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Verstappen vs Norris beat any 2021 race – for whingeing: Up/Down Austria
Will F1 drivers ever just zip it and race? The 2024 Austrian GP didn’t give us much hope
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‘Hurry up Carlos’: Drivers becoming ‘bored’ of Sainz’s 2025 indecision
Mixed reactions after Norris and Verstappen’s controversial crash; further frustrations with track limits; F1 drivers eager for a decision from Sainz; and the effect of F1’s relentless calendar. Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Austrian GP paddock
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Annoyed Verstappen only has himself to blame for Norris clash
The battle for the lead of the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix ended abruptly when Max Verstappen squeezed Lando Norris. The World Champion blamed Red Bull’s strategy, but Mark Hughes says that the F1 team was virtually faultless
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Return of the gravel trap: why F1 is welcoming them back
F1 gravel traps are back in favour after years of being replaced by asphalt run-offs and there’s hope that they’ll halt track limit breaches at the Austrian Grand Prix. Here’s the story of their rise, fall, and reintroduction
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MPH: McLaren has a winning F1 car. Now it needs the Red Bull mentality
Lando Norris could already have three F1 wins in 2024, had it not been for tiny errors that handed Max Verstappen victory. Mark Hughes looks at the fine details that separating McLaren from the championship-tested Red Bull
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix
Is it time to create your ultimate line-up? Here are our F1 Fantasy tips and predictions for the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix
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McLaren’s 2011 Spanish GP despair repeated in ’24 — with Verstappen in Vettel role
At the 2024 edition of the Spanish GP, George Russell replicated Fernando Alonso’s brilliant start from 2011. As Mark Hughes points out, it wasn’t the only similarity the two F1 races share
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What are F1 track limits? Rules, penalties and what is changing
F1 track limits mark the edge of the racing circuit, and have caused plenty of controversy in the past. Here are the rules, the penalties that apply, and the changes on the way after a series of controversies
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Verstappen vs Norris beat any 2021 race – for whingeing: Up/Down Austria
Will F1 drivers ever just zip it and race? The 2024 Austrian GP didn’t give us much hope
F1
‘Hurry up Carlos’: Drivers becoming ‘bored’ of Sainz’s 2025 indecision
Mixed reactions after Norris and Verstappen’s controversial crash; further frustrations with track limits; F1 drivers eager for a decision from Sainz; and the effect of F1’s relentless calendar. Chris Medland’s diary from the 2024 Austrian GP paddock
F1
Annoyed Verstappen only has himself to blame for Norris clash
The battle for the lead of the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix ended abruptly when Max Verstappen squeezed Lando Norris. The World Champion blamed Red Bull’s strategy, but Mark Hughes says that the F1 team was virtually faultless
Karting News
Is 6 too young to start racing? F1 drivers have their say on the risks
The death of a 9-year-old motorbike rider has highlighted the risks of children racing. We ask Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, and other F1 drivers who started young, whether junior karting should have a higher age limit
F1
Return of the gravel trap: why F1 is welcoming them back
F1 gravel traps are back in favour after years of being replaced by asphalt run-offs and there’s hope that they’ll halt track limit breaches at the Austrian Grand Prix. Here’s the story of their rise, fall, and reintroduction
F1
MPH: McLaren has a winning F1 car. Now it needs the Red Bull mentality
Lando Norris could already have three F1 wins in 2024, had it not been for tiny errors that handed Max Verstappen victory. Mark Hughes looks at the fine details that separating McLaren from the championship-tested Red Bull
F1
F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix
Is it time to create your ultimate line-up? Here are our F1 Fantasy tips and predictions for the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix
F1
McLaren’s 2011 Spanish GP despair repeated in ’24 — with Verstappen in Vettel role
At the 2024 edition of the Spanish GP, George Russell replicated Fernando Alonso’s brilliant start from 2011. As Mark Hughes points out, it wasn’t the only similarity the two F1 races share
F1
What are F1 track limits? Rules, penalties and what is changing
F1 track limits mark the edge of the racing circuit, and have caused plenty of controversy in the past. Here are the rules, the penalties that apply, and the changes on the way after a series of controversies
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Mark Hughes: Super-smooth Madrid circuit is an F1 minefield
With a brand new surface and a tyre-punishing banked Turn 12, Madrid’s inaugural Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix weekend could reshuffle the Mercedes-McLaren-Ferrari pecking order once again, writes Mark Hughes
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MPH: Did Piastri really sabotage Norris’s lap? The paranoia of F1’s towing game
A perfectly executed tow gave Pierre Gasly pole at Monza, but behind it lay a familiar F1 story of team-mate distrust, which is sometimes justified, as Mark Hughes explains
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Mark Hughes: The new Jim Clark? Antonelli’s Monza win was one of the greatest F1 has seen
The power unit, the passing zones, the red flag – strip them all away and what’s left is still one of the greatest drives in F1 history. Mark Hughes analyses Kimi Antonelli’s Monza masterclass
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McLaren’s short gearing explains its Zandvoort advantage over Mercedes
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
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Madring’s La Monumental: the banked corner that’s unlike anything else in F1
Madring’s banked showpiece was built to be photographed and talked about, but how big is the challenge around it?
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Podcast: Antonelli’s Monza F1 win shouldn’t have been possible
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
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Can Madring avoid the F1 pitfalls Verstappen is predicting?
As Formula 1 arrives at Madring for the first time, Max Verstappen has highlighted two key worries. Will they come true?
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