Lewis Hamilton and Franco Colapinto put their on-track collision behind them with a positive exchange after the Miami Grand Prix. The moment drew praise from fans for its display of good sportsmanship.
The contact occurred on the opening lap at the Miami International Autodrome. Hamilton's Ferrari suffered aerodynamic damage that hurt his race pace, and onboard footage later showed him raising his middle finger toward the Alpine driver during an overtake on the back straight.
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George Russell and Kimi Antonelli traded positions in a tense intra-team battle at the Canadian Grand Prix before Russell retired on lap 30 with engine trouble. Antonelli secured victory and extended his championship lead to 43 points. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said the team may need to intervene in future races to prevent similar incidents.
Kimi Antonelli received fan praise for congratulating Lewis Hamilton following the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver retired from the race but made a point of approaching the winner afterward.
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Franco Colapinto voiced frustration with Oliver Bearman's criticism over their Japanese GP incident, calling himself a 'sitting duck' and revealing an unanswered post-race message, though Bearman later clarified in Miami he holds no grudges.
Argentine driver Franco Colapinto secured eighth place in the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix Sprint qualifying on Friday. He outperformed teammate Pierre Gasly and reached Q3 with a time of 1:29.320. Alpine and Flavio Briatore praised the Pilar native's performance.
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Carlos Sainz retired from the Monaco Grand Prix after collisions with Nico Hulkenberg and Franco Colapinto at the restart. The Williams driver accused rivals of taking unnecessary chances that ended his race.
Lewis Hamilton has been cleared by FIA stewards of impeding Pierre Gasly during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, allowing the Ferrari driver to keep his fifth-place grid position.
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Kimi Antonelli pledged that his intra-team rivalry with George Russell at Mercedes will stay respectful and avoid the internal tensions once seen between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.