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The forgettable farewells of Formula 1’s departing quartet

While much was made of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes finale and Carlos Sainz’s last race for Ferrari, four likely permanent Formula 1 farewells also took place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – and sadly for those involved, none of them went particularly to plan.

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Seven things we learned from the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Las Vegas is quite the storied city. In Formula 1 2024, several storylines were wrapped up or extended here – the chief being Max Verstappen securing this year’s world title.

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Explained: The consequences from F1 closing its skid block loophole

Running this generation of Formula 1 cars as close to the ground as possible, without inducing bouncing or wearing out the floor plank, is something teams have been chasing since 2022 to maximise the downforce they can generate.

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Why Verstappen’s late Austin clash with penalised Norris is a Brazil 2021 repeat

If you want to understand how brilliant – genius, even – a Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen is, watch exactly how he attacked Lando Norris at the start of the 2024 United States Grand Prix. And then ‘defended’ against him at the contest’s controversial conclusion.

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What the Austin sprint race and qualifying tells us about the 2024 F1 US GP

As he returned to winning ways in Formula 1’s 2024 United States Grand Prix sprint race, and was on course for proper pole at Austin, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is the heavy favourite to score a fourth consecutive GP triumph here.

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Hamilton: Mercedes "a little bit lost" with Singapore F1 set-up

Lewis Hamilton reckons he and Mercedes feel "a little bit lost" with his W15's set-up for the Singapore Grand Prix, after struggling throughout Friday practice.

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Who has won the most consecutive F1 world drivers' championships?

2024 started off looking as though it would unfold similarly to 2023, Verstappen winning four out of the five opening races of the season, DNFing in Australia due to a brake issue. However, as the field began to even itself out, Lando Norris interrupted Verstappen’s winning run by taking his…

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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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Should McLaren back Norris or Piastri? Our F1 writers have their say

Across the most recent eight rounds of this year's championship, Oscar Piastri has added 126 points to his name, while Norris trails slightly having accrued 116. You can argue the toss over who deserved the Hungary win; Piastri's opening stints were stronger, but Lando Norris made the decision difficult in…

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Piastri denies Hungary F1 win was "given" to him

Oscar Piastri is adamant he fully deserved his maiden Formula 1 victory and has rejected suggestions it was handed to him on a plate by his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.

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What next for McLaren after Hungary team orders controversy?

McLaren has been pretty clear all season that there is a process to go through in learning to win again in Formula 1.

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"I'm not a robot" - Who is F1’s latest race winner Oscar Piastri?

It feels like yesterday when McLaren and Alpine were battling for the signature of a highly-rated 21-year-old F2 champion in the summer of 2022.

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Does McLaren’s explanation for its F1 team orders controversy stack up?

McLaren may have delivered a dominant 1-2 at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix, but it did not come without controversy thanks to the late team orders controversy.

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Where has Red Bull's F1 advantage gone?

When Red Bull rolled out its RB20 for pre-season testing in Bahrain, there were ominous signs of a 2023 dominance repeat.

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Where has Red Bull’s F1 advantage gone?

When Red Bull rolled out its RB20 for pre-season testing in Bahrain, there were ominous signs of a 2023 dominance repeat.

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2024 F1 British GP

The opening day of track action at Formula 1’s 2024 British Grand Prix ended with a clean sweep of Friday practice sessions for McLaren, with Red Bull not troubling the top times.

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McLaren: no fear that upgraded MCL38 F1 car will suffer at high-speed Barcelona

McLaren has faith that the low-speed gains it has unlocked with recent upgrades do not mean that its MCL38 will be worse off at fast tracks like Barcelona.

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McLaren: No fear that upgraded MCL38 F1 car will suffer at high-speed Barcelona

McLaren has faith that the low-speed gains it has unlocked with recent upgrades do not mean that its MCL38 will be worse off at fast tracks like Barcelona. The Woking-based squad’s recent cars have typically excelled in high-speed corners, but there has been a shift in the characteristics of its…

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Ocon expects Alpine F1 to keep rotating heavier chassis

Alpine Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon says he expects his team to keep rotating its heavier chassis after being "a couple of kilos" overweight in Canada. Gasly and Ocon both scored points in Montreal amid some unease over a late position swap. But the fact that both drivers ended up…

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Ocon expects Alpine F1 team to keep rotating heavier chassis between drivers

Gasly and Ocon both scored points in Montreal amid some unease over a late position swap. But the fact that both drivers ended up in the top 10 was already a positive result for Alpine after a disappointing qualifying result for Ocon. Ocon went out in the first stage of…

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Albon: I "had to bite my lip" on overweight Williams F1 car

As it ran late with the production of its 2024 launch car, Williams started the season with a chassis that was significantly overweight. And while Williams had already taken 14kg out of the car over the off-season, its 2024 FW46 was still four, five-tenths per lap slower than it should…

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Albon "had to bite my lip" on overweight Williams F1 car

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FIA warned the "ship has sailed" for F1 2026 engine tweaks

Amid the backdrop of the FIA admitting that its draft 2026 technical rules are going to need refining to make cars faster, one possibility that has emerged to help things is tweaking the engines. As part of a push to secure the headline 50-50 split of power input from the ICE and…

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The story behind Ocon's Canadian GP Alpine F1 outburst

Having given up a position late on to team-mate Pierre Gasly to allow him to try to overtake Daniel Ricciardo ahead, Ocon felt massively let down when the pledge to swap positions back if it failed did not happen. As a consequence, Ocon was livid and lambasted his team's decision…

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