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• Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images According to multiple reports Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull for the Japanese Grand Prix Liam Lawson’s slow start to the 2025 Formula 1 season has cost him his seat at Red Bull. According to multiple reports, Red Bull has made a driver switch just two race weekends into the season, with Yuki Tsunoda moving to Red Bull ahead of the Japanes...2025
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• Should Red Bull replace Liam Lawson?

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images History, and math, are not on Liam Lawson’s side as Red Bull contemplates a driver switch At the 2024 Miami Grand Prix Lando Norris captured his first Formula 1 victory, holding off Max Verstappen to take the checkered flag. But with Sergio Pérez finishing fourth, and both Red Bull drivers finishing on the podium in the F1 Sprint race, Red Bull banked 44 po...2025
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• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Recapping some winners from the Chinese Grand Prix, and some who have some work to do before Japan For the better part of three years, Zak Brown has been telling anyone who would listen that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri comprise the best driver pairing on the Formula 1 grid. The smile on the McLaren CEO’s face as he posed with the pair for photographs fol...2025
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• Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?

Photo by QIan Jun/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Liam Lawson’s poor start to the 2025 F1 season has kicked the replacement rumors into overdrive Liam Lawson’s difficult start to the 2025 Formula 1 season continued at the Chinese Grand Prix. After qualifying 18th and crashing out of the Australian Grand Prix, Lawson qualified in P20 for both the F1 Sprint race and the Grand Prix itself...2025
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• Oscar Piastri savors ‘complete’ performance at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by John Ricky/Anadolu via Getty Images McLaren driver Oscar Piastri felt as comfortable as ever during his strong performance at the Chinese Grand Prix The first weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 season ended in heartbreak for Oscar Piastri. The hometown favorite was running second in the Australian Grand Prix, but a slide into the grass during rainy conditions late in the race knocked h...2025
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• Chinese Grand Prix: Live F1 race coverage

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Can Oscar Piastri win from pole and give McLaren two wins in two races? Can McLaren make it two wins in a row to open the 2025 Formula 1 season? Lando Norris went wire-to-wire to win the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last week, and now Oscar Piastri has a chance to replicate his teammate’s feat after capturing pole position for the Chinese Grand Pri...2025
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• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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• Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
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• Why Isack Hadjar is ready for the Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by WANG JingCheng/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images F1 rookie Isack Hadjar is ready for the Chinese Grand Prix, thanks to time spent growing up The 2025 Formula 1 season continues this weekend with the Chinese Grand Prix, the second race of a season-opening doubleheader. While Lando Norris arrives in Shanghai atop the Drivers’ Championship standings thanks to a win in the Australia...2025
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• 6 storylines for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Can Ferrari bounce back? What comes next in the Max Verstappen versus Lando Norris fight? Those and other questions for the Chinese Grand Prix Last November in Sin City Max Verstappen crossed the line fifth, one spot ahead of Lando Norris. But it was enough for the Red Bull driver to secure his fourth consecutive F1 Drivers’ Championship, leaving Norris...2025
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• What we learned from the F1 Australian Grand Prix

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images The start to the 2025 F1 season taught us a few things about the grid, but there is a long way to go before we get the big answers Entering the 2025 Formula 1 season one of the many questions facing the grid was whether Lando Norris had learned exactly what it takes to fight at the front with the best in the world, specifically Ma...2025
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• Mercedes ‘delighted’ with impressive debut from Kimi Antonelli in Australian Grand Prix

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Kimi Antonelli battled the conditions, and the grid, to deliver a stunning result in his F1 debut The first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season saw six new first-time drivers take to the grid. When the checkered flag flew four of them — Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Jack Doohan — had already been knocked out of t...2025
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• Australian Grand Prix 2025: Live F1 race coverage

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images The 2025 F1 season gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix. Follow every lap here After months of speculation, the 2025 Formula 1 season is here. And the season-opening Australian Grand Prix may deliver pure chaos. Rain and showers in Melbourne have lingered into the afternoon, and the wet conditions even forced the cancellation of the F2 race that wa...2025
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025: Starting grid for season-opening race

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images How will the grid line up for the 2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix? The first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season is just a few hours away. How will the drivers take to the grid? McLaren locked out the front row for the Australian Grand Prix, with Lando Norris capturing pole position just ahead of teammate — and hometown hero — Oscar Piastri. This gives Norris a...2025
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• Oliver Bearman’s Australian Grand Prix off to a difficult start

Haas rookie driver Oliver Bearman has endured a very start to the 2025 f1 season After three impressive races during the 2024 in a reserve rule for both Ferrari and Haas, Oliver Bearman earned a full-time seat at Haas for the 2025 Formula 1 season. But that rookie campaign for Bearman has gotten off to a very difficult start. Bearman endured a hard shunt during Friday’s first practice session, and...2025
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"” Piastri, along with Norris and the rest of McLaren, begin their defense of the Constructors’ title they won a year ago this weekend at the Australian Grand Prix."

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"Christian Horner has dropped the biggest hint yet that Australian Grand Prix race winner Carlos Sainz is in the frame for a Red Bull drive next year."

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"” “The reality is it’s absolutely ludicrous to be doing the first sprint race of the year in a street race like Azerbaijan,” Horner told reporters at the Australian Grand Prix."

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"Lewis Hamilton has explained what he meant when he told Mercedes they had put him "in a difficult position" while running behind teammate George Russell at the Australian Grand Prix."

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"The Australian Grand Prix is believed to have been scrapped from the 2021 Formula One calendar, 7NEWS reports."

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"McLaren has withdrawn from this weekend's Australian Grand Prix after one of its team members contracted coronavirus."

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"Formula One will for the first time hold a season launch event with all the teams and drivers in Melbourne ahead of the opening Australian Grand Prix in March."

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"Ron Walker, the promoter who secured the Australian Grand Prix for Melbourne, has died at the age of 78."

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"The first start for Gene Haas' NASCAR team in 2002 was one to forget, but his Formula One team's inaugural race in the Australian Grand Prix is definitely one to remember."

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"Marquez takes pole for Australian Grand Prix"

• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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• F1 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying results

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Here is how the field will line up for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix The grid is set for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri, thanks to the “hairpin of [his] life,” stormed to the front of the field to capture his first Grand Prix pole position. He nipped George Russell for P1 in a thrilling qualifying session and will start right in front of his ...2025
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• Why Isack Hadjar is ready for the Chinese Grand Prix
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• Chinese Grand Prix 2025: F1 coverage from SB Nation

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images The F1 season continues with this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, and we’ll have it covered at SB Nation Last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix delivered a chaotic start to the 2025 Formula 1 season, as Lando Norris held off Max Verstappen, and the elements, to begin the season with a victory. While heart rates have finally returned to normal for all inv...2025
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• F1 Sprint format and rules, explained for 2025

Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images The F1 grid heads to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix, and the first F1 Sprint of the season The 2025 Formula 1 season is up and running but there is no rest for the weary, from the drivers, to the teams, and even the fans who stayed up late — or woke up early — to take in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The grid heads to Shanghai for this we...2025
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• What we learned from the F1 Australian Grand Prix
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025: Starting grid for season-opening race
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• Oscar Piastri dismisses talk of McLaren dominance ahead of Australian Grand Prix

Photo by JIN Cheng/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Speaking at the Australian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri brushed aside thoughts of McLaren dominance in 2025 Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and the entire team at McLaren enter the 2025 Formula 1 season on something of a hot streak. McLaren secured their first Constructors’ Championship since 1998 a year ago, and the season ended with either...2025
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• Jack Doohan brushes aside ‘rumors’ ahead of F1 Australian Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Alpine driver Jack Doohan brushed aside rumors regarding his spot on the grid Thursday in Melbourne Last summer, Jack Doohan realized a dream. The young Australian driver had secured a full-time spot on the Formula 1 grid, earning a promotion at Alpine to drive alongside Pierre Gasly during the 2025 season. Later in the year Doohan realized another dream, a...2025
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix storylines include Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut

The 2025 F1 season gets underway this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix. Here is what to look for When the lights go out Sunday in Melbourne to start the Australian Grand Prix, the Formula 1 season will begin in earnest. The grid will look vastly different from a year ago, with several new faces in new places. However, none of those changes are bigger than Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari. H...2025
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• Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
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• Should Red Bull replace Liam Lawson?
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• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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• Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
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• Oscar Piastri savors ‘complete’ performance at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• How will the grid line up for the F1 Sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix?

Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Lewis Hamilton starts up front, but how will the rest of the grid look for the F1 Sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix? When qualifying for the F1 Sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix began, Lando Norris was the favorite. The McLaren driver, fresh off an impressive performance to begin the year at the Australian Grand Prix, topp...2025
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• Lewis Hamilton stunned by ‘incredible’ F1 Sprint pole at Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton arrived in Shanghai with ‘aggression’ and put it to use in F1 Sprint qualifying Lewis Hamilton’s first full race weekend as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver was not the result he hoped for. His second is off to a much better start. After finishing the Australian Grand Prix in tenth place, Hamilton arrived in Shanghai with “aggression...2025
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• Lando Norris shares surprising insights on the MCL39 ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Speaking ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix Lando Norris outlined how he had adapted as a driver, and to the MCL39 Lando Norris enjoyed a tremendous start to the 2025 Formula 1 season at the Australian Grand Prix. He captured pole position, banked the fastest lap of the race, and came home with the victory. But in the driver’s own words, the MCL39 is still “ex...2025
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• Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
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• Why Isack Hadjar is ready for the Chinese Grand Prix
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• Nico Hülkenberg and Sauber head to F1 Chinese Grand Prix with ‘positive momentum’

Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images Fresh off points at the Australian Grand Prix, Sauber is looking for more in Shanghai Formula 1’s 75th campaign delivered some surprises in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The drivers on the podium were largely in line with expectations, as Lando Norris held off Max Verstappen to claim victory while George Russell finished third. But the rest of...2025
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• Toto Wolff praises a ‘flawless’ Mercedes driver ahead of F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was full of praise for his drivers ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes saw their 2025 Formula 1 season get off to an incredible start at the Australian Grand Prix, with George Russell finishing third to secure the team’s first podium of the season and rookie Kimi Antonelli finishing less than two seconds behind him, placing fou...2025
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• Hamilton departure hasn't fully sunk in - Wolff
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said there were moments during the Australian Grand Prix he forgot Lewis Hamilton had left the team....2025
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• NASCAR community reacts to Haas F1's incredible finish in first race
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• McLaren withdraws from Australian GP after positive coronavirus test
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• Oscar Piastri and McLaren F1 agree to ‘multi-year’ contract extension

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images McLaren’s driver duo will remain intact for the foreseeable future Near the end of the 2023 Formula 1 season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown told me the team had the best driver pairing on the grid. That duo is going to be together for the foreseeable future. On Tuesday McLaren announced a new “multi-year” contract extension for Oscar Piastri, whose current contract...2025
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• Australian GP called off due to coronavirus fears
Formula One has called off Sunday's Australian Grand Prix after McLaren was forced to withdraw following a positive coronavirus test by one of its team members....2020
• F1 Chinese Grand Prix: Live F1 Sprint coverage

Photo by Zhu Xingjian/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Live coverage as Lewis Hamilton chases his first win in Ferrari red Lewis Hamilton’s first race weekend as a Ferrari driver ended on a down note, as he finished tenth in the Australian Grand Prix. His second is off to a much better start, as he starts in pole position at the F1 Sprint Race at the Shanghai Grand Prix. Hamilton admitt...2025
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• F1's Australian GP scrapped for 2021 - reports

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• F1’s new ‘Sprint Saturday’ format, explained
Photo by Resul Rehimov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images F1 announced changes to the sprint format, starting this weekend in Azerbaijan Formula One is back this weekend after an unexpected, and extended, early-season break. And things will look a lot different. The grid heads to the Baku City Circuit for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and F1 announced this week the new “Sprint Saturday” format. ...2023
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• Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
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• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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• Oscar Piastri savors ‘complete’ performance at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris rues ‘too many mistakes’ after F1 Sprint qualifying at Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images McLaren driver Lando Norris arrived in Shanghai the favorite, but has some ground to make up in the F1 Sprint Heading into Friday’s F1 Sprint qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix, Lando Norris was the favorite. And with good reason. Norris began the year with a strong performance in the Australian Grand Prix where he clai...2025
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• Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
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• F2 rocked by testing scandal on eve of season
Formula 1's main feeder series, Formula 2, has been rocked by a testing scandal on the eve of the new season, which starts at the Australian Grand Prix....2025
• Jack Doohan brushes aside ‘rumors’ ahead of F1 Australian Grand Prix
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• The super F1 preview extravaganza: Burning questions, driver lineup, 2025 race schedule, and more

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Everything you need to know about the 2025 F1 season. The 2025 Formula 1 season is finally here. The year begins in Melbourne with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend. For fans of the sport new and old, you might have some questions heading into this year. Let us try and anticipate — and answer — those questions for you. Wait, Lew...2025
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• Everything you need to know about Season 7 of ‘Drive to Survive’

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Netflix’s F1 docuseries is back this week for Season 7. Here is what you need to know The 2025 Formula 1 season begins in just under two weeks, with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. While the Bahrain Grand Prix has in recent seasons served as the first race on the schedule, with Ramadan taking place in March F1 has shifted races scheduled in Bahrai...2025
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• F1 2025: How long is each driver under contract?

Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images Diving into the contract status of every F1 driver ahead of the 2025 F1 season The 2024 Formula 1 season began with a bit of history for hte sport. For the first in F1 history the drivers who finished the previous season were the same drivers who began the next. That is certainly not the case as 2025 beckons. With several rookies joining the grid...2025
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