McLaren’s Lando Norris takes pole for season opening Australian GP

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri made it a McLaren one-two in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton took eighth on his Ferrari debut. Norris and Piastri made life difficult for themselves with mistakes on their first laps in the final part of qualifying, but both produced strong laps on their final runs. Briton Norris beat Australian Piastri by 0.084 seconds as both knocked early pace-setter Max Verstappen’s Red Bull down to third in Melbourne.

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F1 owner Liberty Media buys MotoGP for £3.6bn

Formula 1 and Moto GP will have the same owner as Liberty Media announced a takeover of the motorcycling series in a deal worth £3 billion. Liberty, which bought F1 in 2017, is taking over Moto GP owner Dorna Sports, which it will buy from Bridgepoint and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The media company confirmed Moto GP will be added to the same tracking stock as F1.

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Formula 1 add Miami Grand Prix to 2022 calendar

The Miami Grand Prix will join the Formula 1 calendar from the 2022 season on a circuit at Hard Rock Stadium. The race in Miami Gardens, Florida will join the calendar on a 10-year deal and become the country’s second race on the current schedule after the United States GP in Austin.

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F1 confirms opening 8 races for 2020 season

The 2020 Formula 1 season is poised to start on July 5 with the Austrian GP the first of eight behind-closed-door European races in 10 weeks. After months of cancellations and postponements, the sport has revealed a bumper provisional calendar to return to track action.

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