Talks over new Lewis Hamilton contract with Mercedes underway
Lewis Hamilton has started negotiations with Mercedes over a new deal.
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Wolff says Mercedes have started contract talks with Hamilton
LONDON : Mercedes have started contract extension talks with seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and age will not be a factor in the negotiations, team boss Toto Wolff said on Wednesday.
F1 drivers should not be treated like school children – Lando Norris tells FIA
Lando Norris had told the FIA that Formula One drivers should not be treated like school children and hopes the sport’s governing body will be pressured into a U-turn over its decision to ban them from making political statements.
Norris: F1 drivers should be treated as schoolchildren
Lando Norris had told the FIA that Formula One drivers should not be treated like school children and hopes the sport's governing body will be pressured into a U-turn over its decision to ban them from making political statements. F1's governing body has updated its rules to prevent "political, religious or personal" comments being said without prior approval. The FIA's controversial clampdown comes after drivers - including seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and the recently-retired Sebastian Vettel - have spoken out on issues such as racism, diversity and the environment in recent seasons.
Governing Body FIA Bans 'Political Statements' From Motorsports
The FIA has cracked down on competitors making "political, religious and personal statements or comments" in its updated rules for motorsports next season. The governing body's International Sporting Code (ISC) now deems "the general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA" an offence. The FIA governs Formula One, world rally and endurance world championships.
"Kept Calling Me The N-Word": Lewis Hamilton Opens Up About Pain Of Racial Abuse At School
Lewis Hamilton has spoken about how he had bananas thrown at him and was repeatedly called the N-word during a "traumatising" school career. The seven-time Formula One world champion, who grew up in a town near London, detailed the racial abuse in the On Purpose podcast, released on Monday. The 38-year-old, who is preparing for his 17th season in F1, said: "For me, school was the most traumatising and most difficult part of my life.
Bottas says he has years of racing left in him
ZURICH: Alfa Romeo Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas said on Tuesday he still had years of racing left in him and had not given up on getting back on the podium for the first time since he left Mercedes.
China's Zhou says FIA got driver statement move wrong
ZURICH : China's first and only Formula One race driver Guanyu Zhou added his voice to the sport's freedom of speech controversy on Tuesday by saying the governing FIA had made a wrong move.