Bob Plaizier

Bob Plaizier has loved cars since childhood, and his passion for racing has gradually grown over time. Since the Malaysian Grand Prix in 2009, he has been hooked on Formula 1, and the number of races he has missed can be counted on one hand.

In 2017, he began studying journalism at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. In the summer of 2021, he joined the team at GPToday.net as an intern. After completing his internship, he stayed on and has not left since.

After completing his studies in 2023, he will be able to focus full-time and with passion on the most important thing in life: Formula 1.

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Steiner Claims Wolff Is Taking Revenge on Verstappen Through Antonelli

Guenther Steiner has made a pointed suggestion about the motivation behind Toto Wolff's investment in Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and it goes beyond pure sporting logic. The form...

22 Apr 2026 13:15
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Verstappen Faces the Most Demanding Month of His Year Starting in Miami
The enforced April break in Formula 1 is almost over. The season resumes in Miami in just over a week, and for Max Verstappen that starting gun marks the beginning of a May sche...

22 Apr 2026 12:13
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Formula 1 Announces Immediate Rule Changes to Tackle Safety and Energy Management
The FIA has acted. After weeks of pressure from drivers, teams, and the public following the Bearman crash in Japan, Formula 1 has confirmed a package of regulatory changes that...

21 Apr 2026 15:53
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Steiner Says the 2026 Rules Are Helping Antonelli and Hurting Russell
Kimi Antonelli's lead in the championship after three races has surprised many people. Gunther Steiner is not one of them. The former Haas team principal has a specific theo...

21 Apr 2026 14:50
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McLaren Reserve O'Ward Rules Out Formula 1 Move: "This Is Not Mario Kart"
Pato O'Ward spent years working toward a Formula 1 seat through his reserve driver role at McLaren. That ambition is now definitively gone, and the 2026 regulations are the ...

21 Apr 2026 13:48
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Chandhok Says Bearman Is Putting Himself in Pole Position for a Ferrari Seat
Oliver Bearman is doing exactly what the Ferrari Driver Academy would want to see from a driver waiting for his opportunity at the top team. He is performing at a level that mak...

21 Apr 2026 12:46
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Coulthard Warns Red Bull Will Have to Block Lambiase From Parts of the Factory
The departure of Gianpiero Lambiase to McLaren is already painful for Red Bull. But according to David Coulthard, there is a further awkward chapter still to come, and it will b...

21 Apr 2026 11:44
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"It Is Entirely Realistic That Verstappen Takes a Few Years Away From F1"
The conversation about Max Verstappen's future in Formula 1 is no longer a fringe topic. Jan Lammers, sports director of the Dutch Grand Prix and a former Formula 1 driver h...

21 Apr 2026 10:42
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Verstappen Can Overtake Senna on the All-Time Front Row Starts List
Max Verstappen's title chances in 2026 look remote after a difficult opening three weekends. But records do not require a championship battle, and one significant milestone ...

21 Apr 2026 09:39
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Lindblad on Surviving His First F1 Races: "I Only Look at Myself"
Arvid Lindblad is the only true rookie on the 2026 Formula 1 grid, and through the first three weekends he has already shown that the step up from junior categories has not over...

20 Apr 2026 15:52
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Sargeant Breaks Silence After F1 Exit: "Honestly, I Could Not Care Less"
Logan Sargeant has been quiet since losing his Williams seat at the end of 2024. Now he is back racing in the World Endurance Championship with Ford, and his feelings about the ...

20 Apr 2026 14:50
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Domenicali Says Antonelli Is a Source of Inspiration for a Generation
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is not trying to hide how proud he is of what Andrea Kimi Antonelli has achieved in the opening weeks of the season. The two share a region of I...

20 Apr 2026 13:48
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Leclerc Optimistic About Ferrari's Title Chances: "I Cannot Afford to Make Mistakes"
Charles Leclerc arrived at the mid-season break with genuine confidence about where Ferrari stand. The Monegask has two podiums from the first three races, sits third in the cha...

20 Apr 2026 12:46
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Steiner Warns Red Bull: "Mekies Is Not a Magician"
Guenther Steiner has seen enough of Red Bull's recent history to know that rebuilding a fallen giant takes considerably longer than the people outside the garage tend to ass...

20 Apr 2026 11:44
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Antonelli Wants to Race Alongside Verstappen at the Nurburgring
Kimi Antonelli leads the Formula 1 world championship after three races and is already thinking about what he wants to do when he is not chasing titles. The answer involves a lo...

20 Apr 2026 10:42
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Report Says Wolff Is Quietly Planning His Exit From Mercedes
Toto Wolff may be the most successful team principal in Formula 1 history, but according to ESPN journalist Nate Saunders, the Austrian is already thinking seriously about when ...

20 Apr 2026 09:38
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Verstappen Faces Strong Field at the Nurburgring This Weekend
Max Verstappen returns to the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend and the entry list for the two four-hour qualifying races is not going to make life easy for him. With 132 ca...

16 Apr 2026 16:15
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Mansell Says Hamilton Is Smiling Again at Ferrari: "They Are Right in the Fight
Lewis Hamilton looks like himself again. After a 2025 season without a single podium and a difficult first year adapting to Ferrari, the seven-time world champion has found some...

16 Apr 2026 15:13
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Why Red Bull Cannot Match the Top Teams: The Technical Problems With the RB22 Explained
Max Verstappen's difficult start to the 2026 season is not primarily a driver problem. The RB22 has genuine technical issues that are limiting what is possible regardless of...

16 Apr 2026 13:55
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Russell Warns Ferrari's Start Advantage Will Not Last: "We Will Improve"
Mercedes have dominated the first three race weekends of 2026 in pace terms, but there is one area where they have consistently given back ground: the start. Despite occupying t...

16 Apr 2026 12:58
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Surer Says History Is Repeating Itself at Red Bull, Just Like the End of the Vettel Era
Marc Surer has watched this story before. A dominant Red Bull driver, new regulations that remove the specific advantage he was built around, and a growing sense that the partne...

16 Apr 2026 11:56
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Opinion: Verstappen's Hard Criticism Is Protecting Formula 1, Not Damaging It
Max Verstappen has made no secret of his feelings about the 2026 regulations, and the people running Formula 1 have started to push back. Stefano Domenicali reportedly had a con...

16 Apr 2026 10:54
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Croft Says a Verstappen Sabbatical Could Leave Him With Only Aston Martin as a Way Back In
The idea of Max Verstappen taking a year away from Formula 1 has been circulating with increasing frequency, but Sky Sports commentator David Croft thinks the cost of that decis...

16 Apr 2026 09:52
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Schumacher Floats Verstappen to McLaren and Piastri to Red Bull Swap
The paddock rumour mill has produced a new scenario this week, and this one comes from Ralf Schumacher. The Lambiase announcement has added fuel to the Verstappen transfer conve...

15 Apr 2026 16:02
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Stella Says McLaren Are Stronger Than Ever and Ready to Attack From Miami
Andrea Stella is not pretending the season has gone to plan so far. McLaren lost both cars before the start in China, Oscar Piastri crashed out in Melbourne, and the team has sp...

15 Apr 2026 14:59
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Sky Sports Panel Says Aston Martin Situation Is a Nightmare With No Quick Fix
Aston Martin have endured one of the worst starts to a season in the modern era of Formula 1, and the people analysing it from the outside are not offering much comfort. Three r...

15 Apr 2026 13:56
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McLaren Targeting Miami With Norris and Piastri After Quiet but Real Progress
McLaren's progress between China and Japan was real, but understanding exactly what happened requires more than a glance at the results. The two weekends were very different...

15 Apr 2026 12:54
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Verstappen Stays at Red Bull, Hamilton Extends at Ferrari — How the Driver Market Actually Looks
The silly season has started unusually early in 2026, but the noise around driver moves is running well ahead of any actual decisions. Spanish outlet Marca has mapped out the re...

15 Apr 2026 11:52
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Leclerc Pushes Back on Red Bull Rumours: "Ferrari Is My Family"
Charles Leclerc is not going anywhere. Despite the ongoing speculation about driver movements across the top teams, the Ferrari driver was unambiguous this week about where his ...

15 Apr 2026 10:50
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What Is Actually at Stake for Verstappen at the Nurburgring This Weekend
Max Verstappen returns to the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend, but the two four-hour races on Saturday and Sunday are not quite what their name suggests. The qualifying ra...

15 Apr 2026 09:49
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Alguersuari: "Alonso Felt Nervous Whenever I Was Around"
Jaime Alguersuari has given a candid account of his complicated relationship with Fernando Alonso during his time in Formula 1. The Spaniard, who raced in the sport from 2009 to...

13 Apr 2026 16:59
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Lindblad on Managing Pressure as a Rookie: "By Race 10 You Would Be Exhausted"
Arvid Lindblad is living his dream. Three Formula 1 races in, he has already scored points, sits eleventh in the championship, and is the only true rookie on the 2026 grid. He i...

13 Apr 2026 15:58
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Chandhok Calls Lambiase Signing a Major Coup for McLaren
Karun Chandhok did not need long to assess McLaren's capture of Gianpiero Lambiase. The former driver, now an analyst and presenter at Sky Sports, described it as one of the...

13 Apr 2026 14:54
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Journalist Says Stella Would Achieve Nothing at Ferrari and Is Wise Enough to Know It
The rumours linking McLaren team principal Andrea Stella to Ferrari have been circulating since the Lambiase announcement, but one well-connected journalist is questioning wheth...

13 Apr 2026 13:52
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Plooij Says Lambiase's Real Dream Is to Become Ferrari Team Principal
The news that Gianpiero Lambiase is leaving Red Bull for McLaren has sent a wave of speculation through the paddock, not just about what it means for Verstappen, but about where...

13 Apr 2026 12:49
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Red Bull Reportedly Want Lawson as Verstappen's Successor
The question of who drives for Red Bull Racing beyond Max Verstappen's current contract is becoming one of the most discussed topics in the paddock. According to a report fr...

13 Apr 2026 11:47
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Meet Lucas Auer, Verstappen's New Teammate at the Nurburgring
Max Verstappen heads back to the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend for the qualifying races ahead of the 24 Hours in May. Alongside him will be Austrian driver Lucas Auer, a...

13 Apr 2026 10:45
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Red Bull Boss Mekies: Tsunoda Deserves a Place on the Grid
Yuki Tsunoda's Formula 1 story has taken an unexpected turn. After four seasons with the Red Bull junior team, he finally received his promotion to the main team in 2025, on...

09 Apr 2026 17:04
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Danner Reassures Russell: "Antonelli Will Not Keep This Up"
George Russell is sitting nine points behind his teammate in the championship after three rounds, and the narrative has shifted firmly in Antonelli's direction. Christian Da...

09 Apr 2026 16:01
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Doornbos Predicts Hamilton Will Win a Race This Season as Ferrari Close In
Ferrari left Suzuka with mixed feelings. The car showed genuine top-end pace through the corners, Charles Leclerc pushed hard enough to finish on the podium, and Lewis Hamilton ...

09 Apr 2026 14:58
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Honda Calls Newey's Criticism of Their Aston Martin Partnership a "Misunderstanding"
The relationship between Aston Martin and Honda has not started well, but Honda's leadership wants to push back on the narrative that has formed around it. After Adrian Newe...

09 Apr 2026 13:56
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Schumacher Says Leclerc to Red Bull Makes No Sense — Piastri Is the Logical Choice
Speculation about who might replace Max Verstappen at Red Bull if he were to leave has produced one name more than any other: Charles Leclerc. Ralf Schumacher does not buy it, a...

09 Apr 2026 12:54
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"Worst Red Bull Ever Built" — The Contradictory Signals Surrounding the RB22
The rumours and counter-rumours around Red Bull Racing's current situation are multiplying fast. On one hand, reports suggest the Red Bull Powertrains combustion engine has ...

09 Apr 2026 11:52
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Verstappen Racing Skips the Nurburgring This Weekend to Race in France
Max Verstappen's team will not be at the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend, and the reason is straightforward: they are racing somewhere else entirely. A Team Wit...

09 Apr 2026 10:50
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Verstappen's Worst Season Start in Ten Years: The Numbers Behind the Slump
Three races in, Max Verstappen has twelve points and sits ninth in the world championship. By his own exceptional standards, that is not a slow start to a season. It is the wors...

03 Apr 2026 16:14
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Drivers' WhatsApp Group Has "Exploded" as GPDA Confirms Widespread Frustration With 2026 Rules
The discontent among Formula 1 drivers over the 2026 regulations is not a Max Verstappen problem. It is a paddock-wide problem, and the organisation that represents all of them ...

03 Apr 2026 14:58
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Windsor Predicts Verstappen Will Leave F1: "The Rules Have Reduced Him to an Ordinary Driver"
Peter Windsor has gone further than most analysts in his assessment of Max Verstappen's future. The veteran journalist and commentator believes Verstappen may not see out th...

03 Apr 2026 13:57
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Reconstruction: Antonelli Is Creating a Verstappen-Style Culture Shock at Mercedes
Formula 1 appears to have a new prodigy. Andrea Kimi Antonelli has won his first two races in China and Japan, taken the championship lead, and is already drawing comparisons to...

03 Apr 2026 12:58
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Argentina Is Seriously Pursuing a Return to the Formula 1 Calendar
Franco Colapinto has done something for Argentine motorsport that no amount of marketing could replicate: he has made an entire country care about Formula 1 again. Now the count...

03 Apr 2026 11:56
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Dutch Commentator Mol Proposes Specific Technical Changes to Fix the 2026 Rules
The criticism of the 2026 Formula 1 regulations is no longer just coming from drivers. Dutch F1 commentator Olav Mol has put forward a specific set of technical proposals he bel...

03 Apr 2026 10:54
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Wolff Calls for Urgent Rule Review After Bearman Crash: "This Cannot Happen Again"
Toto Wolff has broken with his usual caution around the 2026 regulations and is now calling openly for a thorough review. The crash that sent Oliver Bearman into the barriers at...

03 Apr 2026 09:53
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Analysis: Verstappen Has Become More Vulnerable Under the 2026 Rules
Formula 1 in 2026 is a different sport to the one Max Verstappen dominated for four consecutive seasons. The regulatory overhaul has not just changed the cars. It has changed wh...

02 Apr 2026 16:57
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Gasly Beats Verstappen in Japan and Calls the Alpine the Best Car of His Career
Pierre Gasly had a very good weekend at Suzuka. He finished seventh, held off Max Verstappen across the second half of the race, and came away believing he is currently driving ...

02 Apr 2026 15:57
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Patrese Sounds the Alarm: "Formula 1 Cannot Afford to Lose Verstappen"
Riccardo Patrese is worried about Max Verstappen's future in Formula 1, and he wants the sport to take that seriously. The former driver believes Verstappen is genuinely con...

02 Apr 2026 14:59
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Stella Warns the Grid: "This Is the Best Version of Piastri We Have Ever Seen"
McLaren arrived at Suzuka without Oscar Piastri having scored a point in 2026. He left Japan with a second-place finish and a glowing assessment from his team principal. Andrea ...

02 Apr 2026 13:58
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Vasseur Warns That Every Team Will Improve in Miami, Not Just Ferrari
Fred Vasseur has a habit of managing expectations carefully, and his message ahead of the Miami Grand Prix is no different. The four-week break caused by the cancellation of the...

02 Apr 2026 12:55
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Button Says Only One Thing Will Fix Verstappen's Attitude Toward Formula 1
Jenson Button has watched Max Verstappen spend time at the Nurburgring, test GT3 cars, and talk openly about questioning his future in Formula 1. The former world champion has a...

02 Apr 2026 11:53
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Russell Losing Ground to Antonelli and Blames the Complexity of the New Cars
George Russell is having the kind of start to a season that would test anyone's patience. He won in Australia, which felt like the beginning of a title charge. Since then, K...

02 Apr 2026 10:50
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Ralf Schumacher to Verstappen: If You Want to Leave, Just Leave
Max Verstappen made no secret of his doubts after the Japanese Grand Prix. The new regulations have worn down his motivation, the Red Bull is not competitive, and he said openly...

02 Apr 2026 09:49
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Russell Loses Championship Lead and Says He Could Have Won Without the Bad Luck
George Russell arrived in Japan as the championship leader and left it nine points behind his teammate Kimi Antonelli. The bad luck that has followed him across the first three ...

30 Mar 2026 13:41
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Colapinto Shaken by Bearman Crash: "The Speed Difference Is What Makes It Truly Dangerous"
Franco Colapinto was the driver at the centre of the incident that sent Oliver Bearman into the barriers at Spoon Corner. He had no warning it was coming, and seeing it unfold i...

30 Mar 2026 12:39
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Hamilton Loses Podium at Suzuka as Power Problem Leaves Him Defenceless
Lewis Hamilton had worked his way into a podium position in Japan before a power deficit he could not explain cost him everything. He crossed the line sixth. The frustration in ...

30 Mar 2026 11:38
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Hadjar Slams Red Bull After Japan: "It Was Genuinely Dangerous to Drive"
Isack Hadjar had one of the most frustrating afternoons of his young Formula 1 career in Japan. The Red Bull driver says the RB22 was not just slow at Suzuka. He says it was dan...

30 Mar 2026 10:36
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Verstappen Furious After Bearman Crash and Demands Rule Change for Safety
The crash that sent Oliver Bearman into the barriers at Suzuka was not a surprise to the drivers who had been raising concerns about the 2026 regulations for weeks. Max Verstapp...

30 Mar 2026 09:31
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Marko Bypasses Verstappen and Points to Russell as Championship Favourite
Helmut Marko has seen enough of the first two races to make his assessment of the title fight. The former Red Bull advisor is not putting his money on his old driver. He is poin...

26 Mar 2026 20:27
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Ralf Schumacher Thinks Antonelli Will Eventually End Up at Ferrari
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has barely had time to enjoy his first Formula 1 victory before the speculation about his future has begun. Ralf Schumacher believes the young Italian will...

26 Mar 2026 19:25
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Wolff Pumps the Brakes on Antonelli Title Talk After China Win
Toto Wolff is not ready to call Andrea Kimi Antonelli a world championship contender yet. The Mercedes team principal is proud of what his young driver produced in China, but he...

26 Mar 2026 18:24
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Patrese Says Russell Cannot Sleep Anymore With Antonelli This Close
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is two races into his second Formula 1 season and already sitting second in the world championship, one point behind his teammate George Russell. Former dr...

26 Mar 2026 17:22
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Ralf Schumacher Says a Verstappen Move to Mercedes Makes No Sense
The idea of Max Verstappen joining Mercedes has surfaced again this week, fuelled by Red Bull's difficult start to the season and Mercedes' clear dominance. Ralf Schumac...

26 Mar 2026 16:21
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Mercedes Are Ready to End Verstappen's Reign at Suzuka
Mercedes have started the 2026 Formula 1 season in dominant fashion. Two races, two wins, two pole positions, and a points lead that is already looking meaningful. This weekend ...

26 Mar 2026 15:18
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