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Happy birthday, Miss Heatherpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 26 July
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We've received a special message from the grandchildren of Miss Heather from Weymouth to ask if we could say a big happy 80th birthday during this weekend's live page.
Absolutely we can!
Miss Heather is a huge fan of Formula 1 and her favourite driver is seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, so here's a pic of Lewis winning at Silverstone recently as our gift to you.
We hope you enjoyed your day on 22 July and fingers crossed this will be a fantastic Belgian Grand Prix for you.
Verstappen 'likely' to take engine penaltypublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 26 July
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Championship leader Max Verstappen says he's "likely" to take an engine penalty at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
That would incur a 10-place grid penalty for the Dutchman, who said this, external when asked of the possibility of an engine change:
“Likely, yeah. But I knew of course that it is coming. It’s not a surprise to me.”
“We’ll find out on Sunday how good that is going to be, right?”
“Some tracks naturally are a bit better than others. Of course on a street circuit, you wouldn’t want to have an engine penalty. So yeah, most likely it will be here.”
Verstappen took a similar penalty at Spa last year, started the race from sixth and ended up winning it!
"I am thrilled to embark on this new chapter in my Formula 1 career and join Haas from the start of the 2025 season," Ocon said.
"I'll be joining a very ambitious racing team, whose spirit, work ethic and undeniable upward trajectory has really impressed me."
In 2022, he finished eighth in his best finish in the World Drivers' Championship.
But Ocon, who has had three podiums in his F1 career, has struggled this season and sits 18th in the championship.
Haas principal Ayao Komatsu will link up with the Frenchman again after being involved as race engineer for Lotus - which is now Alpine - during Ocon's maiden run in an F1 car.
Andreas Seidl has been removed as head of Audi's Formula 1 project and replaced by former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto.
The decision to replace Seidl, after 19 months in the role of chief executive officer, comes amid concerns about the progress of the Sauber team that Audi has taken over as the basis for its F1 entry in 2026.
Oliver Hoffmann, previously chairman of the boards of all Sauber companies, has also been removed from his role.
Gernot Dollner, who has been appointed the new chairman of the boards of Sauber companies, said: "With his extensive experience of more than 25 years in F1, [Binotto] will undoubtedly be able to make a decisive contribution for Audi."
Norris regrets team orders row overshadowed Piastri winpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 26 July
12:06 BST 26 July
Lorraine McKenna BBC Sport F1 writer
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Lando Norris says he is not proud that McLaren's team orders drama at the Hungarian Grand Prix has overshadowed team-mate Oscar Piastri's maiden Formula 1 victory.
The 24-year-old was pitted ahead of race leader Piastri during the final pit stops at the Hungaroring, placing him at the front of the field and Australian Piastri in second place.
After several radio messages between himself and his engineer Will Joseph, Norris finally obeyed the request to move aside with two laps remaining so Piastri could claim the win.
While the one-two finish was a moment to celebrate for McLaren, Norris says the intra-team row was something he has "not felt too proud about".
Last time out in Hungarypublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 26 July
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Oscar Piastri took his maiden grand prix victory in a McLaren one-two ahead of Lando Norris in a dramatic race in Hungary, amid a heated row over team orders.
Behind them, in a race full of see-sawing action, old rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided as they disputed third place.
Both continued but Hamilton held on to third and the Red Bull driver, his race full of radio messages peppered with swearing, dropped back to finish fifth behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
McLaren’s team orders controversy unfolded as they tried to manage their way to a one-two, their first since the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
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