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Aiva Anagnostiadis is the first Australian to join the F1 academy.

It’s 50 years since a woman drove in Formula 1. This Melbourne teen is on the fast track

Aiva Anagnostiadis still has to display L-plates away from the track but has made history with her selection in the elite F1 Academy.

  • Kim Wilson

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Max Verstappen at the F1 season launch.

Swearing, booing and Gordon Ramsay: Here’s what happened at the F1 season launch

The glamorous car race will hit Australian shores in the second weekend of March and there were a few surprises at the London launch.

  • Gemma Grant
2024 was a massive year in sport.

Higher, faster, stronger ... smarter? Test your knowledge in the 2024 year in sport quiz

From the Demon, to Gout Gout, Oscar Piastri and Raygun, 2024 was a massive year in the world of sport. How closely have you been following events? Take our quiz to find out.

  • Greg Dundas
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Verstappen apologises after clash ends Piastri’s podium dream on first lap

Red Bull’s world champion driver Max Verstappen has apologised after his first-lap move caused a collision with Oscar Piastri and dashed the Australian’s podium dreams at the first turn of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Jack Doohan will make his F1 debut for Alpine next weekend.

How a gift from Michael Schumacher and a broken leg put Jack Doohan on course to F1

Given his pedigree, it would not have been a surprise if Australia’s newest Formula 1 driver picked MotoGP over racing on four wheels, but two key things changed the course of his career.

  • Jon Pierik
Max Verstappen.

Verstappen slams ‘two-faced’ Russell after Qatar win

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he has lost all respect for Mercedes’ George Russell in an extraordinary verbal attack on his fellow driver after the Qatar Grand Prix.

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Max Verstappen has won a fourth straight drivers’ title.

Verstappen secures fourth championship at star-studded Las Vegas Grand Prix

Max Verstappen has clinched his fourth consecutive Formula 1 drivers’ title, edging out rival Lando Norris with two races to spare despite finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Max Verstappen’s drive in Brazil had to be seen to be believed.

Verstappen makes history with Brazilian Grand Prix win, Piastri caught in chaos

Red Bull superstar Max Verstappen made history on one of Formula 1’s most dramatic days to tighten his grip on a fourth-straight drivers’ championship trophy.

  • Russell Bennett
Oscar Piastri’s McLaren led the sprint race until he let teammate Lando Norris pass him at Sao Paulo.

‘I am fine with it’: Piastri lets Norris get Brazil sprint win, hailed as perfect team man

Lando Norris said he was not proud of winning the sprint race in the manner he did, but he thanked his Australian teammate for letting him pass and take maximum points ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

  • Ian Chadband
The laser-like focus of Oscar Piastri.

Piastri says he would sacrifice a win to help Norris’ title bid – but only on this condition

Oscar Piastri knows that Formula 1 is a team sport. What goes around, comes around, and it could be him in Lando Norris’ situation this time next year – contending for the title.

  • Tom Cary

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