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Word on the beat – December 2024
Red Bull chief strategist Will Courtenay has accepted the role of sporting director at McLaren. He will not be free to join until mid-2026, with Red Bull insisting he’ll see…
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Karun Chandhok: Daniel Ricciardo’s bizarre F1 exit at the Singapore GP
The Red Bull driver merry-go-round made its first stop after the Singapore Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo hopping off the horse (or should that be Bull?!), to be replaced by…
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Toyota teams up with Haas in new F1 ‘technical partnership’
Is there such a thing as a slight return to Formula 1? That was the question raised by Toyota’s new ‘technical partnership’ with American-owned Haas. The deal involves the Japanese…
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Perez sinks further at his home race: will he see out the F1 season?
Sergio Perez’s form slumped further at his home race after a frosty clash with Liam Lawson. As Chris Medland notes in his 2024 Mexican GP diary, Fernando Alonso and McLaren left disappointed too — but not Pato O’Ward
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FIA stewards react too late to save F1 2024 – Up/Down in Mexico
The stewards long overdue reaction to Max Verstappen’s wild driving at the 2024 Mexican GP is too little, too late
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Verstappen games F1 system again as Norris loses shot at Mexican GP win
Once again Norris tried to pass Verstappen. Once again he was forced off track. This time, at the 2024 Mexico City GP, Max did get a hefty penalty but Lando lost out again
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Minardi’s miraculous F1 rebirth: ‘Even Fernando Alonso was building the car!’
In 2001, Paul Stoddart took the Minardi F1 team from meltdown to Melbourne in six weeks. He tells James Elson how they created the beautiful PS01 and gave Fernando Alonso his grand prix debut
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‘He’s behind you!’ Leclerc targets Norris and doesn’t rule out F1 title
Charles Leclerc comes into the Mexico City GP as the F1’s in-form driver. Can he continue his run of success to challenge Lando Norris and McLaren in the championship?
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Alonso hits 400 GPs: Which F1 drivers have the most race entries?
Fernando Alonso makes his 400th F1 grand prix entry this weekend – we count down the top ten
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Word on the beat – December 2024
Red Bull chief strategist Will Courtenay has accepted the role of sporting director at McLaren. He will not be free to join until mid-2026, with Red Bull insisting he’ll see…
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Karun Chandhok: Daniel Ricciardo’s bizarre F1 exit at the Singapore GP
The Red Bull driver merry-go-round made its first stop after the Singapore Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo hopping off the horse (or should that be Bull?!), to be replaced by…
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Toyota teams up with Haas in new F1 ‘technical partnership’
Is there such a thing as a slight return to Formula 1? That was the question raised by Toyota’s new ‘technical partnership’ with American-owned Haas. The deal involves the Japanese…
F1
Perez sinks further at his home race: will he see out the F1 season?
Sergio Perez’s form slumped further at his home race after a frosty clash with Liam Lawson. As Chris Medland notes in his 2024 Mexican GP diary, Fernando Alonso and McLaren left disappointed too — but not Pato O’Ward
Opinion
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FIA stewards react too late to save F1 2024 – Up/Down in Mexico
The stewards long overdue reaction to Max Verstappen’s wild driving at the 2024 Mexican GP is too little, too late
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Verstappen games F1 system again as Norris loses shot at Mexican GP win
Once again Norris tried to pass Verstappen. Once again he was forced off track. This time, at the 2024 Mexico City GP, Max did get a hefty penalty but Lando lost out again
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Minardi’s miraculous F1 rebirth: ‘Even Fernando Alonso was building the car!’
In 2001, Paul Stoddart took the Minardi F1 team from meltdown to Melbourne in six weeks. He tells James Elson how they created the beautiful PS01 and gave Fernando Alonso his grand prix debut
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‘He’s behind you!’ Leclerc targets Norris and doesn’t rule out F1 title
Charles Leclerc comes into the Mexico City GP as the F1’s in-form driver. Can he continue his run of success to challenge Lando Norris and McLaren in the championship?
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Alonso hits 400 GPs: Which F1 drivers have the most race entries?
Fernando Alonso makes his 400th F1 grand prix entry this weekend – we count down the top ten
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Mark Hughes: Barcelona offers Russell the reset he desperately needs
Mark Hughes examines why Barcelona’s high-energy demands could be the perfect antidote to Russell’s Monaco misery, and why Leclerc’s brake woes are harder to solve than they appear
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MPH: Ferrari brake changes delight Hamilton but leave Leclerc angry and without feel
As Brembo pushes back against Leclerc’s public criticism, Mark Hughes traces the rift back to the moment Hamilton walked through Ferrari’s door
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F1’s next great force: Antonelli makes history in Monaco with gut punch to Russell
Kimi Antonelli’s outstanding Monaco GP victory was worthy of the legendary drivers who have won in Monte Carlo, writes Mark Hughes. At the same time, team-mate George Russell’s form is disintegrating
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Mark Hughes: why F1’s 50/50 hybrid rules were doomed by conflicting priorities
With apologies to David Byrne and Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Watching someone lift and coast And you may find yourself Watching cars slowly decelerate down the straights…
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Felix Rosenqvist edges David Malukas in closest Indianapolis 500 finish on record
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
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Does F1’s power unit compromise go far enough?
F1 has agreed a phased rebalancing of the 2026 power unit framework, but the two-year road to 60/40 raises as many questions as it answers
‘I began to cry inside my helmet’ – Jean Alesi recalls his only F1 win, 31 years on
Jean Alesi’s only Formula 1 win, the story of that Montreal afternoon remains one of the sport’s most beloved, and most bittersweet
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2026 Barcelona-Catalunya 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 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
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