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• Charles Leclerc’s disqualification at the Chinese Grand Prix, explained

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Like teammate Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc was disqualified at the Chinese Grand Prix Charles Leclerc performed admirably at the Chinese Grand Prix, finishing fifth. This despite suffering damage to his front wing on the opening lap of the race, which saw the front endplate next to his left tire knocked completely off. The team told him the loss of the e...2025
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• Chinese Grand Prix: Live F1 race coverage

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Can Oscar Piastri win from pole and give McLaren two wins in two races? Can McLaren make it two wins in a row to open the 2025 Formula 1 season? Lando Norris went wire-to-wire to win the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last week, and now Oscar Piastri has a chance to replicate his teammate’s feat after capturing pole position for the Chinese Grand Pri...2025
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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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• A decision to ‘send it’ leads to pole position for Oscar Piastri at the Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Oscar Piastri captured pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix with the hairpin of his life When the Formula 1 grid arrived in Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix there was every expectation that a McLaren would be on pole position. That is indeed the case as Oscar Piastri stormed to the front to secure the first Grand Prix pole position of his ...2025
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• F1 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying results

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Here is how the field will line up for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix The grid is set for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri, thanks to the “hairpin of [his] life,” stormed to the front of the field to capture his first Grand Prix pole position. He nipped George Russell for P1 in a thrilling qualifying session and will start right in front of his ...2025
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• Russell: McLaren gap bigger than Red Bull's
George Russell has delivered an ominous assessment of McLaren's current performance advantage in Formula 1, saying the team has a bigger gap over the rest of the field than Red Bull ever enjoyed during its period of dominance....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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• Mercedes ‘delighted’ with impressive debut from Kimi Antonelli in Australian Grand Prix

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Kimi Antonelli battled the conditions, and the grid, to deliver a stunning result in his F1 debut The first race of the 2025 Formula 1 season saw six new first-time drivers take to the grid. When the checkered flag flew four of them — Isack Hadjar, Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Jack Doohan — had already been knocked out of t...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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• 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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• Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes F1 promotion gets the ‘Drive to Survive’ treatment

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images See the moment Kimi Antonelli learned he was a Mercedes F1 driver Season 7 of the Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive drops on Friday, and the streaming giant has no shortage of storylines from the 2024 Formula 1 season to feature. At the top of that list, however, is the shocking decision by Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes at the end of the 2...2025
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• Mercedes F1 focused on ‘improvements’ with their 2025 challenger

Toto Wolff and company hope to take a step forward with the W16 A new dawn is breaking at Mercedes in Formula 1. After finishing a distant second to Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship in 2023, Mercedes slipped to fourth in the standings last year. This came despite both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell reaching the top step of the podium, with Russell winning in Austria and Las Vegas, and...2025
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• F1 2025: Pre-season testing, explained

Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images Formula 1 returns this week with pre-season testing. Here’s what to expect Formula 1 is back. This week the entire grid will roar to life for the first time since the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year, which saw McLaren capture their first Constructors’ Championship 1998. The 2025 F1 season is shaping up to be a transformative campaign...2025
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"He was also promoted to a win at Spa when teammate George Russell was disqualified after failing post-race inspections following taking the checkered flag at the Belgian Grand Prix."

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"George Russell has escalated his war of words with Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, claiming the Dutchman threatened to "put me on my f--ing head in the wall" during the Qatar Grand Prix."

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"While Hamilton is starting at the front of the field, teammate George Russell is starting at the back, having failed to advance out of Q1."

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"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."

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"Valtteri Bottas and George Russell are still waiting on Mercedes to make a final decision on who will be Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2022."

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"Williams driver George Russell took his fourth successive virtual Formula One victory on Sunday in the last race before the real season starts in Austria next month."

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"Lando Norris has been voted best rookie of the 2019 Formula One season by its fans with 76 of the vote over Alex Albon and George Russell."

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• Charles Leclerc’s disqualification at the Chinese Grand Prix, explained
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• What we learned from the F1 Australian Grand Prix
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025: Starting grid for season-opening race
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• Why McLaren extended Oscar Piastri ahead of the 2025 F1 season

Photo by Steven Tee/LAT Images Oscar Piastri put pen to paper on a contract extension just ahead of the 2025 F1 season. With good reason In the weeks before the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, back in October of 2023, McLaren CEO Zak Brown looked me square in the eye and made a straightforward declaration about the team’s driver pairing of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. “Best driver lineu...2025
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• Toto Wolff, Mercedes ready to write the ‘next chapter’ starting at Australian Grand Prix

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Mercedes begins a new era at the F1 Australian Grand Prix When the Formula 1 schedule kicks off this weekend in Melbourne it marks a new season for the sport, a new era for Mercedes. The Silver Arrows will begin the year with George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as their driver pairing, and a few pit stalls down will be Lewis Hamilton, the driver who he...2025
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images With Cadillac confirmed for the 2026 F1 season, what does the driver lineup look like for next year? The 2024 Formula 1 driver transfer season kicked into gear with a stunning decision: Lewis Hamilton’s announcement that he was going to leave Mercedes and drive for Ferrari starting in 2025. Over the following weeks, intrigue followed the sport as the driver sil...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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• Charles Leclerc’s disqualification at the Chinese Grand Prix, explained
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• Nico Hülkenberg and Sauber head to F1 Chinese Grand Prix with ‘positive momentum’

Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images Fresh off points at the Australian Grand Prix, Sauber is looking for more in Shanghai Formula 1’s 75th campaign delivered some surprises in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The drivers on the podium were largely in line with expectations, as Lando Norris held off Max Verstappen to claim victory while George Russell finished third. But the rest of...2025
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• Toto Wolff praises a ‘flawless’ Mercedes driver ahead of F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was full of praise for his drivers ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix Mercedes saw their 2025 Formula 1 season get off to an incredible start at the Australian Grand Prix, with George Russell finishing third to secure the team’s first podium of the season and rookie Kimi Antonelli finishing less than two seconds behind him, placing fou...2025
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• Mercedes ‘delighted’ with impressive debut from Kimi Antonelli in Australian Grand Prix
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• Yuki Tsunoda’s ‘magical lap’ delivers first big surprise of 2025 F1 season

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix delivered some surprises, including a stunning lap from Yuki Tsunoda The first two rows for Sunday’s season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix contain names expected to be in the fight for pole position during qualifying. McLaren locked out the front row with Lando Norris in P1 and Oscar Piastri in P2. Max Verst...2025
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• Why McLaren extended Oscar Piastri ahead of the 2025 F1 season
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• Nico Hülkenberg and Sauber head to F1 Chinese Grand Prix with ‘positive momentum’
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• Toto Wolff praises a ‘flawless’ Mercedes driver ahead of F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Mercedes ‘delighted’ with impressive debut from Kimi Antonelli in Australian Grand Prix
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• George Russell brings the ‘T pose’ back for 2025 F1 Opening Titles

A new F1 season means a new set of ‘Opening Titles,’ and for George Russell a return to an iconic pose The start of a Formula 1 season means new drivers, new teammates, new hopes and dreams for teams and their fans, and so much more. It also means a new set of “Opening Titles” for the sport itself. The Opening Titles begin each event during a race weekend, a quick video featuring each driver that ...2025
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?
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• Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes F1 promotion gets the ‘Drive to Survive’ treatment
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• Lewis Hamilton grabs pole and more winners and losers from qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Hamilton was one of the big winners from qualifying on Saturday at the Hungaroring In recent weeks, qualifying sessions have provided some thrills for Formula 1 fans. Saturday in Budapest was no different. Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix is in the books, and for just the second time this year a non-Red Bull car will be at the front of the grid. L...2023
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• Patrick Patterson on Joining the Thunder, Paul George, Russell Westbrook and His Film Internship
We talked to Patrick Patterson about his summer internship with Open Road Films. The post Patrick Patterson on Joining the Thunder, Paul George, Russell Westbrook and His Film Internship appeared first on SLAMonline....2017
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• Paul George: Thunder’s big three officiated differently

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• Paul George, Russell Westbrook, and Billy Donovan fined $15K for criticizing officials
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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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• Russell pans Max after 'put me on my head' threat
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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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• Charles Leclerc’s disqualification at the Chinese Grand Prix, explained
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• A decision to ‘send it’ leads to pole position for Oscar Piastri at the Chinese Grand Prix
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• F1 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying results
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• Nico Hülkenberg and Sauber head to F1 Chinese Grand Prix with ‘positive momentum’
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• Toto Wolff praises a ‘flawless’ Mercedes driver ahead of F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025: Starting grid for season-opening race
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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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• 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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• 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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• Lewis Hamilton praises Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes F1 decision looms

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Speaking at the Italian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton praised the young driver who might replace him at Mercedes Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the young phenom rocketing through the single-seater ranks, is set to participate in a Formula 1 weekend for the first time. Antonelli will be behind the wheel of the W15 on Friday, driving for Mercedes in place of...2024
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• 6 storylines to watch as F1 heads to the ‘Temple of Speed’ for the Italian Grand Prix

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Can Mercedes rebound? Can Red Bull hold off McLaren? These questions and more will be answered at Monza Monza. The very name conjures up images of Formula 1 history, and speed. Moments such as Niki Lauda’s stunning return to the track at Monza in 1976, just over a month after his harrowing crash at the Nurburgring. Gerhard Berger and Michele Alboreto ...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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