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Alex Albon commits future to Williams Racing
https://www.williamsf1.com/posts/85039339-fe5d-4734-ad05-eab805ef651a/alex-albon-here-to-stay

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[Alex Albon] New contract, same passion, same goal! I really believe in this team and the journey we are on together. The potential is there, so let’s get to work
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https://twitter.com/alex_albon/status/1790668735226741002

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Reminder: David Croft will not be commentating this weekend on Sky Sports F1
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/david-croft-to-miss-first-f1-races-as-sky-commentator/10578750/#:~:text=Speaking%20to%20The%20Independent%20about,other%20side%20of%20the%20world

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F1 ready to consider different engines from 2030 in push for more noise
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-ready-to-consider-different-engines-from-2030-in-push-for-more-noise/10611063/

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F1 | 2025 Formula 1 Driver Line-ups.
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Smartest F1 driver

So there's been many, many debates about who was the best, fastest, etc. Let's have a twist on that and look at who was the smartest.

I know Julian Palmer was a GP, and I'd like to think you can't do that if you're a bit on the dopey side. Rosberg is well known for being multi-lingual (4 languages?) and that speaks well of having a decent number of brain cells. Nigel Mansell spent some time in aerospace engineering (rocket scientist?) before dedicating his life to moaning about his car.

Any others? Flipside too — any that are so dumb you just can't believe they're able to drive a car?

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@scuderiaferrari on Instagram: The SF-24 was going to have a blue Ferrari rear wing before the HP sponsorship was announced.
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38 years ago today, Elio de Angelis was tragically killed testing for Brabham at Paul Ricard.

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FIA planning harsher F1 penalties to clamp down on Magnussen Miami tactics
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/fia-planning-harsher-f1-penalties-to-clamp-down-on-magnussen-miami-tactics/10611257/

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[Oscar Piastri] Good time to mention that I’m also 3/16 Italian?
https://x.com/oscarpiastri/status/1790812312678343141?s=46

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8 years ago Max Verstappen wins the race for the first time
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Car #31 (Esteban Ocon) was Chosen for Random Inspection After Miami GP: Passes Compliance Check
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