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Racism accusations trail Hamilton’s penalty, Prost lambasts "incompetent" former Alpine chief, and other big updates from around the world of Formula 1.
Controversy surrounds the Belgian Grand Prix due to a harsh penalty on Lewis Hamilton for colliding with Sergio Perez. The FIA Stewards charged Hamilton, dropping him from P4 to P7. Hamilton and Toto Wolff deemed it a racing incident, but the stewards blamed Hamilton. This led fans to question steward Derek Warwick's impartiality due to past racism accusations, which he denied. The situation raises concerns about the sport's fairness and calls for FIA's investigation to preserve its reputation and integrity.
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Alain Prost has launched a scathing attack on former Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi, calling him "incompetent" and citing his arrogance and lack of humanity as the cause of his failures. Prost's departure from the team was triggered by a fallout with Rossi, who was later replaced as CEO. Prost hopes the recent departures of team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane will serve as a wake-up call for the struggling team. Prost contrasted Alpine's corporate interference with successful teams that had strong leaders supporting decisions, citing past success under Flavio Briatore's leadership.
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Formula 1 had an exciting Sprint weekend at Spa before heading for the summer break. Max Verstappen won the Belgium Grand Prix, securing his eighth consecutive victory and setting a new record for most fantasy points scored in a weekend with 68 points. Alex Albon demonstrated impressive speed and completed 16 overtakes, setting a new overtaking record for the season. Several DNFs affected many fantasy lineups, including Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso. Zhou Guanyu led the budget drivers with 18 points, while Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly rebounded after double DNFs.
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Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez arrived at the paddock wearing bright smiles, completely unaware that they would once again break the winner's trophy at the end of the race.
This 4-year-old feels quite disappointed as Max Verstappen wins all the races, leaving his favorite driver without any victories.