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• Sainz: FIA ignored warnings before Bearman crash
Carlos Sainz hit out at Formula 1 and its governing body FIA for ignoring driver warnings predicting the type of crash Oliver Bearman had at the Japanese Grand Prix, saying they resisted changes "because the racing is exciting"....2026
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• ‘We’re a Bit Late’ — Max Verstappen Rejects Carlos Sainz’s Call To Change 2026 F1 Rules
F1’s 2026 rules spark debate as Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz discuss the flexibility and impact of the new regulations....2026
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• Carlos Alcaraz spotted with Sainz and Alonso in Bahrain

Carlos Alcaraz, fresh off his Australian Open triumph, made an appearance at the 2026 Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Spanish tennis star was photographed alongside compatriots Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz, highlighting his passion for motorsport. Alcaraz visited both the Williams and Aston Martin garages, spending time with the two drivers before heading […]...2026
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• Carlos Alcaraz Spotted With Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso at F1 Pre-Season Testing in Bahrain Ahead of Doha Run
Carlos Alcaraz visited F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain and met up with Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso ahead of the Qatar Open....2026
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• Spanish Grand Prix: Full F1 coverage from SB Nation

Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images F1’s latest triple-header concludes with the Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1’s latest triple-header concludes with this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. And the fight at the front of the grid is tighter than ever. Lando Norris’ win in the Monaco Grand Prix pulled him within three points of teammate Oscar Piastri in the F1 Drivers’ Championshi...2025
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• Oliver Bearman hit with massive grid penalty at F1 Monaco Grand Prix

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Haas rookie Oliver Bearman penalized for a red flag breach at the Monaco Grand Prix Haas rookie Oliver Bearman’s first Monaco Grand Prix as a Formula 1 driver has become much tougher for him. The driver was given a massive ten-place grid penalty following an incident that occurred during Friday’s second practice session on the streets of Monte Carlo. ...2025
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• Sainz: FIA ignored warnings before Bearman crash
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• Oliver Bearman hit with massive grid penalty at F1 Monaco Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen’s win in F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix reignites title race

Max Verstappen held off Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win his fourth consecutive Emilia Romagna Grand Prix If you thought Oscar Piastri would run away with the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship, Max Verstappen would like to have a word with you. Or perhaps he will just let his driving do the talking. The Red Bull driver stormed past Piastri on the opening lap of the Emilia Romagna Grand Pri...2025
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• What are the strategy options for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix?

Photo by Sam Bloxham/LAT Images Oscar Piastri starts on pole, but what are the strategy options for the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix? The grid is set for the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri nipped Max Verstappen for pole position on Saturday, with George Russell taking third and Piastri’s McLaren teammate Lando Norris qualifying fourth. But some fascinating tire optio...2025
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• Alex Albon on the start to the season, the importance of hydration, and F1 2025

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, SB Nation caught up with Alex Albon to talk the start to the year and more Atlassian Williams Racing has enjoyed a tremendous beginning to the 2025 Formula 1 season. What might have been considered a transition year for the team, with Carlos Sainz Jr. joining the driver lineup and this season representing the final ye...2025
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• FIA considering changes to strict driver swearing penalties

Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images The President of motorsports governing body indicated changes could be coming to the new strict misconduct penalties Updates to the FIA’s International Sporting Code ahead of the 2025 motorsport season included potentially harsh penalties, even sporting penalties, for driver misconduct including swearing. But in a new post on soci...2025
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• What to watch for in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Photo by Sam Bloxham/LAT Images A fascinating fight at the front leads the storylines Sunday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix All that is left is the fight for the checkered flag. As he has already done this season, Max Verstappen surprised everyone by snatching pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, finishing 0.010 seconds ahead of Oscar Piastri. But as Red Bull Team Principal Chr...2025
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• What are the tire strategies for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images A one-stop strategy is likely the preferred option in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but might we see some drivers roll the dice? Max Verstappen stunned the field to take pole position for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. But the job is not done for the Red Bull driver. He, along with everyone else, spent Saturday night in Jeddah pouring through...2025
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• Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Qualifying results as Max Verstappen stuns the F1 field

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Max Verstappen has done it again, stunning McLaren and the field to take pole at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Lando Norris entered Saturday’s qualifying session as the favorite for pole position. But a wobble on his first push lap in Q3 saw the McLaren driver find the wall, bring out the red flag, and end his dreams of pole position. With teammate Oscar Pi...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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• Williams F1 basking in ‘luxurious’ result in Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Williams F1 Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto both finished in the points, a first for Williams this season Williams experienced a season first on Saturday, as both Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto advanced into Q3 during qualifying. They followed that with another first for the 2024 Formula 1 season, their initial double-points result. Albon finished seventh and Colapinto eighth in...2024
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"Carlos Alcaraz visited F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain and met up with Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso ahead of the Qatar Open."

2025
"We wrote about the announcement itself, we dove into potential replacements for Hamilton at Ferrari — thankfully I brought that article to a close with the suggestion of young Andrea Kimi Antonelli — wondered why Hamilton would make such a move, dove into Carlos Sainz Jr."

2024
"Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will race for Mercedes next season before replacing Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in 2025, the Italian team confirmed on Thursday."

2023
"Verstappen will also have the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr."

2022
"Carlos Sainz is concerned about the long-term health impact of racing the latest generation of Formula One cars after experiencing intense stiffness in his neck and back after races this year."

2021
"Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will start from the back of the grid at the Turkish Grand Prix after the team decided to fit his car with a new power unit this weekend."

2020
"Carlos Sainz did not appreciate the level of detail Ferrari would go into in researching his career before deciding to sign him for 2021."

2018
"Spanish driver Carlos Sainz has won his second Dakar Rally title, while Matthias Walkner took his first title in the motorcycle category."

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• F1 drivers see both ‘lottery’ and ‘opportunity’ in new two-stop Monaco Grand Prix rule

Photo by Jay Hirano/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, and more drivers weigh in on the new two-stop rule ahead of Monaco Grand Prix Formula 1’s governing body instituted a new rule for the Monaco Grand Prix, hoping to increase opportunities for overtaking and improve the “racing spectacle.” Starting this season, drivers are required to make two pit stop...2025
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• What to watch for in the Bahrain Grand Prix
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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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• 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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• Ferrari hoping to see the ‘full potential’ of the SF-25 at the Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images After a slow start to the 2025 F1 season Ferrari is hoping to see better results at the Japanese Grand Prix The 2025 Formula 1 season began with so much fanfare at Maranello. But the early returns have not been what Ferrari hoped for. Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for the 2025 campaign injected new life into the legendary team, and Hamilton’s...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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Oliver Bearman hit with massive grid penalty at F1 Monaco Grand Prix
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• F1 drivers see both ‘lottery’ and ‘opportunity’ in new two-stop Monaco Grand Prix rule
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. and Williams ready for ‘unforgiving’ Monaco Grand Prix

Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images Alex Albon and Williams hope to keep the ‘momentum’ going at the Monaco Grand Prix Williams has enjoyed a stellar start to the 2025 Formula 1 season. After seven race weekends, they sit fifth in the Constructors’ Championship standings with 51 points, and are coming off three consecutive races where both Carlos Sainz Jr. and Alex Albon finished in the poi...2025
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• Max Verstappen’s win in F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix reignites title race
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• What are the strategy options for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix?
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• Alex Albon on the start to the season, the importance of hydration, and F1 2025
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• What to watch for in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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• What are the tire strategies for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?
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• Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Qualifying results as Max Verstappen stuns the F1 field
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. and Williams ready for ‘unforgiving’ Monaco Grand Prix
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• FIA considering changes to strict driver swearing penalties
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• What to watch for in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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• What are the strategy options for the F1 Japanese Grand Prix?

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Will the Japanese Grand Prix be a one-stop affair, or will rain change the calculus? Qualifying is in the books, and now the teams are setting their strategies for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix. What are the options available to them? As is often the case, the Japanese Grand Prix will be a voyage of discovery for the drivers and the teams. Between an unce...2025
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• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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• What are the tire strategies for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix?

Photo by Alessio Morgese/Hasan Bratic/NurPhoto via Getty Images High levels of tire degradation could make for some fascinating strategic options at the Chinese Grand Prix The Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix is just hours away, and if qualifying is any indication, fans could be in for an incredible race. Oscar Piastri pipped George Russell by just 0.082 seconds to take pole position, and the ...2025
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• What we learned from the 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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• Ferrari announce Hamilton as driver for 2025

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• Austrian Grand Prix: Live F1 race coverage
Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images Follow along live as Max Verstappen seeks his fifth-straight Grand Prix win Can Max Verstappen power to his fifth-straight grand prix victory? Or will someone — anyone — deny the Championship leader a win at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver has won four-straight races, dating back to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and i...2023
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• Lewis Hamilton for Charles Leclerc is the driver swap F1 needs
Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images Could this actually happen? It goes without saying that both Mercedes and Ferrari are a bit of a mess in 2023, and that phraseology is extremely generous. Any hopes of challenging Red Bull this season are out the window, and it’s reached the point where Fernando Alonso’s breakout for Aston Martin has bumped them into second place in the constructors’ champ...2023
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• Sainz set to replace Vettel at Ferrari for 2021 - sources
McLaren's Carlos Sainz will replace Sebastian Vettel's at Ferrari in 2021, ESPN understands....2020
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• Kevin Magnussen facing a one-race ban following a collision at the Italian Grand Prix

Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images Haas driver Kevin Magnussen is facing a one-race penalty following the Italian Grand Prix Earlier this season Haas confirmed that Oliver Bearman would be driving for the team full-time in 2025. The Haas reserve and Ferrari super-sub made an incredible debut earlier this year at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, sliding into the cockpit of Carlos Sainz Jr.’s SF-...2024
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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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• Ferrari ‘very close’ after a strong qualifying session
Photo by Danilo Di Giovanni/Getty Images Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. will start up front in the Austrian Grand Prix During the single practice session ahead of the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix, it seemed that the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. had something extra for the field this week. Friday’s qualifying session for the Grand Prix confirmed that. Leclerc is set...2023
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• Spanish Grand Prix: Full F1 coverage from SB Nation
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• Oliver Bearman hit with massive grid penalty at F1 Monaco Grand Prix
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• F1 drivers see both ‘lottery’ and ‘opportunity’ in new two-stop Monaco Grand Prix rule
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. and Williams ready for ‘unforgiving’ Monaco Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen’s win in F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix reignites title race
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• Alex Albon on the start to the season, the importance of hydration, and F1 2025
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• FIA considering changes to strict driver swearing penalties
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• What to watch for in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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• Liam Lawson delivered ‘too little’ at Red Bull says Helmut Marko of shock driver switch

Photo by Song Haiyuan/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Yuki Tsunoda is in, and Liam Lawson is out, at Red Bull. Helmut Marko gave insight into the team’s decision The matter of paddock “speculation” at Red Bull has become official. The team announced ahead of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix that Liam Lawson would be demoted after just two races, moving to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls in...2025
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• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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• The super F1 preview extravaganza: Burning questions, driver lineup, 2025 race schedule, and more
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• Everything you need to know about Season 7 of ‘Drive to Survive’
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• Max Verstappen delivers a championship drive in chaotic F1 São Paulo Grand Prix

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Lando Norris and McLaren had the advantage Sunday in São Paulo, but Max Verstappen carried the day The 2024 Formula 1 season has offered no shortage of twists and turns. With a title fight shaping up between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen for the Drivers’ Championship, and a three-way fight in the cards between McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull fo...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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• 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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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli will not replace Logan Sargeant at Williams this season

Photo by Joe Portlock - Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images According to reports Williams is ‘evaluating’ replacing Logan Sargeant, but Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been ruled out as an option Logan Sargeant’s time at Williams is coming to a close, as the Formula 1 team announced earlier this summer that Carlos Sainz Jr. will be joining the team on a “multi-year” contract st...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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