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How Ferrari outfoxed McLaren in Monza to take ecstatic home win
Ferrari had nothing to lose at the 2024 Italian GP – and came away as winners. Mark Hughes analyses how the Scuderia emerged victorious
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MPH: Colapinto’s a man in a hurry – does his talent match the ambition?
Franco Colapinto makes his F1 debut at the 2024 Italian GP for Williams – can the aspirational Argentinian make his mark?
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How to watch 2024 Italian Grand Prix: F1 live stream, TV schedule and start time
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and times for the 2024 Italian Grand Prix from Monza, including qualifying and the grand prix
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Sauber hits nadir ahead of Audi relaunch: ‘We’re at the bottom’
Sauber’s sorry season was encapsulated in its back-of-the-pack finish in Zandvoort – acting team boss Alessandro Alunni Bravi talks to Adam Cooper about the struggle to get back on fighting terms as the troubled Audi transition continues
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Foe and Friend: Knowing James Hunt
James Hunt was the first Grand Prix driver I really disliked. It was, I suppose, a result of me being a member of the establishment, schooled in manners and diplomacy…
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Norris vs Verstappen has shades of Hunt and Lauda’s epic battle
Lando Norris has a huge F1 championship points gap to make up, but the momentum is with him while Max Verstappen struggles with his car – not unlike Hunt vs Lauda in ’76, writes Mark Hughes
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Can Williams rookie Colapinto really do a better job than Sargeant?
With the beleaguered Logan Sargeant finally out at Williams, now the Grove team is replacing him with a rookie for the rest of F1 2024 – is Franco Colapinto up to the challenge?
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The grace of Phil Hill: America’s charming F1 champion
Phil Hill, who in September 1961 became America’s first Formula 1 world drivers’ champion, began his climb to the top 11 years earlier with his maiden significant victory. That happened…
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1978 Dutch GP: How Lotus felt F1’s fickle triumph and tragedy
The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix was another race that Max Verstappen and Red Bull failed to win after two years of dominance – over 40 years ago, Zandvoort ’78 was the story of total command for Lotus and Mario Andretti but, as Matt Bishop writes, fortunes can soon change
Mark Hughes
How Ferrari outfoxed McLaren in Monza to take ecstatic home win
Ferrari had nothing to lose at the 2024 Italian GP – and came away as winners. Mark Hughes analyses how the Scuderia emerged victorious
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MPH: Colapinto’s a man in a hurry – does his talent match the ambition?
Franco Colapinto makes his F1 debut at the 2024 Italian GP for Williams – can the aspirational Argentinian make his mark?
F1
How to watch 2024 Italian Grand Prix: F1 live stream, TV schedule and start time
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and times for the 2024 Italian Grand Prix from Monza, including qualifying and the grand prix
F1
Sauber hits nadir ahead of Audi relaunch: ‘We’re at the bottom’
Sauber’s sorry season was encapsulated in its back-of-the-pack finish in Zandvoort – acting team boss Alessandro Alunni Bravi talks to Adam Cooper about the struggle to get back on fighting terms as the troubled Audi transition continues
Great Read
Archive
Foe and Friend: Knowing James Hunt
James Hunt was the first Grand Prix driver I really disliked. It was, I suppose, a result of me being a member of the establishment, schooled in manners and diplomacy…
F1
Norris vs Verstappen has shades of Hunt and Lauda’s epic battle
Lando Norris has a huge F1 championship points gap to make up, but the momentum is with him while Max Verstappen struggles with his car – not unlike Hunt vs Lauda in ’76, writes Mark Hughes
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Can Williams rookie Colapinto really do a better job than Sargeant?
With the beleaguered Logan Sargeant finally out at Williams, now the Grove team is replacing him with a rookie for the rest of F1 2024 – is Franco Colapinto up to the challenge?
Great Read
Archive
The grace of Phil Hill: America’s charming F1 champion
Phil Hill, who in September 1961 became America’s first Formula 1 world drivers’ champion, began his climb to the top 11 years earlier with his maiden significant victory. That happened…
F1
1978 Dutch GP: How Lotus felt F1’s fickle triumph and tragedy
The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix was another race that Max Verstappen and Red Bull failed to win after two years of dominance – over 40 years ago, Zandvoort ’78 was the story of total command for Lotus and Mario Andretti but, as Matt Bishop writes, fortunes can soon change
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Still sandbagging? Why Mercedes F1 car may be even faster than we’ve seen
As George Russell takes F1 sprint pole in China, Mark Hughes wonders whether Mercedes has a bigger advantage than we’re seeing, and if Red Bull finally has a solution to a long-standing problem
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MPH: F1 got lucky in Melbourne – but for how long?
Outspoken drivers say that F1’s new rules are an accident waiting to happen — and there are signs that they are being listened to. Mark Hughes examines the
unrest beneath the Australian GP spectacle
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Mark Hughes: ‘There’s no skill in F1 overtaking – it’s like passing a car on the motorway’
The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to have been lost
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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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Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, and the Alpine F1 stake: what’s actually going on
Two team principals with history, a minority stake, multiple bidders, and a governance question without a proper answer – here’s what the race for the future of the Alpine Formula 1 team actually looks like
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Aston Martin still at square one: Alonso sets out recovery timeline for F1 team
Fernando Alonso has seen enough difficult F1 seasons to know there are no shortcuts for Aston Martin, but he hasn’t lost hope
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The two options for F1 to revise its controversial 2026 rules
it’s leading more and more to the idea that we need to have more power from the internal combustion engine
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