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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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• 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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• Russell pans Max after 'put me on my head' threat
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....2024
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• F1 Review: Max Verstappen Dusts The Field In The Desert, Cruises To Qatar Grand Prix Triumph
Max Verstappen passed George Russell heading into turn 1, negating the one-place grid penalty imposed on the Red Bull driver, then led the entire way ... Continue Reading...2024
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• Max Verstappen Takes 1st Pole Since June for Qatar Grand Prix
Verstappen beat George Russell to pole by half a tenth of a second....2024
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• Max Verstappen clinches fourth straight F1 Drivers’ Championship in Las Vegas

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Red Bull driver Max Verstappen got the job done in Las Vegas, clinching his fourth Drivers’ title He was pushed harder than he was a season ago, but Saturday night under the bright lights of Sin City, Max Verstappen clinched his fourth straight Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship. Verstappen entered the week with multiple roads to his fourth straight title, as ...2024
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• F1 Review: Max Verstappen Dusts The Field In The Desert, Cruises To Qatar Grand Prix Triumph
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• F1 drivers demand to be treated as ‘adults’ over swearing spat

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images The current F1 drivers [published a letter asking to be treated as ‘adults’ as controversy swirls over swearing penalties Formula 1 is at the start of another break, as the season heads into the closing stretch. The grid will be quiet until later this month when the season’s final triple-header kicks off with the second Las Vegas Grand Prix. However, ...2024
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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in a consequential qualifying at F1 São Paulo GP

Photo by Peter Fox - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Wet conditions made for a dramatic qualifying session at the F1 São Paulo Grand Prix Heavy rains pushed qualifying for the Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix to Sunday morning in Brazil. Yet when the teams arrived at Interlagos they encountered yet more wet conditions. The elements made for a thrilling qualifying session as drivers trie...2024
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• Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix

Photo by Clive Rose - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Recapping winners and losers from qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix, and wondering if this was Daniel Ricciardo’s swan song A hard shunt from Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. at the start of Q3 left nine drivers remaining, each with perhaps just one shot at glory Saturday night at the Singapore Grand Prix. Only Oscar Piastri an...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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• 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’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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• Why was Alonso penalised, and will it hurt his Mercedes chances?

ESPN picks through the debris of Fernando Alonso's penalty for "potentially dangerous" driving that preceded the crash of Mercedes' George Russell....2024
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"George Russell — 2025 In addition to Antonelli’s short-term deal with Mercedes, George Russell enters the 2025 campaign on the final year of his current contract."

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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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"Patrick Patterson on Joining the Thunder, Paul George, Russell Westbrook and His Film Internship"

• F1 2025: How long is each driver under contract?
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• Why Sauber F1 picked Gabriel Bortoleto

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Pairing Gabriel Bortoleto with Nico Hülkenberg gives Sauber the best of both worlds Sauber faced a fork in the road. Down one path? A veteran presence, experience driving at the highest levels of single-seater motorsport, with a driver with an impressive resume complete with Formula 1 Grand Prix wins, and contributions to a championship team. On...2024
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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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• 6 storylines to watch as F1 heads to the ‘Temple of Speed’ for 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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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli will not replace Logan Sargeant at Williams this season
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• F1’s 10 best moments of the 2024 season so far, ranked
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• Fernando Alonso is headed back to Aston Martin

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images The veteran driver has inked a new deal with Aston Martin The upcoming Formula 1 driver transfer market is shaping up to be one of the most chaotic in the history of the sport. But one of the most-coveted free agents has decided to stay put for next season. Fernando Alonso, one of the many drivers on an expiring contract this season, has reached a ne...2024
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• Why Lando Norris avoid a jump start penalty in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Many thought McLaren driver Lando Norris committed a penalty at the start of the Saudi Arabian GP. Stewards disagreed Right after the start of the 2024 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix many observers, including some of his rival drivers, believed Lando Norris had committed a “jump start.” From their vantage point — and as you will see in a moment — Norris...2024
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• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins again, but a strong day for Carlos Sainz Jr.

Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images Winners, losers, and notes from the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix It may just be the first race of the 2024 Formula 1 season, but the biggest storyline of the entire year might be the driver transfer market. After all, 13 drivers are set to see their contracts expire at the end of the season, and with Lewis Hamilton’s pending move to Ferrari, this year’s “silly se...2024
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• F1 2025: How many penalty points does each F1 driver have heading into the new season?
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• Max Verstappen clinches fourth straight F1 Drivers’ Championship in Las Vegas
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• Why Sauber F1 picked Gabriel Bortoleto
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• Max Verstappen delivers a championship drive in chaotic F1 São Paulo Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in a consequential qualifying at F1 São Paulo GP
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• Pierre Gasly celebrates ‘amazing’ qualifying performance at F1 Mexico City Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Alpine’s Pierre Gasly delivered his second strong qualifying performance in as many weeks Saturday at the Mexico City Grand Prix A week ago, Alpine arrived in Austin for the United States Grand Prix hopeful that some upgrades to the A524 would bring improved performance. “We have a couple of upgrades coming and I think it will be important to finish in Abu ...2024
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• Lando Norris crushes the field at the Singapore Grand Prix

Photo by Clive Rose - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images McLaren extends their championship lead thanks to a win from Lando Norris and a podium from Oscar Piastri 170 meters. The statistic had gone from interesting to perhaps overbearing. Throughout his Formula 1 career, Lando Norris had yet to lead an opening lap when starting from pole position. He has a win on his resume when starting...2024
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• George Russell ‘would have bitten your hand off’ for his result Saturday in Singapore

Photo by Lars Baron - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Mercedes locked out the second row for the Singapore Grand Prix, surprising even themselves When the lights go out Sunday for the Singapore Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will be right beside each other. The Mercedes duo locked out the second row during Saturday’s qualifying session, with Hamilton qualifying third an...2024
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• Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri dominate qualifying at the F1 Italian Grand Prix

Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images A dream Saturday for McLaren, a nightmare scenario for Red Bull, and more from a thrilling qualifying at Monza For the first time since 2012, the front row at the Italian Grand Prix will be orange. McLaren orange. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri locked out the front row with a tremendous performance in Saturday’s qualifying session at Monza, and...2024
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• Max Verstappen clinches fourth straight F1 Drivers’ Championship in Las Vegas
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• F1 drivers demand to be treated as ‘adults’ over swearing spat
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• Why Sauber F1 picked Gabriel Bortoleto
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• Max Verstappen delivers a championship drive in chaotic F1 São Paulo Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in a consequential qualifying at F1 São Paulo GP
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• Lando Norris crushes the field at the Singapore Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris captures pole, but Max Verstappen is lurking at Singapore Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri dominate qualifying at the F1 Italian Grand Prix
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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 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

Do George, Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony deserve to draw more fouls?...2018
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• Paul George, Russell Westbrook, and Billy Donovan fined $15K for criticizing officials
All three were fined for their comments after Sunday's loss to the Trail Blazers...2017
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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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• Hamilton explains 'difficult position' radio message

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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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• F1 2025: How many penalty points does each F1 driver have heading into the new season?
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• Max Verstappen clinches fourth straight F1 Drivers’ Championship in Las Vegas
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• F1 drivers demand to be treated as ‘adults’ over swearing spat
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• Why Sauber F1 picked Gabriel Bortoleto
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• Max Verstappen delivers a championship drive in chaotic F1 São Paulo Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in a consequential qualifying at F1 São Paulo GP
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• Pierre Gasly celebrates ‘amazing’ qualifying performance at F1 Mexico City Grand Prix
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• Clippers Season Preview: Title Hopes Rest On Fragile Knees Of Kawhi Leonard and Fading Star Of James Harden
Clippers Preview A look at the Los Angeles Clippers entering the 2024-25 season … New Faces: Derrick Jones Jr., Nicolas Batum, Kris Dunn, Kevin Porter Jr., Mo Bamba, Cameron Christie Key Losses: Paul George, Russell Westbrook, Mason Plumlee, Daniel Theis, Brandon Boston Jr. Overview Kawhi Leonard hasn’t finished a playoff run with the Clippers since 2020, and […] The post Cli...2024
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• Lando Norris crushes the field at the Singapore Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen delivers a championship drive in chaotic F1 São Paulo Grand Prix
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli picked to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025
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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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• Lando Norris puts the entire F1 grid on notice at the Dutch Grand Prix
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli will not replace Logan Sargeant at Williams this season
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• Fernando Alonso is headed back to Aston Martin
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• Max Verstappen holds off the Carlos Sainz Jr. comeback in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Handing out some winners and losers from qualifying at the F1 Australian Grand Prix “Finally that car looks dialed in when it matters most.” Throughout the first two qualifying sessions, and after each of their first laps in Q3, it looked as if it was going to be Ferrari’s day. Carlos Sainz Jr. posted the first lap of Q3 and it was a quick one, a lap nea...2024
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• 2024 F1 season previews: So we’re really going with Visa Cash App RB F1 Team?

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images A new name, and a new vision, for Red Bull’s sister team Similar to some other Formula 1 teams — such as Stake F1, who we discussed in the previous installment of this series — Red Bull’s sister team is going through a bit of a transition period. They broke cover on their 2023 campaign at an event in New York City, with a driver lineup of Yuki Tsunoda and ...2024
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