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Susie Wolff takes the FIA to court
A new front was opened in the off-track wrangles facing Formula 1 with news that Susie Wolff, left, had filed a legal complaint against the FIA. The complaint focuses on…
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How to watch the 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix: start time, live stream and TV schedule
F1 is heading to Japan in the spring: full details on how to watch the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, plus live stream, TV schedule, and highlights
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MPH: Why Suzuka will be moment of truth for Ferrari and Mercedes
Ferrari said it would have challenged for victory in Melbourne even if Max Verstappen hadn’t retired; Mercedes has identified its weak spot. Mark Hughes says that Suzuka will reveal if either team can hope to challenge Red Bull throughout 2024
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Williams took the Brawn GP ‘no spare chassis’ gamble — and lost
In 2009, Brawn raced to victory on its grand prix debut in Melbourne — with no spare chassis to fall back on. 15 years later, Williams encountered a similar yet riskier problem. Mark Hughes explains
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Williams’ 1980 F1 power duo: dextrous Reutemann and burly Jones
By the turn of the decade from the 1970s to ’80s, F1 was still brimming with with top class drivers – but two were head and shoulders above the rest, writes Matt Bishop
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Trouble for both Red Bulls, as Sainz puts himself in frame for Perez’s F1 seat
2024 Australian Grand Prix analysis: Carlos Sainz spearheaded Ferrari’s strongest race weekend yet this season, as Red Bull boss Christian Horner suggested that the Albert Park winner would be a good fit in his team
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F1’s Minardi Memorial Shield heats up Down Under – Australian GP review
Should there be a new prize for a team finishing sixth in the championship – just like the Jim Clark Trophy in the good old turbo times?
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Did Alonso detonate his chance of Mercedes F1 drive? 2024 Australian GP diary
Carlos Sainz’s heroic drive — overseen by his Dad; Alonso’s reputation at Mercedes takes a dent; and is the honeymoon period at Williams over for James Vowles? Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Australian GP paddock
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Crowd roared Sainz to 2024 Australian GP win as Verstappen retired in cloud of smoke
From hospital bed to victory in a fortnight: Carlos Sainz claimed a popular win at the 2024 Australian GP, just two weeks after surgery, to end Max Verstappen’s run of F1 wins, after the Red Bull driver retired with a fiery brake problem
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Susie Wolff takes the FIA to court
A new front was opened in the off-track wrangles facing Formula 1 with news that Susie Wolff, left, had filed a legal complaint against the FIA. The complaint focuses on…
F1
How to watch the 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix: start time, live stream and TV schedule
F1 is heading to Japan in the spring: full details on how to watch the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix, plus live stream, TV schedule, and highlights
F1
MPH: Why Suzuka will be moment of truth for Ferrari and Mercedes
Ferrari said it would have challenged for victory in Melbourne even if Max Verstappen hadn’t retired; Mercedes has identified its weak spot. Mark Hughes says that Suzuka will reveal if either team can hope to challenge Red Bull throughout 2024
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Williams took the Brawn GP ‘no spare chassis’ gamble — and lost
In 2009, Brawn raced to victory on its grand prix debut in Melbourne — with no spare chassis to fall back on. 15 years later, Williams encountered a similar yet riskier problem. Mark Hughes explains
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Williams’ 1980 F1 power duo: dextrous Reutemann and burly Jones
By the turn of the decade from the 1970s to ’80s, F1 was still brimming with with top class drivers – but two were head and shoulders above the rest, writes Matt Bishop
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Trouble for both Red Bulls, as Sainz puts himself in frame for Perez’s F1 seat
2024 Australian Grand Prix analysis: Carlos Sainz spearheaded Ferrari’s strongest race weekend yet this season, as Red Bull boss Christian Horner suggested that the Albert Park winner would be a good fit in his team
Opinion
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F1’s Minardi Memorial Shield heats up Down Under – Australian GP review
Should there be a new prize for a team finishing sixth in the championship – just like the Jim Clark Trophy in the good old turbo times?
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Did Alonso detonate his chance of Mercedes F1 drive? 2024 Australian GP diary
Carlos Sainz’s heroic drive — overseen by his Dad; Alonso’s reputation at Mercedes takes a dent; and is the honeymoon period at Williams over for James Vowles? Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Australian GP paddock
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Crowd roared Sainz to 2024 Australian GP win as Verstappen retired in cloud of smoke
From hospital bed to victory in a fortnight: Carlos Sainz claimed a popular win at the 2024 Australian GP, just two weeks after surgery, to end Max Verstappen’s run of F1 wins, after the Red Bull driver retired with a fiery brake problem
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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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China 2006, the last time Michael Schumacher won an F1 race
Twenty years ago in Shanghai Michael Schumacher, the greatest driver of his generation, crossed the F1 finish line first for the 91st – and final – time
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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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