F1 set for louder and more affordable engines in 2021
Formula 1 | Oct 31, 2017, 10:28 PM ISTFrom 2021, teams will still use the 1.6 Litre, V6 Turbo Hybrid, but - crucially - it will be run at 3,000 rpm higher to increase noise.
From 2021, teams will still use the 1.6 Litre, V6 Turbo Hybrid, but - crucially - it will be run at 3,000 rpm higher to increase noise.
Hamilton's 2017 title ties him with Vettel and Alain Prost as four-time winners while Manuel Fangio won five and Schumacher's seven championships still tower over the sport.
Hamilton won his fourth career championship Sunday with his ninth-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix
Hamilton won his fourth career Formula One championship on Sunday with a ninth-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Verstappen's lap of 1 minute, 17.113 seconds topped Hamilton by 0.075 seconds at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.
Verstappen thought he had a third-place finish in Texas before he was penalized for an improper last-lap pass and was taken off the podium.
Hamilton, however, did not hesitate to admit that he "loves" drivers being able to participate in other series away from F1.
Hamilton is currently maintaining a 66-point lead over Germany's Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari with three F1 races remaining, he is looking forward to claiming his fourth world championship this season.
Retired Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt jumped in a sports car for two laps with Mercedes driver and Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton ahead of Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix.
Hamilton tightened his control on the F1 season title by winning the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of title rival Sebastian Vettel, who finished second.
The Mercedes driver holds a 59-point lead over Vettel with four races to go and Vettel will be desperate to push for the win.
Hamilton has won the last three years at a Circuit of the Americas track that has favoured Mercedes' power.
The Mercedes driver crossed the finish line 1.2 seconds ahead of Malaysia GP winner Max Verstappen to claim his eighth F1 victory of the season.
With five races remaining in the season, Lewis Hamilton leads Sebastian Vettel by 34 points in the drivers' championship.
The Mercedes driver was quickest in the afternoon practice with a lap of 1 minute, 48.719 seconds, .799 seconds ahead of Force India rival Esteban Ocon.
Mercedes is 118 points clear of Ferrari and close to sealing a fourth straight constructors' championship
Hamilton secured the 70th pole of his career in qualifying, and his fourth straight in Malaysia, while Vettel failed to set a time because of an engine problem.
Max Verstappen qualified third ahead of Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo, while Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas was fifth.
The Ferrari driver threw away a golden chance to regain the championship lead from Lewis Hamilton in Singapore after an unfortunate crash.
Ferrari's Vettel had topped the drivers' standings, but the Mercedes' racer bounced back to clinch the top spot, 28 points ahead of the German driver with six races to go.
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