Lewis Hamilton rolled into Imola wearing a Ferrari crash helmet freshly stamped with the logo of AI-powered answer engine Perplexity. The decal signalled a lucrative personal sponsorship that the seven-time World Champion secured in the days before the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, choosing an individual tie-up rather than letting the $9 billion tech firm align
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Late in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, a safety-car shuffle left Charles Leclerc staring at rubber that was “f**ked,” his word for 11-lap-old mediums that still needed 17 tours of the demanding circuit. Engineer Bryan Bozzi suggested staying out, warning the new softs might fade. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton, running behind, was eyeing the pits. Raw
MoreLewis Hamilton’s first Italian Grand Prix weekend as a Ferrari driver took a painful turn when both scarlet cars crashed out of Q2 at Imola, leaving the seven-time champion 12th on the grid and visibly upset. Charles Leclerc fared little better in 11th, marking the Scuderia’s earliest joint exit from qualifying this season and souring
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Lewis Hamilton’s personal wealth is estimated at $285 million for 2025, cementing the Briton as Formula 1’s richest active driver and ninth overall on the latest Sunday Times 40-Under-40 rich list. That valuation blends salary, bonuses, prize money, investments and a blue-chip sponsorship roster. Ferrari windfall Hamilton’s switch to Ferrari this season unlocked a record
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Ferrari found itself on the stewards’ agenda at Imola after Charles Leclerc’s crew adjusted tyre pressures in FP1 while the SF-25 sat in the garage. Officials opened an inquiry into a possible breach of Technical Directive 003G 2.g.ii, which spells out how tyres can be reused and modified during a session. A team representative met
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Ferrari have confirmed Charles Leclerc missed Thursday media activities at Imola after waking “feeling unwell,” raising brief fears about his participation in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. A team statement read: “Charles is feeling unwell and will not be coming to the track today. He will rest and focus on recovering and we expect him to
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Lewis Hamilton posted a shirtless workout photo to his Instagram story, and Formula 1 fans promptly revived the bizarre “Thirst Trap Curse” theory linking such images to impending sackings. One Reddit user declared, “If the Lewis thirst trap correlation remains true, someone is getting fired real soon.” The belief gained traction after past shirtless posts
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Ferrari entered 2025 hailed as dark-horse title contenders after signing Lewis Hamilton to partner Charles Leclerc. Six races later, they sit fourth, 152 points adrift of runaway leaders McLaren, and Damon Hill warns that team principal Fred Vasseur is “going to feel the heat.” Performance Gap Widens Aside from Leclerc’s podium in Saudi Arabia, the
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Kevin Magnussen has lifted the lid on what he calls a “crazy” and “disrespectful” target set during his 2014 rookie season at McLaren: match Lewis Hamilton’s qualifying margin over Jenson Button or risk being dropped. A decade later the Dane argues the directive skewed expectations and hastened his departure. The Podium Debut That Sparked Pressure
MoreLewis Hamilton’s turbulent first season in Ferrari red reached another flash-point in Miami when the seven-time World Champion called an unscheduled 9 a.m. meeting with team principal Fred Vasseur on race day. The driver instigated the discussion after a coffee-area encounter, determined to talk tyres and strategy before the lights went out rather than allow
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