F1 today | Major announcement from F1 on latest addition to the calendar as Max Verstappen prepares for a breakup with GP
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F1 reveals a 10 year deal for African GP venue while Max Verstappen is set to be without a key ally in some of the remaining races this season. Here are the top F1 stories today.
Hamilton gets his great wish: Formula 1 confirms return to Africa
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Formula 1 has signed a 10-year agreement with Rwanda to host a Grand Prix at the planned Bugesera circuit, with the race expected to join the calendar in the early 2030s.
The return, which has been pushed for by Lewis Hamilton, will mark the championship’s first race in Africa since 1993, when the South African Grand Prix was last held. Read more But there are still plenty of questions for F1 to answer.
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Red Bull begins shutting Gianpiero Lambiase out of key meetings ahead of McLaren move
Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen’s race engineer and Red Bull’s head of race engineering, is expected to join McLaren in mid-2027 or by the start of 2028.
Red Bull has begun limiting his access to sensitive engineering meetings, while Tom Hart is set to take over Verstappen’s radio at three races.
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Verstappen will share race-engineer duties with Tom Hart for three Grands Prix while Gianpiero Lambiase is away, before returning to Lambiase for the final races of the season.
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Hart already knows the four-time champion well, having worked closely with him as his performance engineer.
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Leclerc accused of ‘bottling it’ in Singapore GP battle with Verstappen
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Charles Leclerc nearly drew level with pole-sitter Max Verstappen at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix, but backed out as Verstappen defended the inside line into Turn 1.
David Coulthard criticised the Ferrari driver for not committing to the move, while Leclerc later said he could have been more aggressive at the start.
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