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• Alpine bringing a major upgrade for Esteban Ocon at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Looking to improve their challenger, Alpine is bringing a major upgrade to Shanghai for Esteban Ocon Alpine’s continue effort to improve their 2024 challenger will take a big step at this weekend’s Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. For one of their drivers. As noted in the team’s media preview, Alpine is bringing a major upgrade to this weekend’s Chinese...2024
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• Dominance from Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull in Japan but Ferrari is in the fight

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Red Bull locks out the front row at the Japanese Grand Prix, but Ferrari has reasons to believe A driver without a seat for next season is slowly — or quickly, depending on your point of view — cementing himself as the storyline of the 2024 Formula 1 season. In three starts this season Carlos Sainz Jr. has delivered three podium finishes. He opened t...2024
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• Alpine bringing their first upgrades to F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images As the grid heads to Japan, Alpine is bringing their first upgrades to the A524 to the party The biggest question facing Alpine right now is how quickly the team can turn around their challenging start to the 2024 Formula 1 campaign. Development of the A524, their challenger for the 2024 season, came up short and left the team scrambling at th...2024
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• Will McLaren build off their strong start to the 2024 F1 season?

Photo by Quinn Rooney - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Just how high can Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri climb this season? We are three races into the Formula 1 season. While much remains the same from 2024 — Red Bull is leading the Constructors’ Championship and Max Verstappen is atop the Drivers’ standings — recent events have shaken the field up a bit. Mercedes is floundering, Mc...2024
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• How soon will the progress come at Alpine?

After a ‘challenging’ start, how quickly can Alpine turn things around? We are three races into the Formula 1 season. While much remains the same from 2024 — Red Bull is leading the Constructors’ Championship and Max Verstappen is atop the Drivers’ standings — recent events have shaken the field up a bit. Mercedes is floundering, McLaren is strong, and Ferrari has certainly closed the gap to Red...2024
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• Max Verstappen holds off the Carlos Sainz Jr. comeback in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Handing out some winners and losers from qualifying at the F1 Australian Grand Prix “Finally that car looks dialed in when it matters most.” Throughout the first two qualifying sessions, and after each of their first laps in Q3, it looked as if it was going to be Ferrari’s day. Carlos Sainz Jr. posted the first lap of Q3 and it was a quick one, a lap nea...2024
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• Ollie Bearman’s heroic debut and more winners and losers from qualifying at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images The Ferrari reserve delivered an incredible F1 debut on Friday at Jeddah Corniche Circuit Ollie Bearman went to bed Thursday night as a Formula 2 driver, having qualified on pole for this weekend’s F2 feature race. Friday brought a change of plans. Shortly after lunch on Friday he was a Formula 1 driver. Not only was Bearman suddenly the youngest dri...2024
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• F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024: 7 storylines to watch

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Changes come to Alpine, Carlos Sainz Jr. makes a statement in Bahrain, and more Saturday racing this week The season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix gave Formula 1 fans some drama right out of the gate. Not at the front, where Max Verstappen drove away from the field yet again to win the first race of the season, and his 55th grand prix overall, but furthe...2024
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• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2024: 7 storylines that will define race

Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu via Getty Images Perhaps the biggest question: Can anyone catch Red Bull? In the buildup to the 2023 Formula 1 season many viewed the upcoming campaign as perhaps a transformative one for the sport. Last year’s schedule contained 24 races, the most in the history of F1, as well as three races in the United States, culminating in the inaugural Las Vegas Grand P...2024
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• 2024 F1 season previews: Can anything, or anyone, stop Red Bull?

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Can Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull top their tremendous 2023 F1 season? 2022 was a dominant Formula 1 season for Red Bull. They secured their first Constructors’ Championship since 2013, breaking an eight-year streak for Mercedes. Max Verstappen, thanks to 15 wins, locked up his second-straight Drivers’ title. Teammate Sergio Pérez, who score...2024
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• 2024 F1 season previews: How will the final season for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes unfold?

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Will 2024 be a season of redemption for Mercedes, or one to forget? Let’s face it. Putting together a season preview for Mercedes in 2024 is a journey into uncharted waters. Given everything that has happened this off-season, and is set to happen at the end of the upcoming campaign. As you likely know by now, seven-time Drivers’ Champion Le...2024
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• 2024 F1 season previews: How will Ferrari fare ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s arrival?

Photo by ANP via Getty Images Can Ferrari truly challenge at the front this season? We can be honest, we are among friends after all. This is going to be a fascinating 12 months or so for the Scuderia. Just a few weeks ago, a piece like this would have focused on the contractual status of Carlos Sainz Jr., the recent decision by the team to sign Charles Leclerc to a long-term contract exte...2024
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• 2024 F1 season previews: Can Lance Stroll deliver for Aston Martin?

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images How can Aston Martin keep pace with their rivals this year? On the cusp of pre-season testing ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season, it is worth going back in time. A year ago the grid descended upon Bahrain International Circuit for pre-season testing before the 2023 F1 season. It did not take long for two things to become apparent. First, Re...2024
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• 2024 F1 previews: A new day for Stake F1

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Before they become the Audi works team, Stake F1 looks to move up the Constructors’ standings Our next stop in the Formula 1 season review/preview? Alfa Romeo. No wait Sauber. Actually we mean Stake. If you are a little confused regarding what to call the Hinwil-based outlet, you are not alone. After five seasons competing as Alfa Romeo, Sauber F1 ...2024
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"Even Hülkenberg managed to pick up a few spots, getting ahead of the Alpine duo of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly and into P16."

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"Pierre Gasly finished 15th, while Esteban Ocon will start the race in 12th."

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"Alpine's Esteban Ocon set the fastest lap time on the second morning of testing in Bahrain as a number of teams encountered issues in the desert heat."

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"Esteban Ocon has spent his career overcoming the odds."

2020
"New Renault driver Esteban Ocon talks to ESPN about his year on the sidelines, how close he came to taking Valtteri Bottas' drive at Mercedes this year and how he thinks he stacks up against the likes of Verstappen and Leclerc."

2019
"Max Verstappen attended this weekend's Formula E race in Morocco as part of the punishment handed down to him for an altercation with Esteban Ocon at last year's Brazilian Grand Prix."

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"Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer reckons Esteban Ocon is "every bit" as talented as Red Bull's Max Verstappen."

2017
"The focus may be on Max Verstappen as F1's most promising young talent, but don't forget about Esteban Ocon -- a driver who showed skill and experience beyond his years in his first full season."

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• Time might be the biggest factor at the F1 Australian Grand Prix, but not like you think

Photo by Peter Fox - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images F1 drivers and teams face a big time challenge with this week’s Australian Grand Prix Time is a constant in Formula 1. Every second, or millisecond, matters. Teams and drivers work around the clock to shave off every bit of time they can and those efforts could make the difference between a podium finish, and a finish outside the po...2024
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future, Alpine’s present and more storylines for F1 Australian GP

Photo by Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images F1 is back this week with the Australian Grand Prix The 2024 Formula 1 season could potentially reshape the sport. With over half the grid driving on expiring contracts, the driver transfer market could truly shake up the field over the next few months. We have already seen one seismic move — the upcoming switch to Ferrari from Mercedes from seven...2024
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• Ollie Bearman’s heroic debut and more winners and losers from qualifying at F1 Saudi Arabian GP
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• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins again, but a strong day for Carlos Sainz Jr.

Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images Winners, losers, and notes from the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix It may just be the first race of the 2024 Formula 1 season, but the biggest storyline of the entire year might be the driver transfer market. After all, 13 drivers are set to see their contracts expire at the end of the season, and with Lewis Hamilton’s pending move to Ferrari, this year’s “silly se...2024
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• Max Verstappen holds off the field in qualifying for F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Recapping the first qualifying session of the 2024 F1 season with some winners and losers Heading into the 2024 Formula 1 season, the one overarching question was this: Can anyone catch Max Verstappen? Three days of pre-season testing and three practice sessions offered little answers. At moments during pre-season testing other teams laid down some i...2024
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• 2024 F1 pre-season testing: Winners or workers?

Photo by Philippe Nanchino/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images What teams are going to start the 2024 F1 season on the front foot, and what teams have some work to do before the lights go out next weekend? Before we close the book on pre-season testing and shift our focus to the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season, it is time to take one final look at what we saw over three days at Bahrain In...2024
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• Will McLaren build off their strong start to the 2024 F1 season?
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• Max Verstappen holds off the Carlos Sainz Jr. comeback in F1 Australian GP qualifying
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• Time might be the biggest factor at the F1 Australian Grand Prix, but not like you think
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future, Alpine’s present and more storylines for F1 Australian GP
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• Esteban Ocon remains optimistic at Alpine F1 ahead of a personal milestone

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images While Alpine has gotten off to a slow start, Esteban Ocon is staying positive ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix It has certainly been a difficult and “challenging” start to the 2024 Formula 1 season at Alpine. Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly started at the back of the field in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, and only picked up a fe...2024
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• Dominance from Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull in Japan but Ferrari is in the fight
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future, Alpine’s present and more storylines for F1 Australian GP
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• F1 Bahrain Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins again, but a strong day for Carlos Sainz Jr.
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• Lewis Hamilton grabs pole and more winners and losers from qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Hamilton was one of the big winners from qualifying on Saturday at the Hungaroring In recent weeks, qualifying sessions have provided some thrills for Formula 1 fans. Saturday in Budapest was no different. Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix is in the books, and for just the second time this year a non-Red Bull car will be at the front of the grid. L...2023
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• Jeremy Clarkson makes good on his Monaco Grand Prix promise to Alpine
The Top Gear host paid a visit to Alpine’s factory Monday and did not come empty-handed A Top Gear host always pays his Formula 1 debts. We should explain. One of the biggest storylines from the Monaco Grand Prix this season — beyond Max Verstappen winning and more heartbreak for hometown hero Charles Leclerc — was the stunning third-place finish from Alpine driver Esteban Ocon. It was the first ...2023
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• Estie Bestie’s on the podium and other winners and losers from the Monaco Grand Prix
Photo by Arnold Jerocki/FilmMagic Winners and losers from the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix It was a longshot that Sunday’s 2023 Monaco Grand Prix would live up to the thrilling qualifying session that came down to the wire. However, thanks to a brief flash of rain late in the Grand Prix itself, a few thrilling moments were in the offing. The end result, however, what in line with everything else...2023
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• Brad Pitt might be the biggest story of the British Grand Prix
Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images The actor is at Silverstone filming an upcoming F1 movie, and was the topic of the day Thursday At Thursday’s press conferences ahead of the British Grand Prix, one driver was a massive topic of discussion. Sonny Hayes. Of course, Sonny Hayes is not currently a driver on the grid this Formula 1 season, but rather a character being portrayed by actor Brad Pi...2023
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• Max Verstappen makes history for Red Bull at the Hungarian Grand Prix
Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images With yet another win, the F1 team puts their name atop the record books Despite facing some questions coming into the Hungarian Grand Prix after a somewhat disappointing qualifying session, Red Bull secured yet another win as Max Verstappen pulled away from the field. And raced the team into the record books. The win is the team’s 12th-straight victory, dat...2023
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• Ocon on his new start at Renault, his relationship with Verstappen and how close he came to a Mercedes drive
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• Toto Wolff shares an incredible view of Max Verstappen’s historic tenth straight F1 victory

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images While Max Verstappen made F1 history Sunday, Toto Wolff wonders if anyone will ever know about the accomplishment You can see Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff in several places, such as Harvard Business School, the Netflix series Drive to Survive, and of course, in the garage calling the shots for the Formula 1 team. But do not expect to ...2023
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• Shockers all over the field as Sergio Pérez takes pole at the Miami Grand Prix
Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez nabs pole in a thrilling qualifying session at the Miami Grand Prix A wobble from Max Verstappen and a slide off the track from Charles Leclerc during the third qualifying session opened the door, and Sergio Pérez barged through, finishing on pole for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen was fastest through the first two qua...2023
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• Alpine bringing a major upgrade for Esteban Ocon at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Dominance from Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull in Japan but Ferrari is in the fight
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• 2024 F1 season previews: Will Alpine be stuck in the middle again?

Photo by Gabe Ginsberg - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Can Alpine manage to close the gap this F1 season? To say that the 2023 Formula 1 season was one of upheaval for Alpine would be an understatement. The origins of that upheaval can be traced to the second half of the 2022 season. Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix that season, Sebastian Vettel announced that he would be retiring ...2024
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• Who could replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes?

Photo by Edmund So/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Alex Albon, Mick Schumacher among options to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes If you are one of the Formula 1 fans who enjoy “silly season” as much — if not more — than the action on the track, then the 2023 season must have been a rather uninspiring affair for you. Not only was Max Verstappen dominating on the track, but when the dus...2024
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• Red Bull makes more history at Las Vegas Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Recapping the winners and losers from the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix In their storied Formula 1 history — six Constructors’ Championships and counting, along with seven Drivers’ Championships — one accomplishment had still eluded Red Bull. That changed under the neon lights in Las Vegas. A third-place finish from Sergio Pérez locked up P2 in the Driv...2023
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• Max Verstappen’s historic drive and other winners and losers from the Italian Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images F1 fans saw history made at Monza thanks to Max Verstappen Formula 1 history was made Sunday at the Temple of Speed. Max Verstappen took home the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, marking his tenth straight victory in F1 and setting a new record in the process. Having tied Sebastian Vettel’s mark of nine straight wins last week in the Dutch Grand Prix, Versta...2023
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• Tracking every F1 rumor this silly season
Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Keeping tabs on every bit of F1 drama this silly season We have reached the most fascinating part of the Formula 1 calendar. “Silly season.” With the teams on hiatus until the end of August, the days and weeks ahead will be filled with rampant speculation about driver lineups, new contracts, team principals moving, and more personnel decisi...2023
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