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Baku sprint race boredom adds to F1’s ideas that flopped
Double points, a ban on tyre changes and elimination qualifying – Baku’s tedious sprint race weekend format earns a place next to some of F1’s strangest rule changes
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Verstappen shows more similarities to Senna as he passes F1 milestone
Max Verstappen stepped onto an F1 podium for the 81st time in Baku, surpassing Ayrton Senna’s tally of 80. But there’s a lot more that links the Red Bull driver with the three-time world champion, writes Matt Bishop
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Flashback: Chris Rea’s birthday recording for Rubens Barrichello
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Richard Attwood: My life in cars
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Formula 1: Good month, bad month — June 2023
Good Month Russell-ing up 0.25sec off VER in qualifying, then leading before PU blowout. Is Russell giving the title fight hope? Sassy Ted No holding back from Sky’s Ted Kravitz…
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Perez alert to Red Bull favouring Verstappen after 2023 Australian GP
Three red flags, four safety cars and a bizarre ending caused by a hole in the sporting regulations created lots of distraction on a sunny race day in Albert Park.…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Perez may have to fight Red Bull for 2023 F1 title’
The numbers work in a very different way when the points battle for a world championship is between two drivers in the same very dominant car. Take Ayrton Senna and…
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F1 Trackside View: June 2023
Race report Max wins in Melbourne but is he starting to worry about his teammate? Word on the beat Rumours of Mattia Binotto’s next job, Andretti’s F1 plans and moves…
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Pot, kettle, Verstappen: Up and down in Azerbaijan
A weekend of slightly reserved madness ensued in Baku with parc fermé fights, pitlane invasions and the wrong Red Bull winning – only in Formula 1
F1
Baku sprint race boredom adds to F1’s ideas that flopped
Double points, a ban on tyre changes and elimination qualifying – Baku’s tedious sprint race weekend format earns a place next to some of F1’s strangest rule changes
Opinion
F1
Verstappen shows more similarities to Senna as he passes F1 milestone
Max Verstappen stepped onto an F1 podium for the 81st time in Baku, surpassing Ayrton Senna’s tally of 80. But there’s a lot more that links the Red Bull driver with the three-time world champion, writes Matt Bishop
Archive
Flashback: Chris Rea’s birthday recording for Rubens Barrichello
He may have been a prolific rock star, but Chris Rea preferred quiet anonymity. Not for him the outrageous clothes and outlandish comportment exhibited by many of his ilk. Paradoxically,…
Archive
Richard Attwood: My life in cars
My family car as a boy was… Well, my favourites were always the Aston Martins, the DB2 especially, and I’m still restoring my own DB2/4 Mark I. My father had…
Archive
Formula 1: Good month, bad month — June 2023
Good Month Russell-ing up 0.25sec off VER in qualifying, then leading before PU blowout. Is Russell giving the title fight hope? Sassy Ted No holding back from Sky’s Ted Kravitz…
Archive
Perez alert to Red Bull favouring Verstappen after 2023 Australian GP
Three red flags, four safety cars and a bizarre ending caused by a hole in the sporting regulations created lots of distraction on a sunny race day in Albert Park.…
Archive
Mark Hughes: ‘Perez may have to fight Red Bull for 2023 F1 title’
The numbers work in a very different way when the points battle for a world championship is between two drivers in the same very dominant car. Take Ayrton Senna and…
Archive
F1 Trackside View: June 2023
Race report Max wins in Melbourne but is he starting to worry about his teammate? Word on the beat Rumours of Mattia Binotto’s next job, Andretti’s F1 plans and moves…
Opinion
F1
Pot, kettle, Verstappen: Up and down in Azerbaijan
A weekend of slightly reserved madness ensued in Baku with parc fermé fights, pitlane invasions and the wrong Red Bull winning – only in Formula 1
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MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
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Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
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The two key questions posed by McLaren’s Miami GP dominance
McLaren crushed the opposition in the Miami Grand Prix, with Piastri taking his third straight win in a race that looked like Norris’s to lose. Mark Hughes answers the main questions from the sixth round of the 2025 season
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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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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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The challenges facing Carlos Sainz Sr if he runs for FIA president
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering challenging FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s election for the top job at racing’s governing body. But he’ll have to overturn the odds to succeed
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Briatore is back as an F1 boss: what will he do next?
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine’s fortunes or flog the team?
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Was Jack Doohan always doomed at Alpine?
Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat has been under threat from Franco Colapinto since the start of the 2025 season. Was his fate always sealed?
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