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Was the 2024 Belgian GP one of Formula 1's closest races?

1. Mark Webber, Red Bull2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (+0.643s)3. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (+0.947s) Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing RB8 (Photo by: Sutton Images) The 2012 Monaco Grand Prix is mostly remembered for Michael Schumacher's fastest time in qualifying, which to this day would still make him the oldest polesitter since…

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Zhou penalised for impeding Verstappen in Spa qualifying

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu has been penalised for impeding Max Verstappen during Q1 for Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, in an incident that enraged the Red Bull driver.

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10 things we learned at the 2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix

The biggest talking point from Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was, of course, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris colliding in the main race’s final laps, which decided the contest in George Russell’s favour.

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F1 Austrian GP: Russell inherits victory as Verstappen and Norris collide

George Russell won an Austrian Grand Prix that was transformed dramatically when long-time leader Max Verstappen collided with long-time pursuer Lando Norris.

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Norris “left the door open like an amateur” in Verstappen sprint defeat

Lando Norris reckons he “left the door open like an amateur” in allowing Max Verstappen to repass on the Dutchman’s way to winning the Austrian Grand Prix’s Formula 1 sprint race.

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What Perez is struggling with in the Red Bull F1 car

History threatens to repeat itself for Sergio Perez, but the struggling Red Bull driver believes he is starting to find answers for his car handling issues.

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10 things we learned at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix

Only tepid expectations preceded this year’s edition of the Spanish Grand Prix. Most expected the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya's painful adherence to conventional track design to suit the Red Bulls perfectly, given the team had laboured with literal and metaphorical bumps in the road.

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Aston Martin says "premature" to think it's on top of F1 car issues

In a wet-to-dry Montreal race, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll finished sixth and seventh respectively, both drivers executing a solid race to finish behind the inherently quicker cars from Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren. It was a big boost for the Silverstone-based squad after going backwards during the first third…

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Aston Martin cautious over return to form despite strong F1 Canada result

In a wet-to-dry Montreal classic, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll finished sixth and seventh respectively, both drivers executing a solid race to finish behind the inherently quicker cars from Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren. It was a big boost for the Silverstone-based squad after going backwards during the first third…

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McLaren surprised upgraded F1 car had Red Bull-beating pace

A perfectly timed safety car period during his pitstop window allowed Norris to lead Verstappen at the restart, where many would have expected the Red Bull to come through and then pull away.

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Norris reveals bet about finishing 35 seconds behind Ferrari in F1 Chinese GP

Norris finished second in Shanghai after benefitting from a safety car period to make his only pitstop and come out ahead of Sergio Perez, but then managed to keep his hard tyres alive to comfortably control the gap with the Mexican. The result came as a surprise for McLaren at…

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Leclerc knew Ferrari could win F1 Australian GP from FP1

Second-starting Sainz passed polesitter Max Verstappen around the outside on lap two before the Red Bull champion retired with a fiery rear-right brake failure. That enabled Leclerc to complete a Ferrari 1-2.

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Norris: Not beating Leclerc to F1 Australian GP undercut cost second place

The Briton had qualified ahead of Leclerc and remained ahead during the opening phase of the race, but fell behind during the opening pit phase as the Monegasque and Norris' McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri conducted earlier pitstops to claim the undercut. In an effort to chase Leclerc, McLaren conducted a…

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Leclerc: "A matter of time" before Ferrari puts Red Bull under pressure in F1

Leclerc opened his 2024 account with a first podium in last weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one week on from team-mate Carlos Sainz also grabbing third in Bahrain. For Leclerc, who started from second behind polesitter and eventual winner Max Verstappen in both races, 2024 has gotten off to a much more…

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Max Verstappen blocks out drama to claim pole at Bahrain F1 Grand Prix

With all the attention on the Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, the world champion made the perfect start to his title defence

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2024 Bahrain F1 test: Sainz quickest as broken drain cover disrupts running again

Sainz’s 1m31.247s set on the C3 tyres headed the times by 0.236s from Sergio Perez in the Red Bull, who also set his best time on the C3 compound, on another stalled morning of testing.

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Ricciardo urges caution over RB F1 team expectations

The Australian finished Wednesday’s session in fourth overall, 1.2s off pacesetter Max Verstappen in the Red Bull RB20, but on a par with the McLaren of Lando Norris and the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.

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Superlicence penalty points: What are they and how many does each 2025 F1 driver have?

During a Formula 1 race, stewards can hand out all manner of punishments to drivers that breach the regulations. Time penalties, fines and reprimands are often dished out for incidents like causing a collision or speeding in the pitlane, but the stewards can also issue drivers with penalty points that…

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Sainz: Singapore F1 win proves Ferrari can deliver under pressure

On an off-kilter weekend for the otherwise dominant Red Bull squad, Sainz and Ferrari capitalised by nailing every session, resulting in a key pole position on the twisty street layout, less than a tenth ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and team-mate Charles Leclerc. He then converted that into a win with a…

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Lewis Hamilton’s father alleged to have made inquiry about switch to Red Bull

The Red Bull team principal has claimed that Anthony Hamilton approached him about the prospect of a move from Mercedes for his son

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Why McLaren went for broke at F1 Brazilian GP restart

Although the Woking-based team had come off second best to Max Verstappen in the Brazil sprint race, it felt that it had a much better chance in the main grand prix.

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How McLaren went for broke at F1 Brazilian GP restart

Although the Woking-based team had come off second best to Max Verstappen in the Brazil sprint race, it felt that it had a much better chance in the main grand prix.

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The contenders looking to join Verstappen on the F1 Brazilian GP podium

Let's address the foregone conclusion first: if proceedings at the Interlagos circuit on Sunday bear any correlation with a standard 2023 weekend, then Max Verstappen will win the Brazilian Grand Prix. The three-time world champion has won four of the six sprints this season and, of the three he won…

The Hindu

Verstappen's record is part of something even more impressive

Max Verstappen made Formula One history with his 10th win in a row on Sunday but the Red Bull driver’s all-time record forms part of a bigger success story that is even more remarkable

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GPS analysis: How close was Norris to Dutch F1 pole without ‘worst’ end to lap?

Only twice this season - in a treacherous wet shootout in Canada and last time out at Spa prior to serving a gearbox penalty - had he been even further in front.

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