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Red Bull, the dominant 2023 F1 champions, launched their new car last week with some design features reminiscent of those tried and discarded by rivals Mercedes last season.
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Feb 21, 2024
Questions hang over Red Bull ahead of F1 testing in Bahrain
Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin are all hoping to be closer to Max Verstappen, who is chasing his fourth title in a row this season.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton attends a Dior fashion show in Paris on Jan. 19.
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Feb 16, 2024
Max Verstappen expects Lewis Hamilton to have 'awkward' season with Mercedes
Hamilton stunned the sport by announcing that he would be leaving Mercedes to race for Ferrari next year.
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant driver Fernando Alonso (front) during the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 18
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Feb 13, 2024
Alonso says he is 'attractive' to other F1 teams
Fernando Alonso said he is "attractive" to other Formula One teams but denied any contact with Mercedes, after Lewis Hamilton announced he was quitting to drive for Ferrari in 2025.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner ahead of a practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November
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Feb 7, 2024
Red Bull's Christian Horner has Friday hearing over complaint against him
The BBC said it understood the complaint is related to "inappropriate behavior of a controlling nature."
Lewis Hamilton arrives at a news conference in Sao Paulo in November ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Feb 4, 2024
Racing for Ferrari fulfills a childhood dream, Lewis Hamilton says
Britain's seven-time Formula One world champion stunned the sport when his move on a multiyear deal was announced on Thursday.
Haas' Kevin Magnussen competes during the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November.
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Feb 3, 2024
Haas and new boss Komatsu expecting to start 2024 season at the back
Haas, with Germany's Nico Hulkenberg and Denmark's Kevin Magnussen, finished last in 2023 with only 12 points from 22 races.
The start of the Japanese Grand Prix on Sept. 24 last year.
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Feb 2, 2024
Japanese Grand Prix race staying at Suzuka until at least 2029
Suzuka is a hugely popular circuit with drivers but its place on the calendar had been questioned with recent talk of a street race in Osaka.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, seen after a third-place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix in March 2022, will make a blockbuster move to Ferrari after the 2024 season.
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Feb 2, 2024
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to make blockbuster move to Ferrari in 2025
Hamilton will exercise an option in his contract that will allow him to end his two-year deal with Mercedes after one year.
Mario Andretti is "devastated" that his team's bid to join Formula One was rejected on Wednesday.
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Feb 1, 2024
Formula One rejects Andretti's bid to join circuit
Racing legend Mario Andretti said he was devastated after learning his team's bid to join Formula One was rejected.
F1 veteran Alan Permane has taken the role of racing director for the Visa Cash App RB team with immediate effect.
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Jan 30, 2024
Goss and Permane join Red Bull's renamed RB team
Goss will join in October as chief technical officer while F1 veteran Permane takes the role of racing director with immediate effect.
Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Formula One, during a news conference in Madrid on Tuesday.
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Jan 24, 2024
Madrid to host Spanish GP from 2026; Barcelona's future uncertain
The Barcelona circuit's contract expires after the 2026 race but F1 chief Stefano Domenicali suggested the Barcelona track could remain on the calendar beyond then.
Ayao Komatsu speaks during an event ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Sept. 21.
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Jan 11, 2024
Tokyo native Komatsu takes over as Haas F1 boss after Steiner's departure
"In appointing Ayao Komatsu as Team Principal we fundamentally have engineering at the heart of our management," the team owner said.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton removes his helmet after the qualifying session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Nov. 25.
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Dec 18, 2023
Button expects Hamilton to bounce back 'with the right car'
For the second year running, Mercedes driver Hamilton has failed to win a grand prix.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton arrives at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi ahead of the race on Sunday.
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Nov 30, 2023
After difficult F1 season, Hamilton admits to self-doubt
Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, last won a race in Saudi Arabia in December 2021 when he was battling Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the title.
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Nov 29, 2023
MLB and Formula 1 face fraud suits for promoting FTX
Investors’ lawyers sued MLB and the other entities in U.S. federal court in Miami on Monday.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium with the trophy after winning the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday.
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Nov 28, 2023
Room for improvement for Red Bull? Rivals hope not
Red Bull will hope to defend its titles in 2024, when there will be a record 24 races, with an even better car.
Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Nov 27, 2023
Max Verstappen wraps up record-breaking season in style
The three-time world champion came home 17.993 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen greets the fans after he put his car on pole for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, on Saturday.
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Nov 26, 2023
Verstappen on pole as Tsunoda qualifies sixth
Red Bull have won 20 of the 21 races so far, another F1 record, and Verstappen has won in Abu Dhabi each of the past three years.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen (right) celebrates with engineer Gianpiero Lambiase after winning the Qatar Grand Prix in Lusail, Qatar, on Oct. 8.
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Nov 25, 2023
Gianpiero Lambiase embraces role as man in Max Verstappen’s ear
Lambiase has helped Verstappen win 53 Grand Prix titles and three Formula One drivers’ championships in their time together.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton denied having talks with Red Bull's Christian Horner about joining the team.
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Nov 24, 2023
Lewis Hamilton denies having talks about joining Red Bull team
Hamilton says no one from his team has spoken to Red Bull.

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