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- The Independent
McLaren boss says Formula One is a ‘healthier' place without Christian Horner
McLaren boss Zak Brown has claimed Formula One is a 'healthier' place without Christian Horner after accusing the former Red Bull team principal of 'crossing the line'. Horner was released from his position on July 9. The last 18 months of his reign were overshadowed by an accusation from a female colleague of 'coercive behaviour'. Horner always denied the claim and was twice exonerated. The 51-year-old has been replaced by Laurent Mekies and Brown revealed he had met with the Frenchman ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. 'I'm happy Laurent's in the role he is in,' said Brown. 'I like Laurent, that'll be healthy, and maybe we can get back to focusing on competition on the track. 'There's always going to be some political aspects to the sport, but I think it is going to be healthier with Laurent. I'm a fan of Laurent, I have known him for a long time, and it'll be good to go racing against him.' Brown and Horner did not get along and aimed a number of slights at each other over the years – both on and off the track. Brown continued: 'It went too far. There's always going to be politicking in F1; let's try and shut down their flexi-wings and that stuff, but when you start getting into frivolous allegations, that's just going too far. 'If I look up and down pit lane now, I see us fighting each other hard politically, but the line is not being crossed, and that line got crossed before. 'So I think that we'll see a little bit of a change for the better. There's a higher level of trust that now if we sit down and have a conversation on a topic where we think there could be some confidentiality, and it's just not an automatic: 'I'm going to use that as a political weapon'. 'We're going to be in a better place, a little bit more unified, and a little bit more trusting that while we're fighting on track, we can have a conversation about what's good for the sport off it. And that won't get manipulated for political reasons and taken out of context.' Horner led Red Bull to 14 world championships in two decades in charge and Brown, whose McLaren team lead both the drivers' and constructors' championships as the sport approaches its summer break, concluded: 'I presume he'll be back. He's young, he's a racer, and he's got pretty awesome credentials. 'But I'm looking forward to racing Red Bull, more like we race Ferrari and Mercedes and being more collegiate, because it's important for the benefit of the sport that we all can work together.'
The Independent
23 minutes ago
- The Independent
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot storms into yellow jersey on eve of Tour de France Femmes finale
France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot powered to victory on the mountainous stage eight of the Tour de France Femmes on Saturday, dropping her rivals before the Col de la Madeleine summit to claim the yellow jersey on the eve of the finale. The 33-year-old, who won the Paris-Roubaix Femmes in April, attacked seven kilometres from the summit to overtake Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) and Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) before riding clear. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider crossed the line one minute 45 seconds ahead of Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal), with Fisher-Black in third two minutes 15 seconds behind. "It was super painful, the last kilometre, because I wanted to have a gap as big as possible for tomorrow. I also wanted to enjoy it but it's not over until you cross the finish line. I'm so happy we made it," Ferrand-Prevot said. Ferrand-Prevot's Visma teammate Marion Bunel, who was with her in the early breakaway, dropped back to pace her on the Col de la Madeleine. "I can't wait to see my teammates and to share this jersey with them because they have been a big, big part of this victory and this yellow jersey," Ferrand-Prevot added. "For sure I will give everything for the jersey tomorrow. My teammates will be there to support me, so it makes me feel a bit more relaxed about it." Ferrand-Prevot, Paris Olympics gold medallist in cross-country mountain biking, will take her commanding lead into Sunday's final stage, aiming to become the first Frenchwoman to win the Tour de France Femmes. It was a third straight stage victory for France which capped an aggressive display from Ferrand-Prevot, who started the day 26 seconds off the general classification leader Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal). Her win put her in the overall lead, with Gigante, two minutes 37 seconds adrift, the only general classification favourite still able to challenge her on the final 124.1km mountain ride from Praz-sur-Arly to Chatel. Mauritian Le Court crashed on the descent from the Col du Frene with 63km remaining, briefly trailing the peloton by about a minute before resuming her chase. She rejoined later, but her effort to set the pace for teammate Gigante, combined with the relentless climbing, cost her dearly in the general classification, dropping her to 11th place.
The Independent
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- The Independent
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari should replace him after qualifying 12th
Lewis Hamilton has expressed strong disappointment with his F1 qualifying performance in Hungary, describing himself as "useless" after only securing 12th on the grid. In contrast, his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc surprisingly claimed pole position, saying he "did not expect that" result. Hamilton suggested Ferarri should replace him, saying 'they probably need to change driver'. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris of McLaren will start second and third respectively, with George Russell in fourth. Hamilton has had a challenging season. He is yet to achieve a podium finish and is currently sitting sixth in the world championship.
