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How F1’s flexi-wing clampdown works and what effect it will have
Will the front wing flexibility clampdown introduced at the Spanish GP be a reset of Formula 1’s competitive order?
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F1 prize money: How much do GP teams and drivers really make?
Teams and drivers compete for giant prize funds across the F1 season, with the ability to earn millions extra through race-to-race bonuses. Here is a full breakdown of the estimated prize money up for grabs in 2024
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Mark Hughes: ‘Leclerc is Senna-like at Monaco but his Ferrari’s a dud’
We’ve only seen flashes of Charles Leclerc’s brilliance at Monaco, writes Mark Hughes, but the Ferrari F1 driver merits a place among the greatest to race in Monte-Carlo
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Spanish GP
A constructor question looms over this weekend’s 2025 Spanish F1 Fantasy round. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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Will flexi-wing rule reshuffle F1? – What to look for at the Spanish GP
The Spanish Grand Prix marks the end of F1’s second triple-header in a hectic start to 2025, with new flexi-wing regulations set to potentially disrupt the competitive order ahead of round nine
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When Alonso threw out Sainz’s lucky charm during his F1 rookie year
A ‘lucky hat’ had brought Sainz great results across his junior career and into F1, until his hero Fernando Alonso chucked it into a crowd of Spanish fans
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F1 in Barcelona and Madrid: why Spain will have two grands prix in 2026
This weekend, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host its last Spanish Grand Prix, but it will also be on the F1 calendar next year, along with Madrid. Its future looks less certain after 2026, however
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Lost in translation? Hamilton’s radio woes continue in Monaco
Hamilton’s challenging adaptation to life at Ferrari was on full display in Monaco, where a series of confusing radio exchanges highlighted ongoing communication issues between the seven-time world champion and his engineer
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2025 Spanish Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Formula 1 descends at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri narrowly leading the drivers’ championship and Lando Norris hot on his heels…
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How F1’s flexi-wing clampdown works and what effect it will have
Will the front wing flexibility clampdown introduced at the Spanish GP be a reset of Formula 1’s competitive order?
F1
F1 prize money: How much do GP teams and drivers really make?
Teams and drivers compete for giant prize funds across the F1 season, with the ability to earn millions extra through race-to-race bonuses. Here is a full breakdown of the estimated prize money up for grabs in 2024
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Mark Hughes: ‘Leclerc is Senna-like at Monaco but his Ferrari’s a dud’
We’ve only seen flashes of Charles Leclerc’s brilliance at Monaco, writes Mark Hughes, but the Ferrari F1 driver merits a place among the greatest to race in Monte-Carlo
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Spanish GP
A constructor question looms over this weekend’s 2025 Spanish F1 Fantasy round. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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Will flexi-wing rule reshuffle F1? – What to look for at the Spanish GP
The Spanish Grand Prix marks the end of F1’s second triple-header in a hectic start to 2025, with new flexi-wing regulations set to potentially disrupt the competitive order ahead of round nine
F1
When Alonso threw out Sainz’s lucky charm during his F1 rookie year
A ‘lucky hat’ had brought Sainz great results across his junior career and into F1, until his hero Fernando Alonso chucked it into a crowd of Spanish fans
F1
F1 in Barcelona and Madrid: why Spain will have two grands prix in 2026
This weekend, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host its last Spanish Grand Prix, but it will also be on the F1 calendar next year, along with Madrid. Its future looks less certain after 2026, however
F1
Lost in translation? Hamilton’s radio woes continue in Monaco
Hamilton’s challenging adaptation to life at Ferrari was on full display in Monaco, where a series of confusing radio exchanges highlighted ongoing communication issues between the seven-time world champion and his engineer
F1
2025 Spanish Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Formula 1 descends at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri narrowly leading the drivers’ championship and Lando Norris hot on his heels…
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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Scott Dixon leaves Ganassi after 25 years as Arrow McLaren reshapes its IndyCar future
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
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‘It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?’
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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