{"id":13045,"date":"2024-01-08T14:43:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.f1vault.co.uk\/index\/?p=13045"},"modified":"2024-01-26T14:43:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:43:42","slug":"the-guide-2024-pre-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.f1vault.co.uk\/index\/the-guide-2024-pre-season\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guide | 2024 Pre-season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Last updated<\/strong> | 28 January 2024<\/p>\n<p>Here is everything you need to know going into 2024 in the world of Formula One, driver line-up, calendar and launch dates. 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