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2023 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain: dates, times and how to watch
Dates, times and locations for pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 F1 season, as well as details on where to watch and what may be in store
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‘Everyone wanted to be in Dave Price’s gang’: the man at racing’s core — MPH
Dave Price, who has died at the age of 75, played a key role in the careers of drivers including Nigel Mansell and Martin Brundle, with his racing team that everybody wanted to join. Brundle recalls the legendary manager with Mark Hughes
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F1 2023 car launches: every car and livery reveal for the new season
All ten F1 teams have revealed their 2023 cars (or just their livery) ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain on February 23-25.
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Why Hamilton still has full faith in Mercedes
After a dejecting slump in 2022, the seven-time world champion believes the time is right for Mercedes-AMG to strike back in the title race
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Medland: Positivity fuels Ferrari as it fires up Fiorano
In an age of heavily censored online launch events, Ferrari made a bold statement by actually running its new F1 challenger in front of a crowd of roaring tifosi
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Norris ready to win F1 titles – but how long will McLaren make him wait?
There are parallels to be made between Mika Hakkinen’s wait for a title-challenging McLaren and Lando Norris’s current situation, as Adam Cooper explains
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Alpine F1 battle shows what McLaren must fix in 2023
McLaren fell short of Alpine in last year’s F1 constructors’ battle but Project F1 data shows how its potential to perform much better in 2023
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Why F1 shakedown sent Mercedes’ 2022 season into a tailspin
With restrictions on costs, testing and aerodynamic simulations, a pre-testing shakedown has become crucial for F1 teams. Last year Mercedes showed the consequences of missing out on clean running
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‘Time is right for McLaren to succeed in F1 — and Oscar Piastri is key’
McLaren has the potential to fight the top 3 in F1 but will need rookie Oscar Piastri to be on the pace right away. How will he fare alongside Lando Norris?
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2023 F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain: dates, times and how to watch
Dates, times and locations for pre-season testing ahead of the 2023 F1 season, as well as details on where to watch and what may be in store
F1
‘Everyone wanted to be in Dave Price’s gang’: the man at racing’s core — MPH
Dave Price, who has died at the age of 75, played a key role in the careers of drivers including Nigel Mansell and Martin Brundle, with his racing team that everybody wanted to join. Brundle recalls the legendary manager with Mark Hughes
F1
F1 2023 car launches: every car and livery reveal for the new season
All ten F1 teams have revealed their 2023 cars (or just their livery) ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain on February 23-25.
Single-Seaters
Why Hamilton still has full faith in Mercedes
After a dejecting slump in 2022, the seven-time world champion believes the time is right for Mercedes-AMG to strike back in the title race
Opinion
F1
Medland: Positivity fuels Ferrari as it fires up Fiorano
In an age of heavily censored online launch events, Ferrari made a bold statement by actually running its new F1 challenger in front of a crowd of roaring tifosi
Single-Seaters
Norris ready to win F1 titles – but how long will McLaren make him wait?
There are parallels to be made between Mika Hakkinen’s wait for a title-challenging McLaren and Lando Norris’s current situation, as Adam Cooper explains
F1
Alpine F1 battle shows what McLaren must fix in 2023
McLaren fell short of Alpine in last year’s F1 constructors’ battle but Project F1 data shows how its potential to perform much better in 2023
F1
Why F1 shakedown sent Mercedes’ 2022 season into a tailspin
With restrictions on costs, testing and aerodynamic simulations, a pre-testing shakedown has become crucial for F1 teams. Last year Mercedes showed the consequences of missing out on clean running
F1
‘Time is right for McLaren to succeed in F1 — and Oscar Piastri is key’
McLaren has the potential to fight the top 3 in F1 but will need rookie Oscar Piastri to be on the pace right away. How will he fare alongside Lando Norris?
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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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