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90 years of qualifying: F1’s greatest one-lap performances
90 years on from the 1933 Monaco Prix – the birth place of the first timed qualifying session – we list some of the greatest one lap performances in F1 history
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Red Bull celebrates rare 1-2 after Ferrari home race horror: 2022 Emilia Romagna GP report
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez looked in control of the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix from the off, but Ferrari made Red Bull’s day even easier in front of its own Imola crowd
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Ferrari woes make it easy for Max Verstappen: 2022 Emilia Romagna GP lap-by-lap
The road to victory was paved for Max Verstappen in Imola, as Carlos Sainz crashed out on the first lap and Charles Leclerc’s challenge evaporated when the Ferrari driver pushed…
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2005 San Marino Grand Prix: Alonso and Schumacher’s epic showdown
The 2005 San Marino Grand Prix has stood the test of time as being one of the all-time great battles between two championship-calibre drivers. 16 years on from Fernando Alonso…
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Watch the 2021 Historic Monaco Grand Prix here
Watch all the action from the 2021 Historic Monaco Grand Prix free of charge this weekend, with a live stream of the qualifying and the races
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Blue, yellow and green: when Ferrari didn’t race in red
Ferrari is set to use a ‘blue livery’ at the 2024 Miami GP – we look back on the other times Maranello cars haven’t run in red
F1
Niki Lauda’s first F1 grand prix win from the chaos of Jarama
Fifty years ago, Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo leapt into the air as Niki Lauda won the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix, claiming his first victory in the F1 championship. Matt Bishop recounts the remarkable race
F1
Emotional return for Zhou — will it be his only F1 visit? 2024 Chinese GP diary
Will Zhou Guanyu’s first Chinese GP as an F1 driver also be his last? Chris Medland on an emotional homecoming. Plus, points galore, with a proposal to expand the points places and an unwelcome tally for Fernando Alonso
F1
Niki Lauda’s helmet from fiery Nürburgring crash goes up for auction
The scarred and burned helmet, worn by Niki Lauda in his Nürburgring crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix, is being sold at public auction for the first time
