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Good month, bad month – December 2024
Good I Fought the Lawson Lawson overcame predecessor Ricciardo’s engine penalties to one-stop himself from 19th to ninth in the US GP, all in his first race back in F1.…
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Ferrari’s US Grand Prix-winning strategy
In recent years the US Grand Prix at COTA has been a two-stop race. When the Mercedes strategy team informed Lewis Hamilton that this year, based on the information gleaned…
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Word on the beat – December 2024
Red Bull chief strategist Will Courtenay has accepted the role of sporting director at McLaren. He will not be free to join until mid-2026, with Red Bull insisting he’ll see…
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Karun Chandhok: Daniel Ricciardo’s bizarre F1 exit at the Singapore GP
The Red Bull driver merry-go-round made its first stop after the Singapore Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo hopping off the horse (or should that be Bull?!), to be replaced by…
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Toyota teams up with Haas in new F1 ‘technical partnership’
Is there such a thing as a slight return to Formula 1? That was the question raised by Toyota’s new ‘technical partnership’ with American-owned Haas. The deal involves the Japanese…
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Perez sinks further at his home race: will he see out the F1 season?
Sergio Perez’s form slumped further at his home race after a frosty clash with Liam Lawson. As Chris Medland notes in his 2024 Mexican GP diary, Fernando Alonso and McLaren left disappointed too — but not Pato O’Ward
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FIA stewards react too late to save F1 2024 – Up/Down in Mexico
The stewards long overdue reaction to Max Verstappen’s wild driving at the 2024 Mexican GP is too little, too late
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Verstappen games F1 system again as Norris loses shot at Mexican GP win
Once again Norris tried to pass Verstappen. Once again he was forced off track. This time, at the 2024 Mexico City GP, Max did get a hefty penalty but Lando lost out again
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Minardi’s miraculous F1 rebirth: ‘Even Fernando Alonso was building the car!’
In 2001, Paul Stoddart took the Minardi F1 team from meltdown to Melbourne in six weeks. He tells James Elson how they created the beautiful PS01 and gave Fernando Alonso his grand prix debut
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Good month, bad month – December 2024
Good I Fought the Lawson Lawson overcame predecessor Ricciardo’s engine penalties to one-stop himself from 19th to ninth in the US GP, all in his first race back in F1.…
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Ferrari’s US Grand Prix-winning strategy
In recent years the US Grand Prix at COTA has been a two-stop race. When the Mercedes strategy team informed Lewis Hamilton that this year, based on the information gleaned…
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Word on the beat – December 2024
Red Bull chief strategist Will Courtenay has accepted the role of sporting director at McLaren. He will not be free to join until mid-2026, with Red Bull insisting he’ll see…
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Karun Chandhok: Daniel Ricciardo’s bizarre F1 exit at the Singapore GP
The Red Bull driver merry-go-round made its first stop after the Singapore Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo hopping off the horse (or should that be Bull?!), to be replaced by…
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Toyota teams up with Haas in new F1 ‘technical partnership’
Is there such a thing as a slight return to Formula 1? That was the question raised by Toyota’s new ‘technical partnership’ with American-owned Haas. The deal involves the Japanese…
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Perez sinks further at his home race: will he see out the F1 season?
Sergio Perez’s form slumped further at his home race after a frosty clash with Liam Lawson. As Chris Medland notes in his 2024 Mexican GP diary, Fernando Alonso and McLaren left disappointed too — but not Pato O’Ward
Opinion
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FIA stewards react too late to save F1 2024 – Up/Down in Mexico
The stewards long overdue reaction to Max Verstappen’s wild driving at the 2024 Mexican GP is too little, too late
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Verstappen games F1 system again as Norris loses shot at Mexican GP win
Once again Norris tried to pass Verstappen. Once again he was forced off track. This time, at the 2024 Mexico City GP, Max did get a hefty penalty but Lando lost out again
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Minardi’s miraculous F1 rebirth: ‘Even Fernando Alonso was building the car!’
In 2001, Paul Stoddart took the Minardi F1 team from meltdown to Melbourne in six weeks. He tells James Elson how they created the beautiful PS01 and gave Fernando Alonso his grand prix debut
Standings – 2025 F1 World Championship
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MPH: Mexico’s ‘lawnmower racing’ exposed F1’s problematic rulebook
Corner-cutting, confusion, and chaos – the Mexican Grand Prix’s first laps summed up F1’s rulebook issues, Mark Hughes says
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Mark Hughes: The data that debunks wild Piastri conspiracy theories
A closer look at the data shows Piastri’s recent struggles have everything to do with tyre dynamics, and nothing to do with team bias, as Mark Hughes explains
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Mark Hughes: How Norris found serenity – with Mexico chaos behind
Lando Norris delivered a flawless Mexico City Grand Prix to take a one-point lead in the title chase, as Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri struggled to find the balance that defined the winner’s dominance, as Mark Hughes explains
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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‘Piastri needs to reinvent himself to beat Norris’ says Brabham
To win the F1 world championship, Oscar Piastri faces a challenge he’s not dealt with before, but Australia is backing him to succeed, says David Brabham
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Interlagos: the turning point for F1 championship battles
From unlikely triumphs to heartbreaks that changed everything, Interlagos has long been the place where championship momentum is forged, and this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix may not be any different
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Former Ferrari and McLaren F1 driver Andrea de Adamich dies aged 84
A thoughtful racer who never quite fitted the mould, Andrea de Adamich turned an improbable path into a lifetime in motor sport
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