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What we learned from the 2026 F1 British GP sprint race and qualifying

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What we learned from the 2026 F1 British GP sprint race and qualifying

Wolff: "Emotional" Vasseur misunderstood comments on Ferrari

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Wolff: "Emotional" Vasseur misunderstood comments on Ferrari

F1 British GP: Antonelli takes pole position, Russell down in fourth

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F1 British GP: Antonelli takes pole position, Russell down in fourth

DTM Norisring: Thiim takes Aston Martin's maiden win after horror crash

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DTM Norisring: Thiim takes Aston Martin's maiden win after horror crash

F1 drivers criticise ‘dangerous’ yo-yo racing in British GP sprint race

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F1 drivers criticise ‘dangerous’ yo-yo racing in British GP sprint race

Russell and Hamilton contract renewals reveal the Verstappen-McLaren rumours to be nonsense

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Russell and Hamilton contract renewals reveal the Verstappen-McLaren rumours to be nonsense

F1 British GP: Antonelli overtakes Hamilton to win Silverstone sprint race

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F1 British GP: Antonelli overtakes Hamilton to win Silverstone sprint race

LIVE: F1 British GP commentary and updates – Antonelli claims pole position

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LIVE: F1 British GP commentary and updates – Antonelli claims pole position

Massa feels he deserved victory

Felipe Massa said he felt he deserved to win the German Grand Prix, having let team-mate Fernando Alonso take the lead after having led from the start

Massa finished in second position after giving up the lead when Ferrari told him on the radio that Alonso was quicker than him.

"Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?" Massa's race engineer Rob Smedley told the Brazilian on the radio.

Moments later, Massa slowed down and let Alonso through, the Spaniard having said earlier on the radio that "This is ridiculous" as he followed Massa closely but was unable to pass.

A less-than-happy-looking Massa said he felt he deserved victory.

"Well, I think so," said Massa when asked if he felt he deserved the win. "The start was just fantastic and also the pace on the soft tyres was really great and then I was struggling a little bit on the hard tyres but anyway a very good race for us."

When asked about Smedley's radio comment, Massa added: "Well, I don't think I need to say anything about that."

He added: "The only thing I feel is that we work for the team and doing a great job for the team and that is the most important thing."

Massa is currently 72 points behind championship leader Lewis Hamilton, with Alonso now 34 behind the Briton.

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