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2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix report
So they sprayed the rosewater on the podium – Valtteri Bottas on the top step, Lewis Hamilton below him – in front of the traditional F1 logo. However, those bottles featured the…
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Updated: Schumacher F2001 sets new record
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2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix report
So they sprayed the rosewater on the podium – Valtteri Bottas on the top step, Lewis Hamilton below him – in front of the traditional F1 logo. However, those bottles featured the…
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Classic Abu Dhabi Grands Prix
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, through the years Introduced in 2009 and the final race of the season that year and the next, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix day/night event…
Opinion
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Fernando Alonso makes a departure from Formula 1, Williams gives Kubica and Sirotkin a test, Pirelli introduces new tyre and more in the Weekly Debrief. Sirotkin and Kubica to test…
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‘Compared to McLaren, my F1 sim is like Mario Kart’
The winner of McLaren’s World’s Fastest Gamer competition has been given the career of a lifetime, but as Jack Phillips finds, working on a Formula 1 simulator is no game…
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Alfa Romeo’s F1 return?
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Kubica deal delayed by paperwork?
Kubica’s return nears, but there are ‘i’s to dot and ‘t’s to cross “Although conversations are ongoing with Kubica, it is still yet to be finally decided who will replace Massa.…
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Watch: Max Verstappen drives the new Vantage
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Updated: Schumacher F2001 sets new record
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