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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346677 > max-verstappen-slams-joke-formula-1-after-being-forced-retire-chinese-grand-prix

Verstappen slams F1 as ‘joke’ after being forced to retire from Chinese Grand Prix

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (162+ words) Four-time world champion says new rules are "fundamentally flawed" and fans who like the new overtaking rules "don"t understand racing" Four-time world champion Max Verstappen blasted Formula 1"s "new era as a "joke" "on Sunday after retiring from the…...

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346653 > mercedes-kimi-antonelli-wins-chinese-grand-prix-after-starting-pole-position

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli wins Chinese Grand Prix after starting on pole position

17+ hour, 7+ min ago  (220+ words) Teammate George Russell finished in second, followed by Lewis Hamilton, who claimed his first podium for Ferrari Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1s second-youngest race winner with a composed drive to victory for Mercedes in an eventful Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday....

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346638 > formula-1-cancels-races-bahrain-saudi-arabia-due-conflict-middle-east

Formula 1 cancels races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia due to conflict in Middle East

21+ hour, 51+ min ago  (177+ words) Formula 2, Formula 3 and F1 Academy rounds will also not take place during their scheduled slots in the countries Formula 1 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled as the Middle East war engulfs the region, motorsport's governing body the FIA…...

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346618 > chinese-grand-prix-mercedes-kimi-antonelli-youngest-take-formula-1-pole-position

Chinese Grand Prix: Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli youngest to take F1 pole position

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (146+ words) Italian teen leads front-row lockout with teammate George Russell, erases record of Sebastian Vettel, who was 21 when he took pole in 2008 The 19-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday, becoming the youngest driver…...

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346572 > formula-1-races-bahrain-saudi-cancelled-or-postponed-sources-say

Formula 1 races in Bahrain, Saudi ‘cancelled or postponed’, sources say

2+ day, 45+ min ago  (199+ words) Announcement expected by Monday at the latest, with conflict in Middle East showing no signs of stopping Next month's Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Formula 1 races are set to be cancelled over the weekend because of the conflict in the Middle…...

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346578 > formula-1-george-russell-wins-exciting-sprint-race-mercedes-chinese-grand-prix

F1: George Russell wins exciting sprint race for Mercedes at Chinese Grand Prix

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (187+ words) Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was second and his teammate Lewis Hamilton finished third, while Max Verstappen of Red Bull ended up in ninth George Russell won a breathless sprint for Mercedes on Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the first…...

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346497 > formula-1-george-russell-puts-mercedes-pole-chinese-grand-prix-sprint-race

F1: George Russell puts Mercedes on pole for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (213+ words) Championship leader tops every phase of session in Shanghai, but teammate Kimi Antonelli could be punished for impeding Lando Norris Formula 1 championship leader George Russell put Mercedes on pole position for the first sprint race of the season in China…...

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346344 > formula-1-chinese-grand-prix-hamilton-returns-scene-his-first-and-only-ferrari-win

F1 Chinese Grand Prix: Hamilton returns to scene of first and only Ferrari win

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (211+ words) Seven-time world champion, who won the sprint in Shanghai last year, sounds optimistic after making a decent start last week in Melbourne Ferrari have won nothing in Formula 1 since "Lewis Hamilton's Saturday sprint victory in Shanghai a year ago and…...

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3346180 > chinas-byd-explores-entering-formula-1-companys-first-push-motor-racing

China’s BYD explores entering Formula 1 in company’s first push into motor racing

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (189+ words) Company is looking at options amid sport's shift towards hybrid engines, but costs of up to US$500 million a season could be a big obstacle BYD Company is examining options to enter competitive motorsport including Formula 1 and endurance racing, in…...

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scmp.com > sport > formula-one-f1 > article > 3345857 > formula-1-russell-and-mercedes-dominate-australian-grand-prix-crush-ferrari-challenge

F1: Russell and Mercedes dominate Australian Grand Prix, crush Ferrari challenge

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (164+ words) George Russell finishes nearly three seconds ahead of teammate Kimi Antonelli, with Charles Leclerc more than 15 seconds back in third George Russell "struck the first "blow in the Formula "1 championship for Mercedes as he claimed an emphatic victory in the…...