Mercedes Formula One team boss Toto Wolff branded Red Bull rival Christian Horner a "bit of a windbag" on Saturday as a war of words over "bendy wings" showed no sign of abating at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The Singapore Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic, race organisers said in a statement on Friday.
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(Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas said he raised concerns about Mercedes’ pit stops ahead of last month’s Monaco Grand Prix which saw the Formula One champions fail to remove a wheel from his car, forcing the Finn’s retirement from second place.
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco - May 23, 2021 Mercedes Valtteri Bottas in action during the race REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Bottas, whose arrival in Azerbaijan for this weekend’s sixth round of the season was delayed by travel disruption, told reporters on Thursday that what happened was not a complete surprise.
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(Reuters) - Seven times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton called on Thursday for more support for young athletes and lauded tennis player Naomi Osaka for being ‘incredibly brave’ for her stance on mental health.
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The Mercedes driver said he had not felt adequately prepared for what awaited him when he debuted with McLaren in 2007 at the age of 22.
Osaka pulled out of the French Open on Monday after refusing to attend the mandatory post-match news conferences. The Japanese player revealed she had been suffering from bouts of depression for three years.
“When you’re young, you’re thrown into the limelight and the spotlight and it weighs heavily on you. And probably most of us are not prepared,” Hamilton told reporters at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.