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• Zhou on home race: I'm honoured to be here

Chants of "Guanyu, Guanyu, Guanyu" drowned out all other sound at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday as Zhou Guanyu, China's first and only Formula One driver, stepped on to the starting grid ahead of his first Chinese Grand Prix....2024
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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for F1 Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images Rainy conditions led to chaos in Shanghai As the final portion of qualifying for this weekend’s Sprint Race at the Chinese Grand Prix began, the ten remaining drivers all took to the track on the green-lined intermediate tires, as the rain was coming down in Shanghai. The wet conditions proved tricky immediately, as Charles Leclerc spun off the track and into...2024
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• Chinese Grand Prix Paddock Diary: Guanyu's homecoming, track surface concerns

The track surface at the Shanghai International Circuit is an early talking point, while Zhou Guanyu races on home soil for the first time at the top level....2024
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• Zhou Guanyu has been waiting 20 years for this moment

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu talked about his historic journey ahead of this weekend’s F1 Chinese Grand Prix Formula 1 is a sport filled with fascinating personalities, from the drivers on the track to the team bosses off it. But at the Chinese Grand Prix this week there is one clear main character. Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu. Zhou is set to make F1 hist...2024
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• Zhou Guanyu ‘excited’ to make F1 history at Chinese Grand Prix

Photo by Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images F1 returns to China for the first time sine 2019 this weekend, when Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu will make history For the first time since 2019, the Formula 1 grid returns to China. After the Chinese Grand Prix was canceled in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 due to COVID-19, the circuit returns to Shanghai for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. And his...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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• 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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• Ollie Bearman’s dream debut and another Red Bull front row at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Max Verstappen makes more F1 history on a Saturday night in Saudi Arabia Think back to what you were doing when you were just 18 years old. It was probably a little different than what Ollie Bearman did on Saturday night in the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Just over 24 hours after learning he would be making his F1 debut due to the appendectomy that ...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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• 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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• 9 things we learned during the 2023 F1 season

Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images From Max Verstappen’s dominance, to a Williams resurgence, here are the lessons from the 2023 F1 season The 2023 Formula 1 season is in the books. The final 58 laps of the year, in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, settled all outstanding business for the 2023 campaign. We saw the battle for P2 in the Constructors’ Championship between Mercedes and Ferr...2023
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• The Mercedes-Ferrari battle looks tighter than ever, and fans should be thrilled

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Yet another pole for Max Verstappen as the 2023 F1 season draws to a close Entering the final race of the 2023 Formula 1 season, only four points separate Ferrari and Mercedes. And now, with just 58 laps left in the year, the fight for second in the Constructors’ Championship remains too close to call. For both teams, there are positive signs. Mercedes ...2023
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• Valtteri Bottas on perfection, the data behind F1, and the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Photo by Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images SB Nation sat down for an exclusive with F1 driver Valtteri Bottas ahead of the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix In a sport filled with fascinating personalities, Valtteri Bottas might be at the top of the list. That personality comes through each race week, as Bottas brings some of the most incredible crash helmets to the grid. It...2023
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• Max Verstappen’s greatness will be on display at the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Battle between Mercedes and Ferrari among Las Vegas Grand Prix storylines Before we dive into the major on-track storylines for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, we need to start with the biggest storyline of the entire race. The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix itself. The race marks the latest move by Formula 1 into the emerging United States ...2023
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• The Lance Stroll redemption

Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Recapping the winners and losers from qualifying at the São Paulo Grand Prix As the Formula 1 season winds down, things have not been going Lance Stroll’s way. Entering this weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix, the Canadian driver had finished in the points in just three of the last ten races. While his most recent points finish was the best of the l...2023
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"Both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu were pleased with what they saw from the C44 on Wednesday."

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"The signs were there for a strong weekend from Alfa Romeo on Friday, when both Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas posted the two best times of the day among drivers on the medium compound."

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"Zhou Guanyu was worried he would be trapped upside down in a burning car after his huge crash at the British Grand Prix last week."

• Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP
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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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• 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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• Kick Sauber has already won F1 Australian Grand Prix

Before the first practice session there are already some winners down in Melbourne The 2024 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix does not begin in earnest until later today, with the first of three practice sessions schedule ahead of qualifying. But the week already has a winner. With the grid heading to Melbourne you knew that the folks at Kick Sauber wanted to put in a good show. After all Kick, the ...2024
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• Ollie Bearman’s dream debut and another Red Bull front row at F1 Saudi Arabian GP
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• F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024: 7 storylines to watch
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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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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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• Zhou Guanyu ‘excited’ to make F1 history at Chinese Grand Prix
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• Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP
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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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• Sauber hoping their pit stops match their pace at Japanese Grand Prix

After struggling in the pits to start the year, Sauber is hoping they have solved things in Japan As the Formula 1 grid readies to roar back to life in Japan, there are a number of storylines to monitor. From Alpine bringing their first set of upgrades to Suzuka to improve the sluggish A524, to the long-rumored upgrades that Red Bull are also bringing to the track, to the weather itself, some surp...2024
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• Can Sauber fix things in the pits?

Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images Sauber needs to fix problems in the pits, and fast 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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• Ollie Bearman’s dream debut and another Red Bull front row at F1 Saudi Arabian GP
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• Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for 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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• Sauber hoping their pit stops match their pace at Japanese Grand Prix
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• Ollie Bearman’s dream debut and another Red Bull front row at F1 Saudi Arabian GP
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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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• Guanyu becomes Special Olympics ambassador

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu has become a global ambassador for Special Olympics, it was announced on Friday....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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• Nyck de Vries’ sacking shows the brutal truth of life in F1
Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images The Daniel Ricciardo news is the latest example that life in F1 can be cruel It was a stunning debut at the Italian Grand Prix last year. Pressed into action when Alex Albon suffered appendicitis on the Saturday ahead of the final practice session, Nyck de Vries slid into Albon’s FW44 for Williams and advanced to Q2 despite limited practice time...2023
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• Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu, and Alfa Romeo ‘confident they can win their battle’

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Alfa Romeo has a clear goal for the rest of the F1 season, and believe they can pull it off The first half of the 2023 Formula 1 season did not match expectations for Alfa Romeo. The team managed just nine points over the first 11 races of the season, and currently sit in ninth place in the Constructors’ Standings, ahead of only AlphaTauri....2023
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• Zhou Guanyu keeps his seat as Alfa Romeo F1 confirms their 2024 driver lineup

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Alfa Romeo confirmed their driver lineup for 2024, retaining both Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas The number of available Formula 1 driver spots for the 2024 lineup is now down to three. Alfa Romeo confirmed on Thursday that they are retaining their current lineup for the 2024 season. While Valtteri Bottas was already under contract through the 2024 campaig...2023
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• 7 F1 takeaways from day 2 of 2024 pre-season testing

Photo by Philippe Nanchino/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images More ominous signs from Red Bull, some racing, and “aggressive’ moves paying off for Sauber? With Max Verstappen sitting out Thursday’s dual testing sessions, the Formula 1 grid was open for another driver, or perhaps another team, to enjoy some glory in Bahrain. As the day turned to night, it was the Tifosi who dreamed the bigge...2024
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• Valtteri Bottas remains the king of F1’s themed-helmet game
Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images Bottas unveiled his ‘Belgian Delights’ helmet for the Belgian Grand Prix Themed helmets are a big thing each Formula 1 week. They allow drivers to show even more personality, creativity, while often paying tribute to either the host nation, the history of the sport, or something else. This year has been no exception. We have seen Lando Norris pay tribute to...2023
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• Zhou on home race: I'm honoured to be here
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• Chinese Grand Prix Paddock Diary: Guanyu's homecoming, track surface concerns
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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 preview: Team previews, testing recaps, questions that will dominate the season, and predictions

Will the 2024 F1 season surprise, or be more of the same? Formula 1 is back. But in many ways, it seems nothing has changed. For the first time in the history of the sport, the exact same driver lineup that finished the 2023 season will take to the grid to start the 2024 campaign. Instead of a “silly season” filled with driver movement, all 20 drivers are back in the same seat to begin this year. ...2024
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• The Mercedes-Ferrari battle looks tighter than ever, and fans should be thrilled
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• The Lance Stroll redemption
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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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• Max Verstappen’s historic ride and other winners and losers from the Dutch Grand Prix

Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images How about some love for Pierre Gasly as well? Max Verstappen has made Formula 1 history. Despite tricky weather conditions, and a field that threw everything they could at him, the Red Bull driver secured his ninth-straight win in the Dutch Grand Prix, tying the mark set by Sebastian Vettel back in 2013. That certainly make him one of the winners o...2023
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• Alpine F1 continues to restructure, dismissing Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer and Sporting Director Alan Permane
Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Shocking changes at Alpine F1 as Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane are out Massive changes continue at Alpine. Last week the Formula 1 team moved Laurent Rossi out of his position as CEO, replacing him with Philippe Krief as the team’s CEO. Rossi was moved to another position within Alpine, putting him in charge of “special projects.” Br...2023
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• Lewis Hamilton grabs pole and more winners and losers from qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix
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