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Why Verstappen’s latest Suzuka win was different from all the rest
While Max Verstappen winning at Suzuka is nothing new, his 2025 victory stood out from those previous, as Mark Hughes explains
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FIA deputy resigns in protest while Richards rages against ‘shift of moral compass’
More controversy has enveloped motor sport’s governing body the FIA after its deputy president for sport resigned and Motorsport UK chairman David Richards took his recent grievances public in an open letter
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Why McLaren can strike back – What to watch for at Bahrain GP
Lando Norris leads Max Verstappen by a single point going into the fourth round of the season in the Bahrain GP following the Red Bull driver’s win in Japan. Here’s what to look out for at Sakhir
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Which F1 drivers have won the most in Bahrain?
Formula 1 heads to Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, but which drivers have had the most success at this special circuit before? From the highest number of podiums, pole positions and wins, here are all the stats for you to get stuck into
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2025 Bahrain GP start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
The 2025 Formula 1 season is set to hot up in Sakhir – watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix
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Räikkönen’s sensational Suzuka ’05 win: Japan’s greatest race?
Twenty years ago, Kimi Räikkonen put in one of the finest drives of his Formula 1 career at Suzuka to win from 17th on the grid. Matt Bishop looks back at an awe-inspiring performance
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Bruce McLaren: The Man Behind The Marque
Ambition is a funny thing. For some it burns so bright it sears a lasting scar on their personalities. Others look as if they don’t have a scrap of it…
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Lap of the Gods: Ayrton Senna’s stunning start at Donington ’93
The image is clear in my mind’s eye: a ball of first-lap spray containing two Williams-Renaults, Karl Wendlinger’s Sauber, Michael Schumacher’s Benetton and Ayrton Senna’s trim McLaren MP4/8 tagging on…
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How McLaren crafted James Hunt’s title-winning, underrated M23 F1 car
Formula 1 in 1973 boiled down to Lotus versus Tyrrell: Lithe and balanced 72 versus stubby and twitchy 005-006. But were either the best car of the season? Silverstone that…
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Why Verstappen’s latest Suzuka win was different from all the rest
While Max Verstappen winning at Suzuka is nothing new, his 2025 victory stood out from those previous, as Mark Hughes explains
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FIA deputy resigns in protest while Richards rages against ‘shift of moral compass’
More controversy has enveloped motor sport’s governing body the FIA after its deputy president for sport resigned and Motorsport UK chairman David Richards took his recent grievances public in an open letter
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Why McLaren can strike back – What to watch for at Bahrain GP
Lando Norris leads Max Verstappen by a single point going into the fourth round of the season in the Bahrain GP following the Red Bull driver’s win in Japan. Here’s what to look out for at Sakhir
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Which F1 drivers have won the most in Bahrain?
Formula 1 heads to Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, but which drivers have had the most success at this special circuit before? From the highest number of podiums, pole positions and wins, here are all the stats for you to get stuck into
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2025 Bahrain GP start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
The 2025 Formula 1 season is set to hot up in Sakhir – watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix
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Räikkönen’s sensational Suzuka ’05 win: Japan’s greatest race?
Twenty years ago, Kimi Räikkonen put in one of the finest drives of his Formula 1 career at Suzuka to win from 17th on the grid. Matt Bishop looks back at an awe-inspiring performance
Great Read
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Bruce McLaren: The Man Behind The Marque
Ambition is a funny thing. For some it burns so bright it sears a lasting scar on their personalities. Others look as if they don’t have a scrap of it…
Great Read
Archive
Lap of the Gods: Ayrton Senna’s stunning start at Donington ’93
The image is clear in my mind’s eye: a ball of first-lap spray containing two Williams-Renaults, Karl Wendlinger’s Sauber, Michael Schumacher’s Benetton and Ayrton Senna’s trim McLaren MP4/8 tagging on…
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How McLaren crafted James Hunt’s title-winning, underrated M23 F1 car
Formula 1 in 1973 boiled down to Lotus versus Tyrrell: Lithe and balanced 72 versus stubby and twitchy 005-006. But were either the best car of the season? Silverstone that…
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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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MPH: Why Formula 1’s fastest car keeps changing hands
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
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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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‘I didn’t expect to survive my career’ – The last man alive from Monza’s greatest finish
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
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John Watson: ‘It takes a racer to win from the back. Kimi is outstanding’
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
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‘Devastating’ Monza was really just a reality check for Ferrari
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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