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Why F1 won’t swap pole position from Sprint winner to Friday pole sitter
F1 says the naming conventions for its future sprint races won’t be changing despite fan outcry
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Why F1 won’t swap pole position from Sprint winner to Friday pole sitter
F1 says the naming conventions for its future sprint races won’t be changing despite fan outcry
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F1 fans – and their social media posts – will help decide sprint qualifying future
The first Sprint qualifying is in the books and F1 believes it can be even better
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2002: the year Michael Schumacher described as ‘perfect’
19 years ago today, Michael Schumacher completed a devastating title assault by winning the F1 drivers’ crown faster than anyone else, a season which the maestro himself said couldn’t be improved upon
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‘Fernando Alonso’s title-winning form is back. Now he just needs the car’
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