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• Ferrari F1 adds two new members to their leadership team

Photo by Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto via Getty Images Lewis Hamilton is not the only figure moving from Mercedes to Ferrari Driver movement is not the only transfer news in the Formula 1 world at the moment. The decision by Adrian Newey to leave Red Bull in early 2025 has sparked speculation about where the sport’s greatest designer might land next. But the team mentioned most often as a pote...2024
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• Lando Norris declares McLaren ‘can win more races’ in triumphant homecoming

After winning the Miami Grand Prix, Lando Norris returned to the MTC to celebrate with McLaren Lando Norris returned to McLaren’s Woking-based McLaren Technology Centre on Wednesday. As a Formula 1 grand prix winner. Fresh off his stunning win in the Miami Grand Prix, Norris returned to the MTC on Wednesday to to celebrate the victory with the entire McLaren organization, arriving in style and br...2024
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• F1 quiz: Do you know when each active driver won their first grand prix?

Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Anadolu via Getty Images Each active F1 driver’s first grand prix win, explained In case you missed it, Lando Norris won his first Formula 1 grand prix this past weekend, holding off Max Verstappen to win the Miami Grand Prix. The victory was a long time coming for Norris, and praise quickly came in from around the paddock for the McLaren driver. But that win g...2024
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• McLaren boss: Newey Red Bull exit the 1st domino

The departure of Formula One's top designer Adrian Newey from Red Bull is just the tip of the iceberg with other talent at the championship outfit dusting off their résumés, McLaren boss Zak Brown said Friday....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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• Brown to stay as McLaren's Racing CEO to 2030

Zak Brown will remain in his role as McLaren Racing's CEO after the company extended his contract until 2030....2024
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• Christian Horner investigation heads to the FIA, per report

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images According to a report, the investigation into Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has reached the FIA The ongoing controversy surrounding Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has now reached a new stage. One that involves Formula 1’s governing body. According to a report from BBC Sport the Red Bull team employee at the heart of the investigation in...2024
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• Max Verstappen warns Red Bull as controversies mount

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Things seem to be reaching a boiling point at Red Bull The 2024 Formula 1 season has gotten off to a near-perfect start for Red Bull, the defending Constructors’ Champions. On the track, that is. Teammates Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez locked out the front row in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, and with the pair both starting in th...2024
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• 5 F1 takeaways from first day of pre-season testing

Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Max Verstappen is still fast and other thoughts from the first day of F1 pre-season testing Max Verstappen could not even give us 15 minutes. Midway through the second session of Wednesday’s first day of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, it was Lando Norris atop the timing sheets. The McLaren Formula 1 driver had put his MCL38...2024
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• 2024 F1 season previews: So we’re really going with Visa Cash App RB F1 Team?

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images A new name, and a new vision, for Red Bull’s sister team Similar to some other Formula 1 teams — such as Stake F1, who we discussed in the previous installment of this series — Red Bull’s sister team is going through a bit of a transition period. They broke cover on their 2023 campaign at an event in New York City, with a driver lineup of Yuki Tsunoda and ...2024
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• F1 drivers ranked themselves, and this is what we learned

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Diving into the F1 driver rankings as voted on by the drivers The 2023 calendar year drew to a close in Formula 1 in rather fitting fashion. With Max Verstappen atop yet another leaderboard. In one of the final acts of the calendar year, 19 of the drivers on the grid participated in a voting process to determine the driver rankings, as voted on by the d...2023
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• Our favorite SBNation.com stories of 2023

Looking back at the year in sports through the eyes of SB Nation It was quite a year in sports. 2023 began with Travis Kelce beefing with the mayor of Cincinnati, and it ended with him dating Taylor Swift. But there was obviously more to the year that was in sports than Kelce and Swift. Over the past 12 months, here at SB Nation we did our best to cover it all, from what was happening on the fiel...2023
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• Zak Brown raises concerns over Red Bull-AlphaTauri relationship

Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images In a year-end letter, the McLaren F1 CEO addressed the joint ownership of two rivals It was a year to remember for McLaren. The Formula 1 season got off to a difficult start for the team, but after they began the year fighting for points, they ended it fighting for podiums. McLaren charged through the midfield, finishing fourth in the Constructors’ Champion...2023
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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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• Oscar Piastri talks with SB Nation about his rookie season, Las Vegas Grand Prix, and more

The rookie F1 driver talked to us about his first season, McLaren’s rise, and even tattoos At the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season, Lando Norris and rookie Oscar Piastri were just fighting for points. But as the year winds down, the McLaren duo is now fighting not just for points. But for podiums, and perhaps even a win in the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. This stunning turnaround has been a ...2023
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"Still, with Red Bull not disclosing any additional information, calls for greater transparency came in from around the sport, including from fellow team principals Zak Brown and Toto Wolff."

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"In a year-end letter to their fans, McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown addressed their stunning turnaround, but also touched on what might be the next big controversy brewing in the F1 world: The joint ownership of Red Bull and AlphaTauri RB."

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"Zak Brown, chief executive officer of McLaren Racing, indicated the three-car IndyCar team is eyeing a fourth entry for the 500-miler that could put Busch behind the wheel of its Chevrolet-powered vehicles, according to the Associated Press."

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"Daniel Ricciardo is set to collect on his bet with Zak Brown at next weekend's Formula 1 United States Grand Prix"

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"Formula One is in "a very fragile state" due to the new coronavirus crisis and risks losing some of its 10 teams unless some big changes are made, McLaren boss Zak Brown warned on Sunday."

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"McLaren team boss Zak Brown believes there are at least two IndyCar drivers capable of racing in Formula One at the moment."

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"com INDIANAPOLIS – California native Zak Brown has spent this Month of May as the man behind the curtain _ the unconventional Formula One executive who gave his blessing to McLaren superstar Fernando Alonso’s bid to compete in the 101s Indianapolis 500."

• Brown to stay as McLaren's Racing CEO to 2030
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• Max Verstappen warns Red Bull as controversies mount
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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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• Lando Norris and McLaren F1 agree to a contract extension

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images McLaren and Lando Norris announced a multi-year renewal Earlier this week Ferrari announced a multi-year contract extension with Charles Leclerc. Now the week draws to a close with another team announcing a new deal for a young and talented driver. McLaren announced on Friday a “multi-year contract extension” with Lando Norris. Norris was s...2024
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• F1 drivers ranked themselves, and this is what we learned
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• 9 things we learned during the 2023 F1 season
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• Las Vegas Grand Prix: TV, streaming, Opening Ceremony, and more

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports F1 is back in Las Vegas. Here is how, and what, to watch Formula 1 is headed back to Sin City. Over 40 years since the last F1 race in Las Vegas, the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, the grid is back with a vengeance. The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to take place under the cover of night, as drivers will take on the Vegas Strip itself on a circuit that...2023
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• How the Las Vegas Grand Prix fits into F1’s Net Zero goals

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports How the Las Vegas Grand Prix fits into F1’s sustainability goals In November of 2019, Formula 1 announced their ambitious “Net Zero” program, a push to make the sport carbon neutral by 2030. At the time of the announcement, a report indicated that the sport had produced 256,000 tons of CO2 emissions during the 2019 season. The goal of Net Zero? Reduce that num...2023
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• Changes come to Alpine F1 after difficult start to 2024

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images After a tough start to 2024, Alpine is making some big changes Following pre-season testing, Alpine made it clear that they expected a “challenging” start to the 2024 Formula 1 season. Now, after just one race, changes are coming. On Monday the team announced a new organizational structure, replacing the single Technical Director format wit...2024
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• Mercedes throws down the gauntlet ahead of F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

With Lewis Hamilton and George Russell posting a 1-2 in FP2, does Mercedes have something for the field in Bahrain? Midway through Thursday’s second practice session, former Formula 1 driver and current F1TV analyst Jolyon Palmer dropped this little nugget: “Why do we cover pre-season testing?” The reason? After three days of practice in Bahrain last week, the sentiment around the F1 world was tha...2024
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• 2024 F1 season previews: Can McLaren build on an incredible finish to the 2023 F1 season?

Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Coming off a remarkable turnaround in 2023, just how high can McLaren climb this season? Here at SB Nation we were treated to a rather unique vantage point for the “Rise of McLaren.” When I sat down with Lando Norris in April ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to talk about their start to the season, the tricky Baku City Circuit, and why I was so ba...2024
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• McLaren F1 fires up the MCL38 for the first time

The F1 team shared audio and video of the MCL38 roaring to life With the 2024 Formula 1 season now just weeks away, fans are looking ahead to some of their favorite sounds in the world. The sounds of 20 power units roaring to life on the grid. McLaren gave those fans a taste of what to expect on Tuesday, sharing both audio and video of the team firing up the MCL38 — their challenger for the 2024 F...2024
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• Lando Norris and McLaren F1 agree to a contract extension
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• Ferrari F1 adds two new members to their leadership team
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• Max Verstappen warns Red Bull as controversies mount
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• 2024 F1 season previews: Can McLaren build on an incredible finish to the 2023 F1 season?
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• McLaren F1 fires up the MCL38 for the first time
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• Ricciardo to drive Earnhardt NASCAR at USGP
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• McLaren boss Brown warns F1 could lose four teams during pandemic
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• McLaren Racing Interested in Kyle Busch for Indianapolis 500 Ride

Zak Brown, chief executive officer of McLaren Racing, indicated the three-car IndyCar team is eyeing a fourth entry for the 500-miler that could put Busch behind the wheel of its Chevrolet-powered vehicles, according to the Associated Press. If Arrow McLaren SP — McLaren‘s IndyCar outfit — is able to construct a deal with Busch, the […]...2022
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• Brown: Ricciardo saw McLaren put money where its mouth is
McLaren CEO Zak Brown said the changes made to the operational side of the company's Formula One team were ultimately enough to convince Daniel Ricciardo to join for 2021....2020
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• Las Vegas Grand Prix may be a spectacle of speed

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images The Las Vegas Grand Prix may be fast even by F1 standards The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix is shaping up to be many things. A star-studded event on par with the Monaco Grand Prix. A visual assault on the senses as Formula 1 cars scream down the Vegas Strip under the lights. But according to teams, drivers, and race offi...2023
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• F1 has huge changes on the horizon
Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Why the F1 field could look a little different soon The 2023 Formula 1 season has begun to take on an air of repetition. A race week begins, Max Verstappen looks dominant in practice, qualifies up front, and then pulls away from the field on Sunday. While there is hope that Mercedes might start to put some pressure on Verstappen and Red Bu...2023
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• McLaren boss 'won't be shocked' if Lewis leaves

McLaren boss Zak Brown has said Formula One should not assume Lewis Hamilton will stay in the sport after the hurt of missing a record eighth title in controversial circumstances....2022
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• Ferrari F1 adds two new members to their leadership team
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• Christian Horner investigation heads to the FIA, per report
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• Max Verstappen warns Red Bull as controversies mount
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• Mercedes throws down the gauntlet ahead of F1 Bahrain Grand Prix
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• Christian Horner investigation heads to the FIA, per report
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• Behind McLaren’s stunning turnaround this F1 season

How McLaren rocketed to fourth in the F1 standings As confident as Lando Norris is — you do not get to be one of just 20 Formula 1 drivers in the world if you lack that trait — back In April the McLaren driver had more questions than answers. When SB Nation sat down with Norris for an exclusive interview ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the team had just 12 points on the year, thanks to a sixt...2023
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• The Las Vegas Grand Prix can be the crown jewel of F1’s US dreams

Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports With F1 looking to gain ground in the United States, the Las Vegas Grand Prix is a critical part of that process For years, the decision-makers at Formula 1 have looked into growing the sport into emerging markets. While F1 remains wildly popular in Europe and throughout Asia, there are some areas of the world that remain growth opportunities more than anything...2023
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• Oscar Piastri signs a long-term extension with McLaren

Photo by Edmund So/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images McLaren F1 locks down their driver lineup for the next few seasons by giving Oscar Piastri a long-term deal Driver movement is one of the most fascinating aspects of Formula 1. But expect things to be quiet on that front for McLaren for a few more years. The team announced a contract extension for rookie driver Oscar Piastri on Wednesday...2023
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• McLaren boss Zak Brown admits the Miami GP ‘sucked,’ but is eying a turnaround in Monaco
Photo by David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images Could the McLaren comeback start this weekend on the streets of Monte Carlo? It feels like fans have been waiting all season long for the McLaren comeback. Could it start this week at the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix? McClaren CEO Zak Brown certainly believes bigger things are on the horizon. Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast, Brown admitted that ...2023
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• Brown: Miami will bring Super Bowl vibe to F1

McLaren boss Zak Brown has said next week's inaugural Miami Grand Prix already feels like Formula One's version of Super Bowl with a huge buzz and celebrities clamouring for the hottest tickets in town....2022
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