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READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton says he 'won't miss' Mercedes car after startling Belgian GP pace deficitOn commentary, Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle also felt Hamilton was at fault, although the seven-time world champion escaped a penalty, which could have included a grid drop for the next race in the Netherlands next weekend.Meanwhile, fans on social media were divided over the incident, with one tweeting: "100% Hamilton at fault, can’t believe people think otherwise."A second added: "Hamilton's fault. Alonso's comments on the other hand - ridiculous" while a third said: "So poor from @LewisHamilton.

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has confirmed.There were fears the hugely popular race would lose its spot amid talk of South Africa returning to the schedule as early as next year. However, speaking ahead of today’s race at Spa, Domenicali confirmed Spa would be on the calendar next year, although the long-term future of the race is less certain.“The Belgian Grand Prix will be in the calendar for 2023,” the Italian told Sky Sports F1’s Martin Brundle. READ MORE: F1 needs Spa more than Spa needs F1, insists top Belgian racer Sarah Bovy Asked about the long-term future of the race, Domenicali was non-committal, adding: “We’ll see, we’ll do it step by step.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has savagely admitted he studied Manchester United failures to avoid the same mistakes.United are currently in a state of crisis following their embarrassing start to the season, dropping to the foot of the table following Saturday's 4-0 drubbing at Brentford. There poor start to the season has come after nine years of decline since the departure of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.Wolff has now revealed that he has looked at the failures of team's like United in order to improve and maintain the success of his record-breaking Mercedes team in the years to come.READ MORE: Martin Brundle reminded of violent F1 crash when brake pad fell off at ImolaThe Red Devils have failed to win the Premier League in the nine years since Ferguson's retirement and are currently without any trophy for five years.Referencing how United have coped after Ferguson, Wolff told the Financial Times: “I studied why great teams were not able to repeat great title [runs].“No sports team in any sport has ever won eight consecutive World Championship titles and there are many reasons for that, and what is at the core is the human.“The human gets complacent.

Christian Horner has finally admitted he can understand why Lewis Hamilton fans felt aggrieved by the controversial finish to last season’s Formula 1 title fight.Horner’s driver, Max Verstappen, denied Hamilton an eighth F1 crown in the most contentious fashion due to race director Michael Masi’s bungled handling of a late-race safety car. Masi lost his job as a result and recently left the sport’s governing body, the FIA, entirely to return to his native Australia.

Jeremy Clarkson fans joked that he was "punching" after he shared a video of his girlfriend looking stunning in a clinging swimsuit.The Grand Tour star, 62, is on holiday in France with his partner Lisa Hogan and has been giving his fans little glimpses of their trip on Instagram.One recent video showed Lisa backflipping off their boat into the sea.READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson wades in as F1 fans back Martin Brundle amid Gary Lineker Twitter spatShe looked incredible as she leapt into the air, with the black one-piece showing off her killer figure and her long blonde hair hanging wet and loose down her back."Just amazing," TV star Jeremy captioned the clip. "I mean she was born in the sixties."Fans thought Lisa looked gorgeous and joked that former Top Gear star Jeremy was punching above his weight.One said in the comments section that he was a "lucky man".Another posted: "Clarkson.

praised each other in their statements as Alonso’s switch was confirmed. While Aston Martin have struggled this season and sit second-bottom of the constructors’ standings, Stroll has big ambitions for the team and is spending great sums to revamp their facilities.Much will be expected over the course of Alonso’s “multi-year contract”.

F1 race director Michael Masi has opened up about the disgraceful abuse he received in the wake of last season’s title decider in Abu Dhabi. Masi’s bungled handling of a late-race safety allowed Max Verstappen to have a run at Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race. On much fresher tyres, the Red Bull driver was able to dramatically pass Lewis Hamilton and pinch the title from the Mercedes man, who had dominated the race up to that point.

Max Verstappen took advantage of yet another Ferrari strategy blunder to rise from 10th on the grid to win the Hungarian Grand Prix.Charles Leclerc looked on course for victory at the Hungaroring after overtaking teammate Carlos Sainz in the pits and the Mercedes of pole-sitter George Russell on track. However, Ferrari opted to use the preferred medium tyres in the first two stints, meaning he had to use another compound for his third stint.

F1 grid walks have become the stuff of legend over the years.This year alone they have produced numerous memorable and comedic moments. Brundle has interviewed – and been shunned by – a variety of F1 drivers and celebrities from sport, film, music and social media over the years.Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Brundle undertook a grid walk with a difference.

Sebastian Vettel will soon have extra time to engage in his passions away from being a full-time driver when he retires from F1 at the end of the season.The four-time world champion announced his decision to call time on his career ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. After a 15-year career, Vettel said the decision stemmed from his desire to spend more time with his family and pursue his other interests, including environmental causes.He is also hugely passionate about motorsport history and owns a number of classic cars, including a Williams FW14B from Nigel Mansell’s 1992 championship-winning year. READ MORE: Martin Brundle urges Aston Martin to replace retiring Sebastian Vettel with F1 'young gun' Vettel, who has established a fortune of more than £100million during his career, paid a colossal £2.7million for the car back in 2019.

F1 races, the top three are traditionally interviewed by an ex-grand prix driver-turned-broadcaster after stepping out of their cars and before the podium ceremony. The likes of Martin Brundle, Johnny Herbert and Mark Webber have done the job and following the race at Paul Ricard, it was the turn of Coulthard, who is co-commentator for Channel 4.As the former McLaren and Williams driver quizzed racer winner Max Verstappen, Di Resta, who had been on co-commentary duty for Sky Sports F1 in the absence of Brundle, was broadcast on the official F1 feed urging his fellow Scot to cut the interview short. READ MORE: Daniel Ricciardo disagrees with Sky Sports F1 reporter over 'Alpine sandwich' after French GP The slip was spotted by a number of fans on social media, who were unimpressed by Di Resta’s accidental intervention.“The irony, when this is exactly what I'm saying to Paul Di Resta during his commentary,” joked one fan on Twitter while another added: “Ironically, something I've been saying about Paul all afternoon!”“There should be an option to mute certain broadcasters because I cannot listen to PDR,” said a third.

Holidaymaker dies in tragic incident at Croyde beachCruise is blessed with looking much younger than his 60 years and this provided fertile ground for Corden. "The producers told me the plot of the new Mission: Impossible. The whole team tries to find a wrinkle on Tom's face," he reportedly told the audience which included the likes of Gloucester's Simon Pegg and actor Benedict Cumberbatch, GloucestershireLive reports.

Zhou Guanyu's horrifying crash, but a number of cars still sped by the protesters, who had sat down in the middle of the track before being dragged away by marshals. In the wake of the incident, Match of the Day host Gary Lineker defended the protesters' actions, tweeting: "If it's not already too late, history will look back very favourably on these people." READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson wades in as F1 fans back Martin Brundle amid Gary Lineker Twitter spat That prompted Brundle to hit back, saying: "Gary please don’t encourage this reckless behaviour.

“There’s ways to protest, putting multiple lives at risk isn’t it.”Former F1 driver Martin Brundle also replied asking Gary not to "encourage this reckless behaviour". He wrote: “They would have been sliced into 100 pieces and fans, marshals and drivers were wholly at risk of injury and death. We already had one lucky escape.

F1 legend, not least for his sometimes awkward exchanges with celebrities. The Silverstone grid was littered with A-listers, with Brundle catching a word with many of them.The Sky Sports commentator and pundit spoke to actor Damien Lewis, Liverpool footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold and chef Gordon Ramsey, among others.

Tom Cruise is marking his 60th birthday in style, watching the British F1 Grand Prix on Sunday. The  star attended the event in support of Lewis Hamilton, who cruise said is a «great friend.» Cruise was all smiles in the VIP section of the event in Northampton, England.

Formula One grid-walk because he “didn’t know who she was”.The iconic Sky Sports commentator was carrying out one of his famous grid-walks before the British Grand Prix in search of famous people to interview. While the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Stormzy caught his attention, Brundle was seemingly unfazed at seeing the Culture Secretary as he coldly walked past her in a brutal snub.Viewers were understandably left in heaps of laughter, but the former driver later admitted he did not mean to ignore the MP.

Ferrari following a thrilling British Grand Prix as Carlos Sainz took his maiden F1 win.As the Spaniard celebrated a landmark moment in his career, his teammate, Charles Leclerc was downbeat after feeling a potential had got away from him. Leclerc found himself stuck behind Sainz at various points of the race and demanded to be let through.At one point he was, but the race changed following a late safety car which bunched the pack up.

Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah's new contract ahead of the British Grand Prix.The Reds right-back was at Silverstone to take in the Formula One action on Sunday (July 3) afternoon, where he featured in the latest edition of Martin Brundle's iconic grid walks. He was asked if he was happy about this week's news of Salah extending his Anfield stay until 2025."Course yeah, of course. Hopefully a few more years with him to win more trophies," replied Alexander-Arnold, who was a guest of Red Bull Racing at his first ever F1 race.READ MORE: Mohamed Salah was 'prepared' to move to Chelsea before signing new Liverpool dealSpeaking about swapping sports for the day, he said: "First time and hopefully the first of many though.

Formula One fans have been left in tears of laughter after Martin Brundle snubbed Nadine Dorries during his famous pit-walk before the British Grand Prix.The popular Sky Sports F1 commentator and former driver has become an iconic part of race weekends for his walks down the grid, where he interviews drivers, team bosses and celebrities in attendance. Brundle spoke to the likes of Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, rapper Stormzy and Tom Cruise as he frantically weaved in and around the grid.And fans spotted the moment where he directly walked past culture secretary Nadine Dorries, completely blanking the Conservative MP.

Lewis Hamilton. The politicians say they want the former F1 world champion charged over his controversial comments.