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A couple of standouts of the season beyond the big four teams and a year Alpine would probably prefer to forget.Plus Senator Matt Canavan misses Zak Brown’s Christmas list and the countdown to the start of the 2026 season. How many sleeps to go? Head to Rusty's Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and give us your feedback and let us know who you want to hear from on Rusty's GarageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":117.5,"endTime":120.8,"type":"concept","title":"Formula One","url":"/glossary/formula-one","quote":"Lando Norris is the new Formula One world champion completing an unbelievable story, an incredible turnaround in recent years for McLaren.","canonicalId":"concept:formula-one","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"Formula One, often abbreviated as F1, is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). 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