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Verstappen Puts Brakes on McLaren with Record-Breaking Italian GP Victory

This is Beirut, 07/09 19:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Max Verstappen slowed McLaren's Formula One dominance on Sunday with a phenomenal display of driving on his way to victory at the Italian Grand Prix, the fastest ever race in the sports history. Starting from pole, reigning world champion Verstappen completed a magical weekend at Monza which included the fastest lap ever in F1 in Saturday's ...

Verstappen Pips McLaren Pair To Pole At Italian GP

This is Beirut, 06/09 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Max Verstappen took pole position for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday, the reigning Formula One champion giving himself a chance at Monza of slowing McLaren's domination. Dutchman Verstappen, who has won the last four world titles, will start in the front row alongside Lando Norris who was just ahead of his McLaren teammate and championship ...

Piastri Extends Championship Lead After Norris Breakdown at Dutch Grand Prix

This is Beirut, 31/08 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Oscar Piastri powered to victory at an incident-packed Dutch Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, with home favourite Max Verstappen claiming second place as Piastri's McLaren teammate Lando Norris suffered a dramatic breakdown late in the race. Piastri led from pole to chequered flag at the Zandvoort circuit in a race that saw the safety car ...

Pole for Piastri at Dutch GP in McLaren Lock-Up

This is Beirut, 30/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Oscar Piastri snatched pole position Saturday for the Dutch Grand Prix, locking up the front of the grid with his teammate Lando Norris as McLaren maintained their dominance of Formula One. Piastri clocked a lap record time of one minute 8.662 seconds, 0.012 seconds ahead of Norris to give himself a valuable advantage for Sunday's race. It was ...

McLaren Dominate Final Practice at Dutch GP

This is Beirut, 30/08 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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McLaren drivers dominated the final practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday, with Britain's Lando Norris outpacing teammate Oscar Piastri to set the fastest time. Norris, who trails his Australian teammate by nine points in the championship title race, clocked the quickest time of one minute 8.972 seconds, 0.242 seconds ahead of ...

Norris on Top as McLaren Dominate Opening Hungary Practice

This is Beirut, 01/08 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lando Norris topped the times ahead of series leader and team-mate Oscar Piastri as McLaren ruled Friday's opening practice for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris, who is 16 points adrift of Piastri in the drivers' world championship, clocked a best lap in one minute and 16.052 seconds to outpace the Australian by 0.019 seconds on a dry ...

Verstappen Quells Speculation by Committing to Red Bull for 2026

This is Beirut, 01/08 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Max Verstappen ended weeks of speculation about his future on Thursday when the reigning Formula One world champion said he would be staying with Red Bull in 2026. Verstappen said it was time to "stop all the rumours". "I've never really said anything about it because I was just focused on talking to the team about how we can improve our ...

Piastri Wins Belgian GP, Extends Championship Lead

This is Beirut, 27/07 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Oscar Piastri held off his McLaren teammate Lando Norris to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc came third as Piastri stretched his lead in the drivers' standings over Norris to 16 points. Heavy rain delayed the 13th round of the season by 80 minutes, with organisers eventually allowing a rolling start after four laps ...

Norris on Pole as McLaren Lock-Out Front Row at Belgian Grand Prix

This is Beirut, 26/07 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lando Norris resisted mounting pressure from his McLaren team-mate and series leader Oscar Piastri on Saturday to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Briton, whose mother Cisca is Belgian, shrugged aside concerns over his struggles on Friday to clock a best lap in one minute and 40.562 seconds, beating Australian ...

Verstappen Begins New Red Bull Era With Belgian Sprint Win

This is Beirut, 26/07 16:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Max Verstappen welcomed new Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies to the race team on Saturday with an immaculate gift-wrapped triumph in the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix. The 27-year-old Dutchman, who started from second on the grid, seized the lead on the opening lap and then resisted all threats from series leader Oscar Piastri who had to ...

Red Bull Sack Team Chief Horner After Two Decades in Charge

This is Beirut, 09/07 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Christian Horner is to leave his role as Red Bull team principal with immediate effect after 20 years, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday. The 51-year-old Englishman has occupied the role ever since the team started out in the championship. He oversaw a period of dominance by the team with eight world titles won and the drivers' ...

Shining Verstappen Shades Piastri for Pole at Silverstone

This is Beirut, 05/07 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Max Verstappen produced one of the finest and fastest qualifying laps of his career on Saturday to seize pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix and demonstrate why he is the hottest property in Formula One. The four-time world champion was struggling with a strong wind and cool and damp conditions after choosing a low downforce set-up that ...

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