{"id":319926,"date":"2025-12-02T05:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/319926\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T05:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:58:09","slug":"f1-today-damon-hill-rules-out-alcohol-prompted-markos-antonelli-comments-as-hamilton-laughs-at-the-fia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/319926\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Today | Damon Hill &#8216;rules out alcohol&#8217; prompted Marko&#8217;s Antonelli comments, as Hamilton laughs at the FIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here you can review the best F1 stories of today 01 December 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/damon-hill\" title=\"Damon Hill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Damon Hill<\/a> has responded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/helmut-marko\" title=\"Helmut Marko\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Helmut Marko<\/a>\u2019s criticism of Kimi Antonelli after the Qatar Grand Prix. Antonelli lost control of his Mercedes at Turn 9 on the penultimate lap, allowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/lando-norris\" title=\"Lando Norris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lando Norris<\/a> to take fourth place. The position change increased Norris\u2019s championship advantage over Max Verstappen from a potential 10 points to 12.After the race, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/news\/marko-claims-antonelli-helped-norris-in-late-qatar-overtaking-move\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marko accused Antonelli of aiding Norris,<\/a> saying the Mercedes driver \u201cmore or less waved Lando by\u201d twice. Marko later retracted the claim, stating he had reviewed the footage and concluded it was a driving error, not intentional. He added he was sorry Antonelli received online abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Antonelli has since blacked out his social media profile picture. Reacting to Marko\u2019s initial comments, Hill wrote on social media: \u201cWell, I think we can rule out alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/lewis-hamilton\" title=\"Lewis Hamilton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> criticised the FIA\u2019s handling of the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix after finishing P12 in a difficult weekend for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpblog.com\/en\/f1-teams\/ferrari\" title=\"Ferrari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a>. He said the race was dull after a good first lap and argued the governing body lacked attention to detail.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton questioned why the FIA had not extended the DRS zone despite last year\u2019s limited overtaking. He also highlighted the 26-second pit lane as unnecessarily long and said its layout could be shortened.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton noted the early pit-stops mandated by the 25-lap tyre limit and described Qatar as \u201cone of the worst races\u201d due to the lack of overtaking.<\/p>\n<p>While praising the event\u2019s hosting, he urged the FIA to find solutions to improve future editions, saying he imagined it was \u201cpretty bad to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Want to stay up-to-date with what happens in the F1 paddock? Then GPblog&#8217;s F1 Paddock Update video is the perfect way to do it. Subscribe to GPblog&#8217;s YouTube channel and turn on notifications to never miss the latest episodes.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here you can review the best F1 stories of today 01 December 2025. 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