Max Verstappen was on an instant mission to put his and Red Bull's Singapore Grand Prix defeat behind them as he dominated opening practice for this weekend's Formula 1 race in Japan
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What Ferrari's two-race revival still has to prove
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New long-term Piastri deal another McLaren masterstroke
On his current trajectory, Oscar Piastri looked destined to be a huge player in F1's driver market. McLaren has wisely avoided that
MotoGP finally seeing evidence of the superstar it was promised
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Is Aston Martin the F1 frontrunner just a distant memory now?
As good as Aston Martin's start to the F1 season was, its current opposite trajectory is increasingly obvious
