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How Carlos Sainz played an imperative role in Alex Albon’s fifth place in Australia

Alex Albon secured crucial points for Williams with a strong fifth-place finish at the 2025 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and with a little help from his team-mate Carlos Sainz.


The 28-year-old started the Grand Prix from sixth on the grid, as he lost one place at the start to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc after the race finally got underway.


Heartbreak occurred for Williams after Sainz crashed out of the race behind the Safety Car, which was brought out due to Jack Doohan binning his Alpine...
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How Lando Norris dealt with Max Verstappen pressure in F1 Australian GP

Lando Norris kicked off the 2025 Formula 1 season with victory at the Australian Grand Prix, but he was made to sweat in the final few laps with Max Verstappen hot on his heels.


The McLaren racing driver led from pole position to take the fifth victory of his career, as he laid down a statement win over his title rivals for 2025.


In tricky wet-weather conditions, Norris was untroubled for the majority of the Grand Prix – his team-mate Oscar Piastri failing to get by.


The British driver...
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Gabriele Mini grabs maiden F2 pole ahead of Victor Martins in Melbourne

Prema Racing driver Gabriele Mini clinched pole position for the opening Formula 2 Feature Race of 2025 after setting the fastest time at the Albert Park circuit.


ART Grand Prix racing driver Victor Martins qualified in second, with Jak Crawford finishing in third.


The Frenchman was the quickest driver in an interrupted Free Practice session to kick start the 2025 F2 season.


Alex Dunne, Oliver Goethe, Arvid Lindblad and Amaury Cordeel all suffered separate incidents in the opening sessi...
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Exclusive: Dino Beganovic on F2 aspirations, Gabriel Bortoleto and Ferrari driver academy role

Hitech’s Dino Beganovic has revealed his close relationship with Gabriel Bortoleto and the “surreal” nature of being in the Ferrari Driver Academy ahead of the 2025 Formula 2 season.


The Swedish driver made his debut in the junior category for DAMS Lucas Oil at the Qatar Grand Prix, qualifying in an impressive fourth place for the Feature race and taking his first points with a fifth place finish.


Beganovic went one better in Abu Dhabi, earning his first podium in the series thanks to the...
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Fred Vasseur: Max Verstappen’s F1 title claim ‘makes no sense’

Frederic Vasseur has dismissed Max Verstappen’s argument that he would have secured the Formula 1 title even sooner in the McLaren or Ferrari car this season.


The Dutchman wrapped up the title with two rounds to go in Las Vegas by finishing ahead of Lando Norris to clinch his fourth consecutive Drivers’ Championship.


A recovery drive in Brazil to victory helped Verstappen on his way to becoming champion after a mid-season struggle that included a run of 10 races without a win.


McLaren’s...
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Lewis Hamilton set to drop major sponsor ahead of Ferrari F1 move

Lewis Hamilton is set to terminate his long-term Formula 1 partnership with Monster Energy ahead of his move to Ferrari.


This is according to a report by SportBusiness, which claims the seven-time F1 World Champion will ditch the energy drink brand before he moves to the Scuderia in 2025.


Monster signed a deal with Mercedes to sponsor the team back in 2010, the year it reentered the sport as a Constructor after Mercedes-Benz’s parent company Daimler AG bought a minority stake in Brawn GP....
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Formula 2 CEO reflects on record season and F1 2025 graduates

The Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel said the 2024 season was the “best season we ever had“ as Formula 1 will have five graduates from the series in 2025.


There were 18 different race winners and 21 different podium finishers in 2024 – both smashing the previous records held in F2.


Four of those race winners; Gabriel Bortoleto, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Oliver Bearman and Isack Hadjar – will all race in F1 next season.


Jack Doohan will be the fifth driver, who competed in F2, on the grid next ye...