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• State of play in F1 as Red Bull, Max Verstappen untouchable while Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes struggle

With the Formula 1 season approaching its quarter-way point, we've taken a look at the state of play for each of the grid's 10 teams....2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 22, 2024

Photo by Alex Pena/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Happy Earth Day! Anne Rogers writes about the series loss against the Orioles. “I would evaluate it as competitive but not where we want to be,” first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games, said. “These are the series you really want. It’s tough to do that. … It sucks losing this series. We’re not happy wi...2024
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• Horner: Verstappen not making F1 'boring'

Red Bull boss Christian Horner rejected suggestions Max Verstappen has made Formula One boring after the triple world champion took his domination to new heights in China at the weekend....2024
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• F1 Review: Max Verstappen Dynasty Continues With Dominant Win in Chinese GP
Max Verstappen won the Chinese Grand Prix in dominant fashion, again laying waste to the field. Source...2024
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• Christian Horner chides Toto Wolff over Max Verstappen

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner had some advice for his Mercedes counterpart after the Chinese Grand Prix Two of Formula 1’s most prominent figures are at it again. By that we mean Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner, and his counterpart at Mercedes Toto Wolff. The latest verbal scrap comes in the wake of the Chinese Grand Prix, which saw M...2024
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• After Verstappen's Chinese GP victory, who can challenge his F1 dominance?

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is continuously upping his game, and his performance at the Chinese Grand Prix shows he's not slowing down....2024
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• Max Verstappen as dominant as ever at F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images The Red Bull driver pulled away from the field yet again, leaving the rest of the grid fighting for second It was another day where Alex Jacques, above the track on F1TV, rarely needed to mention Max Verstappen. Once more the Red Bull driver was pulling away from the field, ending the battle for P1 early and leaving the field fighting for the positions b...2024
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP

Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Another dominant performance from Red Bull has the rest of the grid looking for answers We are now five grand prix qualifying sessions into the 2024 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen has qualified on pole in all five sessions. It was another dominant performance from Verstappen and Red Bull at qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. While Red Bull’s rivals —...2024
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• Why Carlos Sainz Jr.’s appendectomy could lead to a youth movement at Mercedes

Photo by Mike Owen - Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Could another surprise appendectomy shake up the F1 driver grid? Could Formula 1 see another string of driver movement set in motion by a surprise appendectomy? According to one well-respected pundit, that scenario is certainly on the table. Let’s start with the previous example, which begins in Monza during the 20...2024
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• Japanese Grand Prix 2024: Weather looming as potential disruptor

Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Mother Nature might have something to say about the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend As the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix approaches, one factor is looming that could potentially disrupt the grid. No, not the planned upgrades many teams are bringing to Suzuka, nor a shocking return of Sebastian Vettel, despite the many rumors about such a move for Mercedes. Not...2024
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• Can Ferrari truly challenge Red Bull this F1 season?

After their own 1-2 finish in Australia, can Ferrari really put the pressure to Red Bull 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, McLaren is strong, and Ferrari has ce...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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• Mercedes’ problems go beyond ‘physics,’ but can they solve them in time to salvage 2024?

After a slow start, can Mercedes 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 Bull. Then there is...2024
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• Is Daniel Ricciardo truly in danger of losing his seat?

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Daniel Ricciardo’s slow start at VCARB has turned up the heat, but just how hot is it? 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 ...2024
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• Will Williams suffer an Australian hangover?

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Just how big will the fallout be from Australia for Williams? sWe 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 Ferr...2024
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"Christian Horner said he would not stand in the way of Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull if he chooses to do so, but he remains confident the reigning champion will stay at the team beyond the end of this year."

2023
"Max Verstappen believes anyone who is unable to appreciate Red Bull's dominance of Formula One is not a true fan of the sport."

2022
"Max Verstappen is boycotting F1 broadcaster Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix following comments made by pundit Ted Kravitz."

2021
"There was immediate controversy in Formula One's title decider as Max Verstappen seemed to be denied the lead of the race by a stewards' decision."

2020
"Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Kimi Raikkonen were among the six drivers who declined to take a knee ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix."

2019
"Lewis Hamilton is still weighing up his options for 2021 in Formula One, but he knows his Mercedes seat is the most coveted on the grid -- evidenced by his claim that Max Verstappen has already reached out to team boss Toto Wolff."

2018
"Lewis Hamilton thinks Max Verstappen has the potential to win Formula One world championships and says the Red Bull driver is already racing at a higher level than he was at the same age."

2017
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• Max Verstappen as dominant as ever at F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Wolff: Verstappen could still leave Red Bull

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen could still leave Red Bull before the end of his contract due to factors that run deeper than which team has the fastest car....2024
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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• Max Verstappen charges to victory in F1 Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix

The door was open for someone to beat Max Verstappen in the F1 Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix. But not for long Rainy conditions at the end of qualifying for the Sprint Race at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen settle for a fourth-place spot on the grid. Lando Norris captured pole position, putting himself in contention for his first F1 victory of any kind. With Lewis Hamilton ...2024
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP

Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images As the grid returns to China for the first time since 2019, here are the major storylines to watch My how the world has changed, both inside Formula 1 and outside of hte sport, since April of 2019. This week marks the return of the Chinese Grand Prix, last held in 2019. The last time the grid arrived at Shanghai International Circuit there was a familiar nam...2024
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• Helmut Marko makes incredible comparison for Yuki Tsunoda’s ‘flawless’ Japanese GP

Photo by Peter Fox - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Yuki Tsunoda’s tenth-place finish at Suzuka certainly caught Helmut Marko’s eye Yuki Tsunoda’s impressive Japanese Grand Prix made some history, as he became the first Japanese driver in 12 years to finish in the points at home. His effort also caught the attention of one of the team’s most critical figures. In his post-race column ...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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• Helmut Marko sings Sergio Pérez’s praises after strong qualifying at Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images After a strong qualifying performance at Suzuka, Sergio Pérez has Dr. Helmut Marko’s praise On Saturday at Suzuka International Circuit it was Max Verstappen who captured pole position, but an incredible final lap from teammate Sergio Pèrez saw Red Bull through to a front row lockout, giving the defending Constructors’ Champions a great chance...2024
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• Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez leave the field mystified at qualifying for F1 Japanese GP

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Red Bull locks out the front row yet again As the minutes ticked down in the third portion of qualifying Saturday at the Japanese Grand Prix, a question from Lewis Hamilton perhaps told the story. Informed by his team that his lap time was half a second slower than the time posted by Max Verstappen, the seven-time Drivers’ Champion lamented simply: “Where’...2024
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• Christian Horner chides Toto Wolff over Max Verstappen
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• Max Verstappen as dominant as ever at F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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• Max Verstappen charges to victory in F1 Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix
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• Why Carlos Sainz Jr.’s appendectomy could lead to a youth movement at Mercedes
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP
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• Helmut Marko makes incredible comparison for Yuki Tsunoda’s ‘flawless’ Japanese GP
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• Remembering when a solar eclipse impacted the F1 world

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Yes another sports-related solar eclipse story for you to click You may have heard. There is a total solar eclipse happening later today. The eclipse will begin starting around 2:00 p.m. Eastern along Mexico’s Pacific coast, traveling across a swath of the U.S., from Texas to Maine, and into Canada. The path of the eclipse has Americans setting aside ti...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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• Christian Horner chides Toto Wolff over Max Verstappen
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• Max Verstappen as dominant as ever at F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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• Max Verstappen charges to victory in F1 Sprint at the 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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• Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez leave the field mystified at qualifying for F1 Japanese GP
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• 14 F1 storylines for the Japanese Grand Prix

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images From the weather to the driver transfer market, here are the main talking points for this week This weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix may offer something Formula 1 fans have not seen yet this season. No, not a team other than Red Bull winning a race, as fans were treated to that two weeks ago when Carlos Sainz Jr. drove past Max Verstappen in the early s...2024
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• Is Red Bull really vulnerable?

Photo by Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images All empires fall. Is Red Bull the next to crumble? 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 ha...2024
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• Can Ferrari truly challenge Red Bull this F1 season?
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• Will McLaren build off their strong start to the 2024 F1 season?
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• Verstappen boycotts Sky Sports over Kravitz comment

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• Verstappen confirmed champion as Mercedes protest dismissed

Max Verstappen has been confirmed as Formula One world champion after the FIA stewards rejected a Mercedes protest over the result of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix....2021
• Mercedes protest Verstappen win in Abu Dhabi GP

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• Verstappen, RB rage after early controversy

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• Verstappen on dominance: If you can't appreciate it you're not a fan

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• Verstappen would run No.1 if he becomes F1 champion

Max Verstappen said he will run the number 1 on his car next season if he wins this year's Formula One championship....2021
• Red Bull requests review of Hamilton's Silverstone penalty

Red Bull has lodged a formal petition to review the penalty that Lewis Hamilton received at the British Grand Prix following his collision with Max Verstappen....2021
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• Max Verstappen hit with 5-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix
Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images Red Bull has fitted his RB19 with a fifth gearbox, exceeding the allotment for the season Max Verstappen is eying his eighth-straight victory at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. But the Red Bull driver will need to make up some spots in the Grand Prix Sunday to accomplish that feat. According to multiple outlets, Red Bull has fitted his RB19 with a new gea...2023
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• Comparing 2024 NFL Draft prospects to things that have nothing to do with football

Better NFL Draft prospect comparisons that everyone will love Let’s be honest: NFL Draft comparisons and the immediate reaction to them stink. They often do nothing to benefit the player, and are usually received as outlooks for a prospect’s career (wrong) instead of playstyle and how they win (right). Even then, some of the comparisons also are very bad. Caleb Williams isn’t Patrick Mahomes, Jayd...2024
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• Christian Horner chides Toto Wolff over Max Verstappen
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• Max Verstappen Conquers Another Circuit By Winning the Chinese Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won the Chinese Grand Prix, his fourth win in five races this season. Source...2024
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• Max Verstappen on Pole for Chinese Grand Prix
Verstappen also won the F1 Sprint race earlier in the day. Source...2024
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• How to watch 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix: ESPN schedule

It's time for the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix! Will Max Verstappen build a new winning streak? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN now....2024
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• Why Carlos Sainz Jr.’s appendectomy could lead to a youth movement at Mercedes
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP
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• Helmut Marko makes incredible comparison for Yuki Tsunoda’s ‘flawless’ Japanese GP
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• Max Verstappen as dominant as ever at 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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• Red Bull brings some new elements to Japanese Grand Prix for RB20

Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images A number of teams have brought upgrades to Suzuka. Including the team everyone is chasing When Red Bull launched the RB20, their challenger for the 2024 Formula 1 season, back in February there were early rumblings about a series of upgrades planned for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Those rumors included a shocking idea: That the team would shi...2024
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• 14 F1 storylines for the Japanese Grand Prix
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• Has Haas truly solved their biggest issue from 2023?

Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images After a surprising start, can Haas continue to surprise the grid? 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, McLar...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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