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Steady hands or missed chance? Pérez and Bottas to drive for Cadillac’s F1 team
As Cadillac prepares to enter F1 in 2026, it will pair Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas in its cars. Are they the right choice to lead the ambitious new team’s charge?
F1
Cadillac confirms Bottas and Pérez for debut 2026 F1 season
Cadillac has officially unveiled Pérez and Bottas as its driver pairing for the brand’s debut in the 2026 F1 season
F1
Lauda vs Prost in 1985: The last time Zandvoort said goodbye
40 years ago the Dutch GP held its last F1 race, until the Verstappen phenomenon brought it back in 2021 – Matt Bishop remembers a fine contest between two grand prix legends
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MPH: Lawson’s Zandvoort showing leaves Red Bull with tough questions
Standing in for Hadjar at Zandvoort, Lawson made a strong case for himself with a very solid weekend. Now Red Bull will need to make some difficult decisions, writes Mark Hughes
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MotoGP’s last four-stroke win – before the odds were stacked in its favour
It’s fifty years since Giacomo Agostini became the last rider to win a MotoGP race aboard a 500cc four-stroke, in the face of racing against 500cc two-strokes
F1
The sensational Zandvoort drive overshadowed by Villeneuve’s two-wheeled lap
As Formula 1 bids farewell to Zandvoort, Matt Bishop revisits a boozy Imola dinner from 2001 and reopens an old argument: was Gilles Villeneuve’s legendary two-wheeled lap really the greatest drive the circuit ever saw?
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At Zandvoort, Mercedes showed how decisive team orders should look. Ferrari showed, again, what happens without them
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