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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…
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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
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
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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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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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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Scott Dixon leaves Ganassi after 25 years as Arrow McLaren reshapes its IndyCar future
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
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‘It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?’
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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