George Russell says his first-hand experience of Lewis Hamilton being a role model will be the overriding memory of his partnership with the Formula 1 great, right down to Hamilton picking up the team after a disappointing Abu Dhabi qualifying session. Mercedes was keen to give Hamilton a fitting send-off as the seven-time world champion departs the team he represented for 12 years … Read more
Lewis Hamilton was penalised at the Qatar Grand Prix for a false start having moved – and then stopped – before the lights went out to begin the race. The Mercedes driver picked up his first penalty of a trying race when he nudged forward early, though his loss of momentum as he tried to … Read more
Lewis Hamilton endured a torrid run to 12th place in the Qatar Grand Prix in an understeering Mercedes, although some of the damage was self-inflicted owing to a false start and a pitlane speeding penalty. Hamilton also picked up a puncture mid-race and, in the final laps, asked the team if he could ‘box’ the car … Read more
Fashion is in Zhou Guanyu’s blood — literally. Unlike many Formula 1 drivers whose parentage is often linked to the broader motorsports industry, Guanyu’s mother was a fashion designer and worked on fashion sets. As the first Chinese driver in Formula 1, Guanyu has continued to break barriers in the motorsports space and beyond. Especially … Read more
Who could be better than Sir Lewis Hamilton and Pharrell Williams to help reveal the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”? The Formula One racer and Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director were front and center Wednesday morning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the official big reveal. The pair are also serving … Read more
POLE POSITION: Dior on Monday unveiled the first campaign images for its lifestyle capsule collection guest designed by Lewis Hamilton. It marks the British driver’s debut appearance in a Dior campaign, following the announcement in July that he was not only joining the ranks of the house’s ambassadors, but also collaborating with Kim Jones, artistic … Read more
Photo: Bryn Lennon – Formula 1 (Getty Images) Formula 1 isn’t immune to Friday’s global technology outage that ground airports to a halt and hampered most forms of commerce involving a computer operated by Windows. Cybersecurity giant Crowdstrike said that a faulty software update caused the mass calamity. Crowdstrike also has a massive presence in … Read more
Liberty, which has owned F1’s commercial rights since 2017, announced at the start of April that it had acquired an 86% ownership stake of Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a deal valued at €4.2 billion. Following this, MotoGP Dorna sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta said his organisation was “not ruling out” the possibly of subsequent future … Read more
SUSIE WOLFF has revealed that she has filed a criminal complaint against the FIA. The Scot, 41, was accused of exchanging confidential information with husband and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff in December last year. 3 Susie Wolff has launched a legal complaint against the FIACredit: Getty 3 Wolff, 41, was left appalled by allegations … Read more
SHINE ON: The Leopards, a group of U.K. jewelry industry figures, have spent the last eight years mentoring trainees in craft and design, teaming with The Prince’s Trust charity, and raising funds for emerging talent. Now they’re broadening their reach and looking to preach to an even younger crowd about the joys of jewelry-making. This … Read more
