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readmotorsport.com > 03/17/2026 > producer-lewis-hamilton-reacts-to-f1-movies-oscar-win

'Producer' Lewis Hamilton Reacts to F1 Movie's Oscar Win

2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (550+ words) Lewis Hamilton, producer behind Apple's F1, recently took to social media to react to the movie's Oscar win in the Best Sound category. The film originally received a total of four Academy Award nominations in the following categories: Sound, Visual Effects,…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/17/2026 > ferrari-plans-monza-test-to-fast-track-sf-26-upgrades-after-f1-cancellations

Ferrari Plan to Fast-Track SF-26 Upgrade After F1 Cancellations

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (507+ words) Ferrari is reportedly planning to run a private test at Monza in April to speed up upgrades for its SF-26 car after Formula 1 cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix. The team will use a 200-kilometre filming day at…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/17/2026 > isack-hadjar-pushes-back-on-verstappens-criticism-of-2026-f1-racing

Hadjar Pushes Back on Verstappen's Criticism of 2026 F1 Racing

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (647+ words) At the Chinese Grand Prix, Isack Hadjar stepped out of the Red Bull garage with his first points of the season and a view that did not match his teammate's. While Max Verstappen has called the 2026 Formula 1 rules "terrible," Hadjar…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/16/2026 > toto-wolff-claims-hamilton-still-our-driver-after-chinese-gp-weekend

Wolff Claims Hamilton "Still Our Driver" After China GP Weekend

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (498+ words) Toto Wolff appeared to be really proud of ex-Mercedes and now-Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, alongside his own two drivers, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, as they qualified in the top three for the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton made his…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/16/2026 > very-happy-for-lewis-leclerc-hails-hamiltons-maiden-ferrari-podium-after-thrilling-duel

"Happy for Lewis": Leclerc on Hamilton's Maiden Ferrari Podium

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (837+ words) At the end of a tense Sunday afternoon at the Shanghai International Circuit, Charles Leclerc stepped out of his Ferrari and shared a candid reflection of the race. Moments earlier, he had spent several laps fighting teammate Lewis Hamilton wheel-to-wheel…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/16/2026 > max-verstappen-chinese-gp-retirement-ers-failure-caps-a-miserable-shanghai-weekend

Verstappen's Retirement: ERS Failure Caps Miserable F1 Weekend

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (693+ words) Max Verstappen saw his difficult 2026 Formula 1 season worsen on Sunday when he retired from the Chinese Grand Prix with a technical failure. The four-time world champion slowed suddenly on lap 45 at the Shanghai International Circuit and returned to the pit…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/15/2026 > toto-wolff-defends-2026-f1-after-max-verstappens-horror-show-chinese-gp-weekend

Verstappen Slams 'Undriveable' Red Bull as Wolff Defends F1 2026

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (433+ words) Toto Wolff accepted that Max Verstappen's Red Bull may be a "horror show" to drive after a Chinese Grand Prix weekend, but the Mercedes team principal argued the 2026 changes are producing exactly the kind of racing that F1 needs. Verstappen retired…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/15/2026 > gasly-3-0-to-verstappen-in-2026-qualifying-trouble-for-red-bull

Gasly 3-0 to Verstappen in 2026 Qualifying: Trouble for Red Bull?

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (336+ words) Pierre Gasly's first qualifying of the season wasn't anything special; the real moment of opportunity came in the race, where Gasly managed to score a point for his team. Something Alpine struggled with a lot in 2025. Gasly scored all of…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/14/2026 > not-expecting-to-be-the-best-audi-swaps-double-engines-in-shanghai

Audi F1 Double Engine Change: Hülkenberg & Bortoleto's New PU

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (369+ words) Audi changed the engines on both its cars ahead of Chinese Grand Prix qualifying after Nico Hulkenberg's retirement from the Sprint race exposed a failure in the team's power unit. Hulkenberg pulled off the circuit at Turn 1 on Lap 13 of…...

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readmotorsport.com > 03/15/2026 > fia-confirms-no-april-f1races-after-bahrain-and-saudi-arabia-cancellations

FIA Confirms No F1 April Races After Bahrain & Saudi Cancelled

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (747+ words) F1 confirmed on Sunday that the 2026 Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April. The announcement came early Sunday morning in Shanghai, hours before the Chinese Grand Prix was scheduled to take place. The decision follows the…...