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Luis Paez-Pumar

Race winner and 2022 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talks with Second placed Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka International Racing Course on October 09, 2022 in Suzuka, Japan.

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The Formula One Title Race Got The Anticlimactic Ending It Deserved

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Kathryn Xu

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A Little Rain Went A Long Way At The Singapore Grand Prix

F1 Grand Prix of Belgium – Practice

Formula One’s Jolly Protagonist Is Barely Hanging On

Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on from the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 28, 2022 in Spa, Belgium.

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Max Verstappen Is The Fun-Killer

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These Ferrari Bozos Can Make A Mess Of Any Situation

Fernando Alonso of Spain and Alpine F1 looks on in the Drivers Press Conference prior to practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 17, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec.

F1 Grand Prix of Canada – Practice

F1’s Silly Season Is Here, So Let’s Make Sense Of The Chaos

F1 Grand Prix of Hungary

Mercedes Will Always Clean Up The Scraps

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Sebastian Vettel, Formula One’s Biggest Fan, Will Retire

Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari looks dejected as he walks in the Paddock after retiring from the race during the F1 Grand Prix of France at Circuit Paul Ricard on July 24, 2022 in Le Castellet, France.

F1 Grand Prix of France

Ferrari Is Choking On Its Own Incompetence

Luck Is Everything

F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain

Ferrari’s Worst Enemy Is Itself

Third placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes talks to the media in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 19, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec.

F1 Grand Prix of Canada

F1 Races As One, Except When An Old Racist Comes For Lewis Hamilton

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Is Toto Wolff An Evil Mastermind, Or What?

F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan

An F1 Car Is Not A Porpoise

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Kelsey McKinney

Ferrari Engines Go Boom Again

F1 Grand Prix of Spain

Against All Odds, The Spanish Grand Prix Wasn’t Boring

F1 Grand Prix of Miami

Defector Up All Night

Do Not Trust This Man With Your Iconic 1974 Ferrari

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David Roth

The McLaren pit crew gets ready for a driver during the Miami Formula One Grand Prix.

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Porpoising In The Speed Zone, With Luis Paez-Pumar

Carlos Sainz of Spain driving (55) the Ferrari F1-75 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at the Miami International Autodrome on May 08, 2022 in Miami, Florida.

Miami Was Ready For Formula 1, But The Track Was Not

A Brief Investigation Into Where Exactly Lewis Hamilton Is Pierced

6th placed Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari looks dejected in parc ferme after spinning out from third position with 10 laps remaining during the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on April 24, 2022 in Imola, Italy.

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Everything Went Wrong For Ferrari At Imola

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BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 23: Nikita Mazepin of Russia and Haas F1 unveils the Haas F1 VF-22 Ferrari during Day One of F1 Testing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 23, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1 Testing in Barcelona – Day 1

The Biggest Piece-Of-Shit Driver In Recent F1 History Just Got His Villa Repossessed By The Italian Authorities

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Formula One Drivers, Sorted Into Sweeties And Enemies

Second placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP waves from the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on December 12, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Sorry About The Screwjob, Lewis, But Here’s A Knighthood, Old Chap

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Giri Nathan

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 12: Race winner and 2021 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing celebrates with his team after the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on December 12, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Let’s Banter About The Finish At The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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