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Doohan replaces Ocon at Alpine for F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Alpine has confirmed that Jack Doohan will make his Formula 1 debut for the team in the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Wolff: FIA could have its own “reality show” amid recent drama

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that the FIA could have its own reality show based on the goings-on at the governing body recently.

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Hamilton: Disastrous Qatar F1 race “could have been worse”

Lewis Hamilton endured a torrid run to 12th place in the Qatar Grand Prix in an understeering Mercedes, although some of the damage was self-inflicted owing to a false start and a pitlane speeding penalty.

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McLaren wants FIA review on penalty stance amid fears of future "consequences"

McLaren believes the FIA should review how penalties are handed out in Formula 1 after warning that Lando Norris's stop-go sanction in the Qatar GP risks "consequences".

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Tsunoda reveals confusion over misheard “beaver” radio message

Yuki Tsunoda revealed he misheard a radio message warning about a loose mirror on the track during the Qatar Grand Prix and thought he'd been told there was a beaver.

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Alpine looking for Ocon split resolution that "suits everyone"

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes says an expected deal to replace Esteban Ocon with Jack Doohan for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is moving "in a direction that suits everybody" in their preparation for the 2025 Formula 1 season.

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Verstappen "lost all respect" for Russell after Qatar GP stewards' room conduct

Max Verstappen has taken aim at George Russell, stating that he has "lost all respect" for the Mercedes driver following their Qatar Grand Prix qualifying contretemps on Saturday.

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Norris "would do the same" as Verstappen in reporting yellow flag breach

Lando Norris says "I would do the same" as Max Verstappen if his rival had been speeding under double yellow flags, after he was penalised for the offence in Qatar.

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Ocon set to vacate Alpine seat for Abu Dhabi GP

Esteban Ocon is set to stand down from his Alpine Formula 1 seat ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Jack Doohan expected to make his debut at the 2024 finale, Motorsport.com understands.

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen takes comfortable win after Norris penalty

Max Verstappen overcame three safety cars to take an assured victory at the Qatar Grand Prix, as main threat Lando Norris copped a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for speeding under yellow flags.

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How Red Bull turned around its disconnected “rally car”

Red Bull produced one of the most dramatic turnarounds of the season in Qatar on Saturday when it went from a “terrible” car in the sprint to pole on the road in qualifying.

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Ben Sulayem responds to F1 drivers: How I run FIA “none of their business”

A defiant FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has dismissed talk of turmoil within the governing body, and told Formula 1 drivers it is “none of their business” how he runs things.

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F2 Qatar: Aron wins after Bortoleto penalty closes title battle

Paul Aron secured his first Formula 2 victory of the season, benefiting from a penalty for title contender Gabriel Bortoleto.

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Alonso never doubted himself amid Aston Martin struggles

Fernando Alonso says his unexpected Q3 performance in the Qatar Grand Prix shows why he was right never to doubt himself amid Aston Martin’s recent struggles.

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Bottas: It’s “ironic” that Sauber F1 improvement has come so late

Valtteri Bottas has hailed the effect of his Sauber team’s latest upgrades on car performance after qualifying 13th for the Qatar Grand Prix and finishing 12th in the sprint event – but acknowledged the improvement has come rather late for him.Bottas is out of an F1 race drive next year…

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What the Losail sprint race and qualifying tell us about the 2024 F1 Qatar GP

Either side of the Interlagos wildness, the other final sprint events of the 2024 Formula 1 season bear significant similarities that pile focus on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers. The key difference between Austin and Qatar, however, is that so far both McLaren and Mercedes have dominated…

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Sainz: Ferrari hitting “hard limit” on lap time in Qatar qualifying

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was left frustrated after qualifying seventh for the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, two places and two tenths of a second behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.

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McLaren: We must “raise the bar” if we want to fight for 2025 F1 title

McLaren says it cannot be happy with its current trajectory if it is to have any hope of targeting both Formula 1 championships next year.

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Verstappen loses Qatar GP pole after one-place grid penalty

Max Verstappen has been stripped of his Qatar Grand Prix pole position after being handed a one-place grid penalty for impeding George Russell in Formula 1 qualifying.

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Ex-F1 race director Wittich returns for GTWCE finale

Niels Wittich oversaw the final round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in Jeddah, after his surprise departure from the FIA as Formula 1's race director.

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Pulling seals F1 Academy title with three races to go

Abbi Pulling clinched the F1 Academy title on Saturday after she finished second in the first race of the Losail round.

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Hamilton: "I know I've still got it" despite qualifying struggles

Lewis Hamilton insists that he has "still got it", despite the current struggles he is having in extracting pace from his Mercedes F1 car.

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Verstappen summoned over Russell incident in Qatar qualifying

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has been summoned to the Qatar Grand Prix stewards for driving unnecessarily slowly during qualifying, in which he appeared to block George Russell.

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Red Bull "threw kitchen sink" at car set-up for Verstappen's Qatar pole

Christian Horner reckons Red Bull "threw the kitchen sink" at improving its RB20 Formula 1 car in preparation for Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, which helped Max Verstappen seal pole position.

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F1 Qatar GP – Start time, how to watch, starting grid & TV channel

Newly-crowned four-time champion Max Verstappen topped qualiying in Qatar on Saturday but was handed a one-place grid penalty for driving slowly, promoting George Russell to pole position.

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