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LANDO NORRIS LEADS MCLAREN TO CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP TRIUMPH IN ABU DHABI

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Lando Norris secured McLaren's first Formula 1 Constructors' Championship since 1998 with a commanding victory at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Starting from pole position, Norris dominated the race, finishing six seconds ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, while Charles Leclerc completed the podium after a remarkable drive from 19th on the grid.

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MAX VERSTAPPEN RALLIES FROM OVERNIGHT DEMOTION TO CLAIM NINTH F1 WIN OF SEASON

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Max Verstappen (27) avenged his overnight demotion from pole position by clinching his ninth win of the season and 63rd of his career with a dominant triumph for Red Bull in Sunday’s crash-hit and controversial Qatar Grand Prix. In a race shaped by a litany of stewards’ decisions and penalties, including a harsh late 10-second ‘stop-go’ for Lando Norris of McLaren, the newly-crowned four-time world champion was flawless as he came home six seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

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LEWIS HAMILTON ENSURES BRAD PITT’S F1 FILM CAPTURES AUTHENTIC RACING SPIRIT

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Lewis Hamilton was praised for his crucial role in making the upcoming Formula 1 film, starring Brad Pitt and due for release in June 2025, as realistic as possible. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion, also a co-producer and technical consultant, brought considerable input into the movie to ensure that it reflected realities in the world of racing.

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GENERAL MOTORS-OWNED CADILLAC SET TO BECOME 11TH TEAM ON FORMULA 1 GRID FROM 2026

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American car manufacturer Cadillac will become the eleventh team on the Formula One grid in 2026 after the sport's owners announced Monday they had given their backing to the plan.

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DUTCH GRAND PRIX TO DROP OFF FORMULA 1 CALENDAR AFTER 2026 SEASON

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The home Grand Prix of Formula 1's Dutch World Champion Max Verstappen (27) will come to an end in 2026, organizers said on Wednesday. "We have decided to go out on a high with two more incredible Dutch Grands Prix in 2025 and 2026," GP director Robert van Overdijk said in a statement.

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MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS FOURTH F1 WORLD TITLE

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Max Verstappen secured his fourth consecutive Formula 1 World Championship at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, joining an elite group of drivers with four or more titles, including Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel, Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, and Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen's fifth-place finish was enough to clinch the championship, as his closest rival, Lando Norris, finished sixth, leaving an unbridgeable 63-point gap with only 60 points remaining in the season.

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WRC SAFARI RALLY KENYA TIPPED FOR EXPANSION IN 2025 AMID LARGER CHANGES

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The WRC’s most brutal event, Safari Rally Kenya, is expected to feature a longer route next year in what has been signaled as a notable expansion of the event format. The news comes in the wake of wider talks over World Rally Championship (WRC) event formats, which, say organizers, are expected to be “evolutionary” rather than “revolutionary”.

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GASLY NOT LOOKING AT GETTING INVOLVED IN FIGHT AT THE FRONT DESPITE QUALIFYING THIRD

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Pierre Gasly kept his focus on Formula One's midfield battle despite the thrill of qualifying a surprise third for Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix. The French driver's grid position was Renault-owned Alpine's best of the season and followed their remarkable podium double at the previous race in Brazil.

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