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Austin: The red-hot rivalry between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton returned to the race track with a flip of the finger and an insult. It was only practice but the exchange Friday between the Formula One title contenders made for a spirited opening day of the U.S. Grand Prix and showed this championship duel between […]

Istanbul: Lewis Hamilton, who emerged quickest in two practice sessions on Friday, is set to receive a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix as the championship leader has taken a new Mercedes engine at Istanbul Park, the Formula 1 stated on Friday. Hamilton, who holds a two-point lead in the standings having won […]

Due to this collision, Verstappen was sent crashing out of the British GP in just the very first lap of the race.

Starting first and second on the grid, the two title rivals immediately duelled for the lead before Hamilton's left-front tyre snagged Verstappen's right-rear as the two went through Copse corner

Championship leader Verstappen crashes out of the British GP after first lap battle with Lewis

Extends lead over Hamilton to 32 points in championship race

Verstappen used the DRS system to catch Hamilton on Lap 52 and pass him on the inside before zooming off to clinch his third win of the season and 13th of his career

Verstappen set a time of 1 minute, 29.990 seconds around the Paul Ricard circuit in southern France to grab the top starting spot before Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas crossed the line at the end of Saturday’s qualifying session.

Championship leader Max Verstappen was four laps away from a second consecutive victory Sunday when his Red Bull suddenly slammed hard into the wall with a puncture to his left rear tire

Hamilton and Verstappen are engaged in a title tussle in Formula One but have so far maintained pleasantries off the track in front of the media.

Leclerc set his time of 1 minute, 41.218 seconds early in Saturday's third session

The Red Bull driver took a four-point lead over seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton in the standings.

It was Ferrari's and Leclerc's first pole position since the Mexican Grand Prix in 2019

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes had a sensational recovery to second place after sliding off the track and dropping to ninth

"There is a long way to go, 22 (races) ... Holy crap! I will be grey by the end of this," Hamilton said, DPA news reports. Verstappen meanwhile considered: "we'll have 22 more opportunities to do better.

Verstappen has marked himself out as the man to beat all weekend in Bahrain, the Dutchman topping the times in all three practice sessions and building on that form by winding up his performance through each segment of qualifying.

The crash, in which Grosjean plunged into the barriers at high speed in the first lap and his car exploded into flames and split in two, led to a lengthy red flag period.

Ferrari, will invest heavily in bouncing back while Red Bull, who have been closest to matching Mercedes, seek more consistency and speed to close the gap

Driving in his Volkswagen Polo, the 28-year-old driver took the honours in the Indian National Car Racing Championship

The season will start in Australia on March 21 and will include the first ever race in Saudi Arabia on November 28