Motorsports

Forgot to wrestle in Formula 1? Artificial victory presented to Superstar Verstappen

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4 years ago

May 19, 2022

Madelyn

Forgot to wrestle in Formula 1? Artificial victory presented to Superstar Verstappen

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After the first races of the 2022 Formula 1 season, Ferrari cars seemed to take the throne again after a 14-year hiatus, and the Monegasque Charles Leclerc receives his first personal title. The start of the Spanish Grand Prix was left to the Italian team. Leclerc took his fourth pole position of the season and the reigning world champion started second. Max Verstappen Third from Red Bull – another Ferrari driver carlos sainz.

Carlos got off to a bad start and fell from third to fifth in the first round. George Russell (“Mercedes”) and Sergio Perez (“Red Bull”). But the main loser at the start of the race among the favorites still became the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. From Mercedes, the British started sixth and also really wanted to “eat” Sainz, but Kevin Magnussen He blew a tire from Haas and went through the pits to the tail of the peloton.

Hamilton fell back to 19th, after which he received a message from the team saying he still had a good chance to score. This season, the big champion has had to visibly curb their appetite.

At the start of the race, several pilots took a ride on the gravel. First Carlos Sainz (the failures continued), then Max Verstappen. As a result, the Dutch even fell out of the top 3 and moved up to fourth place.

At this time, Leclerc calmly parted and prepared to win. Charles’ advantage grew. But the championship leader suddenly had problems with the car. Monegasque first missed Russell for first place and then pitted completely and retired. Everything turned upside down. And most of all, famous rapper Drake, who bet $300,000 on Leclerc’s victory, was upset.

“Betting on the first F-1. Let see how is it going to be” – Wrote the Canadian musician before the race. All right, look.

After that, the forthcoming fight turned between Perez and Russell, which Mexico won. Cheko passed the Briton before the first corner of lap 31.

After 14 laps, both Red Bulls were ahead. Max outperformed George by a pit stop. And then there was the not-so-sporting intrigue. Will the team want Verstappen, who is fighting for the title, to take the lead from the excellent race Peres? Unfortunately, for wrestling fans for the track, it all ended sadly.

On the radio, Sergio was told in plain text that he should give his partner first place, using the argument that the riders were “on different tactics.”

“Not fair but ok” Perez responded and defiantly slowed down a lot in front of the reigning world champion. Max stepped forward and gave Sergio loads of compliments on the radio.

As a result, everything ended in the top three. Verstappen first, Perez second, Russell third. In fourth place is Sainz, who had an overall unsuccessful race but managed to pass Hamilton on one of the final laps. Lewis moved up from 19th to fifth place after a failure at the start, which isn’t bad either.

The team tactics of the “Bulls” allowed Verstappen to take the lead in the overall standings. Second championship in a row close? Red Bull is ahead in the Constructors’ Championship, beating Ferrari with 26 points.

Spanish Grand Prix. Results

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 66 laps
2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +13.072
3. George Russell (Mercedes) +32,927
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +45.208
5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +54,534
6. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) +59.976
7. Esteban Ocon (Alpin) +1:15.397
8. Lando Norris (McLaren) +1:23.235
9. Fernando Alonso (Alpin) +1 lap
10. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) +1 lap
11. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) +1 lap
12. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) +1 lap
13. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) +1 lap
14. Mick Schumacher (Haas) +1 lap
15. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1 lap
16. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +1 lap
17. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) +1 lap
18. Alex Albon (Williams) +1 lap
19. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) DNF (30th round)
20. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) DNF (Round 29)

Overall standings after the Spanish Grand Prix

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 110 points
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 104
3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 85
4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 74
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 65
6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 46
7. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 39
8. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – 38
9. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 30
10. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 15
11. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) – 11
12. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) – 11
13. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) – 6
14. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) – 4
15. Fernando Alonso (Alpin) – 4
16. Alex Albon (Williams) – 3
17. Zhou Guanyu (Alpha Romeo) – 1
18. Lance Walk (Aston Martin) – 1
19. Mick Schumacher (Haas) – 0
20. Nico Hulkenberg (Aston Martin) – 0
21. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) – 0

Position of the teams in the Constructors’ Championship:

1. Red Bull – 195 points
2. Ferrari – 169
3. “Mercedes” – 120
4. McLaren – 50
5. Alfa Romeo – 39
6. Alpine – 34
7. Alpha Taurus – 17
8. Haas – 15
9. Aston Martin – 6
10. Williams – 3

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Madelyn

I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

Motorsports

Formula 1. Presentation of the first Audi car. Watch LIVE online

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2 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

Formula 1. Presentation of the first Audi car. Watch LIVE online

One of the two new teams on the Formula 1 grid is preparing to introduce its car for the 2026 season. The Audi team will officially reveal the new car at a special event in Berlin on Tuesday, January 20.

Audi has fully taken over Sauber’s project ahead of the 2026 season and will start its first Formula 1 championship as a factory team and power unit manufacturer. The team has also retained a significant portion of its 2025 Sauber structure, including team boss Jonathan Whitley and drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg.

This will make Audi the fourth team to submit designs for its 2026 car, after Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Haas. The presentation will take place in the German capital in the format of a full-fledged seasonal launch.

Following the main event, a separate event will be held in Berlin on Wednesday, January 21 for selected fans and media to take a closer look at the new car and its livery.

The presentation will start on January 20 at 20:00 Kyiv time. During the event, the team will reveal the car’s full design for the 2026 season.

Let’s remember that Audi had previously put the 2026 car on the track during promotional races at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit in early January, but only a limited number of images were released at that time.

Formula 1. Presentation of the first Audi car. Watch LIVE online

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Ruth

Ruth Waterhouse is an author and sports journalist who writes for Sportish. She is known for her coverage of various sports events and her insightful analysis of sports-related news. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, she has become a respected voice in the sports community.

Motorsports

Audi will pay 1 million 250 thousand Euros to the driver for winning the Formula 1 race

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3 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

Audi will pay 1 million 250 thousand Euros to the driver for winning the Formula 1 race

Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg can count on a multimillion-dollar bonus in his first season with Audi if he can repeat the results in the 2025 season.

Last season, the German pilot reached the Formula 1 podium after 250 races for the first time in his career and finished the British Grand Prix in third place. At Silverstone, Hulkenberg was ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and scored 15 points in one go.

Hulkenberg scored 51 points at the end of the 2025 season.

On the eve of Audi’s first season, specialized media reported that the 38-year-old pilot signed a contract providing a bonus of 50 thousand euros for each point earned in the 2026 season.

Given the large-scale changes in Formula 1, even the pilots themselves cannot yet predict the balance of power in the peloton. However, if Hulkenberg scores 51 points again, the bonus can reach 2 million 550 thousand euros in addition to his base salary at Audi.

If Nico manages to win the race and score the maximum 25 points, this will immediately earn him a bonus of 1,250,000 euros.

The team will present the appearance of its first car today at 20:00 Kyiv time.

Source: Sport UA

Ruth

Motorsports

F1 pilot’s brother became Ukrainian pilot’s rival in Formula 4

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8 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

F1 pilot’s brother became Ukrainian pilot’s rival in Formula 4

Thomas Berman, the younger brother of Haas Formula 1 team driver Oliver Berman, will officially take part in Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 in the 2026 season.

Thomas will represent the VAR team colours.

The 16-year-old Briton spent last year in British Formula 4, where he scored one win and finished eighth in the final season standings.

But the ones that are considered the most prestigious and promising are the Italian and European Formula 4 championships. They are often chosen by young pilots for further career advancement. In addition, Thomas’ older brother Oliver Berman also competed in these series and became the Italian Formula 4 champion in 2021 with 11 wins.

Let us also remind you that Ukrainian Alexander Bondarev will compete in the same championships with the Prima Racing team in the 2026 season. The Ukrainian pilot does not hide his ambitions and has repeatedly expressed his intention to fight for the championship title.

Bondarev now participates in Middle East Formula 4 in preparation for the European leg of the season. After the first stage, he took first place in the general rankings and became the leader in the rankings.

Thomas Berman will compete in the Formula Winter Series as part of his preparations.

The competition between the current “four” promises to be extremely high, and the appearance of the younger brother of the Formula 1 pilot will only increase interest in the series.