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F1 Australian GP: Verstappen beats Mercedes pair to pole, Perez starts last

After a light rain shower had hit the Albert Park track just ahead of the one-hour session getting underway, and with the C4 softs holding on for multiple laps but requiring multiple warm-ups to be at their best, the Melbourne crowd was treated to an action-packed session.

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F1 Australian GP: Verstappen fastest from Alonso in FP3

After Friday's rain-affected FP2, Saturday's final practice session predominantly took place on a dry Albert Park circuit despite the threatening Melbourne clouds, although a morning drizzle had further washed away the rubber that had been built up over the weekend.

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F1 Australian GP: Verstappen leads Alonso in final practice

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Gasly has asked Alpine F1 team for more time to adapt

Gasly departed the Red Bull stable, swapping AlphaTauri for Alpine, to replace Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso as part of the 2022 driver market ‘silly season’.

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F1 team boss will "for sure" speak to Daniel Ricciardo about 2024 race seat plans

Ricciardo is off the F1 grid this year and in a reserve role for Red Bull but, as he returns to the paddock for the first time at the Australian Grand Prix, there is a buzz about his future

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F1 results: Verstappen, Alonso fastest in Australian GP practice

Verstappen was fastest in FP1 for Red Bull, despite a spin, and Alonso was quickest for Aston Martin in a rain-impacted FP2.

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F1 Australian GP: Alonso leads Leclerc in wet FP2

Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of FP2, but it was Carlos Sainz who logged the first time to set the first place benchmark, the Spaniard putting in a 1m20.378s on the medium tyres.

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F1 Australian GP: Alonso tops rain-hit second practice from Leclerc

Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of FP2, but it was Carlos Sainz that set the first time to set the first place benchmark, the Spaniard putting in a 1m20.378s on the medium tyres to establish the first-place benchmark.

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F1 Australian GP: Verstappen leads Hamilton in twice red-flagged first practice

Verstappen’s 1m18.790s led the way ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who jumped up the order late on after initially struggling with the handling of his W14, and running adrift of his team-mate George Russell during the early exploratory laps on the harder tyres.

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F1 penalties: What penalties can drivers receive and how do they get banned?

Just like in any other sport, in Formula 1 if drivers don’t follow the rules set out by the FIA, then they can be penalised for it.

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Red Bull mulling major AlphaTauri change despite denying claim they could sell F1 team

Helmut Marko criticised AlphaTauri's ninth placed finish in last year's constructor's championship and has re-enforced his message to the feeder team after a pointless start to 2023

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Alpine’s push to wipe Gasly F1 penalty points blocked by rivals’ opportunism

Gasly has been at the centre of a focus on F1’s driver penalty points system after he totted up 10 points – just two shy of the limit before a race ban kicks in – last year.

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Ocon: Alpine "not satisfied" with current F1 pace

Ocon and team-mate Pierre Gasly were both left asking for more performance after they finished eighth and ninth in the Saudi Arabian GP.

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Ocon: Alpine "can't be satisfied" with current F1 pace

Ocon and team-mate Pierre Gasly were both left asking for more performance after they finished eighth and ninth in the Saudi Arabian GP.

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Hill: Perez "won't go down without a fight" in F1 title battle

After a driveshaft failure in qualifying relegated Verstappen to starting 15th in Jeddah, the two-time world champion climbed the order in the race but had to settle for second behind team-mate Perez, who had a free run to pole.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez cruises to Red Bull 1-2 as penalty denies Alonso podium

Perez crossed the line 5.3s clear of Verstappen, who spent the final laps charging his battery for a final-tour tilt at the fastest lap - which was ultimately successful as he crossed the line with a 1m31.906s lap.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez wins as Verstappen recovers to second

Perez crossed the line 5.3s clear of Verstappen, who spent the final laps charging his battery for a final-tour tilt at the fastest lap which was ultimately successful as he crossed the line with a 1m31.906s lap.

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F1 race results: Sergio Perez wins 2023 Saudi Arabian GP

After Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin outdragged him off the startline, Perez hit the front by Lap 4 and pulled clear, as team-mate Verstappen battled back from starting 15th after a driveshaft failure in qualifying.

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Nyck de Vries vows to "bring good value" to AlphaTauri and fill Pierre Gasly's shoes

EXCLUSIVE: Gasly enjoyed a lot of success with one of the smaller teams on the grid but has now left for a fresh start. Replacing him is Nyck de Vries, who told Mirror Sport he has no concerns about living up to his predecessor

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F1 qualifying results: Sergio Perez takes Saudi Arabian GP pole

Perez will start ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and George Russell (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which was split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez clinches pole, Verstappen out with driveshaft issue

The Dutchman had reeled off the fastest laptimes in all three practice sessions, and had headed Q1 by half a second over team-mate Sergio Perez as the result of qualifying appeared to be a foregone conclusion.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez grabs pole as Verstappen hits trouble

The Dutchman had reeled off the fastest lap times in all three practice sessions, and had headed Q1 by half a second over team-mate Perez as the result of qualifying appeared to be a foregone conclusion.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen leads FP3 from Perez, Alonso third

Having headed the opening pair of practice sessions on Friday, Verstappen showcased more excellent pace on Saturday afternoon with early hard tyre runs, prior to a flurry of laps on the softest compound that culminated in his headline 1m28.485s time.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen heads FP3 by 0.6s from Perez, Alonso

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F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped both practice sessions on Friday, leading Alpine's Fernando Alonso by two tenths of a second in FP2.

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