F1 Notes: Hamilton's Contract, Fan Backlash, Verstappen's Defence, And More

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The Australian Grand Prix concluded the third stage of the 2023 F1 season on Sunday and we have a few weeks to wait until the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on 28-30 April. However, there is still a lot going on in the motorsport world with Australian GP reflections and talk of Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes contract.

Here is everything you need to catch up on from the last 24 hours. 

• Lando Norris Brands Lewis Hamilton An Eight-Time Champion In Awkward Live Blunder
• Daniel Ricciardo Is Making Fans Fall In Love With Max Verstappen: "Phenomenal Together"
• Tension Within Red Bull: Max Verstappen Forced To Give Up Saudi Arabian GP Victory
• F1 Insider Calls For Lewis Hamilton To Make Big Career Move Whilst Snubbing Ferrari
• Jenson Button Identifies Lewis Hamilton Issue: "The Biggest Problem"
• F1 Pundit Calls Out Australian GP Stewards For Lacking Consistency In Penalties
• Max Verstappen's Father Defends Himself Over Abuse Claims: "I Was Hard On Him, That Was My Plan"
• Max Verstappen Fans Argue His True Personality Is Not Seen: "Bu****it"

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F1 Social Media

“when lewis won his 8th world champ-” landoooooo i was unfamiliar pic.twitter.com/PXpMX1wswg

— eri (@hamxnda) April 4, 2023

🎙️| Damon Hill on Carlos Sainz' incident and penalty:

"I think it was Carlos' mistake. He went in too deep. You don't go in too deep and get yourself in a compromised position."

"It was almost identical to the move Lewis did on Max, and Lewis got through."

— Ferrari News 🐎 (@FanaticsFerrari) April 5, 2023

Max 𝟖𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 on Sunday meaning he 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐀𝐲𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 🙏 pic.twitter.com/S0vB6uMDSK

— Max Verstappen (@VerstappenCOM) April 5, 2023

We all have a Race Day routine 🏁 Christian reveals his in the latest Inside The Paddock 🔎

— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) April 5, 2023

Discover the tyre compounds Pirelli is bringing to the next three #F1 races ⚪️🟡🔴

🇦🇿 #AzerbaijanGP selection#Fit4F1 🧵 (1/3) pic.twitter.com/zZCnK7Rd9A

— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) April 5, 2023