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F1 Max Verstappen Extends Red Bull Contract to 2030
"I think I was closer to retiring than changing team," Verstappen said after putting his name to a new Red Bull deal that runs until 2030. The 28-year-old, a four-time world champion, commits at a l
F1 How Max Verstappen Describes His Own Car, and the Rumours Swirling Around the Formula 1 World
Max Verstappen's $55 million-a-year contract may not be worth the paper it's written on, as a dismal start to the season has triggered the exit clauses buried in his deal and handed the four-time wo
F1 Hungarian Grand Prix in Full: the Pecking Order and How the Upgraded Cars Fared
Lando Norris claimed his first win as reigning world champion, taking the chequered flag at the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix. The Briton got away cleanly from pole, only for teammate Oscar Piastri to ed
F1 Chaos in Practice at the Hungaroring CHAOS IN PRACTICE AT THE HUNGARORING
Charles Leclerc edged Max Verstappen by half a second, but his moment on top came with a problem attached. The Ferrari driver posted a 1:19.075 around the Hungaro
F1 Mercedes' Hungaroring Test: Will Ferrari Seize the Season's Best Chance? The season has been defined by one uncompromising fight inside Mercedes. Kimi Antonelli built a 68-point lead by winning five Grands Prix in a row, only for George Russell to claw some of it back in r
F1 Aston Martin's Upgraded Car – Why Is the amr26b the Key to 2027?
"The project has undergone a fresh round of crash tests – a sign that key structural areas of the chassis have been substantially redesigned." Aston Martin's B-spec version of the AMR26 is not just a
F1 Crashed Out by Hamilton and a Technical Bug – Russell Fights for Survival "I definitely feel this is the most resilient I've ever been in my whole life," George Russell says ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he arrives 50 points adrift of his own teammate, Kimi Anton
F1 Sensation in Formula 1: Verstappen's Secret Deal with Mclaren?
Max Verstappen's deal with Red Bull runs until 2028, but a performance clause tucked inside it could hand him a way out as early as this season. Zak Brown has not hidden McLaren's stance — "what I c
F1 Why Did the British Grand Prix End Without Its Final Drama?
"The 'Safety Car In This Lap' message was displayed erroneously due to a software error." That single line proved decisive for Lewis Hamilton, who had a genuine chance to fight for second place.
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F1 "I Couldn't Believe It" — Antonelli's Silverstone Drama and a British Grand Prix Nobody Saw Coming
"I couldn't believe it because it was going from bad to worse," Kimi Antonelli admitted after a Silverstone afternoon that had victory within his grasp. Starting from pole, he had trimmed the gap to
F1 Why Ferrari Are Favourites in Monaco
"Honestly, I think Ferrari will take pole in Monaco — nobody touches their car in the slow corners." Those words don't come from some die-hard Maranello supporter. They belong to the reigning world
F1 The Bologna Teenager Tearing Up the Record Books
A Blown Engine And A Teenager's Total Triumph In Canada
George Russell's Montreal weekend could not have started better. He won Saturday's sprint, then spent Sunday scrapping at the front. Then the
F1 Gucci Racing — Alpine's New Identity Takes Shape from 2027
Sponsorship to total branding
Formula 1 breathes change. New engine regulations, aerodynamic transformation, emerging champions. Yet what unfolded in the paddock on Wednesday transcends the sport'
F1 600,000 Fans in Buenos Aires and Messi in the Paddock — Argentine Formula 1 Returns in Miami
This was the week that turned Argentine motorsport history upside down. Three separate episodes that connected to each other perfectly: on April 26, 600,000 wild fans on the streets of Buenos Aires
F1 While Max Prepares for Miami, His Father Survived a Tree, a Roll, and a Belgian Rally Stage
The reigning Belgian rally champion Jos Verstappen was involved in a major crash on Sunday, April 26, at the Rallye de Wallonie in Belgium — the fourth round of the 2026 Belgian Rally Championship. T
F1 Bearman's 50G Crash, Verstappen's Threat: F1 Rewrites Its 2026 Regulations for Miami The FIA has agreed a package of changes to Formula 1's 2026 regulations, set to take effect from the Miami Grand Prix on May 1-3 (pending final World Motor Sport Council approval, considered a formali
F1 After Newey, After Horner — Is Verstappen Next to Leave Red Bull? In the high-stakes world of Formula 1, dominance on the track is fragile, and nowhere is that more evident than at Red Bull Racing today. After losing chief designer Adrian Newey to Aston Martin in 20
F1 Istanbul Park Is Back on the F1 Calendar Formula 1 management and Turkish officials have officially signed a five-year agreement, marking Istanbul Park's return to the calendar starting in 2027. The deal, announced jointly with Türkiye's Min
F1 Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian Are Officially Official — and Malibu Has the Photos to Prove It Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton and reality star Kim Kardashian were photographed on a Malibu beach — swimming together in the ocean, kissing, and looking completely at ease. Body language experts are calling it a "hard launch." After ten years out of the public dating spotlight, Hamilton's most private chapter just went public in the most photographed way imaginable. The Malibu Outing On Monday, April 20, 2026, the couple appeared at a Malibu beach on the Pacific coast. Kardashian, 45, wore a black bikini with a half-unzipped wetsuit. Hamilton, 41, was in a black O'Neill rash guard with dark gray swim trunks and a baseball cap. Photographers captured them swimming together, laughing, embracing, and Hamilton giving Kardashian a few surfing pointers before they headed back to shore. According to body language expert Judi James, the photos marked a clear shift: "They might have been seen on a couple of chaste-looking dates where Lewis's body language primarily spelled out 'gentleman,' but these photos and the video look like the hard launch of a more tactile, sexual and romantic relationship between Kim and Lewis." Hamilton's Decade-Long Bachelor Era To understand why this matters, you have to understand Hamilton's personal-life trajectory. Since splitting from singer Nicole Scherzinger in 2015 — after an eight-year relationship — Hamilton has been the most elusive figure on the F1 grid when it comes to romance. Tabloids over the years linked him to Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Gigi Hadid, and Sofia Richie Grainge, but none of those names ever developed into a publicly confirmed relationship. For more than ten years, the seven-time world champion's love life was effectively a closed file. Until February 2026. How It All Started The first whispers came in February, when British tabloids reported that Hamilton and Kardashian had shared a private stay at Estelle Manor, a luxury retreat in the Cotswolds. Insiders claimed Kardashian paid six figures for exclusive 24-hour access to the Roman-inspired spa for the two of them. The pair were then spotted boarding a private jet from England to Paris. Their first joint public appearance came on February 8 — sitting side by side in a luxury suite at Levi's Stadium for Super Bowl LX, one of the most photographed events on the American calendar. Asked about the relationship at a Formula 1 press conference in Bahrain shortly after, Hamilton declined to engage: "It's my private life. I'm not talking about that." The Tokyo Drift Reveal Then came the moment that ended the soft-launch phase. On April 6, Hamilton posted a video to Instagram titled "HERE WE GO AGAIN TOKYO DRIFT VOL. III" — drifting a Ferrari F40 at Tokyo's Daikoku Parking Area, a famous car-meet location. Towards the end of the clip, the camera panned to the passenger seat, where Kardashian was visible, laughing and saying "That's insane." It was the first time Hamilton featured Kardashian on his official social media. The video had been filmed during Kardashian's visit to Tokyo for the Japanese Grand Prix, where she had brought her children along — a detail that did not go unnoticed. The Three Weeks That Changed Everything Since the Tokyo Drift video, the couple's appearances have come in rapid succession. * April 11 — Coachella, Indio. Spotted together during Justin Bieber's headlining set. * April 14 — Los Angeles. Carpet shopping at a luxury rug store. * April 18 (Saturday, ~9 PM) — A two-hour romantic dinner at Nobu Malibu. Hamilton arrived in his limited-edition Mercedes-Maybach S-Class — part of a personal Hamilton-Mercedes legacy collaboration — and opened the door for Kardashian as she stepped out. They left around 11 PM, smiling broadly. * April 20 (Monday) — The Malibu beach outing. Kissing in the surf. The hard launch. Why Now Hamilton's window to spend time stateside is no accident. Both April's Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix were cancelled due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East — handing the Ferrari driver an unusual five-week break between the Japanese Grand Prix on March 29 and the Miami Grand Prix on May 1-3. He has spent the bulk of that gap in the United States, mostly in Kardashian's company. The Reaction Photos and videos from the Malibu outing have gone viral on social media, racking up millions of views. Some fans are thrilled. Others are skeptical. One tweet from an F1 fan went particularly viral: "We don't wanna get updated, man. Keep that to yourself." Neither Hamilton nor Kardashian has formally confirmed the relationship. But after Estelle Manor, Super Bowl LX, the Tokyo Drift video, Coachella, the rug shopping, the Nobu dinner, and now the Malibu kiss — the "just friends" narrative has reached the end of the road. The next chapter starts in Miami.
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton and reality star Kim Kardashian were photographed on a Malibu beach — swimming together in the ocean, kissing, and looking completely at ease. Body langua
