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Five unexpected F1 season-openers
There may never again be a start to a Formula 1 season that's as unorthodox or chaotic as 2020's offering. A false dawn in Australia all those months ago was…
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John Watson: F1 has lost the challenge of the old Österreichring
Formula 1 begins its season at Austria's Red Bull Ring, a circuit that's a shadow of its former self. John Watson recalls the mesmerising Österreichring
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2020 Austrian Grand Prix race preview: Formula 1 returns in Austria
Finally. 127 days since Formula 1 pre-season testing ended and 217 days on from the chequered flag bringing the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to a close, we will have…
F1 at 70
F1's Great Drives: Giancarlo Fisichella - 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
Some of F1’s greatest drives have come out of nothing. Previous race results, championship form, and car performance all go out the window; Giancarlo Fisichella’s passage to victory at the…
Single-Seaters
Mercedes launches black livery for 2020 F1 season
Mercedes will run a black livery for the 2020 Formula 1 season beginning in Austria this weekend in a show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and improved…
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MPH: Will Vettel ignore team orders? Red Bull for the F1 title? We'll soon know more
Finally, it’s about to start, a very different season to that envisaged from a very different world of a few months ago. Having waited an age for the F1 season…
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Hamilton: 'Ecclestone comments show why F1 didn't tackle racism in the past'
Lewis Hamilton has criticised Bernie Ecclestone's "ignorant and uneducated" comments about racism and F1's role
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Williams’ other Canadian billionaire: Sylvan Adams aims to 'conquer world' with team
Sylvan Adams is backing the Israeli test driver, Roy Nissany, to win a world championship with Williams. And with a track record like his, he might have a chance
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Patrick Head: 'Williams struggling to stay alive without technical leadership'
Patrick Head has warned that Williams is in a fight for survival after years without the technical leadership that it needs. In the latest Motor Sport podcast, the co-founder of…
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Williams unveils altered livery after ROKiT departure
Williams has revealed its new look ahead for its 2020 Formula 1 car ahead of next month's restart in Austria. Following the departure of title sponsor ROKiT, an altered…
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Patrick Head, Engineering the Greats
In the latest of our new podcast series, Patrick Head talks about working with top drivers and masterminding Williams' success in the 1980s and 1990s
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F1 CEO gives $1m to set up diversity foundation
Formula 1 is setting up a foundation to finance internships and apprenticeships for under-represented groups, as part of its new We Race As One initiative. A personal $1m donation from…
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Formula 1's new order
The latest regulation restrictions upon Formula 1 reflect a post-pandemic reality, but the underlying issue has been staring it in the face for years. As F1 readjusts itself to this…
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How Williams went 'Head-to-head' with Honda in F1's '80s turbo era
After early forays with Spirit, Honda hit the big time in Formula 1 by teaming up with Williams for the 1984 season. It was the start of a relationship that…
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Niki Lauda's 1982 return cloaked in secrecy
Pino Allievi of La Gazzetta dello Sport had heard about the test in the McLaren, but knew no more than anyone else about Lauda’s plans. Allievi said: “I had always…
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Niki Lauda's second comeback
If anyone had been unaware of Niki Lauda’s return to the cockpit in January 1982, they knew all about it on the morning he was supposed to make his official…
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How Enzo’s greatest car re-emerged
Ten years. That’s how long Tom Hartley Jnr tracked Ferrari 312T no023, featured here in our pictures, before he finally landed one of the most prestigious deals of his career.…
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