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Good month, bad month – July 2024
GOOD Classic tracks Imola was sweet relief for racing eyes after Bahrain/Shanghai/Miami –“I wish we had 24 of these on the calendar,” said Verstappen. Overalls historique Full respect to…
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One lap from victory? The story of Lando Norris’s Imola charge
Although the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola was a fairly standard one-stop event and there was no safety car interruption for once, the strategy intrigue wasn’t so much about pitstop…
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Word on the beat – July 2024
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali recently questioned F1’s power unit direction, saying that for 2030, “It is a personal consideration of mine, not yet shared with the teams, even if we…
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Why Max Verstappen was out of luck with Miami GP safety car
The Miami Grand Prix safety car for the Kevin Magnussen/Logan Sargeant accident was decisive in vaulting Lando Norris to the front and the foundation of his first grand prix victory.…
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Three GPs and three different winners: 2024 Miami, Imola and Monaco F1 race reports
Ferrari senior engineer Jock Clear was asked recently if he thought Red Bull was beatable. His reply was as follows: “We know how big the gap to Red Bull is…
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Karun Chandhok: ‘In Miami, Lando Norris took a popular F1 win’
It’s been brilliant to watch Lando Norris finally take his first win. As he and the McLaren team have progressed over the past couple of seasons, it feels like the…
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MPH: Red Bull’s Achilles heel revealed — now for an F1 title fight?
A familiar trait impacted Red Bull’s performance in Monaco. But will it be enough for either Ferrari or McLaren to legitimately challenge for an F1 title? Mark Hughes analyses their chances
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Monaco ’24 shows Hamilton/Alonso paranoia alive and well – like 2007
Competitive paranoia told Lewis Hamilton that he could have secured sixth at the 2024 Monaco GP — had Mercedes told him so. But as Mark Hughes remembers, the Briton had seen a similar scenario before
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The chaotic Monaco GP where ‘underrated’ John Watson made his point
John Watson was among the best F1 racers of his time, but remains underrated, says Matt Bishop. His potential was clear at the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix, where Wattie scored his first world championship point with a rare dose of luck
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Good month, bad month – July 2024
GOOD Classic tracks Imola was sweet relief for racing eyes after Bahrain/Shanghai/Miami –“I wish we had 24 of these on the calendar,” said Verstappen. Overalls historique Full respect to…
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One lap from victory? The story of Lando Norris’s Imola charge
Although the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola was a fairly standard one-stop event and there was no safety car interruption for once, the strategy intrigue wasn’t so much about pitstop…
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Word on the beat – July 2024
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali recently questioned F1’s power unit direction, saying that for 2030, “It is a personal consideration of mine, not yet shared with the teams, even if we…
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Why Max Verstappen was out of luck with Miami GP safety car
The Miami Grand Prix safety car for the Kevin Magnussen/Logan Sargeant accident was decisive in vaulting Lando Norris to the front and the foundation of his first grand prix victory.…
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Three GPs and three different winners: 2024 Miami, Imola and Monaco F1 race reports
Ferrari senior engineer Jock Clear was asked recently if he thought Red Bull was beatable. His reply was as follows: “We know how big the gap to Red Bull is…
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Karun Chandhok: ‘In Miami, Lando Norris took a popular F1 win’
It’s been brilliant to watch Lando Norris finally take his first win. As he and the McLaren team have progressed over the past couple of seasons, it feels like the…
F1
MPH: Red Bull’s Achilles heel revealed — now for an F1 title fight?
A familiar trait impacted Red Bull’s performance in Monaco. But will it be enough for either Ferrari or McLaren to legitimately challenge for an F1 title? Mark Hughes analyses their chances
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Monaco ’24 shows Hamilton/Alonso paranoia alive and well – like 2007
Competitive paranoia told Lewis Hamilton that he could have secured sixth at the 2024 Monaco GP — had Mercedes told him so. But as Mark Hughes remembers, the Briton had seen a similar scenario before
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The chaotic Monaco GP where ‘underrated’ John Watson made his point
John Watson was among the best F1 racers of his time, but remains underrated, says Matt Bishop. His potential was clear at the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix, where Wattie scored his first world championship point with a rare dose of luck
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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MPH: Verstappen’s powers are blunted, now Leclerc is the F1 driver with a magic touch
Charles Leclerc has mastered F1’s new regulations by rooting out the best deployment tricks, while Max Verstappen has been stripped of his advantage, writes Mark Hughes
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Mercedes seizes early 2026 F1 advantage as Russell and Antonelli dominate opening two races
China March 13–15 Like Round 1, the season’s second race was another Mercedes lockout, but the outcome at Shanghai differed from Albert Park: a 2-1 rather than a 1-2. Make…
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MPH: Antonelli vs Russell – is this F1’s next epic title battle?
He’s only 19, but Kimi Antonelli has shown F1 championship-winning pace and may never get a better title shot. The ingredients are there for another historic battle between one experienced team-mate and a thrusting newcomer, says Mark Hughes
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Katsuta triumphs in Safari Rally as Toyota driver ends 94-start wait with grit and resilience
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
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Verstappen’s Nürburgring pole and battle overshadowed by tyre rule exclusion in NLS2
March 21, 2026 Nürburgring, Germany A hero’s welcome for Max Verstappen in the Nürburgring pitlane after what appeared to have been victory in NLS2 as the four-time Formula 1 champion…
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Porsche Penske’s Sebring win marred by team orders dispute in Florida endurance double
March 21, 2026 Sebring, Florida, USA Porsche Penske Motorsport trio Felipe Nasr, Julien Andlauer and Laurin Heinrich completed a double in the ‘36 Hours of Florida’ when they added Sebring…
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The false ceiling: why F1’s 2026 rules are hiding its best drivers
The 2026 regulations have not just changed how Formula 1 cars are driven, they have changed what it is possible to see
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McLaren’s systematic dismantling of Red Bull’s F1 team
McLaren has quietly acquired a significant part of the human architecture behind Red Bull’s F1 dynasty
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The question remaining after Lambiase’s shock Red Bull exit
For a decade, Lambiase was the fixed point around which Verstappen’s career at Red Bull turned. Now the race engineer is leaving
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