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• Max Verstappen facing potential grid penalty at F1 São Paulo Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Red Bull’s Max Verstappen remains the leader in the F1 Drivers’ Championship race, but he might have to make up some ground Sunday in Brazil Max Verstappen remains at the top of the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship standings, with just four race weekends remaining. However, a pair of ten-second penalties he incurred at last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Pri...2024
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• McLaren-Ferrari title fight playing out in hilarious fashion in the F1 paddock

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Ferrari and McLaren might be battling to the wire, but they are having fun doing it Fans who were dreaming of a Constructors’ Championship fight during the 2024 Formula 1 season seem to be getting their wish. Carlos Sainz Jr.’s emphatic win Sunday in the Mexico City Grand Prix, along with a third-place finish from Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc, vaulted F...2024
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• Max Verstappen and Red Bull see their Mexico City Grand Prix get off to a rocky start

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Power unit problems are making for nervous times at Red Bull ahead of the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix Max Verstappen notched a third-place finish in last week’s Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. While the result was fraught with controversy — Verstappen benefited from a five-second handed down to his rival in the Drivers’ Championship, Lando Norris, whic...2024
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• A three-way championship fight tops F1 Mexico City Grand Prix storylines

Photo by Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto via Getty Images McLaren, Red Bull, and Ferrari head to Mexico City with Constructors’ Championship dreams When the Formula 1 grid landed in Austin for last week’s United States Grand Prix, the script for the season’s final act seemed rather simple. A two-way fight between McLaren and Red Bull for the Constructors’ Championship. A duel between Lando Norris...2024
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• FIA dismisses F1 front wing complaints raised by Red Bull and Ferrari

Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Front wings at McLaren and Mercedes were under scrutiny by their rivals in recent weeks Formula 1’s governing body has brushed aside complaints regarding the front wings being used this season by both McLaren and Mercedes. In a statement by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the sport’s governing body confirmed that “all f...2024
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli picked to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be the Mercedes driver pairing for the 2025 F1 season A long-awaited promotion is now official. Andrea Kimi Antonelli will drive for Mercedes for the 2025 Formula 1 season. When legendary driver Lewis Hamilton made the shocking decision to leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season for Ferrari...2024
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• Max Verstappen facing potential grid penalty at F1 São Paulo Grand Prix
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• McLaren-Ferrari title fight playing out in hilarious fashion in the F1 paddock
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• Max Verstappen and Red Bull see their Mexico City Grand Prix get off to a rocky start
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• A three-way championship fight tops F1 Mexico City Grand Prix storylines
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes debut comes to a sudden end at the Italian Grand Prix

Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images The young driver found the barrier at Monza after a thunderous first lap Andrea Kimi Antonelli made his long-anticipated debut for Mercedes on Friday at Monza, driving in George Russell’s place during the first practice session. His first lap was a thunderous effort, a lap on the soft compound around the “Temple of Speed” that put him atop the ti...2024
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• Lando Norris puts the entire F1 grid on notice at the Dutch Grand Prix

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Recapping the winners and losers from the Dutch Grand Prix The detractors did not go away in May. After Lando Norris broke through with his maiden Formula 1 victory in the Miami Grand Prix, shedding the harsh “Lando No-wins” moniker, the detractors still had their lines of criticism. They pointed to an opportune safety car, which gave Norri...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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• Why McLaren F1 could be even better down the stretch

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images McLaren has been good so far in 2024, but they might finish the year better To hear the key players describe it, McLaren did not expect to be where they currently are in the Formula 1 standings. As the summer shutdown draws to a close the Woking-based team sits second in the F1 Constructors’ Championship, just 42 points behind Red Bull on the year....2024
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• Oscar Piastri reveals surprise F1 injury

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri shared a surprise injury from the first half of the F1 season Oscar Piastri has enjoyed a tremendous start to his second Formula 1 season. The McLaren driver currently sits fourth in the F1 Drivers’ Championship standings and broke through with his maiden victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix near the end of July. Which we now know involved the driver overcoming a fractu...2024
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• Did Red Bull make the right decision with Sergio Pérez?

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Red Bull is sticking by their driver. Was that the right call? On Monday, Red Bull made it official. Despite weeks of speculation Christian Horner announced to team employees at their Milton Keynes factory that Sergio Pérez — who signed a new deal earlier this season to remain with the team through potentially the 2026 season — would continue dr...2024
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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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• Is Sergio Perez’s Red Bull seat in jeopardy?

Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images New reporting calls into question Perez’s seat for 2024 Sergio Pérez left the Miami Grand Prix just 14 points behind teammate Max Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship standings, and with the streets of Monte Carlo next on the schedule, the “King of the Streets” was dreaming of turning the 2023 Formula 1 season into a proper title fight. Since t...2023
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2024
"The young driver has also been participating in several testing sessions for Mercedes, including a recent spin in the W13 following the Belgian Grand Prix."

2023
"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."

2022
"Fernando Alonso labelled seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton "an idiot" who only knows how to race at the front after they collided on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix."

2021
"Here's when they'll take the grid for the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix."

2020
"Lewis Hamilton dedicated pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix to actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away on Friday night."

2018
"Our F1 panel weigh into the biggest talking points following the resumption of the 2018 Formula One season at the Belgian Grand Prix."

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"Belgian Grand Prix strategy guide"

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"Rosberg wins chaotic Belgian Grand Prix"

2015
"27Of those three races, Road America is the only one that would conflict with a Formula One World Championship race (the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix)."

• Lando Norris puts the entire F1 grid on notice at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• F1 title fight leads major storylines at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• Mercedes tries to explain George Russell’s disqualification at Belgian Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Andrew Shovlin addressed George Russell’s disqualification at Spa in a video released by Mercedes For a time on Sunday, it looked as if George Russell, in a Formula 1 season filled with the improbably, had pulled off the impossible. While the majority of the field opted for a two-stop race at the Belgian Grand Prix Russell was one of the few who managed to ...2024
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• Did Red Bull make the right decision with Sergio Pérez?
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• Yuki Tsunoda shares brutally honest assessment of his Belgian Grand Prix

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Considering where he started, finishing where he did was not bad for Yuki Tsunoda Sunday was going to be a difficult day for Yuki Tsunoda at the Belgian Grand Prix. With Visa Cash App RB F1 Team making many changes to his RB01, including replacing components beyond the number allotted to each driver throughout a single season, Tsunoda was hit with a s...2024
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• George Russell takes his place alongside Babe Ruth

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Thanks to an incredible strategy call, George Russell stunned the F1 field at the Belgian Grand Prix Move aside, Babe Ruth. When the checkered flag flew at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix, it brought the curtain down on the first act of the 2024 Formula 1 season. If the Grand Prix is any indication, the second act will be something even more magica...2024
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• Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz Jr. back Lando Norris’ decision in Hungarian GP

Photo by JONAS ROOSENS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images Lando Norris received some support for how he handled the Hungarian Grand Prix from former McLaren teammates The Formula 1 grid may have moved on to this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, but the Hungarian Grand Prix remains on everyone’s mind. Particularly the one-two finish from Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, and how the latter handled t...2024
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• The incredible anthem from the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix, revisited and broken down

Breaking down just how close the F1 grid came to causing an international incident last season While the 2023 Formula 1 season was a rather static affair — Max Verstappen shows up to Grand Prix, Max Verstappen wins Grand Prix was the almost-weekly formula — the national anthem ahead of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix last season was anything but static. In fact, it was nearly pure chaos. As the grid r...2024
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• Alpine unveils ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ livery for Belgian Grand Prix

Ryan Reynolds’ latest installment in the ‘Deadpool’ series gets the special livery treatment at Spa This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix marks the last race before Formula 1’s annual summer shutdown. Each season the grid goes quiet in the summer for a few weeks, to give teams a chance to recharge their batteries before the final push. The race also coincides with the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, ...2024
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• Alpine aiming for more at what will be an emotional Belgian Grand Prix

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images The grid heads to Spa for what will be an emotional weekend for Pierre Gasly and Alpine A strong run of form at Alpine came to an end over the last two race weekends, and now the team is hoping to turn that around at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, the final race before the Formula 1 summer shutdown. Between Pierre Gasly and Es...2024
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• Max Verstappen facing potential grid penalty at F1 São Paulo Grand Prix
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• McLaren-Ferrari title fight playing out in hilarious fashion in the F1 paddock
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• Max Verstappen and Red Bull see their Mexico City Grand Prix get off to a rocky start
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• A three-way championship fight tops F1 Mexico City Grand Prix storylines
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli picked to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025
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• Lando Norris puts the entire F1 grid on notice at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• Can Mercedes start challenging for wins each week?

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Toto Wolff’s squad has been red-hot in recent weeks, but will that continue after the F1 shutdown? With three Grand Prix wins over the last four race weekends, Mercedes can make a credible claim for the title of “hottest Formula 1 team” at the moment. While McLaren has still outscored the Silver Arrows 129-115 over that period, Mercedes has been on a...2024
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• F1 title fight leads major storylines at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• Why McLaren F1 could be even better down the stretch
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• Oscar Piastri reveals surprise F1 injury
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• McLaren-Ferrari title fight playing out in hilarious fashion in the F1 paddock
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• A three-way championship fight tops F1 Mexico City Grand Prix storylines
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli picked to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes debut comes to a sudden end at the Italian Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris puts the entire F1 grid on notice at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• One of F1’s most successful partnerships is coming to an end

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images An end of an era is coming to F1 One of Formula 1’s most successful partnerships is coming to an end. Earlier this year Lewis Hamilton announced that he was making a shocking move to Ferrari at the end of the 2024 F1 season. That move will see the seven-time F1 Drivers’ Champion depart Mercedes after winning six of those titles with the Brackley-based te...2024
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• Can Mercedes start challenging for wins each week?
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• Ranking the top 4 F1 teams by their title chances in 2024

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images What team has the best chance at taking home the F1 Constructors’ Championship in 2024? Formula 1 has reached its summer break. While the grid is quiet at the moment, it will roar to life again later this month, with the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. That race will kick off the unofficial second half of the F1 season, and if the first ha...2024
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• Did Red Bull make the right decision with Sergio Pérez?
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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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• Hamilton dedicates pole to Chadwick Boseman, does Wakanda salute
Lewis Hamilton dedicated pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix to actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away on Friday night. The Mercedes driver said the news "broke" him....2020
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• Ferrari really is as bad as it looks at Spa-Francorchamps
Ferrari's weaknesses have been laid bare in depressing fashion ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix -- there's nothing misleading about it, either, the Italian team really is that slow....2020
• Wolff questions priorities of Ferrari's leadership
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has questioned the priorities of "certain members of the Ferrari team" after it registered its worse qualifying performance of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix.2...2020
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• Hamilton 'stands unified' with boycotting athletes but will race at Belgian GP
Lewis Hamilton has lauded the "incredible" boycotts of sporting events in the U.S. following the shooting of Jacob Blake, but said him doing similar at Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix would achieve little....2020
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli picked to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025
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• How Max Verstappen edged past Oscar Piastri in the F1 Sprint Shootout at the Belgian Grand Prix
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Diving into just how close it was between Verstappen and Piastri in the F1 Sprint Shootout For the second day in a row, a qualifying session at the Belgian Grand Prix came right down to the wire, and for the second day in a row it was Max Verstappen who did enough at the end to take the top spot. Only in Saturday’s F1 Shootout, it was just a matter of in...2023
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• Lewis Hamilton hit with a 5-second penalty in the F1 Sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix
Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images Hamilton was given a five-second penalty, as well has being hit with two penalty points for causing contact with Sergio Pérez Lewis Hamilton finished Saturday’s F1 Sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix in fourth position, but a five-second penalty handed down by race officials saw him drop down to seventh place. Beyond that in-race penalty, stewards “review...2023
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• Max Verstappen facing potential grid penalty at F1 São Paulo Grand Prix
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• McLaren-Ferrari title fight playing out in hilarious fashion in the F1 paddock
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• A three-way championship fight tops F1 Mexico City Grand Prix storylines
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• Lando Norris puts the entire F1 grid on notice at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• One of F1’s most successful partnerships is coming to an end
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• Can Mercedes start challenging for wins each week?
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• F1 title fight leads major storylines at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• Why McLaren F1 could be even better down the stretch
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• Ranking the top 4 F1 teams by their title chances in 2024
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• Mercedes tries to explain George Russell’s disqualification at Belgian Grand Prix
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• A three-way championship fight tops F1 Mexico City Grand Prix storylines
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli picked to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025
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• Lando Norris puts the entire F1 grid on notice at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• One of F1’s most successful partnerships is coming to an end
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• Did Red Bull make the right decision with Sergio Pérez?
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• Sergio Pérez staying at Red Bull, per reports

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Despite persistent speculation regarding his future, Sergio Pérez is staying at Red Bull With Formula 1 heading into the mandatory summer shutdown the main question on the minds of most observers was this: Would Red Bull stick by Sergio Pérez? A difficult run of form for the Mexican driver — wherein Pérez banked just 28 points over the eight recent ra...2024
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• Did Sergio Pérez do enough at the Belgian Grand Prix to save his Red Bull seat?

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez slid back through the field Sunday. Will that alter his Red Bull future? The Belgian Grand Prix brought to a close the first act of the 2024 Formula 1 season. As the grid heads to the summer shutdown for some well-deserved rest and relaxation, several questions await answers over the rest of the season, but the biggest one is...2024
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• Bruno Famin departing as Alpine Team Principal

Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images More changes have come to Alpine More changes are coming to Alpine, and for the second straight year, they were announced at the Belgian Grand Prix. The team announced on Friday that Bruno Famin would be departing his current role as Alpine Team Principal “by the end of August,” but will remain with the organization in charge of “all other motorspo...2024
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• Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda and VCARB hoping to ‘dominate the midfield’ again at Belgian Grand Prix

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images VCARB hopes to hit the summer shutdown on a high note The final race before Formula 1’s summer shutdown has arrived. And this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix could be transformative for the grid, including Visa Cash App RB F1 Team. With speculation surrounding Sergio Pérez and his status at Red Bull, VCARB’s two drivers will look to put in one last stron...2024
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