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Senior Writer covering Formula 1 for @TheAthletic. Order my book ON THE GRID at link in bio! πŸ“š

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Luke Smith
5 months
Also a very good time given the movie and all to say ON THE GRID, my love letter to F1, is available worldwide - one for F1 fans new or old! πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK: https://t.co/nuRXLyJsy7 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA: https://t.co/H0z1fJy9kA
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Mercedes will write to the FIA over abuse, including death threats, sent to Kimi Antonelli after the Qatar GP. Mercedes experienced a 1,100% rise in abuse across its social channels compared to a normal Sunday of a race weekend. https://t.co/Z7n1KL7ufh
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Antonelli received online abuse after a mistake allowed Lando Norris to overtake him on the final lap of the race.
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β€œReplay footage shows Antonelli momentarily losing control of his car, thus allowing Norris to pass him. We sincerely regret that this has led to Kimi receiving online abuse.” (2/2)
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Red Bull statement: β€œComments made before the end of and immediately after the Qatar GP suggesting that Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli had deliberately allowed Lando Norris to overtake him are clearly incorrect. (1/2)
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Got questions after *that* crazy Qatar GP? Send them in for our latest F1 mailbag on @TheAthletic ⬇️ https://t.co/GiKrGCrH3v
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What questions do you have for our F1 experts after the Qatar GP?
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Williams locking in 5th in the championship - its best finish since 2017 - in a year where it has barely developed the car with attention on 2026 is a WILD achievement, mad impressive πŸ‘πŸ‘
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Atlassian Williams Racing
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Champagne chaos πŸ˜…πŸΎ Can someone get JV a new shirt please? πŸ™
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Max Verstappen on Zak Brown calling him a horror movie character: "You can call me Chucky! I saw it as well, I thought it was quite funny." [@LukeSmithF1]
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Verstappen in the post-race press conference after being asked about Zak Brown's comment that he's like a guy in a horror movie who keeps coming back: "You can call me Chucky! I saw it as well, I thought it was quite funny." πŸ˜‚ #F1 #QatarGP
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Max Verstappen beat his McLaren rivals on strategy to claim a crucial victory at the Qatar Grand Prix, guaranteeing a three-way championship battle at the season finale in Abu Dhabi next weekend. More from @mwc13_3 & @LukeSmithF1 https://t.co/X846Mbqja3
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Max Verstappen wins in Qatar to move to second in the drivers' championship
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πŸ“» Piastri: "Speechless. I don't have any words." #F1 #QatarGP
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Championship standings going to Abu Dhabi πŸ“Š 1. Norris 408 2. Verstappen 396 3. Piastri 392 #F1 #QatarGP
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Max Verstappen WINS the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull! πŸ† McLaren's strategy gamble backfires massively and opens the door for an easy win for Verstappen. Piastri P2, Norris P4. We have a three-driver showdown in Abu Dhabi! #F1 #QatarGP
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Lando Norris is through! He gets Antonelli for P4 on the penultimate lap - important overtake. Antonelli falling back #F1 #QatarGP
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πŸ“» Norris: "I'm not close enough, it's too difficult to follow." #F1 #QatarGP
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πŸ“» Sainz: "I think Norris will struggle to pass Antonelli with the pace we are doing." #F1 #QatarGP
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Norris makes his final stop with 14 laps to go. He's back out behind Antonelli and Sainz, so needs to pass both of them on the track #F1 #QatarGP
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Piastri is in early for a set of hard tyres - giving himself time to hunt down Verstappen. Going to be a mighty, mighty ask... #F1 #QatarGP
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πŸ“» Joseph to Norris: "This is the bit of the race where we need to be quicker than Max." #F1 #QatarGP
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Lap 32: "And *you* get a pit stop!"
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Norris just had his second strike for Turn 10 track limits. One more and he'll get a black and white flag. Anything after that is a penalty #F1 #QatarGP
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And Norris makes it out ahead of Alonso too. Rest of the field will pile in again on Lap 32, then the McLarens go on Laps 49 and 50. Verstappen's race to lose barring something out of the ordinary #F1 #QatarGP
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