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A very hot Austrian GP treated us with an exciting race where Russell was able to come back into the championship fight with a brilliant pole, and a great measured race ! In a race weekend where the Ferrari`s faded with all sorts of issues RedBull and Max Verstappen with a new upgraded car showed that they made a step forward, and secured a nice podium finish with Kimi rounding off the top three.

A really hot Spanish track saw a historic victory scored by Hamilton for the first time for Forza Ferrari marking a historic moment. Ferrari did a an aggressive 3 stop and Hamilton delivered. Mercedes salvaged a second place with Russell, but Kimi suffered an engine issue for the first time this season which caused a retirement. Mercedes will be concerned about reliability issues.

We have another Monaco GP with the most beautiful backdrop F1 gets to see with super Yachts and blue waters. In one of the most anticipated Saturdays of the year Kimi of Mercedes pulled a blinder to snatch pole from Max Verstappen and get pole. On a Sunday we saw a championship drive from him, while home hero Charles for Ferrari had a miserable weekend crashing on both Saturday and Sunday due according to him to brake issues. Hamilton had a fantastic week, and so did Hadjar for RB on a day when Max unfortunately experienced a mechanical issue that took him out literally as soon as the race started!

A highly anticipated Canada GP beloved by many of the drivers including Hamilton and Russell did not disappoint. The sprint race from the upgraded Merc who should tremondous pace saw a very agreeesive Kimi attack Russell alomost causgig a colliosn. This saw major tension boil over, and Kimi losing his cool and losingh second place to a prancing Norris who jumped at the oppurtuinity. Discussions were help between Russell and Kimi. In the race the aggressive driving from Kimi continued but a heartbreaking mechanical issue unfortunately sidelined Russell while Kimi took another important victory. Hamilton and Ferrari had their best weekend together as Hamilton passed Max to take second position, and he seemed very happy this weekend!

The long wait for an F1 race was over and it delivered a great race ! The Sprint race also provided really good racing, and we can see the heavy upgrades that Mclaren and Ferrari and also RB brought defiantly moved the teams up in terms of performance. Mercedes was the only big hitter that had not brought a heavy upgrade package. It was a big weekend for Antonelli and Mercedes execution of startegy that was timed perfectly and undercut Norris and Mclaren to win the race ! Antonelli showed a blistering pace, while facing pressure with no mistakes ! Ferrari and Lecriec had a messy weekend that was not executed well, and the mistake Lecriec unfortunately cost at the end and also had a 20 sec penalty on top of that.

F1 has gone through an unexpected 5 week break due to the middle east conflicts! A lot has happened in between that time. The FIA with the teams has done tweaks to the rules to help the energy management system of these cars. The teams especially like RedBull, but essentially all the teams have been working frantically to bring upgrades to their cars. Miami essentially will be a reset in the early part of the season! Lets see if the pecking order changes with Mercedes still leading the pack or if teams like Mclaren or Ferrari can catch up.

A thrilling Japanese GP, saw Kimi become the youngest F1 championship leader when he controlled the race brilliantly, after pitting under the safety car. Good come back from Mclaren and Piastri to come in 2nd and third for Charles Lecriec and Ferrari. The race compromised of a lightning start from Oscar and Charles, while Kimi had a horrible start that had dropped him all the way to 5th but he fought he's way back. Russell narrowly missed out on the podium coming in 4th.

An absolute thrilling Chinese GP that also gave us our 1st Sprint race of the year and this new era of cars ! Both the Sprint and main race showcased yet again really nice thrilling overtaking between the Ferraris and Mercedes, but also a brilliant battle between the two Ferrari drivers. The man of the day was Kimi and Mecedes who made history by being the youngest driver to grab pole and win a race ! A great day for Italian drivers as well ! Down the grid RB had a miserable weekend!

A new season is upon and we had a thrilling race down under, and were treated to see Mercedes who seem to have built an incredible car with a very strong engine. Ferrari seem to have a rocket start, and a good battle between Russell and Lecreic at the start. Kimi did a really strong job to keep in second, and Hamilton who did a good job in 4th and who seems to be really happy with this new generation of cars ! There were some notable retirements like the Aston Martin`s ! A wonderful start from rookie Arvid Linbald !

The biggest news and controversy before the season starts has undoubtedly been the compression issue with Merc engines. The teams that have been secretly lobbying the FIA in the background like Honda and Audi feel like they maybe behind before the eve of the new season! This episode explains what is at the heart of this row !