James Allen
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With a £20m pledge
@LewisHamilton
launches Mission 44 foundation to empower young people in UK from underrepresented groups. Goal: to narrow the gap in employment and education systems. Putting his money where his mouth is👏 and backed by
@MercedesAMGF1
#F1
Photo:
@MSI_Images
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That is some photoshop work. Simple but very effective. Who did this?
#Senna
#Hamilton
@lewishamilton
#F1
#BrazilianGP
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Deeply saddened to learn of the death of my mentor Murray Walker. Just shy of his century. We lived some great experiences together on the road, many laughs and endless stories. A life incredibly well lived.
#MurrayWalker
#F1
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This was a classy gesture by the Schumacher family. I was hoping they would do something like this - as the Senna family did when
@LewisHamilton
matched Ayrton’s pole record. The history of our sport is so important
#F1
#EifelGP
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So
@MercedesAMGF1
saying they will announce the substitute driver in due course. Vandoorne was due out there anyway but it could be a great chance for Toto and team to see whether
@GeorgeRussell63
really has what it takes - and what a story for the weekend that would be vs Bottas
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This is a vivid illustration of why
@f1
is winning today gaining so many new young followers: they would never have posted this on
@YouTube
5 yrs ago, but it opens up the wonder of what these heroes do on track. It’s what the Drive to Survive funnel feeds onto and engages them
Clear and constant communication, excellent team work and a simply lovely race strategy execution 👌
Ride onboard with
@Max33Verstappen
for the final five laps of the
#RussianGP
⬇️
#F1
@redbullracing
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A touch of class.
@Charles_Leclerc
does a tifosi selfie post race. His late duel with
@Carlossainz55
for the podium is the moment most people will remember from this
#ItalianGP
#F1
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Have a feeling this is going to work out well for
@redbullracing
@SChecoPerez
and
@Max33Verstappen
- formidable force in
#F1
with many strategic options up their sleeve - do you agree?
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Amazing to think that my old colleague Murray Walker would have been 100 years old today. His Mum got a telegram from the Queen, but Murray didn't quite make it. Huge personality and a very important person in my life.
#MurrayWalker
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VOTE: Is HAM backing his team mate up and disobeying Mercedes order unsportsmanlike? Retweet for yes, Favourite for no
#F1
#AbuDhabiGP
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So
@Max33Verstappen
equals Ayrton Senna on 41
#F1
wins. Senna started 161 races and Verstappen 171 so pretty comparable. But Ayrton was 33 and Max is just 25…
#CanadianGP
Photos:
@MSI_Images
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Very sorry to learn of Niki Lauda's death. The ultimate symbol of bravery in our sport and a wonderful man to talk to. Helped make Ferrari and Mercedes winners. Unsentimental - he swapped his
#F1
trophies for car washes - but funny. Photo:
@MSI_Images
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Very sorry to learn of the death of Sir Frank Williams, aged 79. He was a true original and utterly dedicated to his
#F1
team. Thoughts are with the family and his old team
@WilliamsRacing
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Hamilton had the rub of the green at the start not having to give the place back. Verstappen got it at the end with a Safety Car and then the lapped cars confusion. Sums up this crazy
#F1
season.
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Sensational
#HungarianGP
and standout drive by 40 year old
@alo_oficial
who held up
@LewisHamilton
brilliantly, allowing
@OconEsteban
to take his first
#F1
victory - wonderful competitive race
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Proud to have featured in this impressive film about
#Schumacher
life and career. Shows the human being behind the caricature.
@SchumacherMick
contribution is beautiful and moving.
@NobleF1
and I have done a special
@autosport
podcast about it out now
#F1
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Always easy in
#F1
to get carried away with hype around a fresh face. But this kid has his head screwed on. I’ve watched him closely since junior days - between the ears he has few rivals- here’s what he said before his debut in F2, when he won the title
@Charles_Leclerc
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Prince Harry meets
@GeorgeRussell63
and
@alex_albon
with
@LewisHamilton
at Silverstone Experience. The talk was of how young George and Alex are!
#F1
@SilverstoneUK
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Goodbye to Frank, Claire and the Williams family. Their
#F1
team gave us so much pleasure with many great moments, but the sport is changing fast & it’s the right time to turn the page and protect the team’s future
@MSI_Images
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Is this
@ScuderiaFerrari
line up for 2021? After Ferrari weighed up between
@Carlossainz55
Sainz and
@danielricciardo
- Sainz is much cheaper, perhaps more room for growth - Ricciardo consistent and apolitical. Which way would you have chosen? Like for DR - RT for Sainz
#F1
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Only been 18
#F1
championship
#PortugueseGP
races but it’s thrown up two great moments of history. Senna’s first GP win in 1985 in Steve Tee’s iconic photo from
@MSI_Images
and
@LewisHamilton
the all time race wins record today with 92
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Again you have to pay tribute to the sheer quality of
#F1
mechanics that can rebuild the front end of
@LewisHamilton
car in a massive hurry after FP3 shunt- and it looks so well balanced in Qualifying. The unsung heroes of GP Racing
@MercedesAMGF1
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Great ride by
@lorenzo99
but
#Marquez
needs to ask himself where priorities lie - made no effort to pass and blocked Pedosa. Shame
@MotoGP
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Waking up to a bad day. Idiotic vote, bankrolled by hedge funds, led by old people who won't have to live with consequences
#brexit
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F1 really needed this. Utterly brilliant
#ItalianGP
and chapeau to
@PierreGASLY
on his maiden
#F1
win! He had to soak up huge pressure
@Carlossainz55
P2,
@lance_stroll
P3. Fantastic !
@MSI_Images
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This was
@LewisHamilton
‘s equivalent of Michael Schumacher’s Hungary 1998 performance - set an ambitious target by strategy switch - 19 qualifying laps to chase down the win. Both epic and will live long in the memory.
#F1
@MercedesAMGF1
Lewis Hamilton doubted that he could catch Max Verstappen after his second pit stop
But his father, Anthony, never did 👊
#F1
#HungarianGP
🇭🇺
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Little kid who cried when RAI went out has been brought to paddock and Ferrari motorhome to meet Kimi. He's smiling now - nice touch
#F1
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So relieved
@RGrosjean
is okay after surviving an unprecedented accident - no question safety cell and halo saved his life as it penetrated the Armco. Shades of
#F1
of the 1970s but with 21st century safety 🙏🙏
#BahrainGP
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I’m struggling to find words to describe the sadness at this news. We’re the same age and Gil has been around throughout my racing life since Day 1: A wonderful, intelligent man and a very quick driver. Deepest sympathy to Ange, Anna and the family.
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I was never one of those who said Michael Schumacher’s 91
#F1
wins would never be equalled. But with F1’s levelling up agenda is it likely we’ll ever have a dominant car/driver combo again? These records may well stay forever. Congrats to
@LewisHamilton
#EifelGP
@MSI_Images
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For my money this is also the proof case of why
@redbullracing
need
@SChecoPerez
in the second car if they are take on
@MercedesAMGF1
in
#F1
constructors title race next year
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The incomparable Ayrton Senna would have been 61 today. Of all the amazing people I have met and interacted with in my life and career he is the one who made the greatest impression on me.
#F1
Photo:
@MSI_Images
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Rare appearance at a motorsport event by Ron Dennis. Emotional speech as he collects a lifetime achievement award at
@ourmotorsportuk
Awards in London. Difficult character, but what a career!
#F1
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Vote now: Is this Vettel behind Verstappen (hit Like) or Max after the 5 sec penalty applied (hit Retweet)?
#MexicoGP
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I’m very sad to learn of Charlie’s passing and at such a young age. He made F1 run effectively on track and did a difficult job extremely well. via
@motorsport
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What a journey for
@LewisHamilton
to where he is today! Congratulations to him and his family on the knighthood at the end of a remarkable year - which was not only about sport
#F1
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I have to say the
#F1
world TV feed is miles better this year, largely thanks to a Chase Carey hire called Dave Hill and F1’s director Dean Locke. Lots of detailed improvements and more accessible
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Mayor of Monza confirmed today that the Italian GP will be on September 6th behind closed doors - so sadly no scenes like this - and that the
#F1
contract for Monza has been extended by a year to 2025 - Forza!
@MSI_Images
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Alonso in a deckchair as the
#F1
podium plays out. His drive deserved a place up there, if only he had the car
#HungarianGP
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A quick thought for my old TV colleague Murray Walker whose birthday would have been today, Oct 10. This 2001 USGP photo from
@MSI_Images
sums him up nicely. He would have made today’s race sound exciting!
#F1
#TurkishGP
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I was there 30 years ago in Budapest when
@nigelmansell
won his
@F1
World Championship. Senna said to him on podium, "Now you know why I'm such a bastard, because I never want anyone else to have that feeling you've got right now." Photo:
@MSI_images
#F1
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Great drive by Oliver Bearman, a 2 time finalist of Aston Martin
@Autosport
BRDC Young Driver award. ‘Incredible job’ says team mate Leclerc as the 18 year old Brit finishes 7th on
#F1
debut.
#SaudiaArabianGP
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I can see this being a bit like
@LewisHamilton
vs
@alo_oficial
in 2007...the experienced guy getting a bit of a shock.
@Charles_Leclerc
a tough customer with a calm head. How will
@ScuderiaFerrari
play it? That’s the key
#F1
This season,
@Charles_Leclerc
is looking forward to the challenge of having
#Seb5
alongside him 👍
#ForzaFerrari
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This is utterly magnificent and we can only imagine how
@danielricciardo
feels, placing his
#F1
Winners trophy next to Senna's. This is what "belonging" feels like; being part of a long tradition connecting past, present and future. Love his humility here. Bravo
@McLarenF1
The moment
@DanielRicciardo
added his own piece of McLaren history to the MTC trophy cabinet. 🏆🥰
And he picked a spot alongside a very special trophy. 👏🇦🇺
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This left a huge impression on me - I commentated on this lap for ITV in 2002 - Raikkonen was chasing pole against Schumacher and he didn’t lift as he ploughed into the smoke from a blown engine. Off the charts brave
#F1
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Fantastic line from
@alo_oficial
re Hamilton on Data "If Lewis had studied Rosberg's data maybe he would have won the championship."
#F1
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Only the fourth
#F1
driver to be knighted - today at Windsor Castle - congrats
@LewisHamilton
Sir Lewis Hamilton is made a Knight Bachelor by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle.
Image ID: 2HATNCR // Dominic Lipinski // PA Wire
#alamyeditoril
#LewisHamilton
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At least
@alo_oficial
will have had a real buzz from being competitive again but the reason for retirement a cruel irony after
#F1
issues
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Do you think
#F1
team bosses should be able to lobby the
@fia
Race Director on radio during the race? Like for Yes - RT for No
#AbuDhabiGP
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Confirmation of Vettel's 3 penalty points which means he's one misdemeanour away from a one race ban, which would damage
#F1
title bid
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Hugely controversial end to the
#AbuDhabiGP
as confusion over lapped cars being not allowed - then allowed - to overtake behind Safety Car hands the title to
@Max33Verstappen
#F1
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Patience pays off: Kubica agrees deal for Williams F1 race seat
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The
@FIA
analysis of
@RGrosjean
BAH accident is concluded. He hit barrier at 192 km/h & 67g - middle rail failed - so chassis passed through - his left foot was trapped and he left the boot behind. Not surprisingly it features in the new Netflix
#DriveToSurvive3
#F1
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There’s another Leclerc coming through - 18 yr old Arthur - kid brother of
#F1
@ScuderiaFerrari
driver
@Charles_Leclerc
now in F4 with Sauber junior team
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Great to see
@LewisHamilton
congratulating
@Max33Verstappen
on his
#F1
world title following the race after a hard fought season. He still has the quest to win that 8th world title next year
#AbuDhabiGP
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Very sad about the loss of Anthoine Hubert in the Spa F2 race. As
@LewisHamilton
says, our sport is dangerous and safety can never be taken for granted.
#BelgiumGP
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Important gesture from
@LewisHamilton
in part ferme - shakes
@Charles_Leclerc
hand before he gets out of the car - lot of respect there even though Leclerc driving was on the limit at times
#F1
#ItalianGP
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An emotional
#F1
paddock farewell to
@alo_oficial
from all in our sport - we are a family after all - I covered his whole career - he drove me in 2 seater F1 car once - one of the greats - always sparky, intelligent conversations with him
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So here’s something interesting
@LewisHamilton
is going to be a guest editor on
@bbc
Radio 4 flagship Today programme between Xmas and New Year
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One of the remarkable things about
@LewisHamilton
is how he has achieved so much in
#F1
without committing professional fouls on track. Here he’s recalibrating to the ‘new normal’ post Monza
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So
@Max33Verstappen
gets the
#F1
title confirmed after the
@MercedesAMGF1
team’s two protests are rejected by
@fia
stewards
#AbuDhabiGP
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It’s incredibly sad that John Hogan has succumbed to Covid after such a massive career and a great life - he was such a creative thinker on F1 and very good to me over the years. I owe him a lot
#F1
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The logic here is that
@MercedesAMGF1
get to see
@GeorgeRussell63
under pressure in a top car against
@ValtteriBottas
and
@Max33Verstappen
- but without the pressure of the team needing a result. How often do you get that chance?
@nico_rosberg
#F1
#SakhirGP
Petition for Mercedes to race
@GeorgeRussell63
this weekend! Would be great! Most importantly though: All the best
@LewisHamilton
for a fast health recovery.
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Marshals clearing
@Max33Verstappen
car remind me of the scene from Austin Powers movie: 28 point turn!
#F1
http://t.co/bllKbb0w72
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Average age of the feel good
#F1
podium in
#ItalianGP
is just 23 years. Let’s hope new rules, budget caps and talent conveyor belt make this a more common occurrence in a few years from now
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Wishing all the very best to Christian Eriksen and hope he pulls through and thinking of his family. I used to see him shopping in Finchley Road Waitrose, humble guy - life can turn in a second
#Eriksen
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Really enjoyable first
#F1
Grand Prix - great win Bottas and P2 Leclerc- well done to
@LandoNorris
on first podium and well done to
@F1
and
@FIA
on holding nerve and getting the sport restarted
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I remember commentating on the first of
@LewisHamilton
100GP wins, in Montreal, and what a milestone he hit today, while
@LandoNorris
learned a lot !
#nexttime
#F1
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Absolutely magnificent drive by
@Charles_Leclerc
- wins at Monza in a
@ScuderiaFerrari
- soaked up the pressure from
@LewisHamilton
- that’s now a piece of Ferrari legend
#F1
#ItalianGP
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HAM very tough on Merc in BBC interview. "Someone doesn't want me to win this year. Only my engines are failing" Heavy stuff
#F1
#MalaysiaGP
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Typical!
@alo_oficial
retires with an engine failure only a few laps from chequered flag!
#Indy500
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Even helicopter couldn't keep up! Arguably
@carlosainz
best GP, given the year old engine etc. Consensus here is he's
#driveroftheday
#USGP
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Respect
@nico_rosberg
for seeing moment to step off the
#F1
bandwagon. He couldn't improve on 2016 and it's in his hands. Who drives now?
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Nice to see
@MercedesAMGF1
send Victoria Vowles up to podium - head of partner marketing. Good to have some female representation
#USGP
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This is going to be brilliant - can’t wait to see what
@GeorgeRussell63
will do in a
@MercedesAMGF1
car. Also fantastic for the future of the
#BritishGP
#F1
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Toto Wolff on the halo on new
@MercedesAMGF1
, "If you give me a chainsaw I would take it off. We must look after the drivers' safety but it's not aesthetically pleasing."
#F1
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Nice moment for
@JensonButton
walking arm in arm with family in paddock, Shame his Dad John isn't here to share the moment.
#F1
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Sad to see this news about Ken Block.
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Housekeeping has a sense of humour - clearly! Conrad Manila
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As Seb takes his final bow today in
@f1
- here’s his first Grand Prix win that I had the pleasure to put a live soundtrack on. If you’ve not heard the brilliant and reflective
@F1
podcast with him this week, it’s a must-listen.
#DankeSeb
#AbuDhabiGP
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Unique moment as Lamborghini unveil their first one-off car, built by Squadra Corse - the SC18
#Lamborghini
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Very sad to hear this. He was THE James Bond - Sir Sean Connery dies aged 90
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Great final sector by
@Max33Verstappen
to take
#MonacoGP
pole, but what a driver
@alo_oficial
is! A whisker behind in P2; evergreen at 41! No fading reflexes there!
#F1
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Good to welcome back Matt Bishop aka
@TheBishF1
as an
#F1
team head of comms with Aston Martin. Matt knows both the F1 and automotive worlds and was in the thick of it, late 2000s, with
@McLarenF1
when F1 got quite tasty with FOTA & talk of breakaways. Good luck in the new role!
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