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Winners and losers from F1's 2025 Chinese Grand Prix

F1 2025's second race of the season in Shanghai was held in vastly different circumstances than Melbourne's mixed-weather thriller, but this week's winners-losers section features some familiar figures.

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Norris had “sketchy” end to F1 Chinese GP with brake issue

Lando Norris admits he was lucky to finish the Chinese Grand Prix, having taken second place despite a worsening brake issue to remain at the top of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.

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Norris had “sketchy” end to Chinese GP with brake issue

Lando Norris admits he was lucky to finish the Chinese Grand Prix having taken second place despite a worsening brake issue to remain at the top of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.

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What to watch out for on Day 3 of Bahrain F1 pre-season testing

Follow live text coverage of the Bahrain pre-season test here

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Who are F1 drivers' race engineers in 2025?

A race engineer has one of the most important roles in any Formula 1 team. It is their job to optimise the performance of the driver-and-car combination. Throughout the race weekend, they translate the feedback coming from the driver into set-up decisions to achieve the best possible result. And, except…

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The verdict on Formula E’s Pit Boost delayed debut

“It could be an absolute s***show” was a phrase uttered more than once in the Jeddah Corniche Circuit’s paddock last weekend, and not just because the decision had been taken to add a surplus of chicanes to the truncated layout ahead of Formula E’s debut.

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F1 Academy driver Chloe Chambers dreams of racing as a reality show

The 20-year-old American driver heads to Red Bull's F1 Academy team for 2025. Her accomplished resume includes world record holder and multiple race-winner.

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Who are the F2 newcomers auditioning to become the next F1 prospect?

It is common for the F2 driver line-up to change for the season-ending Abu Dhabi weekend but, with the Azerbaijan and Qatar events also taking place in the usual post-Monza break, these switches have come early this time around.

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F1 Hangover: An insider's guide to the glitz, glam, and goings-on off track in Vegas

Road trips with F1 drivers, all-night parties, special presentations, and celeb sightings like no other — inside the off-track events of the Las Vegas GP.

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How a pivotal team rebrand is giving an ex-Red Bull protege a new lease of life

“I have to say this is the most motivated I’ve felt at a pre-season test, because I hate testing to be honest.”

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Mercedes “scratching their heads” after setting pace for Las Vegas GP

Mercedes admits it is at a loss as to where its pace came from as Lewis Hamilton topped the first two practice sessions for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

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

Lewis Hamilton topped both FP1 and FP2 for Mercedes ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here’s how and when to watch qualifying.In cold and low grip conditions, Mercedes appeared to enjoy the strongest start with Hamilton fastest in both practice sessions on Thursday night, as F1 returned…

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Exclusive: Behind the scenes of the “critical” 150-minute test facing F1 mechanics every race

Ahead of grand prix qualifying at every Formula 1 race, the mechanics across the grid must complete a task they just cannot get wrong.

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Formula E all-female test: Who is driving and when is it?

Formula E will run an all-female session during its official pre-season test for the 2024-25 campaign in November.

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F1 US GP: Verstappen beats Russell to sprint pole by 0.012s, Norris fourth

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen topped sprint qualifying at Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix ahead of George Russell, Charles Leclerc and title rival Lando Norris.

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Mental health charity says Hamilton's depression revelations will have "powerful impact"

Lewis Hamilton has been praised by a leading mental health charity for speaking openly about battling depression.

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Seven things we learned at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Well done Baku - you've managed another year of hosting a thrilling Formula 1 race. The race-long duel between Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri set the key narrative for this year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but a wealth of action throughout the field all fought for second billing across the 51-lap…

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Exclusive: Behind the scenes of Bearman's Haas F1 debut

The day before Autosport sidled into the back of Haas's garage at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Ollie Bearman had already made a point of getting to know all his mechanics working in this critical spot.

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The F1 safety system calls behind Norris’s Azerbaijan qualifying exit

A split-second call to activate yellow flags for Esteban Ocon’s damaged Alpine was behind McLaren driver Lando Norris’s Formula 1 Baku Q1 qualifying exit.

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The F1 safety system calls behind Norris’s “wrong time” Baku qualifying exit

A split-second call to activate yellow flags for Esteban Ocon’s damaged Alpine was behind McLaren driver Lando Norris’s 2024 Formula 1 Baku Q1 qualifying exit.

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Brad Pitt's 'F1' Movie: Everything we know so far

Here's everything you need to know about the cast, release date and filming details of Brad Pitt's 'F1' movie.

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McLaren confident it can avoid slow F1 start repeat in Monza

McLaren thinks it has understood why Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri made poor getaways in Zandvoort and is hopeful it has addressed the underlying causes for the Italian Grand Prix.

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F1 drivers voice concerns over changes to “old school” Monza circuit

A host of drivers have been left unimpressed by the changes to one of Formula 1's "old school" tracks, Monza.

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F1 drivers voice concerns over changes to “old-school” Monza circuit

A host of drivers have been left unimpressed by the changes to one of Formula 1's "old-school" tracks, Monza.

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Seven things we learned at the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix

Put the Piz Buin away, folks - the summer break is officially over and done with. The Formula 1 circus returned from its holidays in typically rambunctious fashion, laying down an assortment of storylines to make up for a fallow period in the annual soap opera.

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