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• Williams 'hurting' after three big crashes in Brazil
Williams boss James Vowles said he was "hurting" after the Formula One team suffered three costly crashes in Brazil on Sunday and dropped a place in the constructors' world championship....2024
• Williams F1 doing some soul-searching after ‘painful’ São Paulo Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images James Vowles vowed brighter days are ahead after a dark Sunday for Williams in Brazil Sunday was a day of temporary highs, and bitter lows, for Williams at the Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix. With qualifying pushed to Sunday morning due to weather, getting things right was a challenge for all ten teams as wet weather lingered at Interlagos. An early victim ...2024
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• Alexander Albon out of F1 São Paulo Grand Prix after hard crash in qualifying

Photo by Peter Fox - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Williams will be without Alexander Albon in the São Paulo Grand Prix after a hard accident in qualifying Sunday morning at the Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix, Alexander Albon was in the middle of his best qualifying performance of the entire season. An early run in the wet conditions during Q3 put him into P2 provisionally, giving h...2024
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• Vowles in talks over Colapinto's F1 future
Williams team principal James Vowles has confirmed he is in talks with other Formula 1 teams about Franco Colapinto's future in the sport....2024
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• Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images F1 is back with this week’s United States Grand Prix. Here are the major storylines Formula 1 is back this week, with the United States Grand Prix. After a three-week break, the grid returns to life with the first of three straight races that will see the grid go from Austin to Mexico City, and finally to São Paulo. As the grid roars back to life, th...2024
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• Sergio Pérez sings Franco Colapinto’s praises during F1 Singapore Grand Prix

Photo by Jayce Illman/Getty Images F1’s newest star may have finished outside the points Sunday but he has a new fan in Sergio Pérez After a stunning finish in the points at last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, his first time ever driving the daunting street circuit, Franco Colapinto came up just short of the points in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. Tackling the punishing street circuit a...2024
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• Williams 'hurting' after three big crashes in Brazil
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• Williams F1 doing some soul-searching after ‘painful’ São Paulo Grand Prix
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• Alexander Albon out of F1 São Paulo Grand Prix after hard crash in qualifying
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• Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines
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• Sergio Pérez sings Franco Colapinto’s praises during F1 Singapore Grand Prix
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• F1 Q&A: Adrian Newey at Aston Martin, Alpine’s future, and the sport’s newest star

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Answering F1 questions on Max Verstappen, the upcoming regulation changes, and more Ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, we thought it would be a good time to open up the old F1 mailbag. Boy, did the readers deliver. Thanks to the growing “F1 Threads” community over a dozen questions were sent over, more if you count subparts. The respon...2024
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• Logan Sargeant benched by Williams for remainder of F1 season

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Williams Team Principal James Vowles has seen enough Logan Sargeant’s time in Formula 1 seems to have come to an end. The American driver scored a single point in his first F1 season and was retained by Williams Team Principal James Vowles for the 2024 season. This decision came as somewhat of a surprise, given Sargeant’s struggles a year ago and Williams’...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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• George Russell and Lewis Hamilton lock out front row, Sergio Pérez falters at British GP

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images A Silver Arrows summer rolls on as Mercedes lock out the front row at Silverstone Given where the Formula 1 grid is this week, the three cars at the front of the grid simply feel right. The British trio of George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, and Lando Norris will start up front in Sunday’s British Grand Prix, with Russell on pole position as Mercedes locked...2024
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• Where does Esteban Ocon land for 2025 after Alpine exit?

Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Following the news that Alpine and Esteban Ocon are parting ways after 2024, where could the F1 driver land next? What is next for Esteban Ocon? A week ago that question referenced whether Ocon would be in the A524 for Alpine this weekend, at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix. An opening-lap crash with teammate Pierre Gasly in the Monac...2024
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• Logan Sargeant on the Miami Grand Prix, the pressure of F1, and ‘Lap of Legends’

Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix SB Nation chatted with Logan Sargeant about the pressure of life in F1 and more Formula 1 is heading back to the United States. And for one of the 20 drivers on the grid, it is a true homecoming. F1 returns to the US for the first of three races stateside this weekend, with the third Miami Grand Prix. But for one driver in particular, this is a true home race. Logan S...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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"Team Principal James Vowles was forced to make what he called one of the hardest decisions of his career: Determining which of their two drivers would participate in qualifying, and the race itself."

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"” Also on Friday Team Principal James Vowles met with the media."

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"James Vowles is the strategy mastermind behind Mercedes' Formula One team, but in the offseason he swaps headphones and telemetry graphs for racing overalls."

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"Mercedes must juggle performance and reliability for the rest of the season because any retirement would be "catastrophic" for their Formula One title hopes, chief strategist James Vowles said on Thursday."

• F1 Q&A: Adrian Newey at Aston Martin, Alpine’s future, and the sport’s newest star
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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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• What’s next for Logan Sargeant?

Photo by Clive Rose - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images With Williams announcing that Carlos Sainz Jr. will join the team next season, what is next for F1’s only American driver? In the Rainbow Room in early February, Logan Sargeant looked me in the eyes and told me what a successful 2024 Formula 1 season would look like for him. “It’s always one of the hardest questions at the start of...2024
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• Vowles confident Sainz will sign with Williams

Williams team principal James Vowles remains confident he can secure Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz on a contract for next season....2024
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• George Russell and Lewis Hamilton lock out front row, Sergio Pérez falters at British GP
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• F1 fans help predict the 2025 driver lineup

Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images Questions linger about the 2025 F1 driver lineup. Here is how some fans see it playing out The 2024 Formula 1 season is serving up a solid amount of drama. While the year began with concerns that Max Verstappen and Red Bull would again run away with the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships respectively, as they did a season ago, things are much...2024
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• Fernando Alonso dismisses Adrian Newey-Aston Martin F1 rumors

Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix Fernando Alonso brushed aside rumors of a massive signing for Aston Martin While the constant Formula 1 rumors about the 2025 driver grid continue to dominate headlines, there is another series of rumors that could have an even bigger impact on the sport. Where Adrian Newey — one of the greatest designers in F1 history — could land after he leaves Red Bull. The news...2024
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• Kevin Magnussen says Carlos Sainz is holding up the F1 driver transfer market

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Speaking at the Spanish Grand Prix Haas driver Kevin Magnussen identified Carlos Sainz Jr. as the main holdup regarding the 2025 driver transfer market The Formula 1 world is in Barcelona for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, and there are many storylines worth tracking. One of the major themes is the battle shaping up in both the Constructors’ Championshi...2024
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• George Russell pips Max Verstappen for pole at F1 Canadian Grand Prix

A qualifying session for the ages sees George Russell nip Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix In the end, it was decided by the slimmest of margins In fact, by no margin at all. George Russell and Max Verstappen posted the exact same time in the third segment of qualifying at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, putting up matching best laps of 1:12.000. But with the Mercedes driver posting h...2024
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• F1 team bosses address concerns over proposed 2026 regulations

Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Speaking at the Canadian Grand Prix four team principals shared early concerns with the proposed 2026 F1 regulations On Thursday the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the motorsport governing body, released the proposed regulations for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Friday ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, a few team principals had their chance ...2024
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• Williams F1 doing some soul-searching after ‘painful’ São Paulo Grand Prix
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• Alexander Albon out of F1 São Paulo Grand Prix after hard crash in qualifying
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• Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines
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• Sergio Pérez sings Franco Colapinto’s praises during F1 Singapore Grand Prix
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• F1 Q&A: Adrian Newey at Aston Martin, Alpine’s future, and the sport’s newest star
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• F1 Singapore Grand Prix storylines include Franco Colapinto seizing the moment

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Franco Colapinto’s strong start to his F1 career, the three-way fight between McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull, and more storylines for the Singapore Grand Prix During the 2023 Formula 1 season, only one Grand Prix did not see a Red Bull driver on the top step of the podium. The Singapore Grand Prix. That was the only Grand Prix where Red Bull could not even ...2024
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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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• Logan Sargeant thanks Williams after his exit from the 2024 F1 grid

David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports In a message on his official app, driver Logan Sargeant said goodbye to Williams after being replaced ahead of the Italian Grand Prix Logan Sargeant’s time in Formula 1 appears to be over. While Williams announced earlier this season that Carlos Sainz Jr. would be taking his seat for the 2025 season, the team went a step further on Tuesday, announcing that Fr...2024
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• Logan Sargeant benched by Williams for remainder of F1 season
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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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• Williams F1 doing some soul-searching after ‘painful’ São Paulo Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines
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• F1 Q&A: Adrian Newey at Aston Martin, Alpine’s future, and the sport’s newest star
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• F1 Singapore Grand Prix storylines include Franco Colapinto seizing the moment
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• Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri dominate qualifying at the F1 Italian Grand Prix
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• Logan Sargeant thanks Williams after his exit from the 2024 F1 grid
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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 storms to the front in qualifying at the F1 Dutch Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Max Verstappen is lurking, but Lando Norris will start up front at the Dutch Grand Prix This week McLaren brought a host of upgrades to the Dutch Grand Prix, their first big set of improvements to the MCL38 since the Miami Grand Prix. Lando Norris captured his maiden Formula 1 Grand Prix victory that week, and if Saturday is any indication, he is on a path ...2024
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. headed to Williams for 2025 and beyond

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Carlos Sainz Jr. finally announces his plans for 2025 When Lewis Hamilton shocked the Formula 1 world and announced he would be leaving Mercedes for Ferrari after the 2024 season, it kicked off rampant speculation on two fronts. First, who would replace the seven-time champion at Mercedes? And what would this mean for Carlos Sainz Jr.? While we await ...2024
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• What’s next for Logan Sargeant?
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• Will Williams be the surprise team at Silverstone?
Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images There is confidence in the air around Williams after a strong Friday at the British Grand Prix With a number of Formula 1 teams that consider Great Britain home, one of the major storylines heading into the British Grand Prix was whether one of the teams that calls Silverstone their home base would deliver a surprise for the field. Of course, that led many t...2023
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• An ‘outstanding’ drive from Alex Albon pushes Williams up the F1 standings
Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images Albon’s seventh-place finish in the Canadian Grand Prix wa a massive result for Williams All season long, and even dating back to pre-season Formula 1 testing, you got the sense a day like this was coming for Alex Albon and Williams. It finally came for Albon and the team on Sunday in the Canadian Grand Prix. After advancing to Q3 on Sunday, Albon started ...2023
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• Time is running out for Logan Sargeant

Photo by Clive Mason - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Looking at winners and losers from the F1 Sprint Race at the Qatar Grand Prix The Formula 1 Sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix is in the books. And it has given us a first-time winner, and a three-time champion. Oscar Piastri took home his first F1 win, remaining patient after George Russell got by him on a set of soft tyres earl...2023
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• Logan Sargeant’s absence from Australian Grand Prix, explained

Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Why Williams driver Logan Sargeant will be watching the F1 Australian Grand Prix along with the rest of us The social media team for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix has captured a number of incredible moments already. But a video they shared on Saturday perhaps framed one of the weekend’s biggest storylines to perfection. Williams driver Logan Sar...2024
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• Alex Albon’s crash leads to ‘unacceptable’ decision for Williams at F1 Australian GP

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images A hard crash in practice from Alex Albon put Williams in a difficult position As the first practice session at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix wound down, Alex Albon found himself in a tricky spot. The wall. As Albon was coming out of the exit to Turn 6 and ran a little wide into Turn 7, which resulted in a massive crash that caused substantial damage t...2024
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• Red Bull makes more history at Las Vegas Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Recapping the winners and losers from the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix In their storied Formula 1 history — six Constructors’ Championships and counting, along with seven Drivers’ Championships — one accomplishment had still eluded Red Bull. That changed under the neon lights in Las Vegas. A third-place finish from Sergio Pérez locked up P2 in the Driv...2023
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• Logan Sargeant gets a vote of confidence from James Vowles and Williams

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Under pressure to keep his seat at Williams, F1’s lone American driver gets a vote of confidence With the news that AlphaTauri has settled on Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda as their pairing for the 2024 Formula 1 season, that means just one spot is unsettled for next year. The spot currently occupied by Logan Sargeant at Williams. The lone America...2023
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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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• Williams F1 doing some soul-searching after ‘painful’ São Paulo Grand Prix
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• Alexander Albon out of F1 São Paulo Grand Prix after hard crash in qualifying
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• Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines
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• Sergio Pérez sings Franco Colapinto’s praises during F1 Singapore Grand Prix
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• F1 Q&A: Adrian Newey at Aston Martin, Alpine’s future, and the sport’s newest star
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• F1 Singapore Grand Prix storylines include Franco Colapinto seizing the moment
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• Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri dominate qualifying at the F1 Italian Grand Prix
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• Franco Colapinto ‘proud’ as his first F1 Friday is in the books

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Williams driver Franco Colapinto was ‘proud’ following his first F1 Friday at the Italian Grand Prix Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s debut for Mercedes in the first practice session ahead of the Italian Grand Prix grabbed the headlines, but the young driver was not the only participant making his Formula 1 debut. Over at Williams Franco Colapinto, who was tabbed by...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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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli to make his Mercedes F1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix

Photo by Ivan Romano/Getty Images Mercedes confirmed that Andrea Kimi Antonelli will drive in FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix Andrea Kimi Antonelli is officially headed to Mercedes. While his status for 2025 remains a matter of speculation, with many believing Mercedes will announce at the Italian Grand Prix that the young phenom will be driving alongside George Russell next season, the team...2024
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• F1 Q&A: Adrian Newey at Aston Martin, Alpine’s future, and the sport’s newest star
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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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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli to make his Mercedes F1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. headed to Williams for 2025 and beyond
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• George Russell and Lewis Hamilton lock out front row, Sergio Pérez falters at British GP
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• F1 rule change opens door to Andrea Kimi Antonelli debut this season

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images A change to the FIA International Sporting Code could see phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the grid this season This week the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the world’s motorsport governing body, published an update to the International Sporting Code. The update to Appendix L involves international drivers’ licenses as well as Super License...2024
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• Where does Esteban Ocon land for 2025 after Alpine exit?
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• Max Verstappen clings to victory at F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Lando Norris gave Max Verstappen a reason to sweat in Imola This week at the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was about slamming doors for Max Verstappen. After the Red Bull driver struggled during Friday’s dual practice sessions in the upgraded RB20, many believed the door was open for another team — perhaps McLaren or home favorite Ferrari — to deny...2024
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s F1 journey faces critical Silverstone test

Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images The young F2 driver will take another step on his journey to the F1 grid next week During the buildup to the 2024 Miami Grand Prix last week the most popular name in the paddock was not that of a current driver, or even the soon-to-depart Adrian Newey. Instead it was that of 17-year-old phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Reports throughout last week i...2024
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• F1 Miami Grand Prix Sprint Saturday: Can anyone catch Max Verstappen?

Photo by Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images Welcome to Saturday at the Miami Grand Prix, where the first points of the weekend are on the line MIAMI — He described his car as “terrible.” His reaction when told by the team that he had captured pole position was “LOL.” And yet dawn breaks on another day of Formula 1 action here at the Miami Grand Prix with the paddock wondering if anyone can...2024
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