Christian Horner return boost, Hamilton heartbreak and journalist BANNED - F1 News Today

Christian Horner might just have been handed a potential route back into F1 following a significant development involving team ownership.

Otro Capital has appointed investment bank BDT & MSD Partners to explore a sale of its 24 per cent minority stake in Alpine, opening the door for new investors to enter the Enstone outfit.

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Lewis Hamilton’s emotional encounter with Gaza’s children ‘broke his heart’

Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton admitted that meeting the children of Gaza and hearing about their traumas broke his heart.

The 41-year-old British superstar did not head for the nearest beach or five-star resort when F1 got a rare week off after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix last weekend.

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Top F1 journalist banned from races 'for criticising Ferrari star Charles Leclerc'

Long-time F1 journalist Jonathan McEvoy has written a scathing column in which he claims that his media accreditation has been revoked for the rest of the 2026 season.

The Daily Mail writer believes he was banned for describing Ferrari star Charles Leclerc as 'a sneaky little b******' in a column after the Mexican Grand Prix.

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Daily Mail BOYCOTTS F1 coverage after journalist banned by FIA

The Daily Mail says it will boycott coverage of F1 for the final three races of 2026 in protest at the ban imposed on McEvoy.

The paper says it will not report on races or press conferences for the remainder of the current season.

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$3bn Cadillac price tag roasted by F1 insider - 'They're doing pretty s***'

A former F1 team principal has called a potential team sale into doubt, warning that Cadillac owner Mark Walter might struggle to offload his team at the current listed price.

The American businessman reportedly started floating the team on the market last month, targeting a $3bn sale as he continues to divest himself of some of his bigger sporting assets, having already sold the LA Lakers and his stake in Chelsea FC.

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Suzuka's iconic 130R corner has been sold, to a video game

Naming rights to one of F1's most iconic corners was not something we had on our bingo card today, but here we are.

Have you ever heard of Umamusume? If you have: congratulations, you are a nerd. Welcome. If you haven't, Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a Japanese franchise which began life as a mobile game in 2021.

'Umamusume' literally translates to 'horse girls' and, yes, the game and subsequent manga/anime series centres around girls 'with the ears, tails, and capabilities of horses', who replace racehorses in the fictional world they inhabit.

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F1 tipped for $30billion sale as former boss makes stunning prediction

Former Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei has claimed that F1 could be sold before the end of the decade with a mind-boggling valuation in play.

Liberty bought F1 back in January of 2017 in a move which valued the sport at around $8bn, and have overseen an explosion in popularity in that time, with the sport's share price rising by nearly 300 per cent in a decade.

The sport's non-voting stock most recently closed at $109.44, giving the company a market capitalisation in the region of $28bn.

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