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How Ascari’s final F1 race ended with dramatic drop into Monaco harbour
This is the story of how two-time F1 champion Alberto Ascari ended up in the Monaco harbour, in what would be his last-ever Grand Prix
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McLaren’s Monaco miracle: when Hamilton was blessed by F1 racing gods
Lewis Hamilton’s victory in the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix reinvigorated his charge to a first world title. But as Matt Bishop recalls, luck had a lot to do with this turning point in the championship
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2025 Monaco Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Whether you want to watch every second live or catch up with the highlights, here’s everything UK fans need to know about how to watch, live stream, and follow the full schedule for the Monaco Grand Prix
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2025 F1 driver line-up: latest grid changes and contracts
The F1 driver line-up for 2025 was already drastically altered before Red Bull and Alpine changed their squads. Here’s your guide to the new-look grid, including the team changes, fresh-faced rookies and contract details for all 20 drivers
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Passionate F1 fans take it too far: what you missed at the Emilia-Romagna GP
Imola showed us what F1 is rejecting; some Franco Colapinto fans weigh in; and there’s another FIA row: what you missed at the 2025 Emilia Romagna GP
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Alpine — making mediocre F1 look exciting: Up/Down at Imola
Alpine’s on-track performance has not been much to write home about, but at least it kept people entertained in Imola
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Is Mercedes doomed this summer? 2025 Emilia-Romagna GP takeaways
Max Verstappen delivered another superb drive to win the 2025 Emilia Romagna GP. Here are the main insights from the Imola weekend
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Why Verstappen was master of Imola’s final F1 monster mash
A brilliant performance in a pacy Red Bull — plus some lucky timing — pulled Max Verstappen clear of the pack in the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, which looks set to mark F1’s final race at Imola
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Verstappen takes commanding win at Imola – 2025 Emilia Romagna GP results
Max Verstappen took his fourth win at Imola after a sensational pass on Oscar Piastri at the start of the race
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How Ascari’s final F1 race ended with dramatic drop into Monaco harbour
This is the story of how two-time F1 champion Alberto Ascari ended up in the Monaco harbour, in what would be his last-ever Grand Prix
F1
McLaren’s Monaco miracle: when Hamilton was blessed by F1 racing gods
Lewis Hamilton’s victory in the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix reinvigorated his charge to a first world title. But as Matt Bishop recalls, luck had a lot to do with this turning point in the championship
F1
2025 Monaco Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Whether you want to watch every second live or catch up with the highlights, here’s everything UK fans need to know about how to watch, live stream, and follow the full schedule for the Monaco Grand Prix
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2025 F1 driver line-up: latest grid changes and contracts
The F1 driver line-up for 2025 was already drastically altered before Red Bull and Alpine changed their squads. Here’s your guide to the new-look grid, including the team changes, fresh-faced rookies and contract details for all 20 drivers
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Passionate F1 fans take it too far: what you missed at the Emilia-Romagna GP
Imola showed us what F1 is rejecting; some Franco Colapinto fans weigh in; and there’s another FIA row: what you missed at the 2025 Emilia Romagna GP
Opinion
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Alpine — making mediocre F1 look exciting: Up/Down at Imola
Alpine’s on-track performance has not been much to write home about, but at least it kept people entertained in Imola
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Is Mercedes doomed this summer? 2025 Emilia-Romagna GP takeaways
Max Verstappen delivered another superb drive to win the 2025 Emilia Romagna GP. Here are the main insights from the Imola weekend
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Why Verstappen was master of Imola’s final F1 monster mash
A brilliant performance in a pacy Red Bull — plus some lucky timing — pulled Max Verstappen clear of the pack in the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, which looks set to mark F1’s final race at Imola
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Verstappen takes commanding win at Imola – 2025 Emilia Romagna GP results
Max Verstappen took his fourth win at Imola after a sensational pass on Oscar Piastri at the start of the race
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MPH: Did Piastri really sabotage Norris’s lap? The paranoia of F1’s towing game
A perfectly executed tow gave Pierre Gasly pole at Monza, but behind it lay a familiar F1 story of team-mate distrust, which is sometimes justified, as Mark Hughes explains
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Mark Hughes: The new Jim Clark? Antonelli’s Monza win was one of the greatest F1 has seen
The power unit, the passing zones, the red flag – strip them all away and what’s left is still one of the greatest drives in F1 history. Mark Hughes analyses Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass
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Mark Hughes: Monza tow is worth a massive 1.5sec – prepare for F1 qualifying controversy
Under 2026’s energy-starved rules, Monza’s tow is way too valuable, and that, Mark Hughes writes, is set to make controversial qualifying shenanigans for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix almost inevitable
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
Two consecutive victories from pole for McLaren’s Lando Norris to bring him within 83 points of Kimi Antonelli’s championship lead with half the season still to go had Mercedes’ Toto…
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Karun Chandhok: McLaren’s pace puts Norris back in the F1 title fight
The Dutch Grand Prix was an exciting way to kick off the second half of the season after the summer break. Following on from Lando Norris’s dominant victory in Budapest…
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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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Podcast: Antonelli’s Monza F1 win shouldn’t have been possible
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
From Antonelli’s “impossible” Monza victory to the paranoia gripping Ferrari and McLaren’s driver pairings, this week’s biggest Formula 1 questions answered
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Can Madring avoid the F1 pitfalls Verstappen is predicting?
As Formula 1 arrives at Madring for the first time, Max Verstappen has highlighted two key worries. Will they come true?
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2026 Spanish GP start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix
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