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Ocon: Visor tear-off cost likely points finish to Alpine F1 team

Ocon had made his first tyre change on lap nine, just before the tear-off became lodged in a brake duct of his Alpine A524 to trigger overheating.

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10 times an F1 reserve driver competed in a grand prix

Oliver Bearman received a shock call-up to the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz withdrew because of appendicitis.

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Ten things we learned at the 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 got something of a pressure release moment with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz brilliantly winning the 2024 Australian Grand Prix and ending Max Verstappen's latest dominant season start for Red Bull.

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10 things we learned at the 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 got something of a pressure release moment with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz brilliantly winning the 2024 Australian Grand Prix and ending Max Verstappen’s latest dominant season start for Red Bull.

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Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Australian GP

Instead, Carlos Sainz brilliantly controlled the events Down Under and beat Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2, showing few signs of struggle despite having surgery on his appendix just two weeks ago.

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Carlos Sainz wins Australian F1 Grand Prix as Max Verstappen retires early – as it happened

Ferrari claimed a first one-two finish since 2022 as the Spaniard finished ahead of Charles Leclerc while the defending world was forced to retire in Melbourne

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Sainz "almost not believing" Australia F1 front row after surgery

Sainz missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix a fortnight ago due to appendicitis and recovered just in time from the procedure to travel to Australia and take part in the Melbourne event.

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Superstar Verstappen secures pole for Australian GP

Defending Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has continued his rampaging start to 2024 by securing pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.

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Why Williams F1 team is racing to repair Albon’s crashed car for Suzuka

The team does not currently have a spare chassis, so following the Thai driver’s huge crash in FP1 in Australia on Friday the decision was taken to switch him to Logan Sargeant’s car, leaving the American on the sidelines.

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Vowles: “Very difficult” to rebuild Sargeant's confidence after Australian GP benching

An FP1 crash for Alex Albon damaged his chassis beyond immediate repair. With Williams not having built up a spare tub, the team has opted to sacrifice Sargeant to enter Albon in the race.

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Vowles: "Very difficult" to rebuild Sargeant's F1 confidence after Australian GP benching

An FP1 crash for Alex Albon damaged his chassis beyond immediate repair. With Williams not having built up a spare tub, the team has opted to sacrifice Sargeant to enter Albon.

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Ferrari buoyed by pace after Australian GP practice

Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets for Ferrari in the second free practice at the Australian Grand Prix

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Albon takes over Sargeant's F1 chassis for remainder of Australian GP

Albon suffered a big accident in Turn 6 during Friday morning's first free practice session, which prompted a chassis change for the Anglo-Thai driver.

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Williams withdraws Sargeant from Australian GP as Albon gets his F1 car

Albon suffered a big accident during Friday morning's first free practice session, which prompted a chassis change for the Anglo-Thai driver.

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What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2024 Australian GP

A brief excursion at Turn 1 mattered little to Charles Leclerc. He was already on top of the Formula 1 pile in FP2, prior to his brief off towards the end of the session, having beaten Max Verstappen by almost four-tenths of a second.

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F1 Australian GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

Leclerc was top in all three sectors on Friday as only a later Max Verstappen effort denied Ferrari a 1-2.

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2024 F1 Australian GP results: Leclerc fastest in practice

Lando Norris was fastest in first practice, setting a 1m18.564s lap, while Leclerc paced FP2 with a quickest time of 1m17.277s.

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Max Verstappen and Alex Albon damage cars in Australian Grand Prix practice

Chaos off the track and calm on it has been the theme for Max Verstappen and Red Bull in the early part of the 2024 season.

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F1 Australian GP: Leclerc fastest in FP2, Verstappen second

A 1m17.277s from Leclerc, his second hot lap on soft tyres, gave him a handy advantage over the rest of the field and put him clear of then runner-up Carlos Sainz, who was shuffled down to third by Verstappen's later second soft run.

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F1 Australian GP: Leclerc fastest in FP2 over Verstappen, Sainz

A 1m17.277s from Leclerc, his second hot lap on soft tyres, handed him a handy advantage over the rest of the field and put him clear of then runner-up Carlos Sainz, who was shuffled down to third by Verstappen's later second soft run.

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Albon could take over Sargeant's F1 car if crashed chassis is unrepairable

Williams does not have a spare chassis on site but team principal James Vowles has confirmed that the option exists to switch Albon to Logan Sargeant’s car on Saturday, leaving the American on the sidelines.

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Sainz details recovery process as he bids for F1 return in Australia

It is often taken for granted that racing drivers can do things like that, and after all, it's only a couple of years since Alex Albon performed a similar feat, returning in Singapore after missing the Italian Grand Prix following an appendix removal.

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Haas: Jeddah F1 “Unsportsmanlike” accusations are “complete bullshit”

Kevin Magnussen’s Jeddah race had already been spoiled by a 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon when he passed Yuki Tsunoda while running off the circuit. The move subsequently earned him a second 10-second penalty.

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Haas: Jeddah F1 “Unsportsmanlike” accusations were “complete bullshit”

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2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix: Will Carlos Sainz race for Ferrari after surgery?

The Australian Grand Prix will take place at the Albert Park circuit this weekend and Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has revealed that Ollie Bearman will be on hand to jump into Sainz’s car if needed. The F2 driver was called up to the F1 team at the Saudi Arabian…

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