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      Geri Halliwell ‘leaning on Victoria Beckham’s support’ amid ‘inappropriate behaviour’ probe into hubby Christian Horner

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      GERI Halliwell is “being supported by” Victoria Beckham while husband Christian Horner is investigated for “inappropriate behaviour”.The former Spice Girl was said to be “in floods of tears” when it was revealed her Red Bull chief husband had become the focus of a probe.
      Geri, far left, pictured with Victoria Beckham, second from left, and their former Spice Girl bandmatesCredit: Getty
      Geri with husband Christian Horner at the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco in May 2023Credit: Getty
      F1 boss Horner, 50,  battled to rescue his career during an eight-hour D-Day grilling last Friday following the complaints of “inappropriate and controlling behaviour” by a female colleague.
      Wife Geri, 51, is understood to be standing by him, telling pals she does not believe gossip that has been swirling for days.
      A source close to the Ginger Spice star said earlier this month: “Geri has been in floods of tears all weekend while looking after her kids.
      “She is insisting Christian has done nothing wrong.”
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      An insider has now revealed how Geri – who married Horner in 2015 -has been “leaning on” former fellow bandmate Victoria Beckham for support.
      A source told OK!: “They always got on well and have been there for each other through the difficult times.
      “When Geri was having a bit of a stormy relationship with some of the other Spice Girls, Victoria supported her and helped her through.
      “It’s the same now – Victoria wants to support Geri any way she can.”
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      Both Geri and Posh Spice, 49, have homes in the Cotswolds – and have previously helped each other through tough times.
      The insider added: “Victoria and David have had some really low points together as a couple and Geri was there for her.
      Geri Horner transforms into White Spice as she ditches colourful clothes in favour of ‘ladylike’ white outfits
      “She’s never forgotten how good Geri was with all the Rebecca Loos stuff, and the horrible treatment of David after the World Cup.
      “Now she knows it’s her time to be there for Geri, and she wants to look after her and help her.”
      The results of Horner’s crunch talks on Friday have still not been made public – meaning his future at Red Bull still hangs in the balance.
      However, F1 insiders do not “expect him to survive in his role” at the team, following the pending investigation, BBC Sport reports.
      It raises the question of who would take over the helm of the all-conquering racing team of world champion Max Verstappen.
      F1 was rocked this month by the sudden news that the sport’s longest-standing team principal had been placed under investigation by Red Bull’s Austria-based parent company.
      Geri & Victoria’s friendshipVICTORIA Beckham is supporting her former bandmate Geri Halliwell – but it hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the friends.
      March 1994 – Geri and Victoria are selected to form girl group Touch – later becoming Spice Girls
      May 26, 1998 – Geri walks out halfway through Spice Girls tour
      May 31, 1998 – Geri announces she’s leaving Spice Girls due to differences between the group
      July 1999 – Geri does not go to Victoria and David Beckham’s wedding amid claims she was not invited – later denied by Victoria
      2004 – Geri supports Victoria after Rebecca Loos claims she had an affair with David
      August 2012 – Geri performs with former bandmates at the London Olympics
      May 2015 – Victoria misses Geri’s wedding but sends her congratulations via social media
      2019 – Geri is absent from the Spice World reunion tour

      It has allegedly compiled a “dossier of incriminating material” regarding “inappropriate and controlling behaviour” towards one female staffer, The Telegraph reported.
      Horner has reportedly referred to the allegations as “nuts” and said publicly: “I completely deny these claims.”
      The Red Bull Racing boss, who has led the Austrian team since its formation in 2005, was quizzed by an independent barrister in a private location late into the afternoon on Friday.
      Horner forced a smile as he was picked up in a chauffeur-driven car from his North London home ahead of the critical hearing.
      But an F1 source told The Sun last week that “Christian has not been sacked or asked to resign and he is not going to resign”.
      They also revealed the investigation is nowhere near its end – with it potentially dragging into the new F1 season.
      Red Bull has won seven Formula One world drivers’ championships and six world ­constructors’ titles under Horner’s leadership.
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      Last season, the team won 21 of the 22 races on the global F1 tour, and Verstappen, 26, won the drivers’ crown.
      Horner was awarded a CBE for services to motorsport in the 2024 New Year’s Honours List.
      Geri and Victoria performing in California in 2007Credit: Rex Features
      Geri and Victoria pictured at the Four Seasons Hotel in 1997 in Kuta, Bali, IndonesiaCredit: Getty – Contributor
      A look at Christian Horner’s life and careerCHRISTIAN Horner is among the most well-known names in Formula One having helped build Red Bull into one of the biggest teams in the sport.
      1973 – Born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
      1991 – Wins a Formula Renault scholarship after impressing in karting races
      1993-1997 – Competed in a host of competitions including British Formula Three, British Formula Two, and Formula 3000
      1997 – Founded and developed the F3000 team Arden
      1999 – Retired from driving and continued developing the Arden team
      2005 – Appointed head of Red Bull team, becoming the youngest ever team principal at that time
      2009 – Wins his first races as team principal with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber
      2010 – Wins the Constructors’ Championship and Drivers’ Championship with Vettel – the first of four doubles in a row
      2013 – Has a daughter with ex-wife Beverly Allen shortly before the couple split
      2014 – Gets engaged to Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell
      2015 – Marries Halliwell in Woburn, Bedfordshire
      2017 – Horner and Halliwell welcome their son
      2021 – Wins another Drivers’ Championship with Max Verstappen, beating Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the season
      2022-23 – Red Bull win the Drivers’ Championship and Constructors’ Championship two years in a row More

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      Mick Schumacher, son of F1 legend Michael, reveals he’s ‘perfect match’ for Mercedes as he targets Lewis Hamilton’s seat

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      MICK SCHUMACHER has put himself forward as the perfect candidate to fill in Lewis Hamilton’s seat at Mercedes.The seven-time World Champion recently dropped a bombshell that he will be departing the Silver Arrows at the end of the upcoming season.
      Mick Schumacher has put himself forward as the perfect ‘match’ to succeed Lewis Hamilton at MercedesCredit: Reuters
      Hamilton has announced he will move to Ferrari at the end of the upcoming seasonCredit: Getty
      As the new F1 season approaches son legend Michael Schumacher, Mick has thrown his name into the hat of drivers ready to take over Hamilton’s spot.
      The 24-year-old has raced in F1 for two years with Haas but lost his seat at the end of 2022.
      Last season he spent the year on the sidelines at Mercedes as a reserve driver and will continue that role this term alongside his endurance racing.
      But in 2025 when Hamilton heads off to Ferrari Schumacher thinks he is the right “match” to succeed the Brit.
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      He said: “It is of course a position that brings a lot of pressure.
      “But in terms of feeling, I’m a match for the team. But it’s not my decision. My chance is here.”
      Schumacher’s is hoping to follow the footsteps of his father Michael who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes.
      Schumacher has a joint-record of seven World Drivers Championship titles – tied with Lewis Hamilton.
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      And at the time of his retirement in 2012 he had the record of most wins (91) which has since been broken by Hamilton.
      Meanwhile, Mick has signed to Alpine’s hypercar programme and is competing at the World Endurance Championship (WEC) – he is also taking part in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans .
      Lewis Hamilton ‘in advanced talks’ to join Ferrari as shock clause in Mercedes star’s contract emerges
      And a good performance in the WEC could persuade Mercedes to pick the German driver.
      But it is still completely unclear who will take over Hamilton’s cockpit.
      Alongside Schumacher, early front-runners for the Mercedes seat include Alex Albon, who has drawn the attention of many top teams with his performances for Williams.
      Also Alpine racer Esteban Ocon is another candidate to take on the role at the German garage. More

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      F1 fans convinced they’ve worked out who will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes after spotting breakfast photo

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      FORMULA ONE fans are convinced Fernando Alonso will join Mercedes after his manager was spotted at breakfast with chief Toto Wolff.Lewis Hamilton will depart the Silver Arrows at the end of the upcoming season to join rivals Ferrari at the start of 2025.
      Fernando Alonso’s manager Flavio Briatore was spotted with Toto Wolff at breakfastCredit: Instagram / @briatoreflavio
      F1 fans think the meeting means Alonso will join MercedesCredit: Splash
      Lewis Hamilton announced he will leave Mercedes at the end of next season to join FerrariCredit: AP
      The seven-time world champion, Hamilton recently dropped the bombshell that the secret clause in his contract to sign the £100million deal with Ferrari has been triggered.
      This leaves one of the best seats in F1 open for the taking.
      And a pic of Alonso’s manager Flavio Briatore with Mercedes boss Wolff on Instagram at Pasticceria Cova Montecarlo pastry shop in Monaco on Monday has got fans speculating.
      One fan said: “They are up to something. Fernando’s name is the center of the conversation.”
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      While another added: “Fernando to Mercedes 🙂.”
      A third then put: “FLAVIO NOOO.”
      Alonso, 42, might be two-time world champion but he has not won a race since the 2013 season.
      He’s flying at the moment though, finishing fourth in the championship after eight podium finishes.
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      His contract with Aston Martin expires this year and he seems to rate his chances for a shot elsewhere, saying: “I know that I am attractive to other teams. 
      “Let’s see what the options are. I am aware of my situation which is very unique. 
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      “On a move to Mercedes, there has been nothing at all. 
      “I know the driver market has started earlier this year, but this will not affect me in terms of preparing for the season.
      “If I want to keep racing beyond this year, the first and only talk at the beginning will be Aston Martin. 
      “I trust this project and that will be my first priority.”
      The new F1 season is set to get underway with pre-season testing taking place in Bahrain on February 21 as teams prepare to show off their new liveries for the first time.
      The first race of the term will begin on March 2 in the West Asian country. More

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      Michael Schumacher health update as ex-racer pal reveals it’s ‘not possible’ legend will be seen in F1 paddock again

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      A FORMER racing opponent of Michael Schumacher has opened up about how a return to F1 would “not be possible” for the stricken star.Ex-Benetton driver Giancarlo Fisichella said Schumacher, 55, could have gone on to become a team principal for a top team.
      Michael Schumacher, right, shakes hands with Giancarlo Fisichella after the Canadian Grand Prix in 1997Credit: AFP
      Schumacher raises his hands from the Ferrari cockpit while Fisichella sits on top of his car after the German Grand Prix in 1997Credit: AFP
      But the F1 legend has not been seen since suffering a severe brain injury in a horror ski accident ten years ago.
      Only a select few have been allowed to see Schumacher – with his recovery has been shrouded in secrecy.
      Fisichella, 51, said one of his greatest regrets was not getting to call Schumacher his teammate as their careers overlapped.
      He told The Sun: “I think Michael was one of the best drivers in the world, he is the history of Formula One. He won seven times the championship.
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      “I sometimes tried to watch videos about his trajectory. It was a good point of reference for all of us.
      “I’m really honoured to have raced against him and, especially when sometimes I went on the podium and I shared the podium with him.
      “I’ve got great memories with him.
      “I’m a little bit disappointed because I never raced with him in as a teammate in the same team because I really respected him and I think he’s probably the best driver in the world.”
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      Schumacher was left in a coma for 250 days after his skis struck a rock hidden beneath the snow on the Combe de Saulire ski run in the exclusive French resort of Meribel.
      He catapulted forward 11.5ft and crashed into a boulder head first that split his helmet into two and left him needing to be airlifted to hospital for two life-saving operations.
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      After he woke up in June 2014, he was discharged from hospital and sent to his home in Lake Geneva to get further treatment.
      Since then his wife Corinna and his inner circle of friends have expertly avoided almost anything leaking out about his health status.
      Only small amounts of information have been released including reports that Schumacher was in a wheelchair but can react to things around him.
      Fisichella – who shared the podium with Schumacher at several Grand Prixs and speaking to us via sports betting website OLBG – said he believes the Mercedes star’s career would have flourished if it wasn’t for his accident.
      He said: “Michael was a great driver, but for sure he could be also a great manager or team principal in a top team.
      “So it’s a shame it’s not possible for him in his condition, you know.
      “He was very tough to overtake. He was a great driver, you know.”
      Italian racer Fisichella said off the circuit, Schumacher was a great friend and even played football together.
      “I think Michael was one of the best drivers in the world, he is the history of Formula OneGiancarlo Fisichella
      He added: “We had a good time together.
      “We did a lot of football games for charity together and, it was great.
      “After the, after the game, it was good to go to the restaurant together having some fun, he was a pretty great guy.”
      It comes after ex-Mercedes boss Nick Fry revealed Schumacher is receiving “the best medical treatment in human history”.
      Fry said he wouldn’t be surprised if Schuey does sit at the dinner table after reports were shared by Michael’s retired pal, Johnny Herbert.
      “I haven’t heard anything about Michael Schumacher’s condition, so I’m unable to confirm or deny any of the recent reports about him,” Fry told Online Betting Guide.
      “Michael has the best medical team in the world, and I’m 100 per cent sure that no human being in history has had the treatment Michael has had for his specific injury. The family has the resources.”
      In a glimmer of hope, it has been reported Schumacher could attend his daughter’s wedding.
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      Gina-Maria Schumacher, 26, and her boyfriend, Iain Bethke, 27, are set to tie the knot later this summer in a huge celebration.
      The wedding is reportedly due to take place at a luxury £27million mansion owned by the Schumacher family over in Majorca, Spain.
      Schumacher, right, sprays champagne alongside Fisichella after the Canadian Grand Prix in 1998Credit: EPA More

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      Pierre Gasly’s model girlfriend Kika Gomes wows in tiny turquoise bikini as she celebrates the F1 star’s birthday

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      MODEL Kika Gomes gets the pulses racing after celebrating her Formula One star boyfriend’s birthday.The Portuguese showed off her figure in a turquoise bikini for a Drope Clothing swimwear shoot.
      Kika Gomes stunned in this bikini after she celebrated her Formula One star boyfriend’s birthdayCredit: Capture Media Agency
      Kika is dating Alpine driver Pierre GaslyCredit: Instagram / @francisca.cgomes
      Kika and Pierre celebrate the racer’s birthdayCredit: Instagram
      Kika is dating French driver Pierre Gasly and was with him as he turned 28 last week, after they toasted her 21st last month.
      He wrote online: “I’m filled with love & joy going into the 28th season of my life!”
      Kika has been dating F1 driver Pierre since last October.
      She grew up in the fast lane with racing driver dad Gonçalo and TV host mum Maria.
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      Kika, real name Francisca, has collaborated with several beachwear brands including Calzedonia and Natura Portugal.
      Her mum Maria is a top TV presenter and model, and dad Goncalo was a racing driver.
      Gasly, 27, drives for the Alpine team now co-owned by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce.
      He is considered as one of the sport’s biggest rising stars.
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      Frenchman Gasly showed good clutch control as he hugged Kika on a holiday in Italy earlier this year, after joking she was his “lucky charm” at race weekends.
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      Christian Horner ‘urged to RESIGN from Red Bull by ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’ after 8-hour grilling on ‘behaviour’

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      RED BULL chief Christian Horner has been urged to resign by ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone following allegations made by a female staffer, F1 sources claim.Horner, 50, battled to rescue his career during an eight-hour D-Day grilling last Friday following the complaints of “inappropriate and controlling behaviour”.
      Christian Horner has reportedly been advised to step down by close confidante, Bernie EcclestoneCredit: Getty
      F1 supremo Ecclestone is pictured whispering to Horner on the grid in 2013Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      The racing boss forcing a smile on route to an 8-hour grilling on Friday
      The 93-year-old billionaire former chief of F1 has allegedly now got involved and advised Horner to step down as Red Bull team principal.
      Sources told F1 Insider that Ecclestone warned his long-term friend that resigning would save him and his family from further damage caused by the fallout of the scandal.
      Ecclestone’s representatives have been reached for comment.
      The results of the crunch talks on Friday have still not been made public – meaning Horner’s future at Red Bull still hangs in the balance.
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      However, F1 insiders do not “expect him to survive in his role” at the team, following the pending investigation, BBC Sport reports.
      It raises the question of who would take over the helm of the all-conquering racing team of world champion Max Verstappen.
      F1 was rocked a week ago by the sudden news that the sport’s longest-standing team principal had been placed under investigation by Red Bull’s Austria-based parent company.
      It has allegedly compiled a “dossier of incriminating material” regarding “inappropriate and controlling behaviour” towards one female female, The Telegraph reported.
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      Horner has reportedly referred to the allegations as “nuts” and said publicly: “I completely deny these claims.”
      The Red Bull Racing boss, who has led the Austrian team since its formation in 2005, was quizzed by an independent barrister in a private location late into the afternoon on Friday.
      Horner forced a smile as he was picked up in a chauffeur-driven car from his North London home ahead of the critical hearing.
      But an F1 source told The Sun last week that “Christian has not been sacked or asked to resign and he is not going to resign”.
      They also revealed the investigation is nowhere near it’s end – with it potentially dragging into the new F1 season.
      The insider said: “This is not a trial and we are not going to have an answer and an outcome by the end of the day.
      “This is not something that is going to be rectified that quickly.
      “People are expecting this to be over before the start of the F1 season, but that just isn’t going to happen.”
      The probe threatens to overshadow the start of the new F1 season — with the first practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix taking place on February 29.
      Former racing driver Horner’s Spice Girl wife Geri Halliwell, 51, is understood to be standing by her husband, who she married in 2015.
      She has told pals: “Christian has done nothing wrong.”
      Horner is said to have privately vowed to his friends he will “clear his name and come through this,” a source told the Daily Mail last week.
      “She will stand by him and be at his side just as much as she always has been. She never misses a race and that will not change.”
      However, the scandal engulfing her husband has blown a “Grand Canyon-sized crack” right in the middle of her “super-perfect, super-posh life,” another source claimed.
      Red Bull has won seven Formula One world drivers’ championships and six world ­constructors’ titles under Horner’s leadership.
      Last season, the team won 21 of the 22 races on the global F1 tour, and Verstappen, 26, won the drivers’ crown.
      Horner was awarded a CBE for services to motor sport in the 2024 New Year’s Honours List.
      Ahead of the probe into Horner’s conduct, there were reports of an unrelated internal power struggle waging within Red Bull.
      Rumours of issues between the team’s leadership have swirled since the death of billionaire co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz in 2022 and the tea drafted a new board of directors.
      Former RB Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff was appointed chief executive.
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      Despite Red Bull enjoying its most successful season in F1 history in 2023, there was speculation of a rift between Horner and Helmut Marko – Red Bull GmBH’s motorsport advisor.
      Rumours even went as far as to suggest Horner was determined to get rid of Marko, 80, from the team.
      Ecclestone has allegedly advised Horner to step down to avoid further damage to himself and his familyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Ecclestone is presented with a birthday cake with Horner and late racing legend Niki Lauda back in 2016Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      A look at Christian Horner’s life and careerCHRISTIAN Horner is among the most well-known names in Formula One having helped build Red Bull into one of the biggest teams in the sport.
      1973 – Born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
      1991 – Wins a Formula Renault scholarship after impressing in karting races
      1993-1997 – Competed in a host of competitions including British Formula Three, British Formula Two, and Formula 3000
      1997 – Founded and developed the F3000 team Arden
      1999 – Retired from driving and continued developing the Arden team
      2005 – Appointed head of Red Bull team, becoming the youngest ever team principal at that time
      2009 – Wins his first races as team principal with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber
      2010 – Wins the Constructors’ Championship and Drivers’ Championship with Vettel – the first of four doubles in a row
      2013 – Has a daughter with ex-wife Beverly Allen shortly before the couple split
      2014 – Gets engaged to Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell
      2015 – Marries Halliwell in Woburn, Bedfordshire
      2017 – Horner and Halliwell welcome their son
      2021 – Wins another Drivers’ Championship with Max Verstappen, beating Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the season
      2022-23 – Red Bull win the Drivers’ Championship and Constructors’ Championship two years in a row

      His Spice Girl wife Geri Halliwell is understood to be standing firmly by himCredit: Getty
      The 50-year-old has headed Red Bull Racing for 19 years since its formationCredit: Getty More

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      Lewis Hamilton rival Fernando Alonso takes swipe at F1 star over Ferrari move and hints he could be Mercedes replacement

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      FERNANDO ALONSO has raised doubts about Lewis Hamilton’s claim that driving for Ferrari had been a “childhood dream”. Hamilton recently dropped the bombshell that he would be leaving Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025, leaving one of the best seats in F1 open for the taking.
      Hamilton and Alonso were team-mates in 2007Credit: Rex
      The pair had a mighty fall outCredit: Alamy
      Alonso has since admitted a begruding respect for the seven-time world championCredit: AP:Associated Press
      The seven-time world champion reportedly triggered a secret clause in his contract to sign the £100million deal with Ferrari.
      Hamilton subsequently claimed driving for Ferrari had been a long-term ambition, saying: “I now have the chance to fulfil another childhood dream – driving in Ferrari red.”
      Alonso evidently did not buy this and used the new launch of his new Aston Martin car to vent his frustration, saying: “It was not his childhood dream 12 months ago, no?
      “Or two months ago, I guess. It was a different dream.”
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      He went on to add: “I hope he enjoys the experience. I think it’s a very special team. 
      “But it’s more special when you win. It’s few years already [since] they have a very fast car and they were fighting for big things.
      “Maybe Lewis can bring that extra to fight for the championship because the car is there.”
      It’s not the first time the F1 world has seen sparks flying between the pair.
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      In Hamilton’s first season, 2007, the then McClaren team-mates had a mighty fall-out and Alonso’s contract was subsequently terminated.
      Tensions have subsided since with Alonso even admitting a begrudging “respect” for the Brit. 

      Only last year he said of Hamilton: “I have a lot of respect for him.
      “After all, we have rarely coincided in our careers in the same place.”
      But there could be a change in store as Alonso has now been tipped for Hamilton’s soon-to-be-vacated seat at the Silver Arrows. 
      Alonso, 42, might be two-time world champion but he has not won a race since the 2013 season.
      He’s flying at the moment though, finishing fourth in the championship after eight podium finishes.
      His contract with Aston Martin expires this year and he seems to rate his chances for a shot elsewhere, saying: “I know that I am attractive to other teams. 
      Alonso and Hamilton are no longer such fierce enemiesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      “I will not stay in Formula One just to have fun. I am not that kind of person and not that kind of driver. 
      “Let’s see what the options are. I am aware of my situation which is very unique. 
      “There are only three world champions on the grid and I am the only one available for 2025, so I am in a good position.”
      He added: “On a move to Mercedes, there has been nothing at all. 
      “I know the driver market has started earlier this year, but this will not affect me in terms of preparing for the season.
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      “If I want to keep racing beyond this year, the first and only talk at the beginning will be Aston Martin. 
      “I trust this project and that will be my first priority.” More

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      F1 champ Jenson Button in legal row after ‘fraudulently’ selling prized 1970’s Ford Bronco

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      FORMER F1 champion Jenson Button has been accused of fraudulently selling a vehicle that did not belong to him.Button, 44, sold the blue 1970 Ford Bronco truck in 2022 for £130,000 via website Collecting Cars, saying he had owned it for four years.
      Jenson Button has been accused of fraudulently selling a vehicle that did not belong to himCredit: Getty
      Jenson Button uploaded a snap to Instagram of him behind the wheel of the 1970’s Ford Bronco
      But the 2009 world champion had earlier admitted that it was actually owned by his wife Brittny Ward, 33.
      Leo Eccles, 45, who bought the Bronco, has launched a legal action claiming Button was “not the legitimate owner”.
      Mr Eccles, who runs a gaming firm in Gloucestershire, claims he paid a premium believing that the car was Button’s and wants his money back.
      Documents filed at Los Angeles County Court accuse Button and his wife of fraud, intentional misrepresentation and breach of contract.
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      Lawyer Ethan Brown, speaking on behalf of his client Mr Eccles, said: “No date has yet been set for the full trial but there is a case management hearing due in the next few weeks.
      “In essence the claim is the car at the time it was sold, didn’t belong to Mr Button but to his then girlfriend and the payment made was sustainably more than it was worth but that was on the understanding it was owned by Mr Button, which our client says it wasn’t.
      “The car is still in California and hasn’t moved, Mr Button is contending that our client can’t get the car registered in South Africa and that is the real issue, and not the ownership of the car, which we are contesting.
      “What we are saying is Mr Eccles paid a substantial amount of moment for a car that he was led to believe was owned by Mr Jensen Button but he says it wasn’t and the owner was Brittny Ward, what he would like is the sale rescinded and his money back.”
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      Button did not comment.
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