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Aug
29
2020
By The African Mirror
World champ Hamilton dedicates Belgian GP pole position to Black Panther star

World champ Hamilton dedicates Belgian GP pole position to Black Panther star

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BOITUMELO RANTAO  DEFENDING world champion Lewis Hamilton put on a show in qualifying to ensure starting the Belgian Grand Prix from the front of the grid. Hamilton dedicated his pole position lap to "superhero" Chadwick Boseman, the Black Panther film star (43) who died after a four-year battle with colon cancer. "A superhero died last night," Hamilton said. "That was really weighing heavy on me today." Mercedes have looked dominant in preparation for Sunday. “Every lap just felt better and better. Q3 first lap was incredible, and I did not believe we were going to beat that.” said Hamilton. Teammate…
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Aug
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Record-breaking win and 156th podium finish Hamilton

Record-breaking win and 156th podium finish Hamilton

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BOITUMELO RANTAO REIGNING world champion Lewis Hamilton led the Spanish GP in Catalunya from pole to the chequered flag, to finish finishing ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.  The win was the 88th of his career leaving him three race wins shy of Michael Schumacher’s all-time record. He has, however, broke Schumacher’s record of 155 podiums and is number one on the all-time list Hamilton managed the race and the tyres well to build a lead that allowed him to finish way ahead of Verstappen.  “I'm in a daze. That was amazing out there and we got our strategy spot…
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Aug
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Mercedes F1 boss previews Barcelona race

Mercedes F1 boss previews Barcelona race

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TOTO WOLF "THE 70th Anniversary Grand Prix was a good reminder how unpredictable and challenging our sport is and how difficult it is to win a race," said Toto. "You need to get absolutely everything right to beat your opponents - and we didn't do that last weekend. "We were quick in qualifying, but the points are given out on Sunday and that's when we struggled. We got beaten fair and square by Red Bull, and hats off to them again for the job they did.  "Our team has always shown its greatest strengths when it was faced with tough…
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Aug
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Verstappen claims first win of the season

Verstappen claims first win of the season

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BOITUMELO RANTAO RED Bull’s brave strategy paid off as Max Verstappen stormed past the chequered flag in first place after a fantastic drive from fourth in the British Grand Prix, a race that celebrated Formula One’s 70 years. Both Mercedes’ experienced tyre issues and found themselves responding to the quicker  Red Bull, finishing in second and third. A late pit stop from last week’s race winner Lewis Hamilton saw him pass teammate Valtteri Bottas, who started on pole, with five laps to go. Ferrari experienced a mixed outing at Silverstone.  Charles Leclerc endured a tough race to come home a…
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Aug
08
2020
By The African Mirror
Bottas pips Lewis Hamilton to 70th Anniversary Grand Prix pole

Bottas pips Lewis Hamilton to 70th Anniversary Grand Prix pole

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BOITUMELO RANTAO VALTERRI Bottas pipped teammate and defending world champion Lewis Hamilton to 70th anniversary Grand Formula Prix pole in an exciting qualifying, but the talk at the paddock was Racing Point’s Nico Hulkenberg, who stormed to a third spot on the grid. Bottas' excellent drive meant that Hamilton lost out on his 92nd career pole by just six hundredths of a second. Hulkenberg, who did not start last week because of engine problems, caught many by surprise and came hours after his team was fined 15 points for 5 points in the constructors' championship and fined 400,000 Euros, for illegally…
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Aug
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Bottas extends his stay with Mercedes

Bottas extends his stay with Mercedes

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AFRICAN MIRROR CORRESPONDENT Top Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas will continue to partner world champion Lewis Hamilton, at least until the end of the 2021 season. Their team, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, has announced that it has agreed with Bottas that he will stay on until at least the end of the 2021 Formula One season. Valtteri Bottas The extension means that Bottas will complete his fifth consecutive season, with Mercedes, a team he joined in 2017. He has scored eight wins and 12 pole positions with the team, as well as 39 of his 48 F1 podium finishes. In…
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