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How O’Sullivan F1 practice run shows Williams on right track with young drivers

Zak O’Sullivan will drive an FW45 in FP1, while Franco Colapinto will join his fellow F3 graduate in sharing driving duties in the following week’s young driver test.

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F3 star O’Sullivan to drive for Williams in F1 Abu Dhabi FP1

O’Sullivan will get further mileage in the rookie test that follows the race weekend, where he will share driving duties in the second FW45 with fellow Formula 3 graduate Franco Colapinto.

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How F1’s top teams adapted their cars to Mexico’s unique demands

At 2285m above sea-level, the rarified air creates a significant challenge in respect of the car’s aerodynamics, cooling requirements and the performance envelope of the power unit.

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The F2 star rebuilding his future after a "nightmare" start to 2023

Jack Doohan’s career was on a meteoric rise during the summer of 2022 – and it was well timed, too. With the Alpine Formula 1 team embroiled in contractual wrangles with Oscar Piastri, and with Fernando Alonso having announced his departure to Aston Martin, the French team had a spare…

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Does Vanwall still have a place in WEC amid manufacturer influx?

The WEC has seen a huge spike in fan interest this year thanks to Porsche, Cadillac and Ferrari joining the burgeoning Hypercar class and expanding a field that already included factory entries from Toyota and Peugeot. With Alpine, Lamborghini and BMW all on their way in 2024, plus Aston Martin…

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10 things we learned at the 2023 F1 Mexico Grand Prix

Max Verstappen chalked up his 16th Formula 1 win of 2023 at the Mexico Grand Prix, but his inexorable dominance has ceased to be a surprise.

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Verstappen: F1 qualifying traffic rules "all imperfect"

Verstappen, George Russell and Fernando Alonso were all summoned to explain their actions in the Mexico City pitlane as the pack massed at the end of Q1. All three escaped sanctions for pitlane impeding around the rules requirement to drive to a maximum laptime (or minimum speed) when not on…

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2023 F1 Mexico GP qualifying results: Leclerc takes pole

Leclerc will start ahead of his team-mate Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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New F1 engine tech director "will challenge" Alpine – Famin

Experienced power unit engineer Meignan will return to France after a four-year spell at Mercedes HPP in Brixworth, followed by a slightly shorter stint at Ferrari – acting as Head of Department at both outfits.

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Alpine F1 protege Doohan weighing up 2024 options as F2 exit confirmed

The most likely progression for Doohan is that he concentrates on the Alpine reserve role and is fully embedded in the Enstone team next year, while continuing his test programme in a two-year-old car.

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New F1 engine technical director “will challenge” Alpine – Famin

Experienced power unit engineer Meignan will return to France after a four-year spell at Mercedes HPP in Brixworth, followed by a slightly shorter stint at Ferrari, where he acted as Head of Department at both outfits.

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Doohan weighing up 2024 options as F2 exit confirmed

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F1 Mexico GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Red Bull's Max Verstappen scored pole position in Mexico last year, leading the Mercedes of George Russell.

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

With the prospect of breaking his own record for the most wins in a season should he chalk up a 16th success of 2023 in Mexico, Verstappen enjoyed a strong start to the weekend by topping both FP1 and FP2 in his RB19.

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F1 Mexico GP: Verstappen completes Friday clean sweep; Norris P2

After Daniel Ricciardo, Norris, Verstappen and Alex Albon had enjoyed brief spells in the top spot during the opening quarter of the one-hour session, Verstappen seized it again with a 1m19.511s set on the standard 2023 Pirelli C4 mediums rather than the prototype variety he had started on before pitting…

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F1 Mexico GP: Verstappen holds off Albon effort to top rookie-filled FP1

Verstappen logged a 1m19.718s on softs, having dispatched Lando Norris from top spot as the McLaren driver had been among the first of the frontrunners to switch to the red-walled tyre. Norris had gone just 0.008s faster than Verstappen's medium-tyre effort of a 1m20.245s - but the Dutchman returned to…

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F1 Mexico GP: Verstappen pips Albon by 0.095s in FP1

Verstappen logged a 1m19.718s on softs, having dispatched Lando Norris from the top spot as the McLaren driver had been among the first of the frontrunners to switch to the red-walled tyre.

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How F1 teams have adapted their cars for Mexico's cooling headache

Located at 2,200 metres, the Mexican capital's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is notorious for its huge cooling demands to offset the reduced air density.

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Mexico: Where will the surprises come from?

Verstappen is pretty much unstoppable this year and if the race follows the signs, he has another win all wrapped up in Mexico already. The circuit is a perfect match for Red Bull’s car and engine and the Dutch driver has won four of the last five races there.

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Alonso: "Football" mentality not right way to judge Aston Martin's F1 season

After switching from Alpine, Alonso's 2023 got off to a positive start with six podiums in the opening eight races, as Aston was transformed into Red Bull's regular closest rival with its work on the downwash car concept over the winter.

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Mexican GP reduces F1 paddock crowds to avoid security issues

The number of fans and VIPs in the paddock in last year's race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez led to security issues, with spectators crowding hospitality units and accosting drivers.

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Mexico GP reduces F1 paddock crowds to avoid security issues

The number of fans and VIPs in the paddock in last year's race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez led to security issues, with spectators crowding hospitality units and accosting drivers.

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Five Takeaways From the 2023 F1 U.S. Grand Prix

From an American’s first points finish to dramatic disqualifications, here are the biggest story lines from F1’s weekend in Austin.

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Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly Donned Chiefs’ Jerseys Ahead of Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix

The two Alpine drivers showed their respect to Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce ahead of the 56-lap race.

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2023 F1 United States GP results: Max Verstappen wins at COTA

McLaren’s Lando Norris grabbed the lead from Ferrari’s poleman Charles Leclerc on the dash to the first corner, and pulled clear out front as Verstappen worked his way forward from sixth on the grid.

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