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LEWIS HAMILTON HITS OUT AT FIA OVER TOTO WOLFF INVESTIGATION

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Lewis Hamilton has blasted the FIA over its handling of the investigation of Mercedes chief Toto Wolff and his wife, F1 Academy director Susie Wolff, describing the motorsport governing body's conduct as 'disappointing' and 'unacceptable'.

The 38-year-old attended an awards ceremony in Baku for the top three drivers in the Championship, with Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez also attending.

Wolff's absence was noted, however, days after an investigation was opened by the FIA into an alleged leak of classified information between Wolff and his wife, Susie.

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F1 CHAMPION VERSTAPPEN TAKES POLE POSITION FOR SEASON-ENDING ABU DHABI GP

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Max Verstappen took pole position for the season-ending Abu Grand Prix on Saturday and will look to finish a crushingly dominant year with a 19th win.

Victory on Sunday would take the Red Bull driver onto 54 career wins, past Sebastian Vettel and into third place all time.

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LEWIS HAMILTON'S HARSH AND UNSETTLING F1 PREDICTION

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Lewis Hamilton predicts more years of Red Bull's tyranny if not remedied by F1's governing body following the team's latest victory at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix as their ruthless dominant run continues in Formula 1.

Red Bull's RB19 is the most dominant car in living memory winning 20 of the 21 races contested in F1's 2023 season, with Max Verstappen claiming 18 of them. On top of that, it has given them such a margin, that it has allowed them to work on improving it for next year earlier than competitors according to Hamilton.

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TOM BRADY APOLOGISES TO F1 DRIVER LOGAN SARGEANT FOR SKIPPING LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX

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Former New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, has apologised to Logan Sargeant for skipping the final American race of the Formula 1 season despite being expected to make an appearance at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

November 18 marked the first time since 1982 that F1 cars have thundered around Sin City in an expensive VIP event produced by local hotels and Liberty Media, who own the sport.

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AT FORMULA ONE’S INAUGURAL LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX, MUSIC TAKES A FRONT SEAT

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At the inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, music and entertainment have taken a dominant role. As the elite motorsport experiments with the new race, A-list events are ubiquitous in Sin City, an unignorable part of the celebration.

Here are some of the highlights.

DAY TWO: TRACK DAMAGED BUT THE BEAT GOES ON
On Thursday, at a Sinatra-themed restaurant in the lobby of the Encore casino, Colombian reggaetonero J Balvin emerged in all black leather.

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