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Lewis Hamilton was praised for his crucial role in making the upcoming Formula 1 film, starring Brad Pitt and due for release in June 2025, as realistic as possible. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion, also a co-producer and technical consultant, brought considerable input into the movie to ensure that it reflected realities in the world of racing.

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American car manufacturer Cadillac will become the eleventh team on the Formula One grid in 2026 after the sport's owners announced Monday they had given their backing to the plan.

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The home Grand Prix of Formula 1's Dutch World Champion Max Verstappen (27) will come to an end in 2026, organizers said on Wednesday. "We have decided to go out on a high with two more incredible Dutch Grands Prix in 2025 and 2026," GP director Robert van Overdijk said in a statement.

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The WRC’s most brutal event, Safari Rally Kenya, is expected to feature a longer route next year in what has been signaled as a notable expansion of the event format. The news comes in the wake of wider talks over World Rally Championship (WRC) event formats, which, say organizers, are expected to be “evolutionary” rather than “revolutionary”.

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Pierre Gasly kept his focus on Formula One's midfield battle despite the thrill of qualifying a surprise third for Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix. The French driver's grid position was Renault-owned Alpine's best of the season and followed their remarkable podium double at the previous race in Brazil.

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Max Verstappen (27) avenged his overnight demotion from pole position by clinching his ninth win of the season and 63rd of his career with a dominant triumph for Red Bull in Sunday’s crash-hit and controversial Qatar Grand Prix. In a race shaped by a litany of stewards’ decisions and penalties, including a harsh late 10-second ‘stop-go’ for Lando Norris of McLaren, the newly-crowned four-time world champion was flawless as he came home six seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

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Mercedes-AMG will make a highly-anticipated return to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2025, teaming up with experienced outfit Iron Lynx. It’s the first WEC entry from the German manufacturer and also the first time since 1999 that its cars will have taken part in the Le Mans 24 Hours.