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Months after his final appearance at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo has offered insight into his life away from Formula 1, revealing that he’s embracing a slower pace and rediscovering his love for the sport through grassroots karting.

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Mohammed Ben Sulayem's chances of being re-elected unopposed as president of motor racing's world governing body increased on Wednesday when Spaniard Carlos Sainz Sr said he would not be standing for the FIA top job.  The 63-year-old double world rally champion, four-times Dakar winner and father of the Williams Formula 1 driver of the same name, said in May he was considering running against the Emirati in the December election. 

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Lando Norris claimed his third win of the 2025 Formula 1 season at the Austrian Grand Prix, fending off intense pressure from teammate Oscar Piastri in a thrilling head-to-head McLaren showdown. The victory marked a strong comeback for Norris, who had crashed into Piastri in the previous race in Canada.

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The FIA has removed its head of sustainability, diversity and inclusion, Sara Mariani, in a controversial internal restructure that continues a pattern of high-profile dismissals under president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s leadership.

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McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are free to continue racing each other as hard as always despite their crash at the Canadian Grand Prix, world championship leader Piastri said on Thursday.

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Toby Venter, owner of the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit near Johannesburg, said on Wednesday that plans to upgrade the track to Formula One standards had been approved by the controlling body. He told reporters the venue that last hosted a F1 race in 1993 had been given the green light by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to implement design proposals.

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Present rivalries and past collisions hang over Red Bull's home Austrian Grand Prix as Formula 1 braces for the next round of Max Verstappen vs George Russell and more title-chasing drama at McLaren. Russell and reigning champion Verstappen finished first and second in Canada two weeks ago, with Red Bull protesting - in vain - the Mercedes win and accusing the Briton of unsportsmanlike behaviour.

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Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli raised the biggest and most emotional reaction on Sunday when he came of age as a Formula 1 star by finishing third with a mature race for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix. The 18-year-old rookie, who passed his road driving test earlier this year before the season began, became the third-youngest podium finisher in Formula 1 history.