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• Lando Norris Wins an Action-Packed, Rain-Soaked Race in Melbourne
Norris held off Max Verstappen to win by less than a second....2025
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• Lando Norris Wins an Action-Packed, Rain-Soaked Race in Melbourne
Norris held off Max Verstappen to win by less than a second....2025
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• Norris holds off Verstappen in dramatic Aus GP
Preseason favourite Lando Norris overcame Max Verstappen, changing weather, a trip across the grass and three Safety Car periods to win a frenzied Australian Grand Prix....2025
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• Follow LIVE: Australian Grand Prix build-up
McLaren's Lando Norris starts the Australian Grand Prix from pole, with teammate Oscar Piastri alongside him on the front row. Defending champion Max Verstappen starts behind with George Russell in fourth....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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• Max Verstappen not expecting ‘miracles’ at F1 Australian Grand Prix

Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start the season on the second row, behind a pair of fast McLarens When the lights go out Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix to begin the 2025 Formula 1 season, defending F1 Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen will start third, behind perhaps two of his biggest challengers in Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. The fo...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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• Guenther Steiner on swearing, the Miami Grand Prix, and McLaren vs. Ferrari

Photo by Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images Ahead of the 2025 F1 season SB Nation caught up with the one and only Guenther Steiner For many years Guenther Steiner was one of the faces of Formula 1. A star turn on the Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive propelled the only Team Principal in Haas F1 history into a household name. Steiner’s outgoing nature, legendary demeanor, and incredible ...2025
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• WRC drivers press FIA to ease misconduct standing, ‘inspired’ by F1 colleagues

Photo by Hannu Rainamo/Getty Images Rally drivers join their F1 colleagues in calling for relaxed FIA stance on swearing As the 2025 motorsport season kicks into gear one topic has been at the forefront of discussions. Swearing. Last year’s Formula 1 season saw a few drivers — including Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen — fined for their use of language. Verstappen, for example, was ordered...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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• Carlos Sainz Jr. takes on Director role with Grand Prix Drivers Association

Photo by Sam Bloxham/Getty Images Why Carlos Sainz Jr. joining the GPDA matters Later this week Carlos Sainz Jr. will take to the track for Formula 1 pre-season testing, the next step in his journey with his new team, Williams. But that is not the only new role the driver is taking on this season. Sainz is joining the Grand Prix Drivers Association as a Director, filling a spot previously ...2025
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• FIA issues first penalty under updated Sporting Code ahead of 2025 F1 season

Photo by Hannu Rainamo/Getty Images F1 drivers face substantial penalties for ‘misconduct’ under new FIA regulations, and have their first example thanks to the WRC Last month the FIA issued an update to its International Sporting Code regarding driver misconduct, outlining an escalating table of penalties that race stewards can utilize to penalize behavior. In an updated Appendix B driver...2025
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• Lando Norris hoping to start strong in 2025 F1 season

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images McLaren driver Lando Norris expects to get his ‘elbows out’ with Max Verstappen in 2025 McLaren ended a decades-long championship drought during the 2024 Formula 1 season, securing the Constructors’ Championship for the first time since 1998. On the Drivers’ Championship side of things, however, Lando Norris fell short in his pur...2025
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• F1 rule changes to know for the 2025 season

Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images 2025 will see new rules in F1 including heavier cars, driver cooling systems, and more Formula 1 is going to look a little different in 2025. While the main reason the sport will appear different starts with Lewis Hamilton driving for Ferrari, as well as other changes such as Carlos Sainz Jr. moving to Williams, Nico Hülkenberg shifting t...2025
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"Photo by Sam Bloxham/Getty Images F1 addresses booing of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at F1 75 Live Formula 1 held a first-ever season launch event last Tuesday at The O2 in London, with all ten teams in attendance to unveil their designs for the 2025 season."

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"Christian Horner said he would not stand in the way of Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull if he chooses to do so, but he remains confident the reigning champion will stay at the team beyond the end of this year."

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"Max Verstappen believes anyone who is unable to appreciate Red Bull's dominance of Formula One is not a true fan of the sport."

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"Max Verstappen is boycotting F1 broadcaster Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix following comments made by pundit Ted Kravitz."

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"There was immediate controversy in Formula One's title decider as Max Verstappen seemed to be denied the lead of the race by a stewards' decision."

2020
"Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Kimi Raikkonen were among the six drivers who declined to take a knee ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix."

2019
"Lewis Hamilton is still weighing up his options for 2021 in Formula One, but he knows his Mercedes seat is the most coveted on the grid -- evidenced by his claim that Max Verstappen has already reached out to team boss Toto Wolff."

2018
"Lewis Hamilton thinks Max Verstappen has the potential to win Formula One world championships and says the Red Bull driver is already racing at a higher level than he was at the same age."

2017
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025: Starting grid for season-opening race
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• Oscar Piastri dismisses talk of McLaren dominance ahead of Australian Grand Prix

Photo by JIN Cheng/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Speaking at the Australian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri brushed aside thoughts of McLaren dominance in 2025 Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and the entire team at McLaren enter the 2025 Formula 1 season on something of a hot streak. McLaren secured their first Constructors’ Championship since 1998 a year ago, and the season ended with either...2025
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix storylines include Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut
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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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• The super F1 preview extravaganza: Burning questions, driver lineup, 2025 race schedule, and more
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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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• F1 2025: Pre-season testing, explained
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• FIA condemns ‘tribalist’ booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at F1 75 Live

Photo by Sam Bloxham/Getty Images F1 addresses booing of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at F1 75 Live Formula 1 held a first-ever season launch event last Tuesday at The O2 in London, with all ten teams in attendance to unveil their designs for the 2025 season. With 2025 representing the sport’s 75th anniversary season, F1 and the FIA held the event to help commemorate the ...2025
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• FIA condemns ‘tribalist’ booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at F1 75 Live

Photo by Sam Bloxham/Getty Images F1 addresses booing of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at F1 75 Live Formula 1 held a first-ever season launch event last Tuesday at The O2 in London, with all ten teams in attendance to unveil their designs for the 2025 season. With 2025 representing the sport’s 75th anniversary season, F1 and the FIA held the event to help commemorate the ...2025
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• Lando Norris believes ‘a good amount of risks’ led to pole position at Australian Grand Prix

Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images McLaren begins the 2025 F1 season with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on the front row in Melbourne On a Formula 1 track, the “tenths” you need as a driver are everywhere around you. Sometimes, finding those tenths comes down to just how much risk you are willing to take. The first qualifying session of the 2025 F1 season is in the books, and when...2025
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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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• Oscar Piastri dismisses talk of McLaren dominance ahead of Australian Grand Prix
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix storylines include Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut
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• Why McLaren extended Oscar Piastri ahead of the 2025 F1 season
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• Max Verstappen downplays chances at F1 Australian Grand Prix: ‘We need to improve’

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Speaking with Viaplay ahead of the 2025 F1 season, Max Verstappen admitted he does not think he’ll be ‘in the fight’ in Melbourne A brake duct failure at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix knocked Max Verstappen out of the race in the early stages. That opened the door for Carlos Sainz Jr., making a dramatic return to the grid after undergoing an emergency a...2025
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?
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• F1 testing: What, if anything, did we learn?

Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images What conclusions can we draw from F1 pre-season testing? Formula 1 pre-season testing is in the books. Did we learn anything? Testing data is always viewed with some skepticism, with good reason. Teams run different programs, use different fuel loads, and the full picture is often not shown until the opening race of the season. Le...2025
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• Oscars 2025 predictions if they were sports

Photo by Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images Here are our winners. Why should Hollywood have all the fun? On Sunday the stars of the silver screen will gather to celebrate their night of nights, and it’s a good time to look back on the greatest performances in our world and give them props too. We have divided up the year that was into Oscar-themes categories and given our award...2025
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• Fernando Alonso is just here so he won’t get fined

F1 driver Fernando Alonso channeled Marshawn Lynch Friday at the Australian Grand Prix “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” That short sentence during Media Day at Super Bowl XLIX turned Marshawn Lynch into a household name. The Seattle Seahawks running back began his entire podium session ahead of the big game advising the reporters in front of him that he was just here so he did not get fined, ...2025
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• Max Verstappen declares ‘we are not the quickest’ ahead of F1 Australian Grand Prix

Photo by Andy Hone/LAT Images Red Bull driver Max Verstappen again downplayed his chances ahead of the Australian Grand Prix This weekend Max Verstappen begins his quest for a fifth consecutive Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship, a feat that has happened just once in the sport, when Michael Schumacher secured five titles from 2000 to 2004. But ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix...2025
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• The super F1 preview extravaganza: Burning questions, driver lineup, 2025 race schedule, and more
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?
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• Everything you need to know about Season 7 of ‘Drive to Survive’
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• F1 testing: What, if anything, did we learn?
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• McLaren and Lando Norris send a warning to the rest of the F1 field

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Lando Norris’ race simulations on Thursday have the rest of the paddock pointing to McLaren at the front of the field Formula 1 pre-season testing is in the rear-view mirror and all ten teams are hard at work diving into the data, with less than two weeks until the lap times count at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. For the second season in a row, ...2025
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• Guenther Steiner on swearing, the Miami Grand Prix, and McLaren vs. Ferrari
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• F1 2025: Pre-season testing, explained
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• Carlos Sainz Jr. takes on Director role with Grand Prix Drivers Association
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• Verstappen boycotts Sky Sports over Kravitz comment

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• Verstappen confirmed champion as Mercedes protest dismissed

Max Verstappen has been confirmed as Formula One world champion after the FIA stewards rejected a Mercedes protest over the result of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix....2021
• Mercedes protest Verstappen win in Abu Dhabi GP

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• Verstappen, RB rage after early controversy

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• Verstappen on dominance: If you can't appreciate it you're not a fan

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• Verstappen would run No.1 if he becomes F1 champion

Max Verstappen said he will run the number 1 on his car next season if he wins this year's Formula One championship....2021
• Red Bull requests review of Hamilton's Silverstone penalty

Red Bull has lodged a formal petition to review the penalty that Lewis Hamilton received at the British Grand Prix following his collision with Max Verstappen....2021
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• Max Verstappen hit with 5-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix
Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images Red Bull has fitted his RB19 with a fifth gearbox, exceeding the allotment for the season Max Verstappen is eying his eighth-straight victory at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. But the Red Bull driver will need to make up some spots in the Grand Prix Sunday to accomplish that feat. According to multiple outlets, Red Bull has fitted his RB19 with a new gea...2023
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix 2025: Starting grid for season-opening race
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• Max Verstappen not expecting ‘miracles’ at F1 Australian Grand Prix
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• Lando Norris believes ‘a good amount of risks’ led to pole position at Australian Grand Prix
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• Yuki Tsunoda’s ‘magical lap’ delivers first big surprise of 2025 F1 season
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• Verstappen surprised by Melbourne qualifying pace
After struggling with setup issues through Australian Grand Prix practice, Max Verstappen was surprised by his Red Bull car's performance on Saturday as the Formula 1 defending champion took third place in qualifying for the season-opening race....2025
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix qualifying

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Follow along as the first qualifying session of the 2025 F1 season unfolds The first qualifying session of the 2025 Formula 1 season is here, and it is all to play for at the Australian Grand Prix. Saturday’s third practice session saw hometown hero Oscar Piastri top the timing sheets, as lap times tumbled throughout the hour-long session as teams and driv...2025
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• Fernando Alonso is just here so he won’t get fined
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• Oscar Piastri dismisses talk of McLaren dominance ahead of Australian Grand Prix
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• F1 Australian Grand Prix storylines include Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut
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• Why McLaren extended Oscar Piastri ahead of the 2025 F1 season
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• The super F1 preview extravaganza: Burning questions, driver lineup, 2025 race schedule, and more
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• What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like?
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• Andrea Kimi Antonelli reaches major milestone ahead of first F1 season

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images The newest Mercedes F1 driver completed a major task ahead of the 2025 season Last August ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes announced that Andrea Kimi Antonelli would slide into the seat vacated by Lewis Hamilton, making him the third-youngest driver in Formula 1 history. The announcement came just days after Antonelli’s 18th birthday. While that is...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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• 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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• 10 storylines we are excited about as the 2025 F1 season approaches

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images With a new year comes a new F1 season. Here are ten storylines we are excited for as a new year begins Happy New Year Formula 1 fans! And with the calendar turning to 2025 we can officially say this: A new F1 season is almost upon us. 2024 delivered one of the more fascinating F1 seasons in recent memory, with multiple Grand Prix winners, a Drivers’ Champi...2025
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• McLaren looking for answers after ‘shocking’ Friday at the United States Grand Prix

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri might have expected a better result during Sprint Qualifying in Austin AUSTIN — Zak Brown was the center of attention on Friday at the United States Grand Prix. During the FIA Press Conference Friday Brown sat alongside fellow team bosses Laurent Mekies from Visa Cash App RB F1 Team, and Oliver Oakes from Alpine, but almost ev...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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• 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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