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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.

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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.

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
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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
Max Verstappen was penalised twice early in the Mexican grand prix.

‘This guy is dangerous’: Norris fumes at Verstappen as the two stars clash again, Ferrari win in Mexico

Max Verstappen was handed two separate 10-second penalties early in the Mexican GP – one for forcing Lando Norris off the track, and the other for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

  • Russell Bennett
Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren makes guacamole with a Day of the Dead performer at the Mexican Grand Prix.

‘At the moment’: Why the Piastri to Red Bull rumours aren’t dying down

Speculation is rife that Oscar Piastri could leave McLaren for their major rival and cryptic comments from the Aussie driver are only fanning the flames.

  • Russell Bennett

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