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“No I wouldn’t say that,” said Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff on whether he was planning to negotiate with Max Verstappen. “I always say I don’t flirt outside if I’m…
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History played a part in Red Bull’s attempts to bring Max Verstappen into play for the Bahrain Grand Prix. He had won both previous races here using an offset tyre…
With a possible world title at stake, the McLaren intra-team battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris is beginning to take shape. So far it’s been characterised by Piastri’s flat-line…
As the teams have developed their cars going into the final season of these particular ground effect regulations, so a new limitation has become evident. It was first signposted by…
Red revolution August 2021 Twenty-one years ago, Ferrari returned to the pinnacle of Formula 1 achievement, adding the Drivers’ World Championship for Michael Schumacher to its second consecutive Formula 1 Constructors’…
It’s an unfortunate fact that rather more Formula 1 drivers are better remembered for misfortunes than achievement. For me 30 years ago the Japanese hopeful Taki Inoue fitted this bill.…
This week Formula 1 returns to Miami, a venue where McLaren began to reap the regards of its transformation into championship contender after years of falling short
We’ve had four different winners across the first five races – including the sprint in China – but as I write this on the flight home from Bahrain, I wonder…
Juan Pablo Montoya has always had an interesting take on things Formula 1 and he clearly follows it closely even though he left it mid-season 19 years ago. His views…
“No I wouldn’t say that,” said Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff on whether he was planning to negotiate with Max Verstappen. “I always say I don’t flirt outside if I’m…
History played a part in Red Bull’s attempts to bring Max Verstappen into play for the Bahrain Grand Prix. He had won both previous races here using an offset tyre…
With a possible world title at stake, the McLaren intra-team battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris is beginning to take shape. So far it’s been characterised by Piastri’s flat-line…
As the teams have developed their cars going into the final season of these particular ground effect regulations, so a new limitation has become evident. It was first signposted by…
Red revolution August 2021 Twenty-one years ago, Ferrari returned to the pinnacle of Formula 1 achievement, adding the Drivers’ World Championship for Michael Schumacher to its second consecutive Formula 1 Constructors’…
It’s an unfortunate fact that rather more Formula 1 drivers are better remembered for misfortunes than achievement. For me 30 years ago the Japanese hopeful Taki Inoue fitted this bill.…
This week Formula 1 returns to Miami, a venue where McLaren began to reap the regards of its transformation into championship contender after years of falling short
We’ve had four different winners across the first five races – including the sprint in China – but as I write this on the flight home from Bahrain, I wonder…
Juan Pablo Montoya has always had an interesting take on things Formula 1 and he clearly follows it closely even though he left it mid-season 19 years ago. His views…
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
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
A season that opened with total Mercedes dominance is turning into a three-way fight for the fastest car in F1. Mark Hughes explains why
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…
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…
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…
Kimi Antonelli’s stunning Monza victory sent Matt Bishop back to 1971’s legendary five-car photo finish – and to Howden Ganley, the last man alive from that
Kimi Antonelli’s F1 victory from 19th on the grid at Monza was sensational. Now John Watson, who won a grand prix after starting a record-breaking 22nd, rates the drive
Lewis Hamilton called Monza “a bit devastating.” But a self-inflicted collision and a missed pit window don’t change the fact that Ferrari hasn’t looked like a real title contender for a while
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