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F1: Formula 1 Holds Its 75th Anniversary Season Launch Event

💝Formula 1 kick-started its 75th anniversary season with music, glitz and glamor Tuesday as the race series aims to reach beyond a sports audience with a two-hour televised arena show. Lewis Hamilton arrived wearing a tie in Ferrari red for his biggest event yet since joining the Italian team, before the seven-time champion emerged to rousing cheers in a full race suit to present the team’s livery alongside teammate Charles Leclerc. The F1 75 Live event at London’s O2 arena was the first time the sport hosted its own large-scale launch event, rather than leaving it to the individual teams.

F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London:
♒F1 75 Live launch event: Drivers stand next to their cars | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

🅺Drivers stand next to their cars during the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen
𓆏F1 75 Live launch event: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

𓃲Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, right, and Red Bull driver Liam Lawson of New Zealand attend the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London: Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton
🐟F1 75 Live launch event: Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

🀅Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain attends the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London:
F1 75 Live launch event: Aston Martin drivers' Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

🐼Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso of Spain, left, and Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll of Canada attend the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London: George Russell
ౠF1 75 Live launch event: Mercedes driver George Russell and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

ꦓMercedes driver George Russell of Britain, left, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, centre, and Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy attend the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London: Take that perform
F1 75 Live launch event: Take that perform | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

ꦑTake that perform during the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London:
F1 75 Live launch event: Alpine drivers' Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

💛Alpine driver Pierre Gasly of France, right, and Alpine driver Jack Doohan of Australia attend the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London: The new car of Alpine driver Pierre Gasly
🍰F1 75 Live launch event: The new car of Alpine driver Pierre Gasly | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

🌼The new car of Alpine driver Pierre Gasly of France is displayed during the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London: The new car of Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll
🔯F1 75 Live launch event: The new car of Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

𒊎The new car of Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll of Canada is displayed during the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London:
F1 75 Live launch event: Ferrari's driver Lewis Hamilton, team principal Frederic Vasseur, centre, and Charles Leclerc | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

𒁃Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, left, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur, centre, and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco attend the F1 75 Live launch event at the O2 arena in London.

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