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• F1 quiz: Do you know when each active driver won their first grand prix?

Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Anadolu via Getty Images Each active F1 driver’s first grand prix win, explained In case you missed it, Lando Norris won his first Formula 1 grand prix this past weekend, holding off Max Verstappen to win the Miami Grand Prix. The victory was a long time coming for Norris, and praise quickly came in from around the paddock for the McLaren driver. But that win g...2024
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• A ‘dream’ Sunday for Lando Norris and McLaren

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Recapping the winners and losers from the F1 Miami Grand Prix MIAMI — The celebration in McLaren’s paddock at Hard Rock Stadium lasted well into the night, with even Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur joining in on the fun. And with good reason. Sunday was the kind of day you dream about the first time you climb into a racecar for Lando Norris, as the ...2024
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• Alpine’s Jack Doohan chats reserve drivers, famous owners, and more with SB Nation

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Jack Doohan sat down with SB Nation at the Miami Grand Prix to talk the role of a reserve driver and more MIAMI — It was supposed to be an innocent question. But the answer was anything but. On a hot and humid Friday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium, I was thankful to be sitting inside Alpine’s hospitality space at the Miami Grand Prix. The reason? A media lu...2024
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• Alpine finally breaks through in Miami

Photo by Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images After a slow start to the season, Alpine is finally on the board MIAMI — Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce might want to check on their Formula 1 team more often. A slow start to the 2024 Formula 1 season finally saw Alpine break through Sunday in the Miami Grand Prix. After weeks of development, close calls, and steps forward, a tenth-place finis...2024
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• 6 burning questions for F1 Miami Grand Prix

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images As always, the biggest question is whether anyone catch Max Verstappen in today’s F1 Miami Grand Prix MIAMI — As a new day breaks here at Hard Rock Stadium for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, the biggest question is the same one that has captured the sport for the past three seasons. Can anyone catch Max Verstappen? On Friday he put what he described...2024
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• Pierre Gasly declares Alpine ‘headed in the right direction’ after qualifying at F1 Miami Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Alpine’s best qualifying performance of 2024 gives the team a true shot at points on Sunday MIAMI — Week by week, lap by lap, and second by second, the progress is coming for Alpine. The latest step in the Formula 1 team’s development? Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon not only advancing to Q2 for the second race in a row, but making even a little more noise th...2024
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• Patrick Mahomes stops by Alpine at F1 Miami Grand Prix

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports The MVP passer shifted gears on Saturday, paying a visit to Alpine F1 team MIAMI — The work of a Super Bowl winning quarterback is never done. Just a few months after helping the Kansas City Chiefs to their second-straight Super Bowl title, Patrick Mahomes was back in an NFL stadium on Saturday. Only this time not with a helmet on nor to walk into the huddl...2024
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP

Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Another dominant performance from Red Bull has the rest of the grid looking for answers We are now five grand prix qualifying sessions into the 2024 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen has qualified on pole in all five sessions. It was another dominant performance from Verstappen and Red Bull at qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. While Red Bull’s rivals —...2024
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• Will McLaren build off their strong start to the 2024 F1 season?

Photo by Quinn Rooney - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Just how high can Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri climb this season? We are three races into the Formula 1 season. While much remains the same from 2024 — Red Bull is leading the Constructors’ Championship and Max Verstappen is atop the Drivers’ standings — recent events have shaken the field up a bit. Mercedes is floundering, Mc...2024
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• Max Verstappen holds off the Carlos Sainz Jr. comeback in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Handing out some winners and losers from qualifying at the F1 Australian Grand Prix “Finally that car looks dialed in when it matters most.” Throughout the first two qualifying sessions, and after each of their first laps in Q3, it looked as if it was going to be Ferrari’s day. Carlos Sainz Jr. posted the first lap of Q3 and it was a quick one, a lap nea...2024
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• Ollie Bearman’s heroic debut and more winners and losers from qualifying at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images The Ferrari reserve delivered an incredible F1 debut on Friday at Jeddah Corniche Circuit Ollie Bearman went to bed Thursday night as a Formula 2 driver, having qualified on pole for this weekend’s F2 feature race. Friday brought a change of plans. Shortly after lunch on Friday he was a Formula 1 driver. Not only was Bearman suddenly the youngest dri...2024
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• F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024: 7 storylines to watch

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Changes come to Alpine, Carlos Sainz Jr. makes a statement in Bahrain, and more Saturday racing this week The season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix gave Formula 1 fans some drama right out of the gate. Not at the front, where Max Verstappen drove away from the field yet again to win the first race of the season, and his 55th grand prix overall, but furthe...2024
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• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2024: 7 storylines that will define race

Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu via Getty Images Perhaps the biggest question: Can anyone catch Red Bull? In the buildup to the 2023 Formula 1 season many viewed the upcoming campaign as perhaps a transformative one for the sport. Last year’s schedule contained 24 races, the most in the history of F1, as well as three races in the United States, culminating in the inaugural Las Vegas Grand P...2024
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"Even Hülkenberg managed to pick up a few spots, getting ahead of the Alpine duo of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly and into P16."

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"Pierre Gasly finished 15th, while Esteban Ocon will start the race in 12th."

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"Alpine's Esteban Ocon set the fastest lap time on the second morning of testing in Bahrain as a number of teams encountered issues in the desert heat."

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"Esteban Ocon has spent his career overcoming the odds."

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"New Renault driver Esteban Ocon talks to ESPN about his year on the sidelines, how close he came to taking Valtteri Bottas' drive at Mercedes this year and how he thinks he stacks up against the likes of Verstappen and Leclerc."

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"Max Verstappen attended this weekend's Formula E race in Morocco as part of the punishment handed down to him for an altercation with Esteban Ocon at last year's Brazilian Grand Prix."

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"Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer reckons Esteban Ocon is "every bit" as talented as Red Bull's Max Verstappen."

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"The focus may be on Max Verstappen as F1's most promising young talent, but don't forget about Esteban Ocon -- a driver who showed skill and experience beyond his years in his first full season."

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• F1 Miami Grand Prix Sprint Saturday: Can anyone catch Max Verstappen?

Photo by Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images Welcome to Saturday at the Miami Grand Prix, where the first points of the weekend are on the line MIAMI — He described his car as “terrible.” His reaction when told by the team that he had captured pole position was “LOL.” And yet dawn breaks on another day of Formula 1 action here at the Miami Grand Prix with the paddock wondering if anyone can...2024
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• Miami Grand Prix 2024: 7 F1 storylines as the grid returns to the United States

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images F1 is coming to the United States for the first time this season. Here are the major storylines Formula 1 is headed back to the United States. Months after the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, the grid will be down in Florida this weekend for the third Miami Grand Prix. And, as is customary every time F1 makes a trip stateside, the discussion of F1’s ...2024
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images Rainy conditions led to chaos in Shanghai As the final portion of qualifying for this weekend’s Sprint Race at the Chinese Grand Prix began, the ten remaining drivers all took to the track on the green-lined intermediate tires, as the rain was coming down in Shanghai. The wet conditions proved tricky immediately, as Charles Leclerc spun off the track and into...2024
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• Dominance from Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull in Japan but Ferrari is in the fight

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Red Bull locks out the front row at the Japanese Grand Prix, but Ferrari has reasons to believe A driver without a seat for next season is slowly — or quickly, depending on your point of view — cementing himself as the storyline of the 2024 Formula 1 season. In three starts this season Carlos Sainz Jr. has delivered three podium finishes. He opened t...2024
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• Alpine bringing their first upgrades to F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images As the grid heads to Japan, Alpine is bringing their first upgrades to the A524 to the party The biggest question facing Alpine right now is how quickly the team can turn around their challenging start to the 2024 Formula 1 campaign. Development of the A524, their challenger for the 2024 season, came up short and left the team scrambling at th...2024
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• Time might be the biggest factor at the F1 Australian Grand Prix, but not like you think

Photo by Peter Fox - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images F1 drivers and teams face a big time challenge with this week’s Australian Grand Prix Time is a constant in Formula 1. Every second, or millisecond, matters. Teams and drivers work around the clock to shave off every bit of time they can and those efforts could make the difference between a podium finish, and a finish outside the po...2024
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future, Alpine’s present and more storylines for F1 Australian GP

Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images F1 is back this week with the Australian Grand Prix The 2024 Formula 1 season could potentially reshape the sport. With over half the grid driving on expiring contracts, the driver transfer market could truly shake up the field over the next few months. We have already seen one seismic move — the upcoming switch to Ferrari from Mercedes from seven...2024
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• Ollie Bearman’s heroic debut and more winners and losers from qualifying at F1 Saudi Arabian GP
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• Alpine finally breaks through in Miami
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• Pierre Gasly declares Alpine ‘headed in the right direction’ after qualifying at F1 Miami Grand Prix
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• F1 Miami Grand Prix Sprint Saturday: Can anyone catch Max Verstappen?
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• Max Verstappen puts a ‘terrible’ car on pole for F1 Sprint at Miami Grand Prix

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo provided some thrills, but it was Max Verstappen again up front on Friday MIAMI — In retrospect, it was a stunning bit of honesty from Max Verstappen following Sprint Qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix. “To be honest with you, it felt pretty terrible.” That is how Verstappen described his run which put him into P1 fo...2024
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen puts a ‘terrible’ car on pole for F1 Sprint at Miami Grand Prix
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• Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon hoping for another step forward at Miami Grand Prix

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Alpine is hoping for more progress in the Miami Grand Prix MIAMI — Alpine’s 2024 Formula 1 season has not gotten off to the ideal start. But at the Chinese Grand Prix the team showed signs of life. Alpine brought an upgraded floor to Shanghai for Esteban Ocon’s A524, and both Ocon and Pierre Gasly advanced to Q2, the first time that both Alpine drive...2024
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• Lewis Hamilton grabs pole and more winners and losers from qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Hamilton was one of the big winners from qualifying on Saturday at the Hungaroring In recent weeks, qualifying sessions have provided some thrills for Formula 1 fans. Saturday in Budapest was no different. Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix is in the books, and for just the second time this year a non-Red Bull car will be at the front of the grid. L...2023
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• Jeremy Clarkson makes good on his Monaco Grand Prix promise to Alpine
The Top Gear host paid a visit to Alpine’s factory Monday and did not come empty-handed A Top Gear host always pays his Formula 1 debts. We should explain. One of the biggest storylines from the Monaco Grand Prix this season — beyond Max Verstappen winning and more heartbreak for hometown hero Charles Leclerc — was the stunning third-place finish from Alpine driver Esteban Ocon. It was the first ...2023
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• Estie Bestie’s on the podium and other winners and losers from the Monaco Grand Prix
Photo by Arnold Jerocki/FilmMagic Winners and losers from the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix It was a longshot that Sunday’s 2023 Monaco Grand Prix would live up to the thrilling qualifying session that came down to the wire. However, thanks to a brief flash of rain late in the Grand Prix itself, a few thrilling moments were in the offing. The end result, however, what in line with everything else...2023
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• Brad Pitt might be the biggest story of the British Grand Prix
Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images The actor is at Silverstone filming an upcoming F1 movie, and was the topic of the day Thursday At Thursday’s press conferences ahead of the British Grand Prix, one driver was a massive topic of discussion. Sonny Hayes. Of course, Sonny Hayes is not currently a driver on the grid this Formula 1 season, but rather a character being portrayed by actor Brad Pi...2023
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• Max Verstappen makes history for Red Bull at the Hungarian Grand Prix
Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images With yet another win, the F1 team puts their name atop the record books Despite facing some questions coming into the Hungarian Grand Prix after a somewhat disappointing qualifying session, Red Bull secured yet another win as Max Verstappen pulled away from the field. And raced the team into the record books. The win is the team’s 12th-straight victory, dat...2023
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• Ocon on his new start at Renault, his relationship with Verstappen and how close he came to a Mercedes drive
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• Toto Wolff shares an incredible view of Max Verstappen’s historic tenth straight F1 victory

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images While Max Verstappen made F1 history Sunday, Toto Wolff wonders if anyone will ever know about the accomplishment You can see Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff in several places, such as Harvard Business School, the Netflix series Drive to Survive, and of course, in the garage calling the shots for the Formula 1 team. But do not expect to ...2023
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• Shockers all over the field as Sergio Pérez takes pole at the Miami Grand Prix
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez nabs pole in a thrilling qualifying session at the Miami Grand Prix A wobble from Max Verstappen and a slide off the track from Charles Leclerc during the third qualifying session opened the door, and Sergio Pérez barged through, finishing on pole for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen was fastest through the first two qua...2023
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• F1 quiz: Do you know when each active driver won their first grand prix?
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• 2024 F1 season previews: Will Alpine be stuck in the middle again?

Photo by Gabe Ginsberg - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Can Alpine manage to close the gap this F1 season? To say that the 2023 Formula 1 season was one of upheaval for Alpine would be an understatement. The origins of that upheaval can be traced to the second half of the 2022 season. Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix that season, Sebastian Vettel announced that he would be retiring ...2024
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• Who could replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes?

Photo by Edmund So/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Alex Albon, Mick Schumacher among options to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes If you are one of the Formula 1 fans who enjoy “silly season” as much — if not more — than the action on the track, then the 2023 season must have been a rather uninspiring affair for you. Not only was Max Verstappen dominating on the track, but when the dus...2024
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• 2024 F1 previews: A new day for Stake F1

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Before they become the Audi works team, Stake F1 looks to move up the Constructors’ standings Our next stop in the Formula 1 season review/preview? Alfa Romeo. No wait Sauber. Actually we mean Stake. If you are a little confused regarding what to call the Hinwil-based outlet, you are not alone. After five seasons competing as Alfa Romeo, Sauber F1 ...2024
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