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McLaren’s Lando Norris takes 24-point World Drivers’ Championship lead into Las Vegas Grand Prix

The spectacle of Formula 1 meets Las Vegas, a city synonymous with high-stakes thrills, this weekend. It’s the first stop on the season-ending tripleheader — and drivers need to go all in because what happens in Vegas could decide the World Drivers’ Championship (WDC).

November 21, 2025

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen makes late push for World Drivers’ Championship contention

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Feel that? It’s the temps emanating from this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix (GP). Not only has Sunday’s 8 a.m. ET race already been given a heat hazard declaration, but the race for the World Drivers’ Championship (WDC) is also scorching hot, especially with just seven GPs to go.

October 03, 2025

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton is the storyline to watch ahead of 2025 F1 season

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Start your engines because Formula 1 (F1) is officially back with the first of this season’s 24 Grands Prix (GP) hitting the track from Australia Sunday at 12 a.m. ET. The single point awarded for fastest lap might be gone, but the drama is just as spicy.

March 14, 2025

Sir Lewis Hamilton will drive last race for Mercedes at World Constructors’ Championship–deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Some drivers are leaning into the brotherly love heading into this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale, while others are choosing a different way to express their feelings. The tea is hot, the beef is well done, and there’s plenty on the line as F1 prepares to cap off another dramatic season.

December 06, 2024

A deep dive into Formula 1 and F1 Academy

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Breaking down the similarities and differences between Formula 1 and Formula 1 Academy, including looking at the history and what to expect in the future.

November 29, 2024

F1 announces plans for 11th team ahead of the upcoming Qatar Grand Prix

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This weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix is the second-to-last race on the cal, but the biggest news out of the paddock is the arrival of a brand new team preparing to join the grid in 2026. Lights out, and away we go.

November 27, 2024

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins fourth straight World Drivers’ Championship

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What happens in Vegas, wins a World Drivers’ Championship (WDC)...if you’re Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, that is. Here’s how he clinched the title this weekend.

November 25, 2024

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eyes fourth straight World Drivers’ Championship at Las Vegas Grand Prix

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eyes fourth straight World Drivers’ Championship at Las Vegas Grand Prix

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November 22, 2024

The world’s fastest drivers are hitting the streets of Sin City this weekend, with only three races left on the calendar. From the championship battle to the ins and outs of the circuit itself, it’s time to go all in on Sunday’s 1 a.m. ET Grand Prix.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #512

Kay Adams reads the NFL Thanksgiving crystal ball

November 27, 2025

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Kay Adams reads the NFL Thanksgiving crystal ball

Gobble, gobble.

It’s Turkey Day in the U-S of A, and that means one thing: It’s time for some football. Ahead of today’s three-g+ame feast, we invited football analyst Kay Adams to The GIST of It to share her predictions and tease her appearance in the EA Sports Madden NFL Cast during tonight’s primetime game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens. Hut hut, here comes the pigskin.