Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix race: Start time, leaderboard and lap-by-lap updates as Max Verstappen cruises to victory and Lando Norris takes brilliant second

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Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix race: Start time, leaderboard and lap-by-lap updates as Max Verstappen is set to claim victory in chaotic race that has seen two safety cars

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Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix race: Start time, leaderboard and lap-by-lap updates as Max Verstappen starts strongly while Lewis Hamilton is up to 14th

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Fernando Alonso responds to suggestions Taylor Swift took a jab at him in her new album The Tortured Poets Department by featuring in hilarious TikTok after rumoured romance

Prior to Swift's current relationship with American football star Travis Kelce , she was rumoured to be dating Alonso, who drives for Aston Martin.

The twist in the Christian Horner saga that few saw coming - and what an email sign-off could hint at around his future, writes JONATHAN McEVOY

JONATHAN McEVOY: A twist in the Christian Horner saga is that his former PA is back in the Red Bull fold.

Fernando Alonso is demoted to eighth place after being found GUILTY of potentially causing George Russell's terrifying 100MPH crash at the Australian Grand Prix... which left the British star fearing for his life

Fernando Alonso has been demoted to eighth place at the Australian Grand Prix after he was handed a 20-second time penalty for his role in George Russell crashing out of the race.

Fernando Alonso handed 20-second penalty and demoted to eighth place for 'potentially DANGEROUS driving' after 'unusual manoeuvre' which led to George Russell crashing out of the Australian Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso has been demoted to eighth place at the Australian Grand Prix after he was handed a 20-second time penalty for his role in George Russell crashing out of the race.

British star George Russell has a HUGE crash on the last lap of the Australian Grand Prix as chaos hits race and stewards launch investigation

The drama at Albert Park kicked off when Max Verstappen ran into a brake problem on the very first lap - with Russell's huge last-lap smash putting an exclamation point on the race.

Formula 1 - Saudi Arabia GP: Recap as Red Bull put off-track controversies surrounding Christian Horner and Helmut Marko to one side with Max Verstappen winning - while Ollie Bearman finishes seventh

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Formula 1 - Saudi Arabia GP: Live timings and updates as Red Bull put off-track controversies surrounding Christian Horner and Helmut Marko to one side with Max Verstappen winning - while Ollie Bearman finishes seventh

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Formula 1 - Saudi Arabia GP: Live timings and updates as Red Bull look to put off-track controversies surrounding Christian Horner and Helmut Marko to one side with Max Verstappen leading after early safety car, while Ollie Bearman, 18, is holding firm

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Formula 1 - Saudi Arabia GP: Live timings and updates as Red Bull look to put off-track controversies surrounding Christian Horner and Helmut Marko to one side with Max Verstappen second after early safety car, while Ollie Bearman, 18, is holding firm

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Formula 1 - Saudi Arabia GP: Live timings and updates as Red Bull look to put off-track controversies surrounding Christian Horner and Helmut Marko to one side with Max Verstappen leading from the front, while Ollie Bearman, 18, is holding firm

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Formula 1 - Saudi Arabia GP: Live timings and updates as Red Bull look to put off-track controversies surrounding Christian Horner and Helmut Marko to one side with Max Verstappen on pole, while Ollie Bearman, 18, starts 11th

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Formula 1 - Saudi Arabia GP: Live timings and updates as Red Bull look to put off-track controversies surrounding Christian Horner and Helmut Marko to one side with Max Verstappen on pole and Sergio Perez third

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Oliver Bearman had to convince his mum to let him leave his grammar school to pursue his F1 dream... the teenager was just one when Lewis Hamilton made his bow but is already adjusting to life in the fast lane - including a TikTok superstar girlfriend

Essex teenager Oliver Bearman will make history at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when he becomes the youngest British driver in Formula One.

Oliver Bearman packed in his £17,000 a year private education to pursue his F1 dream... the teenager was just 18 months old when Lewis Hamilton made his bow but is already adjusting to life in the fast lane - including a TikTok superstar girlfriend

Essex teenager Oliver Bearman will make history at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when he becomes the youngest British driver in Formula One.

F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix: Christian Horner latest and live race as Max Verstappen claims victory in Bahrain with Sergio Perez achieving a Red Bull one-two and Carlos Sainz coming third

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F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix: Christian Horner latest and live race as Max Verstappen opens up huge lead over his team-mate Sergio Perez in second... with Carlos Sainz Jnr on course for third

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F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix: Christian Horner latest and live race as Max Verstappen opens up huge lead over his team-mate Sergio Perez in second

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F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix: Christian Horner latest and live race as George Russell moves up into second behind Max Verstappen

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