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Citroen Formula E team boss Cyril Blais dies aged 46

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Citroen Formula E team boss Cyril Blais dies aged 46

Belgian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2026

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Welcome to the jungle? When Formula 1.5 came to Spa

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Welcome to the jungle? When Formula 1.5 came to Spa

IndyCar Nashville race postponed to Monday after heavy rain and World Cup delays

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IndyCar Nashville race postponed to Monday after heavy rain and World Cup delays

Momentum restored: Antonelli overcomes bad luck to reclaim control at the Belgian GP

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Momentum restored: Antonelli overcomes bad luck to reclaim control at the Belgian GP

Hamilton keeps F1 Belgian GP fourth-place finish as mechanic escapes unhurt

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Hamilton keeps F1 Belgian GP fourth-place finish as mechanic escapes unhurt

Ferrari criticises "mega harsh" penalty for Hamilton in F1 Belgian GP

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Ferrari criticises "mega harsh" penalty for Hamilton in F1 Belgian GP

What maiden WRC win means for Pajari

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Grapevine: Massa, Todt visit children's hospital

Felipe Massa and Ferrari sporting director Jean Todt both admitted that their eyes had been opened after paying an emotional visit to a children's hospital in Sao Paulo on Thursday

Massa and Todt spent one hour at the Graac Hospital for children suffering from cancer. They spoke to the children and presented them with a model of Massa's Ferrari 248 F1 car.

Both men were clearly moved by the experience, and confessed that it had delivered them a stark lesson about life outside of the F1 world.

Massa said: "It is not the first time I have been to visit the hospital and every time I go there it is a new experience. You can see a real world, which you think is far away from you, but in reality is just around the corner.

"You enjoy more your life because you see the good that you have and you have more willingness to help people who suffer. I love children and I love to stay with them and I am happy we can help them."

Todt added: "It was nice to go there, and was good because we could bring some smiles to the face of children who are suffering. And it was helpful for the F1 world, which is often closed in on itself, to have a glimpse of what is real life."

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