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Sainz to drive Williams in Abu Dhabi post-season test

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will join Williams for Formula 1's post-season test in Abu Dhabi next month, the Spaniard's future employers said on Friday.

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How F1 teams feed 1,000 people in the paddock each race weekend

One of the most mind-boggling things about Formula 1 is the logistics of the so-called "circus." It is one of few sports where a temporary village is unpacked from wagons and shipping containers within hours, and after its use ceases a few days later, it is repacked and sent off to the next destination and repeated.

- Niamh Lewis

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F1 extends contract with Monaco GP for six more years to 2031

Formula 1 extended a contract with the Monaco Grand Prix for six more years on Thursday. The famed city circuit will stage F1 till 2031.

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Perez: I rejected two offers to leave Red Bull

Sergio Pérez said he rejected opportunities from two other Formula 1 teams to return to Red Bull for the 2025 season.

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No chance of sprint format in Vegas, say organizers

Las Vegas Grand Prix organisers have ruled out one day following Formula 1's other U.S. rounds in Austin and Miami and switching to a sprint format.

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Alpine to use Mercedes power units in F1 from 2026

The struggling Alpine Formula 1 team will use engines and gearboxes from Mercedes starting in 2026 after parent company Renault cuts its in-house F1 engine program.

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FIA race director Wittich steps down with three races left

Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has stepped down with immediate effect, the FIA confirmed on Tuesday.

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Alpine to use Mercedes F1 engines from 2026 season

Alpine will run Mercedes engines from the 2026 season, the Formula 1 team confirmed on Tuesday. The new deal has been widely expected since Alpine, Renault's F1 team, announced the end of its own engine programme in France.

- Nate Saunders

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F1 drivers criticize FIA, ask to be treated like adults over swearing fines

Formula 1 drivers have criticized the president of the sport's governing body, the FIA, and asked to be treated like adults in an escalating row over swearing in news conferences.

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Sauber signs Brazil's Bortoleto to partner with Hülkenberg for 2025

Sauber has signed 20-year-old Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto to make his debut in Formula 1 next year as Nico Hülkenberg's teammate.

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Verstappen's Brazil victory silences critics, impresses rivals as he closes in on 4th F1 title

Max Verstappen's come-from-behind win in the pouring rain at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday didn't just put him a lot closer to a fourth straight Formula One title.

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McLaren boss Stella insists focus is on constructors' title

McLaren have said their priority is to win the Formula 1 constructors' title after Lando Norris's challenge for the drivers' crown was all but ended in Brazil at the weekend.

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Williams 'hurting' after three big crashes

Williams boss James Vowles said he was "hurting" after the Formula 1 team suffered three costly crashes in Brazil on Sunday and dropped a place in the constructors' world championship.

- Reuters

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Verstappen's win in Brazil hailed by Hamilton, Alonso

Max Verstappen's incredible win at the Brazil Grand Prix was singled out for praise by Formula 1's multiple world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.

- Nate Saunders

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Verstappen can win fourth straight F1 title in Las Vegas

Max Verstappen's incredible win at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix moved him to the brink of a fourth consecutive Formula 1 title.

- Nate Saunders

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Verstappen storms back to win rain-soaked Sao Paulo GP, extending lead over Norris

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite starting 17th, and increasing his lead over McLaren's Lando Norris with three more races remaining.

Verstappen starts 17th, storms back to win in Sao Paulo

Max Verstappen took advantage of a wild Brazilian Grand Prix as he came all the way back from 17th to take the checkered flag in Sao Paulo.

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Hamilton on driving Senna's car: 'Greatest honour of my career'

The greatest honor of Lewis Hamilton's F1 career, according to the 39-year-old, came on Sunday as he drove the late Ayrton Senna’s title-winning car around Interlagos ahead of this afternoon’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

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Brazil GP qualifying postponed by rain

Qualifying for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix has been postponed until Sunday morning due to heavy rain at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo. A thunderstorm hit the circuit less than an hour before the scheduled start time at 3 p.m., with persistent rain thereafter.

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Norris 'not proud' of sprint win via team orders

Lando Norris said he took no pride in winning Saturday's sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix after McLaren ordered teammate Oscar Piastri to move out of the lead with two laps remaining.

Laurence Edmondson

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McLaren's Norris wins sprint race at Brazilian GP to cut gap on overall leader Verstappen

McLaren driver Lando Norris won Saturday's Formula 1 sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix to cut his deficit to championship leader Max Verstappen.

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Haas driver Magnussen sidelined in Brazil because of illness, Bearman takes over

Kevin Magnussen is unwell and unable to race for the Haas team in Friday's free practice or in Saturday's sprint race for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The 19-year-old Oliver Bearman will replace the 32-year-old Dane.

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Red Bull's Verstappen handed 5-place grid penalty after another engine change

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will receive a five-place grid penalty at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday after he again decided to change his engine.

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Magnussen ill, replaced by Bearman for sprint in Brazil

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen will be replaced by the team's reserve Oliver Bearman on Friday at the Brazilian Grand Prix after the Dane fell ill overnight.

- Laurence Edmondson

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Hamilton: Verstappen's driving style same in 2021 title battle

Max Verstappen's driving style has been heavily criticised of late but Lewis Hamilton said little had changed since they fought for the title down to the last lap of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

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Formula 1 braces for more Verstappen-Norris drama in Brazil

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen suggests he won’t change his aggressive racing style at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix as he bids for a fourth consecutive Formula 1 title. McLaren’s Lando Norris needs a win at the historic Interlagos track in Sao Paolo to maintain any realistic title hopes.

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Verstappen unfazed by criticism after aggressive battle with Norris in Mexico

Three-time defending Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen said Thursday he doesn't care about criticism of his racing tactics at the Mexico City Grand Prix last weekend.

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Alonso to arrive late for Brazil GP after infection

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso will miss his second media day in as many weeks on Thursday after receiving specialist treatment in Europe for an intestinal infection between races.

- Laurence Edmondson

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Brazilian Grand Prix storylines, stats, predictions

After a dramatic race in Mexico, the points gap in both championships has reduced. With just four races left of the season, F1 heads to São Paulo for the penultimate sprint weekend.

- ESPN

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Is IndyCar's once-promising pathway to F1 now a road closed?

The odds were long, there used to be a reason to hope one of IndyCar's best would eventually get a chance to step onto a global stage and compete at the sport's peak.

- Marshall Pruett

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Perez's Red Bull, F1 future in doubt beyond Brazil GP

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner refused to confirm Sergio Pérez would see out the Formula 1 season after the struggling driver suffered another miserable afternoon at his home race on Sunday.

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Did F1 stewards get Verstappen decisions right in Mexico?

Another race, another series of stewards' decisions that divide opinion. Over the past two grands prix, the title battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris has erupted in two thrilling on-track battles, only for the outcome of both to be decided by the stewards.

- Laurence Edmondson

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Wolff: Verstappen penalties sets new precedent

Formula One stewards set a precedent in punishing Max Verstappen in Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix and the penalties will change how drivers go racing, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.

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Perez job in jeopardy as Red Bull boss refuses to confirm Mexican driver will finish F1 season

Sergio Perez climbed into his car for the Mexico City Grand Prix as nearly 155,000 fans at his home race shouted “Checo! Checo! Checo!" in adoration of the wildly popular Formula 1 driver.

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Verstappen worried about Red Bull pace than penalties

Max Verstappen sounded more concerned about his car's pace than the penalties he collected in Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix, sanctions his Red Bull team boss Christian Horner called "excessive."

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Sainz wins Mexico City Grand Prix as Norris tightens championship fight

Carlos Sainz Jr. won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday and Lando Norris closed the gap in the Formula 1 championship race after another contentious battle with Max Verstappen.

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'Dangerous' Verstappen gets 20s penalty for Norris clash at Mexico GP

Max Verstappen was given a 20-second penalty after two different incidents with title rival Lando Norris at the Mexico City GP.

- Nate Saunders

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Sainz puts Ferrari on pole in Mexico City as Perez's miserable season continues

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Jr. won his first pole of the season at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, and Sergio Perez's miserable Formula 1 season continued Saturday when he failed to advance out of the first round of qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

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Formula 1 - News, Highlights and Analysis

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Sainz to drive Williams in Abu Dhabi post-season test

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How F1 teams feed 1,000 people in the paddock each race weekend

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F1 extends contract with Monaco GP for six more years to 2031

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Perez: I rejected two offers to leave Red Bull

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No chance of sprint format in Vegas, say organizers

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Alpine to use Mercedes power units in F1 from 2026

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FIA race director Wittich steps down with three races left

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Alpine to use Mercedes F1 engines from 2026 season

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F1 drivers criticize FIA, ask to be treated like adults over swearing fines

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Sauber signs Brazil's Bortoleto to partner with Hülkenberg for 2025

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Verstappen's Brazil victory silences critics, impresses rivals as he closes in on 4th F1 title

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McLaren boss Stella insists focus is on constructors' title

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Williams 'hurting' after three big crashes

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Verstappen's win in Brazil hailed by Hamilton, Alonso

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Verstappen can win fourth straight F1 title in Las Vegas

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Verstappen storms back to win rain-soaked Sao Paulo GP, extending lead over Norris

Verstappen starts 17th, storms back to win in Sao Paulo

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Hamilton on driving Senna's car: 'Greatest honour of my career'

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Brazil GP qualifying postponed by rain

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Norris 'not proud' of sprint win via team orders

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McLaren's Norris wins sprint race at Brazilian GP to cut gap on overall leader Verstappen

WATCH LIVE: São Paulo Grand Prix sprint qualifying on TSN+ Multiplex

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Haas driver Magnussen sidelined in Brazil because of illness, Bearman takes over

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Red Bull's Verstappen handed 5-place grid penalty after another engine change

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Magnussen ill, replaced by Bearman for sprint in Brazil

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Hamilton: Verstappen's driving style same in 2021 title battle

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Formula 1 braces for more Verstappen-Norris drama in Brazil

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Verstappen unfazed by criticism after aggressive battle with Norris in Mexico

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Alonso to arrive late for Brazil GP after infection

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Brazilian Grand Prix storylines, stats, predictions

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Is IndyCar's once-promising pathway to F1 now a road closed?

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Perez's Red Bull, F1 future in doubt beyond Brazil GP

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Did F1 stewards get Verstappen decisions right in Mexico?

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Wolff: Verstappen penalties sets new precedent

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Perez job in jeopardy as Red Bull boss refuses to confirm Mexican driver will finish F1 season

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Verstappen worried about Red Bull pace than penalties

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Sainz wins Mexico City Grand Prix as Norris tightens championship fight

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'Dangerous' Verstappen gets 20s penalty for Norris clash at Mexico GP

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Sainz puts Ferrari on pole in Mexico City as Perez's miserable season continues