…

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