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F1 – Chinese GP – Race

Nǐ hǎo, MiniFans! Saturday’s qualifying gifted us yet another meteoric Alonso lap which awarded him third place on the grid, leaving him fully out of position, as we were able to see during the sprint. Red Bull went back to their usual hunting grounds, locking out the front row, while Hamilton, who had shown great pace and driving just a

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F1 – Chinese GP – Sprint

Nǐ hǎo, MiniFans! After a five-year absence, we’re finally back in China, this time for a sprint weekend that has given drivers just one free session to get up to speed. One sprint qualifying in the wet later, it was proven that Verstappen and Red Bull are still human, as they could only reach fourth place on a very slippery

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F1 – Japanese GP – Race

Kon’nichiwa, MiniFans! After a welcome surprise las race with a non Red Bull winner, things seem to be back to normal in Suzuka. The pecking order is once again led by Verstappen, but his gap to both his teammate and the rest of the grid has shrunk. A brand new guest has also joined the weekend: the heat not seen

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F1 – Japanese GP – Qualifying

Kon’nichiwa, MiniFans! Welcome back to a cloudy Suzuka after a few free practices that left the drivers with less preparation time than usual, as the rain came down on Friday and didn’t let them go out whenever they wanted to. The order changed in the sessions that followed a more usual pattern, but one thing was common among them: Verstappen

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F1 – Australian GP – Race

G’day, MiniFans! Melbourne welcomes us back to a very sunny track and the possibility of a tighter race than what we’re used to lately. Ferrari has shown promising pace throughout the weekend and the gaps during qualifying weren’t too big, giving hope of a bit of a fight for the win with a driver only two weeks post op. Strategies

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F1 – Saudi Arabian GP – Race

Ahlan, MiniFans! We started the day with some great news, as Sainz walked into the paddock after a successful appendicitis surgery to support his team. The race presented itself as similar to last week’s, where Red Bull was closer to the pack on one lap but would show their pace in the race, specially in a track where they’ve shown

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F1 – Saudi Arabian GP – Qualifying

Ahlan, MiniFans! After a difficult Friday in which he hadn’t bene feeling well, Carlos Sainz was diagnosed with appendicitis and shipped off to get surgery, making Ollie Bearman leave his Formula 2 sear for the Spaniard’s, stepping into a big responsibility with barely one FP3 session to get used to the Ferrari. Narrow tracks prone to red flags invite drivers

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F1 – Bahrain GP – Race

Marhabaan, MiniFans! The wait is fully over after yesterday’s appetizer in the form of qualifying. The taste that it left was that, while the Verstappen and Red Bull duo is still ahead, they’re not quite as untouchable as they were last year. But it wasn’t just that gap that was tightened, as everyone was closer together, positions being decided by

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