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The five F1 stars struggling in new teams – MPH
Two races in, those experienced drivers new to their teams this year – Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo – are all struggling relative to their…
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Red Bull poaches senior Mercedes engineer for powertrain project
Red Bull has confirmed it has signed Ben Hodgkinson as its new technical director of the team’s powertrains division. After Honda announced it was withdrawing from the sport at the…
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2022 F1 driver line-up: latest news and rumours
The rumour mill will slowly begin to ramp up as the season continues but the whispers about potential changes in Formula 1 driver line-ups for 2022 have already started. Lewis…
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Mercedes working to salvage Bottas’s engine after 30G Imola crash
Following his sizeable crash during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Mercedes says it is working hard to salvage as much of Valtteri Bottas’s W12 as possible ahead of the Portuguese…
F1
How the pieces are falling into place for McLaren
We’ve only had a sample of two races in 2021 thus far, but the early indications are that McLaren has a decent shot at retaining the third place that it…
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F1 needs more of George Russell’s raw emotion
I’m going to start this column with a disclaimer: I have never crashed a Formula 1 car at nearly 200mph. I’ve had plenty of heavy shunts in go-karts, but the…
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The magic of the Monaco Grand Prix
“Extremely tricky”. That was how Motor Sport chose to describe the new Monte Carlo track on the occasion of its first grand prix in 1929. Approaching a century later, that…
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Why Lando Norris is this year’s F1 sensation
Two races down and Daniel Ricciardo has a two-nil lead in qualifying over McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in 2021. Talk about a misleading statistic. The real story of what might…
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George Russell: ‘I apologise to Valtteri’ after Imola crash outburst
George Russell has apologised for colliding with Valtteri Bottas during Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and for the emotional comments he made afterwards. The Williams driver posted on social media…
F1
Goin’ up, goin’ down in F1: 2021 Emilia-Romanga Grand Prix
The Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell’emilia Romagna 2021 was as busy as its official title – time to find out who’s salendo and what’s scendendo after F1 in Italy
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Broken radios and right to reverse: What you missed from the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
With the rain arriving ahead of the start, the various troubles for multiple drivers before even arriving at the grid, the drama at the start that never really ended until…
Indycar Racing News
Pato O’Ward offered McLaren F1 test bonus if he can win in IndyCar
Pato O’Ward has been promised a test in McLaren’s F1 car if he can deliver an IndyCar victory for his Arrow McLaren SP team this season In the latest results-based…
F1
Why Hamilton was hampered and Bottas so slow at Imola
Max Verstappen stamped his authority on this race right from the start despite qualifying his Red Bull only third. Lewis Hamilton, having qualified his Mercedes on pole, became the chaser…
F1
The five F1 stars struggling in new teams – MPH
Two races in, those experienced drivers new to their teams this year – Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo – are all struggling relative to their…
F1
Why Hamilton was hampered and Bottas so slow at Imola
Max Verstappen stamped his authority on this race right from the start despite qualifying his Red Bull only third. Lewis Hamilton, having qualified his Mercedes on pole, became the chaser…
MotoGP
How Yamaha fixed the YZR-M1
The last time Yamaha’s YZR-M1 was the best bike on the grid was way back in the days of Bridgestone tyres and tailor-made factory electronics when it was easier to…
MotoGP
MotoGP championship leader Quartararo: ‘mentally stronger and complaining less’
Strange days in MotoGP. If Miguel Oliveira had had a front tyre that worked with his KTM RC16 perhaps he would’ve won his second consecutive Portuguese GP on Sunday. And…
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2021 Emilia Romagna GP report: damage limitation for Hamilton behind victorious Verstappen
A pre-race rain shower added extra drama to the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen put in an – almost – perfect performance and rivals slipped up
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Verstappen hits back as Hamilton stutters: 2021 Emilia Romagna GP lap by lap
Round one went the way of the Mercedes driver but this time it was Max Verstappen’s turn to secure a brilliant victory at Imola ahead of his title rival. Lewis…
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Miami Grand Prix confirmed for 2022 in ten-year F1 deal
A Miami Grand Prix will join the F1 calendar from next year, after the long-running project to race in Florida was finally agreed. The circuit, around the Hard Rock Stadium…
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Mika Salo recalls Tyrrell’s latter F1 days: ‘It was like a family’
In the late ’90s Tyrrell were a racing family out of time, out of place, but still in F1 – Mika Salo recalls the endearing last days of a grand prix institution
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Tyrrell’s first F1 win: Jackie Stewart on the 1971 Spanish GP
The scenery was spectacular, but few spectators would have been able to pull their eyes from the thrilling duel through Barcelona’s Montjuïch Park, which ended with Jackie Stewart claiming the…
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2021 Emilia Romagna GP qualifying report: relentless Hamilton sets up intriguing Imola race
When a driveshaft broke early in FP2 robbing Max Verstappen of most of the Friday afternoon practice hour, Red Bull’s finest could barely have looked more sanguine. It came with…
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Hamilton on pole ahead of Perez in 2021 Emilia Romagna GP qualifying
Lewis Hamilton took pole in a thrilling qualifying session at Imola, besting the Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen
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Lewis Hamilton vs Sebastian Vettel: a timeline of their rivalry
The pair arrived in F1 during the same season and one or the other has largely dominated ever since. The Lewis Hamilton/Sebastian Vettel rivalry may have lessened in recent years…
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2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix practice round-up: Verstappen fires warning shot ahead of qualifying
Max Verstappen left Lewis Hamilton half a second down as the Red Bull was the only car to dip into the 1min 14s this weekend in final practice. Valtteri Bottas…
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Red Bull poaches senior Mercedes engineer for powertrain project
Red Bull has confirmed it has signed Ben Hodgkinson as its new technical director of the team’s powertrains division. After Honda announced it was withdrawing from the sport at the…
F1
2022 F1 driver line-up: latest news and rumours
The rumour mill will slowly begin to ramp up as the season continues but the whispers about potential changes in Formula 1 driver line-ups for 2022 have already started. Lewis…
F1
Mercedes working to salvage Bottas’s engine after 30G Imola crash
Following his sizeable crash during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Mercedes says it is working hard to salvage as much of Valtteri Bottas’s W12 as possible ahead of the Portuguese…
F1
How the pieces are falling into place for McLaren
We’ve only had a sample of two races in 2021 thus far, but the early indications are that McLaren has a decent shot at retaining the third place that it…
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