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• ‘Nothing’s a guarantee’ admits Lando Norris ahead of F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Photo by Steven Tee/LAT Images Lando Norris sounded philosophical when speaking to the media Thursday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix It was a case of the glass being half-full, or half-empty, for Lando Norris at the Bahrain Grand Prix a week ago. On the one hand, Norris managed to recover from a difficult qualifying session to finish on the podium, making it four-for-for in podium finishe...2025
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• Norris took time to 'reset' after Bahrain troubles
Lando Norris said he took three days off to "reset" after the disappointment of finishing third at the Bahrain Grand Prix, but remains confident he can perform at a higher level over the coming races....2025
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• Max Verstappen dismisses speculation about his Red Bull F1 future

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Max Verstappen brushed aside concerns about his future at Red Bull Red Bull’s slow start to the 2025 Formula 1 season has led to emergency meetings in the paddock to discuss a plan forward, and already prompted one driver switch. As well as speculation about the future of their other seat. Max Verstappen’s future with R...2025
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• 6 storylines for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images A new dynamic at McLaren leads storylines for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix The first triple-header of the 2025 Formula 1 season draws to a close this weekend, with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and there is no shortage of storylines to discuss. Let’s waste no time, and dive right in. A new dynamic at McLaren Entering the 2025...2025
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• The Pit Straight: Under the Sun in Long Beach & Under the Lights in Bahrain

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• Haas hoping to keep their momentum in the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Photo by Zak Mauger/LAT Images After a stunning double-points result, Haas hopes to keep things going at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Saturday evening at the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix the mood at Haas was rather bleak. Rookie driver Oliver Bearman had just qualified last for the race, while Esteban Ocon’s crash during Q2 left the mechanics with some work to do ahead of the Grand Prix, a...2025
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• ‘Nothing’s a guarantee’ admits Lando Norris ahead of F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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• What we learned at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Concern at Red Bull, a new title favorite emerges, and more lessons from the Bahrain Grand Prix There is no rest for the weary on the Formula 1 grid. Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix was the second race in the season’s first triple-header, and the grid heads immediately to Jeddah for next weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. But before we can look ahead, it is...2025
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• Russell escapes penalty for DRS breach, keeps P2
George Russell has escaped a penalty and retained his second-place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix following a post-race investigation into his incorrect use of his car's drag reduction system (DRS)....2025
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• What to watch for in the Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images Here are five storylines to follow when the lights go out later today at the Bahrain Grand Prix A fascinating qualifying session — and a few post-qualifying grid penalties — set the field for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. So what are the major storylines to follow on this Formula 1 Sunday? Let’s dive in. Can anyone catch Oscar Piastri? In t...2025
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• George Russell and Kimi Antonelli both hit with grid penalties at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Both Mercedes drivers were given grid penalties after qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Here is why Mercedes enjoyed a strong qualifying session Saturday at the Bahrain Grand Prix, as George Russell finished second and young teammate Kimi Antonelli finished fourth. But neither driver will be starting there. Both Russell and Antonelli were assessed one-p...2025
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• Lewis Hamilton searching for answers after ‘just not doing the job’ Saturday in Bahrain

Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ferrari’s newest driver was left looking for answers, and apologizing to his team, after qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix When Lewis Hamilton took the win in the F1 Sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, it seemed as if Ferrari’s newest driver was on the cusp of a big breakout in red. Since then, however, Hamilton has been off the pace ...2025
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• Bahrain Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying results as Oscar Piastri storms to pole position

Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images McLaren’s Oscar Piastri takes pole position; George Russell and Kimi Antonelli hit with one-place grid penalties For the third time in four grands prix, a McLaren will start in pole position this Formula 1 season. For the second time this year, it is Oscar Piastri who will be up front when the Bahrain Grand Prix begins on Sunday. While Pias...2025
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• FIA admit error with Hulk penalty in Bahrain
The FIA admitted fault for the delay in handing Nico Hulkenberg a track limits penalty in Q1 of Saturday's Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying, which saw the Sauber driver progress to the next session with an illegal lap....2025
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• 6 storylines for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Max Verstappen versus McLaren tops the storylines for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix For three days at the end of February, the ten Formula 1 teams put their 2025 challengers through the paces during pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit. Lap times and performances were taken with a grain of salt, as observers were left to wonder what engine ...2025
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"Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ferrari’s newest driver was left looking for answers, and apologizing to his team, after qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix When Lewis Hamilton took the win in the F1 Sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, it seemed as if Ferrari’s newest driver was on the cusp of a big breakout in red."

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"” While Ricciardo stopped short of predicting points for the team at the Bahrain Grand Prix, he admitted there is “something special” to the start of a new season."

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"The team first switched gearboxes early in the year, after Verstappen struggled with downshifting at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, and then in practice at the next race, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix."

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"China's first ever Formula One driver Guanyu Zhou enjoyed a dream start to his career at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, as the Alfa Romeo rookie finished in the points on his debut."

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"The Bahrain Grand Prix will now start the season, F1 announced Jan."

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"Sir Chris Hoy will compete in the Formula One Virtual Racing Series for Red Bull at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the F1 team announced in a statement on Saturday."

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"SportsLine simulated the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix 10,000 times"

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"Honda has already had to make changes to its engine ahead of the second race of 2018, which will effect both Toro Rosso cars at the Bahrain Grand Prix."

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• 6 storylines for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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• Lewis Hamilton searching for answers after ‘just not doing the job’ Saturday in Bahrain
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. ‘getting there’ as he adjusts to life at Williams F1

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Speaking ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz Jr. talked about life at Williams While the biggest move in the Formula 1 driver transfer market last season involved Lewis Hamilton moving from Mercedes to Ferrari, the second-biggest move involved the driver whose seat Hamilton took at the Scuderia. With Hamilton moving to Ferrari that made Carlos Sai...2025
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• Haas Automation statement regarding tariffs has no impact on team, says Haas F1

Photo by Andy Hone/LAT Images It is business as usual for Haas F1 despite growing global economic concerns for Haas Automation The impact of President Donald J. Trump’s imposition of increased tariffs is being felt across the globe, as markets remain rattled and investors wonder where to make their next financial moves. Now similar questions are creeping towards the race track. Haas Automa...2025
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• 6 storylines for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix
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• Why are so many rookies driving in practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix?

Photo by James Sutton - Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Luke Browning, Frederik Vesti, and Felipe Drugovich are among the young drivers participating in practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix This week the Formula 1 grid heads to Bahrain for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the fourth race weekend of the 2025 season and the second race in the first triple-header of the year. Those...2025
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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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• 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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• Why Sunday was so special for Alpine F1

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan aiming for more at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Alpine entered last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix as the only Formula 1 team still seeking their first points of the 2025 season. Thanks in large part to an impressive qualifying performance, that saw Pierre Gasly start the Grand Prix in fourth while Jack ...2025
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• F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Full coverage from SB Nation

Photo by Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images The first triple-header of the 2025 F1 season draws to a close with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix The first triple-header of the 2025 Formula 1 season draws to a close this week with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. After a fascinating Bahrain Grand Prix, the grid heads across Saudi Arabia to Jeddah, located on the Red Sea, to take on the tricky J...2025
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• ‘Everything went wrong’ declares Max Verstappen after difficult Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Max Verstappen was left at a loss for words after a tough Bahrain Grand Prix Fighting for sixth place is not often where you find Max Verstappen in the closing laps of a Formula 1 race. But that is exactly where the Red Bull driver found himself as the laps ticked down in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. After a difficult qualifying session ended with V...2025
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• Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are right where they expected to be

Photo by Peter Fox/LAT Images McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are right where they thought they would be Oscar Piastri’s win in the Bahrain Grand Prix made him the first repeat winner of the 2025 Formula 1 season. It also pulled him into second place in the F1 Drivers’ Championship standings, just three points off the leader. His teammate, Lando Norris. The McLaren duo hav...2025
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• George Russell overcomes mechanical problems and more to take P2 in Bahrain GP

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Mercedes driver George Russell battled the grid, and his own car, in the Bahrain Grand Prix George Russell had to overcome numerous obstacles to hold on to second in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. He had to keep a hard-charging Lando Norris at bay over the closing laps. He needed to make a 25-lap stint on a set of soft tires work despite high levels of t...2025
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• Oscar Piastri caps off ‘incredible weekend’ with a win in the Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images McLaren driver Oscar Piastri becomes the first repeat winner of the 2025 F1 season The Japanese Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen spoil what looked to be a McLaren victory party as the Red Bull driver nipped pole position from Lando Norris and kept Norris and Oscar Piastri at bay throughout the race for his first win of the 2025 season. Piastri made sure the...2025
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• ‘Nothing’s a guarantee’ admits Lando Norris ahead of F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen dismisses speculation about his Red Bull F1 future
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• Why Sunday was so special for Alpine F1
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• Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are right where they expected to be
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• George Russell overcomes mechanical problems and more to take P2 in Bahrain GP
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• Max Verstappen declares Red Bull ‘just too slow’ after practice at Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu via Getty Images Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is sounding the alarm after practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix At the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix a week ago, McLaren looked to have the dominant package during practice as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took turns topping the timing sheets over three practice sessions. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen was warning that he ...2025
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• Max Verstappen hit with 5-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix
Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images Red Bull has fitted his RB19 with a fifth gearbox, exceeding the allotment for the season Max Verstappen is eying his eighth-straight victory at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. But the Red Bull driver will need to make up some spots in the Grand Prix Sunday to accomplish that feat. According to multiple outlets, Red Bull has fitted his RB19 with a new gea...2023
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• China's first F1 driver Zhou celebrates debut

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• Daniel Ricciardo ‘hungry’ ahead of 2024 F1 season

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images One of F1’s biggest personalities is ready for another full season on the grid The 2023 Formula 1 season did not feature a lot of excitement at the front of the field, and Red Bull drove away with their second-straight Constructors’ Championship, and Max Verstappen lapped the field en route to his third-straight Drivers’ title. Those looking for some ...2024
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• Lewis Hamilton searching for answers after ‘just not doing the job’ Saturday in Bahrain
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• Five key things to watch for in F1's second test

This week's F1 preseason test in Bahrain is the last bit of track action until the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Here are the key things to watch out for....2022
• Oscar Piastri caps off ‘incredible weekend’ with a win in the Bahrain Grand Prix
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• Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan shakedown Alpine’s 2025 ahead of F1 testing

Alpine’s drivers put the A525 through its paces ahead of F1 pre-season testing Alpine struggled out of the gate during the 2024 Formula 1 season. The A524, their challenger for the 2024 campaign, came in overweight and lacked performance early in the year. That saw Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly at the back of the grid in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. While Alpine dramatically reversed the...2025
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• How Ferrari returned to the front in F1... and what it has to do to stay there

Ferrari's popular Bahrain Grand Prix was great for the sport's most famous team, but it has a lot of work to do to ensure it stays ahead of Red Bull and what will likely be a resurgent Mercedes across the full 2022 season....2022

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• ‘Nothing’s a guarantee’ admits Lando Norris ahead of F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen dismisses speculation about his Red Bull F1 future
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• 6 storylines for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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• The Pit Straight: Under the Sun in Long Beach & Under the Lights in Bahrain
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• Why Sunday was so special for Alpine F1
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• Max Verstappen dismisses speculation about his Red Bull F1 future
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• George Russell overcomes mechanical problems and more to take P2 in Bahrain GP
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• Max Verstappen laments Red Bull’s ‘inconsistency’ ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images After qualifying on Saturday, Max Verstappen described a ‘tough’ week in Bahrain During the buildup to the Japanese Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen was lamenting a lack of confidence in the RB21 McLaren seemed to have the dominant package, as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took turns topping the timing sheets. But when qualifying drew to ...2025
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• Kimi Antonelli balancing his first year in F1 with his last year of school

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli is working on the track, and in the classroom, this F1 season Kimi Antonelli is balancing his first year in F1 with his last year of schoolLife as a Formula 1 driver is tough enough. Not only are you crisscrossing the globe to compete at the highest levels of motorsport, putting your body and mind through some of the toughest ...2025
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• Everything you need to know about Season 7 of ‘Drive to Survive’
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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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• 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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• Charles Leclerc and Ferrari deliver a win for the ages at the F1 Italian Grand Prix

Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ferrari’s win, Red Bull’s struggles, McLaren’s unknowns, and more winners and losers from the Italian Grand Prix Moments after the checkered flag flew at the end of a thrilling Italian Grand Prix at historic Monza, barriers opened and thousands of fans — the overwhelming majority clad in scarlet— poured onto the track toward the podium. And ...2024
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• F1 title fight leads major storylines at the Dutch Grand Prix

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images As F1 comes back from the summer shutdown there are no shortage of storylines 42 points. As Formula 1 returns from its summer shutdown for this week’s Dutch Grand Prix, just 42 points separate Red Bull from McLaren in the Constructors’ Championship standings. Buoyed by a fast race car and a pair of fast drivers, McLaren built off their stro...2024
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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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