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      F1 star Esteban Ocon’s seat SNAPS IN TWO after horror crash at Hungarian Grand Prix with star rushed to medics

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      ESTEBAN OCON suffered a horror crash during the Hungarian Grand Prix.Ocon’s seat broke in two after he collided with Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly and Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu at Turn 1.
      Esteban Ocon’s seat snapped in two after a freak accident at the Hungarian Grand PrixCredit: AFP
      Ocon collided with Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly and Alfa Romeo’s Zhou GuanyuCredit: AFP
      Ocon was rushed to the medical centre after the incident but was thankfully well
      The French driver and Gasly had to retire with the former rushed to the medical centre for checks.
      Thankfully, it was soon confirmed from his team that the 26-year-old is in good health.
      Formula One fans were left in shock after witnessing the freak accident between the three drivers.
      One fan tweeted: “Oh my God….that’s terrifying. I hope he is ok.”
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      Another commented: “That’s scary, hope he’s fine!”
      A third posted: “Damn. That’s a nasty impact. I hope he’s ok.”
      This fan said: “Oh, my goodness. I hope he will be okay.”
      And that one stated: “Ugh not estie bestie.”
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      Guanyu clipped the rear of Gasly’s car and that led to him colliding with Ocon.
      The Alfa Romeo driver was slapped with a five-second penalty for the incident.
      But both Alpine cars sustained so much damage they could not complete the race. More

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      F1 Hungarian Grand Prix LIVE RESULTS: Max Verstappen claims SEVENTH straight win as Lewis Hamilton finishes fourth

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      MAX VERSTAPPEN has won the Hungarian Grand Prix and claimed his SEVENTH straight triumph.The Dutchman is on course to beat Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine consecutive GP wins.
      Lewis Hamilton started on pole but failed to claim a podium finish in Hungary.
      Brit Lando Norris came runner-up, while Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez came third.

      Start time: 2pm BST
      Stream/TV: Sky Sports F1

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      ‘It’s bwoken’
      Oh Lando whatever next…
      Verstappen is a good sport about his trophy being broken, sharing a laugh with Norris on the podium after realising what happened.
      It seems Norris may need to be a little more careful with his podium ritual in the future.
      Credit: Getty
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      Ocon has broken his silence after heading to the medical centre following his early retirement from the race.
      Taking to Twitter, the 2021 race winner said: “Unlucky. Frustrating. Big impact on the crash but glad we are both ok.
      “We regroup and come back next week.”
      The Alpine driver was forced to retire after his seat cracked IN TWO as a result of the impact of the crash with Zhou.

      Ricciardo solid on return
      Ricciardo went largely under the radar in Hungary but claimed a P13 finish on his return.
      It also saw him beat team-mate Tsunoda by two spots.
      Verstappen trophy falls into pieces
      Verstappen may have won the race but it seems he will need a replacement trophy after his broke into pieces.
      Fan footage appeared to show Norris smashing his champagne bottle onto the top step of the podium, causing Verstappen’s trophy to fall off and smash into multiple pieces.
      Credit: Reuters
      Verstappen on his race
      Yeah, we had finally a really good start. Very happy with that we’ve been working on it a bit. then I knew of course when I had the inside that corner was mine [vs Hamilton]. It was just late on the brakes, heavy car, luckily it all worked out well and basically from there I could do my race and today the car was really, really quick.
      I think over one lap this weekend it was a bit of a struggle but maybe it was probably a good thing for today. We could look after the tyre wear and that’s why we could create such a gap.
      For the team, 12 wins in a row is just incredible. Hopefully we can keep this momentum going for a long time. It’s always good to look into yesterday for example to keep pushing and always wanting to do better.Max VerstappenFormula One
      Championship standings
      Following the race in Hungary, Verstappen now leads the drivers standings by 110 points.
      Perez remains second, while Hamilton is closing in on Alonso, with their gap now just six points.
      Red Bull’s 12th consecutive win also extends their advantage over second place Mercedes to 229.
      Credit: Reuters
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      ‘Stop here please’
      With Verstappen claiming a seventh win in a row, Rosberg – who also has seven wins in a row – jokingly asked the Red Bull driver to “stop here please”.
      ‘Unless Max retires’
      Speaking to Nico Rosberg after the race, Norris joked he won’t get his maiden race win until after Verstappen retires.
      It comes with the McLaren pilot earning back-to-back podiums for the first time in his career.
      Perez claims driver of the day
      Perez has been voted the driver of the day after his drive from P9 to P3.
      Credit: https://twitter.com/F1/status/1683126686869536770
      Crushing win for Red Bull
      The upgrade the Bulls brought today paid dividends as Verstappen won by a staggering 32 seconds.
      Red Bull maintain their 100 per cent record this season.
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      Norris held off Perez for P2 while Hamilton needed at least one more lap to catch the Red Bull.
      Piastri comes home in P5, with Russell P6 after Leclerc’s penalty is applied.
      Leclerc and Sainz grab P7 and P8, while Alonso takes P9 with Lance Stroll in P10.
      VERSTAPPEN WINS IN HUNGARY
      It’s a seventh consecutive win for Max Verstappen as Red Bull take a record 12th win in a row as well.
      Sargeant late spin
      Lap 69/70
      Williams Logan Sargeant has had a late spin before retiring from the race.
      But it won’t impact the race a whole lot.
      Hamilton cuts lead by over half second
      Lap 68/70
      Hamilton has now cut the lead to under two seconds.
      Meanwhile, Russell is within the five-second penalty time of Leclerc to effectively give him P6.
      Hammer time
      Lap 66/70
      The Mercedes is coming alive in the closing stages and Hamilton is closing in on Perez.
      The gap now stands at 3.2 seconds. Could we be on for the another Verstappen-Norris-Hamilton podium?
      Russell into P7
      Lap 65/70
      Russell is now up to P7 and is 5.5 seconds behind Leclerc who has a five-second penalty.
      He may yet gain a P6 by the end of the race.
      Russell into P7
      Lap 65/70
      Russell is now up to P7 and is 5.5 seconds behind Leclerc who has a five-second penalty.
      He may yet gain a P6 by the end of the race.
      Five to go
      Lap 64/70
      Into the final five laps now.
      Perez is closing in on Norris for P2, while Russell is not battling Sainz for P7.
      And that comes after Russell enquired about pitting.
      Norris verbals on back markers.
      Lap 61/70
      After coming up to the back markers Norris had another outburst.
      Norris fumed: “**** they have to get out of the way! So many blue flags.They’re not even racing for anything.”
      Now more than 20 seconds behind Verstappen.
      Final 10
      Lap 60/70
      The final 10 laps are underway in Hungary.
      It’s been a routine race for Verstappen, while Perez is on course to make a Red Bull 1-2 unless Norris can miraculously hold him off.
      Top five

      Verstappen
      Norris
      Perez
      Hamilton
      Piastri

      Hamilton into P4
      Lap 57/70
      Hamilton is now up to P4 after overtaking Piastri down the inside of Turn 1.
      Norris agitated on radio
      Lap 56/70
      With Norris under threat at losing P2, Norris’s race engineer caught some flak as he asked the Brit to pick up the pace.
      Norris snaps back by telling his engineer he’s pushing.
      It’s been a frustrating day for McLaren overall with their pace not enough to match the dominant Red Bull.
      Credit: AFP
      Closing stages
      Lap 55/70
      We’re into the final 15 laps in Hungary.
      Perez is catching Norris for P2 with Verstappen pulling away all the time.
      Hamilton remains P5 and is closing in on Piastri in P4.
      Verstappen pits for a second time
      Lap 52/70
      Verstappen is back in the pits for his second stop.
      But he has such a huge advantage only a catastrophic stop would cause an issue.
      Luckily for him that hasn’t happened and he remains 12 seconds ahead of Norris.
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      Gutted Lewis Hamilton finishes 4th after nightmare start as F1 rival Max Verstappen wins again at Hungarian Grand Prix

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      LEWIS HAMILTON apologised for his poor start as Max Verstappen ran away with it in Hungary.The Red Bull ace has now won seven on the spin to open up an incredible 110 point lead over team-mate Sergio Perez, who was third.
      Lewis Hamilton never recovered from a dreadful start in which Max Verstappen overtook him and proceeded to dominateCredit: Getty
      Hamilton shared his pain as he started on pole but was soon out of contentionCredit: Reuters
      Verstappen celebrates his 44th GP victory to boost his title leadCredit: Reuters
      McLaren’s Lando Norris took another podium as he finished second while his team-mate Oscar Piasri continued to impress on his debut season by coming home in fifth.
      Hamilton, who had started on pole position after a brilliant qualifying session on Saturday, was fourth – some 38 seconds behind winner Verstappen.
      The Mercedes man was slow off the line and admitted the blame over the team’s radio as he was leapfrogged by Verstappen, Piastri and Norris.
      Further back, Daniel Ricciardo was caught up in the thick of it as Zhou Guanyu slammed into his AlphaTauri man on his F1 return.
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      The impact sent both Alpines out of the race as the Oxfordshire-based team suffered a double DNF on the opening lap.
      By lap 45, Hamilton was 33 seconds off Verstappen’s time, telling his race engineer “this is as fast as it goes”, when asked to up the pace.
      Perez started cutting his way through the field from his ninth place on the grid and by lap 51 he’d climbed back to 51.
      The Mexican started hunting down Norris, who became increasingly panicked, but the Brit managed to hold on for second.
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      But he was still over 32 seconds behind Verstappen, who remains in a class of his own and looks on course to win the title in Austin Texas, with four races to spare.
      Verstappen was cruising, so much so that his race engineer radioed him around 10 laps from the end, his reply was calm, “Yeah, all good,” he said.
      It was the 12th consecutive win for Red Bull. Verstappen said: “What an unbelievable rocketship today. The car was so enjoyable to drive.”
      Verstappen romped to a record 12th win in a row for Red BullCredit: Getty More

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      Watch Sky F1 host’s hilarious reaction as she cuts off from Daniel Ricciardo interview to celebrate Lewis Hamilton pole

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      A YOUNG Sky Sports presenter hilariously paused her interview with Daniel Ricciardo to celebrate Lewis Hamilton’s pole position on Saturday.Hamilton, 38, achieved his first pole position in 595 days with a sensational flying lap in the final seconds of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
      A Sky Sports reporter was interviewing Ricciardo when she became distracted by HamiltonCredit: Sky Sports F1
      She then revealed ‘Hamilton’s my favourite!’ after the Mercedes star took pole positionCredit: Sky Sports F1
      The lap saw him pip Red Bull rival Max Verstappen to the line by just 0.003 seconds, subsequently leaving both fans and the paddock in shock.
      During Q3, newly-appointed AlphaTauri driver Ricciardo – who was eliminated in the previous round after qualifying in 13th – was being interviewed by Sky Sports’ F1 Juniors presenter Ruby.
      The young reporter opened the chat by asking: “Hi Daniel, how does it feel to be back in the car after such a long break?”
      To which the Aussie responded: “It feels really fun. When it’s so long, you really miss something.
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      “When you do something every day I don’t think you really appreciate it as much, so to miss it for six-seven months I think it made it more enjoyable. I’m very happy.”
      Ricciardo was then asked about who his best friends in the paddock were, but midway through the conversation both the interviewer and the interviewee became distracted after noticing that Hamilton had qualified in pole position.
      Ruby excitedly exclaimed “Look, Hamilton” before letting out a big cheer.
      She added: “Hamilton’s my favourite!”
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      Hamilton’s impressive qualifying result will see him start Sunday’s race on pole position for the first time since the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP.
      After securing the fastest lap, the seven-time world champion said: “It’s been a crazy year and a half. I have lost my voice from shouting so much in the car.
      “We have been pushing so hard to finally get a pole and it just feels like the first time.
      “I didn’t expect to be fighting for pole so when I went into that final run I gave it everything.
      “It has been massively challenging for everyone in the team. We have been focusing so much on trying to improve.
      “We have been losing so much time in Turns Four and 11 compared to the others, so I just sent it. It has been so tough and it is going to continue to be tough after this, but this just shows we can do it.” More

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      Lewis Hamilton on pole for first time in 595 DAYS after stunning qualifying lap at F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

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      LEWIS HAMILTON took a sensational pole position for the Hungarian GP – beating Max Verstappen by 0.003 seconds.Verstappen, who has dominated this season to open up a 99 point lead in the championship, will start in second place.
      Lewis Hamilton is on pole for the Hungarian Grand PrixCredit: Getty
      Max Verstappen and Red Bull were pipped to pole position by Lewis HamiltonCredit: Rex
      It is the 104th pole position of the Brit’s career – and an emotional one – as there are now signs that Mercedes are back in the mix after a terrible 18 months.
      Hamilton, who has won this race eight times before, scored his first pole since Saudi Arabia 2021.
      Lando Norris extended McLaren’s upward trajectory by qualifying in third place and his teammate, Oscar Piastri will line up in fourth.
      Daniel Ricciardo had a successful return to F1 after qualifying in 13th place – comfortably ahead of his teammate, Yuki Tsunoda.
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      Ricciardo has been handed his way back by Red Bull after being dumped by McLaren at the end of last year.
      The Aussie replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri – Red Bull’s sister team – and scored their best qualifying result since the Monaco GP in May.
      Meanwhile, George Russell suffered a miserable qualifying – leaving Merc boss Toto Wolff furious.
      The Austrian slammed his fist into the desk as he watched Russell eliminated at Q1 – a result that will see him start in 18th on the grid.
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      Russell was waiting in line to start his final flying lap but as the clock counted down, he was leapfrogged in the queue of cars by THREE other drivers.
      Not only had he lost time and track position but the extra delay to create a gap to the cars ahead also punished his tyres as the temperature dropped off.
      As a result, his first sector was slow and he was unable to improve meaning he was dumped out of qualifying at the first hurdle. More

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      Inside F1’s most outrageous driver Daniel Ricciardo’s lavish life with stunning girlfriend ahead of Hungarian GP return

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      DANIEL Ricciardo is Formula 1’s most entertaining star – and his rollercoaster career hasn’t been short of drama either.While the Aussie racer has won eight Grand Prixs, last August he hit a career low, getting ditched by McLaren and failing to secure a seat for the 2023 season.
      Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo has joined AlphaTauri for the remainder of the 2023 season and is set to make his comeback at the Hungarian GPCredit: Getty
      Away from the race track, Ricciardo lives a very luxurious lifestyle with glam girlfriend Heidi BergerCredit: danielricciardo/instagram
      However, this weekend the 34-year-old is set to make a sensational F1 return with AlphaTauri at this weekend’s Hungarian GP, having filled Nyck de Vries’ spot for the remainder of the season.
      Away from the grid he’s one of the most popular professionals in the sport – regularly pictured larking about with the likes of former team mates Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, and new team mate Yuki Tsunoda.
      No doubt fans will be thrilled to see Daniel – nicknamed the Honey Badger – back, especially with glamorous girlfriend Heidi Berger in tow.
      And despite his dip in form, some reports suggest Ricciardo is still worth an impressive £38million – which means he’s been able to maintain a very luxurious lifestyle while away.
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      Here, we take a closer look inside Daniel’s lavish life away from the grid, including a £15million property portfolio and a very, very impressive multi-million pound private car collection.
      Love in the fast lane
      When Daniel was dropped by his team last year, at least he could rely on the support of his super stunning girlfriend, Heidi, 26.
      She already knows a thing or two about the F1 life too, as her Austrian father Gerhard Berger is a retired driver, who competed for 14 seasons.
      Speaking last year on the Fitzy & Wippa podcast when asked if he was in love, Daniel said: “Yeah mate, I’m in love, I got a good thing going, so yeah. I’ve got a good balance in life right now.
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      “I think love eliminates stress, yeah absolutely.”
      Actress Heidi, who studied at New York University, has posted plenty of photos from the track presumably supporting her beau, and while the couple are incredibly private, they went public with their romance last August.
      They were spotted enjoying a getaway to Venice in May, and also shared a special intimate moment from the romantic holiday on social media last month, showing they’re still very much loved-up.
      Heidi is an aspiring actress, and the daughter of former F1 driver Gerhard BergerCredit: instagram.com/heidiberger
      Heidi has been a huge support for her beauCredit: heidiberger_/instagram
      Daniel Ricciardo and his girlfriend Heidi Berger have been able to spend more time together latelyCredit: BackGrid
      £15m property empire
      Regardless of form, a career in F1 can be short-lived, so Ricciardo has already made the sensible move into property investment, and boasts a staggering £15million portfolio already.
      He owns a one-bedroom pied-à-terre in Monte Carlo, which is home to plenty of other drivers including Max Verstappen and Charles LeClerc.
      Speaking about the Monaco Grand Prix, Ricciardo said: “It feels like a real racetrack, and I’m not thinking ‘there’s a cafe I eat at’ or ‘there’s a street I ride my Vespa down’ or whatever.
      “You wake up in your own bed, kick around your apartment and then start the journey to work.” 
      Not forgetting his roots, Daniel also has an impressive abode in his native Perth, Australia, which is said to have an underground garage (of course) and pool.
      Even more impressively, he also snapped up a stunning five-bed, five bath mansion in Los Angeles in 2018.
      Daniel Ricciardo’s LA home is where he enjoys spending time during summer breaks in particularCredit: Realtor.com
      The driver loves the US, and owns a home in LACredit: Realtor.com
      His mansion boasts an outdoor pool, five bedrooms and five bathroomsCredit: Realtor.com
      As a result he is said to enjoy spending most of the summer in LA, telling the West Australian: “The weather, having the beaches close by, I feel like you can escape the madness of it all.” 
      He paid a whopping £10million for the modernised 1960s Beverly Hills home, which also has an outdoor pool and a two-door garage for his luxury cars.
      Multi-million pound private car collection
      Unsurprisingly given their need to impress on the race track, F1 drivers are also known to boast very impressive private car collections – and Ricciardo is no exception.
      Speaking about his passion for motors to Top Gear, he said: “I am fascinated by some modern cars and how close they can be to a race car.
      “If I accelerate away from a set of traffic lights in a quick car, sure it feels fast, but I’m not exactly high-fiving my mate in the passenger seat.
      “That’s why I’m starting to warm towards the older stuff. It’s completely different. The H-pattern gearboxes, the vibrations and all that – I appreciate that.”
      Unsurprisingly, Ricciardo boasts a very impressive private car collectionCredit: gopro
      The racing pro’s motors are thought to be worth millionsCredit: danielricciardo/instagram
      He often drives a McLaren 720S, said to be worth around £215,000, and when he’s back in Australia, he cruises around his hometown in a Toyota HiLux – his first car and a gift from his parents.
      He also owns an Aston Martin Valkyrie, reportedly worth a whopping £2.5million, a Porsche 918 Spyder and a Porsche GT3 RS.
      Luxury holidays
      For work Daniel obviously has to travel the world, but when he’s not racing he also enjoys the finer things in life and visiting exotic locations.
      Last year he went Instagram official with Heidi while holidaying in the US, where they enjoyed hiking in the mountains and horse riding, and earlier this year they were pictured looking loved up in Venice.
      Previously he’s been seen living it up onboard a yacht in the Mediterranean, and earlier this year he was spotted partying in Las Vegas.
      And it seems Ricciardo made the most of his break away from the track, recently writing in a LinkedIn post: “This is the first year in as long as I can remember that my goals aren’t going to be 100 per cent about racing and competing.”
      Either way, it seems he was always destined for this career, saying: “Two, three years old, I’ve got faint memories of being at the track, putting the earmuffs on and that was like the first kind of attraction where I was kind of like scared by the noise.
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      “But I also loved it, because I knew that represented like the speed and there was excitement that was with that.”
      Daniel and girlfriend Heidi recently enjoyed a loved-up getaway to Venice togetherCredit: heidiberger_/instagram
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      Sergio Perez CRASHES just five minutes into Hungarian GP practice leaving car a wreck while he fights for his job

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      SERGIO PEREZ crashed his Red Bull just five minutes into the first Hungarian Grand Prix practice session on Friday.The 33-year-old had just started his first flying lap of the weekend when his front-left wheel dipped on to the grass, causing his car to spin out and crash into the barrier.
      Perez crashed his car into the barrier during the first Hungarian GP practice sessionCredit: EPA
      The Red Bull star was visibly frustrated after the accidentCredit: EPA
      His car was left severely damagedCredit: Getty

      Checo was left unharmed by the accident, although he appeared to be very frustrated with his mistake.
      Perez currently sits second in the Drivers Championship, but he has failed to reach Q3 in each of the last five race weekends.
      His poor qualifying form has subsequently had an impact on his race results, therefore casting doubt over his future at Red Bull.
      And he now finds himself under pressure from Daniel Ricciardo, who was named as AlphaTauri’s new driver last week.
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      Ricciardo, 34, replaced rookie Nyck de Vries, who was axed by Red Bull’s sister team following his poor start to the season.
      The Aussie is set to make his F1 return at the Hungarian GP this weekend, but he hopes to eventually work his way back into contention at Red Bull.
      On Thursday, he said: “I had enough time off to reset but also kind of enjoy it again. I already felt that on the simulator so far this year but then also that’s why I wanted to drive the car and really make sure that it is still truly what I love doing most.
      “I was up to speed really quickly and it felt so good again and obviously tasting the Red Bull car (at Silverstone after the British GP) got me pretty excited.
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      “I knew also with everything that happened the last few years, getting back into the sport after taking some time off, I knew it would be very hard to go back at the top.
      “Of course that was my wish but you also need to be realistic at some point and say ‘OK, if I want to get back to a Red Bull seat then it’s going to take a bit of a process or a path’. This for me is the best path at the moment.”
      Championship leader Max Verstappen has revealed that he would be happy to see his former teammate return to Red Bull.
      When asked about the possibility of a reunion earlier this week, he said: “I mean, I never actually wanted him to leave!
      “No, I mean, all of these things, we know that we get on very well, and if Daniel, of course, does well where he is now, then, of course, he has the opportunity to go back up.
      “It’s all open, to be honest.” More

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      Shakira and Lewis Hamilton are ‘inseparable’ and enjoying ‘hot summer romance’ as singer steps out in red mini dress

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      SHAKIRA and Lewis Hamilton have become “inseparable” as they embrace a “hot summer romance”, an insider claims.The Colombian star and F1 ace have sparked dating rumours after being spotted getting cosy at a string of events in recent months.
      Lewis Hamilton is rumoured to be dating ShakiraCredit: Instagram – Mustafa
      The singer stunned in a red mini dress at the 2023 Premios Juventud AwardsCredit: Getty
      Shakira, 46, split from her long-term footballer boyfriend Gerard Pique last year but is now claimed to be “fast-tracking” her apparent love affair with Hamilton.
      A source told In Touch: “She’s over Gerard and fast-tracking her romance with Lewis.
      “They’re inseparable. It’s definitely a hot summer romance.
      “She believes in love and is very open to see what the future might hold for them.”
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      Shakira watched from the Mercedes team’s VIP area as seven-times champ Lewis Hamilton, 38, sped to a podium finish on his home circuit at Silverstone earlier this month.
      Revving up dating rumours, she was also pictured beaming at the Spanish Grand Prix last month as she cheered the Mercedes driver to second place.
      Afterwards he was snapped with his arm round her waist as they had cocktails with friends in Barcelona.
      In May, Shakira also watched Hamilton race in Miami – her new home town since moving to the US earlier this year.
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      The British speed ace was pictured speaking to her at a restaurant in the city, sparking a frenzy of speculation.
      Days later Lewis picked her up from the back of her £12million beach mansion at the start of a cosy boat trip together.
      But despite claims the pair are tied at the hip, they have been pictured on different continents this week.
      Shakira ended a party-filled European trip as she returned to Miami, where she lives with her two sons – Milan, nine, and Sasha, seven.
      On Thursday, she was pictured stepping out in a stunning red mini dress as she collected eight awards at the 2023 Premios Juventud Awards.
      She matched the figure-hugging gown with a pair of fiery red sunglasses as she beamed on stage.
      Meanwhile, her rumoured beau Hamilton is enjoying downtime in Ibiza with 20-year-old tennis-player and heiress Jenny Stray Spetalen and Mexican actress Eiza Gonzalez.
      But Hamilton isn’t the only sports star Shakira appears to be getting close to, as she was last week seen on what appeared to be a date with NBA ace Jimmy Butler.
      She and Butler, 33, were pictured leaving Novikov Restaurant & Bar in London just two minutes apart – with the singer escorted to her car by his entourage.
      It comes as the Hips Don’t Lie singer faces a tax probe in Spain.
      Officials confirmed on Thursday a court near Barcelona had agreed to investigate the singer-songwriter for suspected 2018 tax breaches.
      Shakira will return to the Catalan capital again in November for the beginning of her £12.5 million tax evasion trial.
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      Her legal team said she had not received any notification and found out about the new case through the press.
      Lewis Hamilton and Jenny Stray Spetalen pictured in IbizaCredit: Splash
      Shakira collected eight awards on ThursdayCredit: Getty
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