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F1 race in Thailand moves closer with Domenicali heading for talks in Bangkok

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has revealed he will visit Thailand after the Australian Grand Prix for talks over a potential race in Bangkok.

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Horner defends Lawson after he was “too slow” in Melbourne F1 practice

Liam Lawson’s maiden grand prix weekend with Red Bull got off to a shaky start as he closed out Friday’s second practice session 17th fastest of the 19 drivers who took part – and over half a second slower than team-mate Max Verstappen on the same soft tyre compound.

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Hamilton's making gains adjusting his driving style to Ferrari in time for race day

The seven-time world champion insists his feeling with new F1 car package “doesn't feel bad”, as Ferrari team-mate Leclerc leads 0.4s gap in Melbourne FP2

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“Too much, too soon” – Bearman rues Melbourne FP1 crash

Oliver Bearman apologised to his Haas mechanics after a crash during first practice for the F1 Australian Grand Prix saw the British rookie forced to sit out the second hour on Friday.

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Russell: Mercedes "not much quicker" on soft tyre in Australian GP practice

George Russell felt confident with his Mercedes W16 on the harder compounds during practice for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix, but thought the car was struggling to get more out of the softs during the qualifying simulations.

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F1 Australian GP: Leclerc leads McLaren duo in FP2

Charles Leclerc led McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in second practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, with Ferrari finally showing more of its new car potential.

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Vowles explains Williams’ strong start to F1 2025, admits infrastructure caveat

Williams team principal James Vowles has attributed his squad’s strong early phase of the 2025 Formula 1 year to gains it has made on “low-hanging fruit” developments for its car and factory systems.

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Drilling scandal rocks F2 as six drivers punished

Six Formula 2 drivers from three teams have been handed grid penalties for both Melbourne races in support of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix after their teams were discovered to have been drilling spec parts to illegally measure aerodynamic loads in pre-season testing.

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F1 Australian GP: Norris fastest in FP1 as Bearman crashes, Hamilton only 12th

McLaren’s Lando Norris topped first practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix ahead of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, with the action disrupted twice by two red flag stoppages.

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IMSA extends Road America to an endurance round for 2026

The sportscar racing series makes a significant tweak to its Michelin Endurance Cup rounds in the Midwest, but maintaining its 11-race schedule

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Former president Jimmy Carter was a true, hardcore race fan

The late former US president was a lifelong racing fan, who frequently made long treks to tracks like Sebring to appreciate the sights and sounds

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Why the F1 film wouldn’t exist without ‘gracious’ driver cameos

With a new F1 trailer released, director Joseph Kosinski details the challenges shooting the movie and how F1's drivers were key to making it possible

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The rare NASCAR company Christopher Bell would join if he wins four in a row

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has the chance to do something not seen in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly 17 years

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How a Sebring win 50 years ago transformed BMW

50 years later, BMW Motorsport founder Jochen Neerpasch recalls the company’s most important victory and how it helped establish the brand in America

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Martin's recovery slow, will miss planned return at COTA Americas GP

The world champion’s return to action after injuries sustained in two separate pre-season incidents, will now be in Qatar next month at the earliest

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Casey Mears begins chase to 500 Cup starts with surprise return at Martinsville

Casey Mears, a veteran of 489 NASCAR Cup Series races and winner of the 2007 Coca-Cola 600, is making an unexpected return to the top level of the sport.

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Tsunoda ready to pay it forward and help rookie Hadjar settle into F1

Having had guidance and support from Pierre Gasly in his own maiden F1 season, Yuki Tsunoda is prepared to take on a similar role with Isack Hadjar

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What to expect at the MotoGP Argentina GP

The Argentina GP is back on the MotoGP calendar this season after a year’s absence, with Termas de Rio Honda staging the second round of the championship this weekend.

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McLaren's subtle dig at Red Bull sets stage for intriguing 2025 F1 fight

This time last year all the talk in the paddock at testing and the season opener in Bahrain centred around the disarray at Red Bull and Christian Horner's WhatsApp controversy. The behind-the-scenes power struggle eventually resulted in a truce, and Horner staying in power, but not without rivals teams trying…

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Introducing F1's new rookies: Will Mercedes need to repeat tough lesson’s from Antonelli’s sole F2 campaign?

For Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, it’s personal promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli to a Formula 1 race seat with the Silver Arrows squad at just 18.

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F1 celebrates historic milestone with big events and iconic new Puma clothing

The F1 World Championship has come a long way since its first race at Silverstone in 1950 and as it celebrates its 75th anniversary through this season, it is pulling out all the stops to make it something special – including the release of a very special range of Puma…

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Bortoleto shows his early F1 class in response to Marko "B driver" jibe

In issuing a classy response to Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko branding him as only a “B” calibre driver, Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto has continued his strong start to life in the Formula 1 media spotlight.

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Hamilton surprised by Ferrari F1 team-mate Leclerc's work ethic

Lewis Hamilton says the work ethic of “Mr Ferrari” Charles Leclerc is what has surprised him most about his new Formula 1 team-mate at the Scuderia.

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Lawson: "Big opportunity" to learn from Verstappen in first full season

Liam Lawson believes it would be tough to expect him to beat Max Verstappen immediately on joining Red Bull, and instead will use a "big opportunity" to exploit his team-mate's knowledge and experience to boost his own Formula 1 skills.

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Piastri: "No-brainer" to sign new McLaren F1 contract

Piastri reflects on decision to sign multi-year deal to stay with F1 constructors' champion McLaren

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