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Lewis Hamilton has admitted that it is "difficult" to accept the time it has taken Mercedes to introduce their Red Bull-inspired Formula 1 upgrades. After keeping their 'zero sidepod' approach into the 2023 season, Mercedes quickly committed to ditching it in Bahrain, but were forced to wait until Monaco to introduce the vast new upgrade . Originally planned for Imola, the W14 now has more conventional sidepods and front suspension, with Hamilton qualifying the car sixth fastest for the race, despite a crash at Mirabeau in FP3. But the seven-time champion has admitted that watching Red Bull dominate with their package has not been easy. Viewed by others: Sergio Perez Perez: 'I cannot believe what I've done' in Monaco crash ...

Max Verstappen is the world's third-richest athlete under the age of 25, according to Forbes . Thanks to his recent successes in F1 , with back-to-back Drivers' Championships under his belt, and a bumper new deal with Red Bull tying him to the drinks-backed squad until 2028, Verstappen earned $64 million from May 2022 to May 2023, according to the American publication. However, the Dutchman is some way behind table-topping Kylian Mbappe. The France and Paris Saint-Germain Football er was said to have earned $120 million over the same period, of which $20 million came from off-field earnings such as sponsorship deals and appearance fees. Sandwiched between Mbappe and Verstappen is NFL star Kyler Murray, who trousered $70.5 million over the last 12 months. The top five is rounded out by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland ($52 million) and the Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic ($47.2 million). A previous Forbes analysis from November 2022 ranked Verstappen as the...

Several F1 Team Principals have displayed a predominantly negative attitude towards the possibility of more teams joining the sport in the coming years. There are currently ten teams on the grid, though current F1 regulations contain provisions for up to 13 teams. The current deadline for Expression of Interest proposals to be submitted to the FIA is May 15th, with a deadline of June 30th in place for formal bids to be submitted. When the EoI process was opened in January, Andretti immediately made their long-held ambitions of an F1 entry clear by announcing a venture with General Motors and Cadillac. Other potential entrants include a Craig Pollock-backed project dubbed 'Formula Equal' with backing from a Gulf-area nation, believed to be Saudi Arabia, and a British-based team, working under the H26 banner. And earlier this week, it was revealed that a southeast Asia-backed entry, dubbed LKY SUNZ, is to apply to join F1 from as early as 2025. Viewed by oth...