F1 pundit warns against early Kimi Antonelli verdict after British GP

Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has cautioned against prematurely labelling Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli as a fundamentally better driver than his team-mate George Russell.
The intra-team dynamic at the Brackley outfit was under scrutiny once again at the British Grand Prix. While Russell inherited second place behind Ferrari's race winner Charles Leclerc, it was Antonelli who demonstrated ...Keep reading

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What a game that was against Mexico, by the way. I feel asleep about 1am (BST), woke up with England winning 2-1, just before Quansah got sent off and all hell broke loose. England’s defending in the final 20 minutes or so was an absolute work of art (thank you Dan Burn), even if Mexico’s attacking play lacked a certain amount of imagination. A magnificent performance by the players, not to mention Thomas Tuchel, who I feared had gone too early with the: ‘Play a back five, and just hack the ball anywhere’ strategy.

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Tebas ataca a la FIFA: "Todos guardan un silencio cómplice"

El 'caso Balogun' está dejando unas secuelas que va a ser difícil de olvidar. La decisión de FIFA de atender a las arbitrarias peticiones de Donald Trump para que el internacional estadounidense Folarin Balogun pudiera jugar ante Bélgica está siendo juzgada por todos. No hay nadie a quien le parezca bien el proceder ni del presidente de los Estados Unidos ni del propio Gianni Infantino. Bueno sí, a Mauricio Pochettino, lógicamente.

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Toto Wolff's 'spiciest slapback' at George Russell at British GP compared to Mark Webber moment Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff's blunt post-race radio message to George Russell at the British Grand Prix has been likened to Mark Webber's infamous 2010 quote by Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques.Russell finished second at his home race, inheriting the position after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli fell down to 15…

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F1 pundit warns against early Kimi Antonelli verdict after British GP