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Bold F1 predictions for 2025: Norris, Piastri fight for world championship

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The Formula One off-season is in full swing as diehard fans have likely exhausted all YouTube highlights or have run through a third season of F1 24. That makes now the perfect time to play prognosticator and offer some bold predictions…

Sunday, Dec 29

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‘I will always stand up for my guys’: Raptors’ Rajaković on ejection

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Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković speaks with media after practice about being ejected in the team’s latest loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Saturday, Dec 21

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Judge to hear NASCAR’s motion to throw out antitrust lawsuit in January

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A federal judge set a Jan. 8 hearing for NASCAR’s motion to throw out an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series teams backed by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports

Thursday, Dec 19

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Valtteri Bottas rejoins Mercedes as reserve driver for 2025 season

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Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas is heading back to Mercedes as a reserve driver for the 2025 season.

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Red Bull picks Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen’s F1 teammate in 2025

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Liam Lawson will partner with world champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025, the Formula 1 team said on Thursday.

Wednesday, Dec 18

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NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen, known as ‘Golden Boy,’ dead at 89

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Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona 500 champion, died Wednesday. He was 89.

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23XI Racing, Front Row can compete in 2025 as chartered teams in legal victory

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The two teams suing NASCAR over an antitrust complaint were granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that allowed them to compete as chartered teams in the 2025 season.

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Sergio Perez, Red Bull officially part ways

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Max Vertsappen will officially have a new teammate for the 2025 F1 season.

Tuesday, Dec 17

17

Reports: Liam Lawson set to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull

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It appears Liam Lawson will take over for Sergio Perez at Red Bull next season.

Monday, Dec 9

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F1 Takeaways: McLaren completes return to glory with constructors’ title victory

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McLaren’s remarkable journey back to the top of Formula One was cemented Sunday. Lando Norris took the checkered flag at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to secure his fourth win of the season and, more importantly, the team’s first constructors’…

Sunday, Dec 8

18

Lewis Hamilton leaves Mercedes with heartfelt message

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Lewis Hamilton left Mercedes with one last overtake and a heartfelt message to the team where he won the Formula 1 title six times.

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Lando Norris wins season-ending Abu Dhabi GP to seal constructors’ title for McLaren

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Lando Norris ended McLaren’s 26-year wait for the Formula 1 constructors’ title as he won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.

Saturday, Dec 7

Bizarre incident has Hamilton starting 18th in final race for Mercedes

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Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton is set to start his last race with Mercedes from 18th on the grid after a bizarre incident wrecked his final qualifying lap Saturday.

Friday, Dec 6

Chinese Grand Prix to stay in F1 until 2030 as Zhou Guanyu leaves the grid

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The Chinese Grand Prix will stay on the Formula 1 calendar until at least 2030 in a contract extension announced Friday.

‘Hello to my brother’: Charles and Arthur Leclerc team up for Ferrari in F1 practice

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Charles Leclerc and his younger brother Arthur drove side-by-side in matching Ferraris at the end of the first practice session Friday for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc handed 10-place grid penalty for Abu Dhabi GP

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Ferrari said Friday the team had to change the battery pack on Leclerc’s car in the first practice session in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari said the team expects a 10-place penalty on the grid for Sunday’s race.

Thursday, Dec 5

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Hamilton ‘underestimated’ how hard leaving Mercedes for Ferrari would be

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Lewis Hamilton says he “massively underestimated” how big a toll his decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari would take on his relationships with the team where he won six of his seven Formula 1 championships.

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Russell accuses Verstappen of bullying and threatening behaviour as F1 feud deepens

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Mercedes driver George Russell has accused Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen of bullying and threatening behaviour as a dispute between the two at last week’s race in Qatar deepened Thursday.

Grand Prix-view: Storylines to watch during F1’s season finale in Abu Dhabi

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The 2024 Formula One season comes to a close this weekend with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit. Here are the intriguing storylines to keep track of during Sunday’s race.

Wednesday, Dec 4

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Dutch Grand Prix will drop off F1 calendar after 2026

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World champion Max Verstappen’s home Grand Prix will only be on the Formula 1 calendar for two more years after it was announced Wednesday that 2026 will be the last edition.

Lewis Hamilton faces emotional end to ‘amazing’ Mercedes journey

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Lewis Hamilton is looking back on an “amazing journey” and the most successful partnership in Formula 1 history as he prepares to bid farewell to Mercedes this week and join Ferrari.

Monday, Dec 2

Report: Red Bull to part ways with Sergio Perez after Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Sergio Perez’s time with Red Bull looks to be coming to an end with the Formula 1 team reportedly planning to make a change after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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F1 driver Esteban Ocon released by Alpine, Doohan to drive at final GP of the season

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F1 team Alpine confirmed Monday that French driver Esteban Ocon has been released ahead of the final Grand Prix of the season and that Jack Doohan will make his debut in Abu Dhabi.

Sunday, Dec 1

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FIA President denies personally ordering firings of three F1 race stewards

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The president of Formula 1’s governing body denied ordering a recent wave of staff dismissals — including the removal of the race director with three events remaining in the season — amidst mounting criticism from drivers over a lack of…

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Red Bull’s Verstappen victorious at action-packed Qatar Grand Prix

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen followed up his Formula 1 drivers’ title with another win Sunday in an incident-packed Qatar Grand Prix as Lando Norris was hit with a penalty that ended his challenge for the race victory.

Saturday, Nov 30

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Oscar Piastri wins Qatar sprint, McLaren closes in on F1 constructors’ title

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McLaren neared its first Formula 1 constructors’ title in 26 years as Lando Norris handed Oscar Piastri the victory in a one-two finish for the team in the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix on Saturday.

Friday, Nov 29

15

F1 focus shifts as McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull fight for constructors’ title

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The lucrative constructors’ championship is still wide open with McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull battling for the title. The contest for teams is worth around $140 million to the winner, though the precise pay-out depends on variables.

Thursday, Nov 28

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Ferrari’s Leclerc, Sainz Jr. clear the air after frustration in Las Vegas

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Ferrari teammates Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. say they’ve resolved a disagreement which led Leclerc to vent his frustrations in an expletive-filled outburst over the radio following last week’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

‘Motorcycle Mary’ McGee dies day before documentary on her is released

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Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was 87.

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Valtteri Bottas nears return to Mercedes as F1 reserve after Schumacher exits

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Valtteri Bottas says he is nearing an agreement to return to Mercedes as its reserve driver for next year after Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, announced he was leaving.