{"id":859168,"date":"2026-08-15T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/859168\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:42:12","slug":"lewis-hamilton-hits-gold-with-9bn-valuation-as-team-boss-triggers-record-sale-f1-news-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/859168\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton hits gold with $9bn valuation as team boss triggers record sale: F1 News Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton<\/a> is having quite the year both on and off the track. <\/p>\n

\nThe 41-year-old Hamilton has enjoyed an F1 renaissance in 2026, bouncing back in spectacular style after a miserable first season at Ferrari<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nHe is now challenging for the title again as he goes into the second half of the season in second place in the standings – 50 points behind Italian prodigy Kimi Antonelli. <\/p>\n

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\nLewis has also now got some very very good news this week about a high-profile financial investment. Spoiler alert – it’s performing incredibly well. <\/p>\n

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F1 team owner in record $12.5bn sale<\/p>\n

\n1 team owner Mark Walter has sold the NBA basketball team the LA Lakers for an incredible $12.5bn (\u00a39.3bn). <\/p>\n

\nThe sale comes less than a year after Walter, who with TWG owns the Cadillac F1 team, bought the Lakers for $10bn (\u00a37.45bn) from the Buss family in a then record deal in October 2025. <\/p>\n

\nThat makes a tidy 25 per cent profit from his investment in just 10 months, with Josh Kushner, the brother of US president Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared, and a former Disney chief Bob Iger now taking a controlling interest in the huge basketball team. <\/p>\n

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Red Bull 2.0: Meet Max Verstappen<\/a>‘s new confidants after Gianpiero Lambiase exit<\/p>\n

\nWith the upcoming departure of Gianpiero Lambiase drawing ever closer by the day, Red Bull are now on the hunt for new trusted confidants for fourMax Verstappen. <\/p>\n

\nThe once dominant F1 team is now in rebuild mode after a significant talent drain which has seen the likes of Christian Horner, Adrian Newey, Helmut Marko, Rob Marshall and Jonathan Wheatley all exit stage left. <\/p>\n

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\"TheThe team around Verstappen is changing at Red Bull.
\nLightning McQueen set for grand prix debut as F1 confirm ‘significant’ Disney deal<\/p>\n

\nIconic ‘Cars’ character Lightning McQueen is set for an appearance at the Italian Grand Prix after F1 and Disney announced a ‘significant’ deal extension. <\/p>\n

\n“Fuel the Magic” was launched as a collaboration between F1 and Disney in 2025 with the aim of providing immersive experiences to F1 fans through Disney storytelling. <\/p>\n

\nIt has now been confirmed that the collaboration has been extended through 2028, adding another year to the deal and incorporating the popular Cars franchise into the partnership. <\/p>\n

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F1 champion lost his seat after winning world title and says Michael Schumacher’s influence played a role<\/p>\n

\n1996 world champion Damon Hill says that Michael Schumacher’s influence and F1’s consequent pivot towards Germany played a role in him losing his seat at Williams<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nHeading into the 1996 campaign, Schumacher had just become a two-time world champion at Benetton, beating Hill to the title in 1994 and 1995 and earning himself a blockbuster move to Ferrari. <\/p>\n

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Racing star feared Danica Patrick was going to punch him<\/p>\n

\nNASCAR star Denny Hamlin has opened up on the time that he feared former rival and ex-Sky Sports F1 pundit Danica Patrick was going to punch him. <\/p>\n

\nFor those who don’t know, long before her days on British television reporting on F1, Patrick had an incredible career in the States, racing extensively in both IndyCar and NASCAR. <\/p>\n

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