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Silverstone Festival to honour Senna
The “biggest and best” collection of Ayrton Senna racing cars ever assembled is the ambitious target set by the Silverstone Festival, which will celebrate the life of the great Brazilian…
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Silverstone secures British GP for 10 more years
Formula 1 has halted any fresh tension over the future of the British Grand Prix by granting a new deal that will keep the race at Silverstone until at least…
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Christian Horner under investigation
The reigning world champions were engulfed in an off-track scandal on the eve of the new Formula 1 season when their team boss and talismanic leader was accused of inappropriate…
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Doug Nye: ‘McLaren rewrote the history books in 1980s F1 turbo era’
Even before Lewis Hamilton told Toto Wolff of his decision to opt out of his Mercedes contract in favour of Ferrari next year, thought turns to the fresh F1 engine…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Lewis Hamilton has nothing to prove, and they’ll love him at Ferrari’
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, team-mates at Scuderia Ferrari from 2025, eh? That is such a mouthwatering prospect; Hamilton the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, Leclerc often…
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Wilson Fittipaldi: the pioneering F1 ace who set up Brazil’s only GP team
Wilson Fittipaldi, former F1 driver and brother of double world champion Emerson who set up their eponymous grand prix team, has died at the age of 80
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Racing’s manhole mishaps: why Bahrain had plenty of warning
A loose drain cover has twice brought F1’s 2024 pre-season test to a halt. But organisers can’t say they weren’t warned. From Montreal to Monaco; Shanghai to Sepang, stray drains have plenty of form for wreaking havoc
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2024 F1 pre-season testing: what we learned from Day 3
Ferrari once again topped the timesheets on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, invigorating hope in those hoping for a genuine title-battle in 2024. Unfortunately, Max Verstappen and…
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A stone-cold Silverstone masterclass: Senna’s greatest F1 performance?
Ayrton Senna’s racing legacy is often intertwined with Silverstone’s own, despite him only having scored one grand prix victory at the historic British circuit. Damien Smith sat track-side that day, and recalls what he says was the Brazilian’s greatest F1 performance
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Silverstone Festival to honour Senna
The “biggest and best” collection of Ayrton Senna racing cars ever assembled is the ambitious target set by the Silverstone Festival, which will celebrate the life of the great Brazilian…
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Silverstone secures British GP for 10 more years
Formula 1 has halted any fresh tension over the future of the British Grand Prix by granting a new deal that will keep the race at Silverstone until at least…
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Christian Horner under investigation
The reigning world champions were engulfed in an off-track scandal on the eve of the new Formula 1 season when their team boss and talismanic leader was accused of inappropriate…
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Doug Nye: ‘McLaren rewrote the history books in 1980s F1 turbo era’
Even before Lewis Hamilton told Toto Wolff of his decision to opt out of his Mercedes contract in favour of Ferrari next year, thought turns to the fresh F1 engine…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Lewis Hamilton has nothing to prove, and they’ll love him at Ferrari’
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, team-mates at Scuderia Ferrari from 2025, eh? That is such a mouthwatering prospect; Hamilton the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, Leclerc often…
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Wilson Fittipaldi: the pioneering F1 ace who set up Brazil’s only GP team
Wilson Fittipaldi, former F1 driver and brother of double world champion Emerson who set up their eponymous grand prix team, has died at the age of 80
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Racing’s manhole mishaps: why Bahrain had plenty of warning
A loose drain cover has twice brought F1’s 2024 pre-season test to a halt. But organisers can’t say they weren’t warned. From Montreal to Monaco; Shanghai to Sepang, stray drains have plenty of form for wreaking havoc
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2024 F1 pre-season testing: what we learned from Day 3
Ferrari once again topped the timesheets on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, invigorating hope in those hoping for a genuine title-battle in 2024. Unfortunately, Max Verstappen and…
F1
A stone-cold Silverstone masterclass: Senna’s greatest F1 performance?
Ayrton Senna’s racing legacy is often intertwined with Silverstone’s own, despite him only having scored one grand prix victory at the historic British circuit. Damien Smith sat track-side that day, and recalls what he says was the Brazilian’s greatest F1 performance
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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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