Formula 1
Verstappen apologises after clash ends Piastri’s podium dream on first lap
Red Bull’s world champion driver Max Verstappen has apologised after his first-lap move caused a collision with Oscar Piastri and dashed the Australian’s podium dreams at the first turn of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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How a gift from Michael Schumacher and a broken leg put Jack Doohan on course to F1
Given his pedigree, it would not have been a surprise if Australia’s newest Formula 1 driver picked MotoGP over racing on four wheels, but two key things changed the course of his career.
- by Jon Pierik
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Verstappen slams ‘two-faced’ Russell after Qatar win
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he has lost all respect for Mercedes’ George Russell in an extraordinary verbal attack on his fellow driver after the Qatar Grand Prix.
Verstappen secures fourth championship at star-studded Las Vegas Grand Prix
Max Verstappen has clinched his fourth consecutive Formula 1 drivers’ title, edging out rival Lando Norris with two races to spare despite finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Max Verstappen
Verstappen makes history with Brazilian Grand Prix win, Piastri caught in chaos
Red Bull superstar Max Verstappen made history on one of Formula 1’s most dramatic days to tighten his grip on a fourth-straight drivers’ championship trophy.
- by Russell Bennett
‘I am fine with it’: Piastri lets Norris get Brazil sprint win, hailed as perfect team man
Lando Norris said he was not proud of winning the sprint race in the manner he did, but he thanked his Australian teammate for letting him pass and take maximum points ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
- by Ian Chadband
Piastri says he would sacrifice a win to help Norris’ title bid – but only on this condition
Oscar Piastri knows that Formula 1 is a team sport. What goes around, comes around, and it could be him in Lando Norris’ situation this time next year – contending for the title.
- by Tom Cary
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‘This guy is dangerous’: Norris fumes at Verstappen as the two stars clash again, Ferrari win in Mexico
Max Verstappen was handed two separate 10-second penalties early in the Mexican GP – one for forcing Lando Norris off the track, and the other for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
- by Russell Bennett
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‘At the moment’: Why the Piastri to Red Bull rumours aren’t dying down
Speculation is rife that Oscar Piastri could leave McLaren for their major rival and cryptic comments from the Aussie driver are only fanning the flames.
- by Russell Bennett
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‘Interfered with a beautiful piece of motorsport’: McLaren seethe at stewards, Leclerc wins US GP
At the Circuit of The Americas the back-and-forth fight between championship contenders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris had to be seen to be believed.
- by Russell Bennett
Good point! Bob Katter admits to a mini China crisis when CBD calls
The geopolitics of the Indo Pacific are tricky. But the veteran MP was quick to own up to his mistake.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman