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• F1 2025: How many penalty points does each F1 driver have heading into the new season?

Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Max Verstappen begins 2025 as the reigning Drivers’ Champion, but also the driver most at risk for a penalty ban The 2025 Formula 1 season is just a few weeks away. At the end of February all ten teams will be back in action at Bahrain International Circuit for pre-season testing, with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix slated for Marc...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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• F1 2025: Tracking the car release dates

Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The first part of every F1 season is seeing the new cars. Here are the dates for each team as they are announced It might feel like the 2024 Formula 1 season just ended. But the 2025 campaign is right around the corner. While the first race weekend of 2025 comes in March with the Australian Grand Prix, scheduled for March 16, there are some ...2025
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• 9 bold predictions for the 2025 F1 season

Photo by Zak Mauger/LAT Images As 2025 begins, let’s make some bold predictions for the upcoming F1 season With a new year come new opportunities. In the Formula 1 world, that means some new faces in new places and hopes for better performance in the season ahead. For those who cover the sport, a new year and a new season mean more chances to get some predictions wrong. But we forge on, a...2025
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• 10 storylines we are excited about as the 2025 F1 season approaches

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images With a new year comes a new F1 season. Here are ten storylines we are excited for as a new year begins Happy New Year Formula 1 fans! And with the calendar turning to 2025 we can officially say this: A new F1 season is almost upon us. 2024 delivered one of the more fascinating F1 seasons in recent memory, with multiple Grand Prix winners, a Drivers’ Champi...2025
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. reflects on ‘bittersweet’ closing chapter of his Ferrari career

Photo by Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images After capturing pole position at the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz Jr. talked about his final stretch at Ferrari Carlos Sainz Jr. is enjoying a tremendous run of form as the 2024 Formula 1 season winds down. Sainz has secured six podiums this year, including a win in the Australian Grand Prix, and has a chance to follow his P2 in last w...2024
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• Ferrari’s comeback, Oliver Bearman’s return, and more F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix storylines

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images F1 heads to Baku with McLaren chasing Red Bull, Lando Norris chasing Max Verstappen, and Sauber chasing their first points of the season What a difference a year makes. The last time the Formula 1 grid was in Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the field looked a lot different than it does at the moment. In 2023 the Azerbaijan Grand Prix fell in April, a...2024
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• Alexander Albon’s disqualification at F1 Dutch Grand Prix qualifying, explained

Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images Despite qualifying eighth at the Dutch Grand Prix, Alexander Albon will not start there A strong qualifying result from Alexander Albon at the Dutch Grand Prix seemed to offer the team some hope after Logan Sargeant’s hard crash in FP3 prevented him from participating in qualifying. Albon advanced into Q3 and qualified eighth, for his best result of the 2...2024
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• F1’s 10 best moments of the 2024 season so far, ranked

Photo by Peter Fox - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images As the second half of the 2024 F1 season looms, a look back at the magical first half of the campaign The long Formula 1 summer shutdown is finally, perhaps painfully, drawing to a close. The reason for that pain? It lies in just how wonderful the first half of the season has been. Next week the grid will roar back to life, as the s...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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• Alex Albon unveils fantastic panda-themed helmet for F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Very important panda content With the Formula 1 grid returning to Shanghai for the first Chinese Grand Prix since 2019, you might expect the drivers to go all out this weekend both on-the-track, and off. Enter Alexander Albon. Albon was one of the first drivers to introduce his theme helmet for the Chinese Grand Prix, and it might be difficult to top. Sharing the helmet on social media, Albon show...2024
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• Logan Sargeant laments ‘silly mistake’ that ends his Friday at F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images For the second race in a row the team at Williams has some repair work to do ahead of qualifying It was a difficult weekend for Williams in Melbourne. For a brief moment Friday at Suzuka, it looked as if history would repeat itself in Japan. Alexander Albon’s crash in FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix severely damaged the chassis on his FW46, to the extent ...2024
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• Logan Sargeant and Williams looking to turn the page after ‘difficult’ Australian GP

Photo by Clive Mason - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Williams is hoping the Japanese Grand Prix is a lot different than their experience Down Under It was the kind of weekend you just want to forget as a Formula 1 team. The Australian Grand Prix was a brutal weekend for Williams. A hard crash from Alexander Albon during the first practice session left the team working deep into the ...2024
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"With several rookies joining the grid on a full-time basis, some veterans finding new homes, and a living legend making a shocking move to a new team, the grid will look very different when the lights go out to start the season-opening Australian Grand Prix."

2024
"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."

2022
"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."

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

2020
"McLaren has withdrawn from this weekend's Australian Grand Prix after one of its team members contracted coronavirus."

2019
"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."

2018
"Ron Walker, the promoter who secured the Australian Grand Prix for Melbourne, has died at the age of 78."

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"Australian Grand Prix race strategy guide"

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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."

2015
"Marquez takes pole for Australian Grand Prix"

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• Alexander Albon’s disqualification at F1 Dutch Grand Prix qualifying, explained
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• F1’s 10 best moments of the 2024 season so far, ranked
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• Why Nico Hülkenberg is joining Sauber, and what it means for the rest of the F1 grid

Photo by Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images A much anticipated move came to fruition on Friday. Here’s what it could do to the rest of the grid The latest domino in the Formula 1 driver transfer market has fallen. A long-anticipated move has come to fruition, as Nico Hülkenberg will depart Haas at the end of the current season to drive for Sauber next year. The reason for the anticipation?...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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• Aston Martin F1 bringing key upgrades to Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images A number of teams, including Aston Martin, are bringing some new components to Suzuka this weekend An emerging storyline ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix? Upgrades. A number of teams have indicated they are bringing some upgrades to Suzuka. Both Sauber and Alpine have stated some new components are coming to the track, an...2024
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• 14 F1 storylines for the Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images From the weather to the driver transfer market, here are the main talking points for this week This weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix may offer something Formula 1 fans have not seen yet this season. No, not a team other than Red Bull winning a race, as fans were treated to that two weeks ago when Carlos Sainz Jr. drove past Max Verstappen in the early s...2024
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. reflects on ‘bittersweet’ closing chapter of his Ferrari career
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• Alexander Albon’s disqualification at F1 Dutch Grand Prix qualifying, explained
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• Why Nico Hülkenberg is joining Sauber, and what it means for the rest of the F1 grid
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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• Aston Martin F1 bringing key upgrades to Japanese Grand Prix
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• Why Nico Hülkenberg is joining Sauber, and what it means for the rest of the F1 grid
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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• Logan Sargeant laments ‘silly mistake’ that ends his Friday at F1 Japanese Grand Prix
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• Sauber hoping their pit stops match their pace at Japanese Grand Prix

After struggling in the pits to start the year, Sauber is hoping they have solved things in Japan As the Formula 1 grid readies to roar back to life in Japan, there are a number of storylines to monitor. From Alpine bringing their first set of upgrades to Suzuka to improve the sluggish A524, to the long-rumored upgrades that Red Bull are also bringing to the track, to the weather itself, some surp...2024
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• Logan Sargeant and Williams looking to turn the page after ‘difficult’ Australian GP
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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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• 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'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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• The biggest issue facing each F1 team in 2020
The 2020 season might feel like an odd limbo year ahead of F1's big regulation change next season, but there are still plenty of issues giving the grid's 10 teams major headaches ahead of the Australian Grand Prix....2020
• Daniel Ricciardo could be returning to the F1 grid, per report
Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images According to one report, Daniel Ricciardo could back on the grid sooner than expected Ever since Daniel Ricciardo announced his decision to join Red Bull as a reserve driver after losing his seat at McLaren, there has been speculation about a future return to the grid. That speculation has gained momentum in recent days, and now according to Motorsport’...2023
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• F1 2025: How many penalty points does each F1 driver have heading into the new season?
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. reflects on ‘bittersweet’ closing chapter of his Ferrari career
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• Ferrari’s comeback, Oliver Bearman’s return, and more F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix storylines
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• Alexander Albon’s disqualification at F1 Dutch Grand Prix qualifying, explained
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• Why Nico Hülkenberg is joining Sauber, and what it means for the rest of the F1 grid
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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• Is Red Bull really vulnerable?

Photo by Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images All empires fall. Is Red Bull the next to crumble? 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, McLaren is strong, and Ferrari ha...2024
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• Has Haas truly solved their biggest issue from 2023?

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images After a surprising start, can Haas continue to surprise the grid? 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, McLar...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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