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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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• Max Verstappen will not change his driving style despite facing one-race F1 penalty ban

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Red Bull driver Max Verstappen faces a one-race penalty ban, but will not change his driving style Max Verstappen enters the 2025 Formula 1 season hoping to defend his fourth consecutive Drivers’ Championship. He also faces a potential one-race penalty. Verstappen was docked two penalty points on his Super License for an opening-lap incident with Oscar Pi...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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• Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Title fights and closing chapters lead F1 storylines for season finale

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images The F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is shaping up to be an emotional weekend 58 laps. Four drivers. Two teams. One champion. After 23 race weekends could not decide matters, the 2024 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship comes down to the final weekend of the season, the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. McLaren entered last weekend with a chance to clinch the...2024
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• Sergio Pérez to depart Red Bull F1 after Abu Dhabi GP, per reports

Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images According to multiple reports, Sergio Pérez’s time at Red Bull is drawing to an end Sergio Pérez endured another difficult weekend at the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, finishing without a single point over both the F1 Sprint Race, and the Grand Prix itself. Now, according to multiple reports, his time with Red Bull is coming to an end. Per reporting from ES...2024
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• Sergio Pérez denies retirement rumors with incredible social media post

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images The Red Bull driver is not leaving The news that Daniel Ricciardo was being replaced at Visa Cash App RB F1 Team by Liam Lawson was expected. Still, the announcement has not stopped rumors from flying around the Formula 1 paddock. The latest rumor held that Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez was set to announce his retirement at the Mexico City Grand Prix, ...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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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 22, 2024

Photo by Alex Pena/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Happy Earth Day! Anne Rogers writes about the series loss against the Orioles. “I would evaluate it as competitive but not where we want to be,” first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games, said. “These are the series you really want. It’s tough to do that. … It sucks losing this series. We’re not happy wi...2024
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• Daniel Ricciardo seething following Lance Stroll incident at F1 Chinese Grand Prix

An incident on a restart ended Daniel Ricciardo’s day, leaving the driver incredulous Daniel Ricciardo’s Chinese Grand Prix came to an early end Sunday, when his car suffered substantial floor damage as a result of an incident during a restart. As the grid wound back to the start/finish line to take the green flag, a lockup by Fernando Alonso set off a chain reaction behind him, that eventually s...2024
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• Max Verstappen as dominant as ever at F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images The Red Bull driver pulled away from the field yet again, leaving the rest of the grid fighting for second It was another day where Alex Jacques, above the track on F1TV, rarely needed to mention Max Verstappen. Once more the Red Bull driver was pulling away from the field, ending the battle for P1 early and leaving the field fighting for the positions b...2024
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• Ricciardo on crash: Stroll 'made my blood boil'

Daniel Ricciardo hit out at Lance Stroll's unapologetic stance on their collision at the Chinese Grand Prix....2024
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• A Monday in New York City with Williams: How the F1 team views success in 2024

SB Nation caught up with James Vowles, Alex Albon, and Logan Sargeant in Rockefeller Center ahead of the 2024 F1 season We need to make one thing clear at the outset. Your aspiring Formula 1 blogger does not like heights. But when Williams not only decides to launch their challenger for the 2024 F1 season in New York City, but they invite you to meet with the team, you accept the invitation first,...2024
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"That includes a pair of F1 Sprint Race weekends, first at the Chinese Grand Prix in March, and then at the Miami Grand Prix in May."

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"The first is the Chinese Grand Prix in April, followed by the Miami Grand Prix in early May."

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"During his first two seasons on the grid, COVID-19 has led to the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix."

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"The Chinese Grand Prix will not take place in 2023 due to the country's ongoing situation dealing with COVID-19, Formula One confirmed on Friday."

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"Formula One has issued a revised 2021 calendar, with the planned season-opener in Australia postponed until November and a race at Imola replacing the Chinese Grand Prix."

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"Formula One is open to the idea of postponing the Chinese Grand Prix to a later date in 202 if the outbreak of coronavirus means it cannot take place on April 19 as planned."

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"Charles Leclerc will use the engine which cost him victory in Bahrain at the Chinese Grand Prix."

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"Despite showing impressive pace in the opening two rounds of 2018, Haas boss Guenther Steiner is unsure if his team will be able to carry this form into this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix."

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• Miami Grand Prix 2024: 7 F1 storylines as the grid returns to the United States

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images F1 is coming to the United States for the first time this season. Here are the major storylines Formula 1 is headed back to the United States. Months after the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, the grid will be down in Florida this weekend for the third Miami Grand Prix. And, as is customary every time F1 makes a trip stateside, the discussion of F1’s ...2024
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• Christian Horner chides Toto Wolff over Max Verstappen

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner had some advice for his Mercedes counterpart after the Chinese Grand Prix Two of Formula 1’s most prominent figures are at it again. By that we mean Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner, and his counterpart at Mercedes Toto Wolff. The latest verbal scrap comes in the wake of the Chinese Grand Prix, which saw M...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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• Max Verstappen charges to victory in F1 Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix

The door was open for someone to beat Max Verstappen in the F1 Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix. But not for long Rainy conditions at the end of qualifying for the Sprint Race at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen settle for a fourth-place spot on the grid. Lando Norris captured pole position, putting himself in contention for his first F1 victory of any kind. With Lewis Hamilton ...2024
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• 2024 F1 season rule changes to know

Photo by James Gasperotti/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images Some minor rule changes and schedule tweaks are coming this F1 season The conclusion of Super Bowl LVIII has brought the 2023-2024 NFL season to an end. That can only mean one thing. It is now NFL Draft season. Wait no! It means two things. It is also Formula 1 season. By the end of this week every team will have unveiled at least t...2024
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• Zhou Guanyu keeps his seat as Alfa Romeo F1 confirms their 2024 driver lineup

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Alfa Romeo confirmed their driver lineup for 2024, retaining both Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas The number of available Formula 1 driver spots for the 2024 lineup is now down to three. Alfa Romeo confirmed on Thursday that they are retaining their current lineup for the 2024 season. While Valtteri Bottas was already under contract through the 2024 campaig...2023
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• More problems on the horizon for Ferrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo?
Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images Hülkenberg finished seventh in Australia, but is there cause for concern for Haas, Alfa Romeo, and Ferrari? Haas driver Nico Hülkenberg survived a frenetic finish — and a near-collision in the early stages — to come across the line seventh in the Australian Grand Prix. While a post-race protest from the team was denied, the six points were a much-...2023
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• F1 announce ambitious 2024 race schedule
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images The 2024 F1 season will see a record 24 races, with 3 Saturday grands prix Formula 1 announced on Wednesday their schedule for the 2024 season, and it is their most ambitious yet. 24 grands prix will take place, starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2, 2024 and culminating in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 8, 2024. Some alterations have bee...2023
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• F1 tweaks braking system rules ahead of Dutch Grand Prix

Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images A rule change during the summer shutdown has sparked rampant speculation in the F1 world Formula 1 is back. With the summer shutdown now in the rear-view mirror, the grid returns to life this week with the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. The final ten races will address several major storylines in the sport, from whether one of Red Bull’s rivals can truly cat...2024
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• Dominance from Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull in Japan but Ferrari is in the fight

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Red Bull locks out the front row at the Japanese Grand Prix, but Ferrari has reasons to believe A driver without a seat for next season is slowly — or quickly, depending on your point of view — cementing himself as the storyline of the 2024 Formula 1 season. In three starts this season Carlos Sainz Jr. has delivered three podium finishes. He opened t...2024
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future, Alpine’s present and more storylines for F1 Australian GP

Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images F1 is back this week with the Australian Grand Prix The 2024 Formula 1 season could potentially reshape the sport. With over half the grid driving on expiring contracts, the driver transfer market could truly shake up the field over the next few months. We have already seen one seismic move — the upcoming switch to Ferrari from Mercedes from seven...2024
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• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2024: 7 storylines that will define race

Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu via Getty Images Perhaps the biggest question: Can anyone catch Red Bull? In the buildup to the 2023 Formula 1 season many viewed the upcoming campaign as perhaps a transformative one for the sport. Last year’s schedule contained 24 races, the most in the history of F1, as well as three races in the United States, culminating in the inaugural Las Vegas Grand P...2024
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