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Imola: Where Ayrton left his heart
Motor-racing history hangs in the air in the bucolic surroundings of the Imola circuit, where the streets honour names such as Tazio Nuvolari, Alberto Ascari and Luigi Musso. Under the…
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Matt Bishop: ‘Hundreds of racers owe their health to nurses. Now I do too’
The Atkinson Morley Hospital treated Stirling Moss for career-ending injuries six decades ago. Earlier this year, in modern form, it admitted Matt Bishop who reflects upon racing, living, and the gratitude that so many owe to nurses
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Lando love-in: Miami winner saluted by fans, drivers and rival F1 team boss
From the Miami paddock: Chris Medland‘s Grand Prix diary on a tide of popular support for debut F1 winner Lando Norris; questions over Logan Sargeant’s future at his home race — as well as Carlos Sainz and Adrian Newey; plus rare good news for Alpine
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Lando Norris rescues F1 from itself: Going up, going down in Miami
For a second time this season, the AI was defeated! The 2024 Miami GP was a refreshing glass of the orange Floridian good stuff for once
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Lando’s sensational pace: Norris and McLaren supreme in popular Miami GP win
Luck was finally on Lando Norris’s side, helping him to a maiden F1 win in the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. But, says Mark Hughes it was a fully deserved victory as his McLaren outclassed the rest of the field
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‘Perez is doing it’ — Red Bull F1 driver says new contract is ‘matter of time’
Sergio Perez’s F1 seat looked in jeopardy at some points last year, but after an assured start to the 2024 season he looks increasingly likely to stay with the team. Former boss Otmar Szafnauer explains why Perez is Red Bull’s best bet
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‘Multi 21’: How the Red Bull RB9 spawned a famous F1 saying
‘Multi 21’ immediately entered the F1 vernacular when said in sheer anger by Mark Webber towards Sebastian Vettel – it came after duelling in one of grand prix racing’s most dominant cars, the Red Bull RB9
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Three new GP teams which can’t score points: the proposal to stop F1 going stale
After Andretti had its bid to enter F1 controversially scrapped, a new proposal is offering a new route for prospective teams into the series. Cambridge Kisby spoke with its co-creator Tim Milne who explains why his approach could be better than simply charing a $600m anti-dilution fee
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MPH: Will Newey join Hamilton in Vasseur’s Ferrari ‘dream team?
The landscape of F1 looks set to change significantly – will the Ferrari’s new ‘super squad’ feature Adrian Newey as well as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc?
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Imola: Where Ayrton left his heart
Motor-racing history hangs in the air in the bucolic surroundings of the Imola circuit, where the streets honour names such as Tazio Nuvolari, Alberto Ascari and Luigi Musso. Under the…
F1
Matt Bishop: ‘Hundreds of racers owe their health to nurses. Now I do too’
The Atkinson Morley Hospital treated Stirling Moss for career-ending injuries six decades ago. Earlier this year, in modern form, it admitted Matt Bishop who reflects upon racing, living, and the gratitude that so many owe to nurses
F1
Lando love-in: Miami winner saluted by fans, drivers and rival F1 team boss
From the Miami paddock: Chris Medland‘s Grand Prix diary on a tide of popular support for debut F1 winner Lando Norris; questions over Logan Sargeant’s future at his home race — as well as Carlos Sainz and Adrian Newey; plus rare good news for Alpine
Opinion
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Lando Norris rescues F1 from itself: Going up, going down in Miami
For a second time this season, the AI was defeated! The 2024 Miami GP was a refreshing glass of the orange Floridian good stuff for once
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Lando’s sensational pace: Norris and McLaren supreme in popular Miami GP win
Luck was finally on Lando Norris’s side, helping him to a maiden F1 win in the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. But, says Mark Hughes it was a fully deserved victory as his McLaren outclassed the rest of the field
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‘Perez is doing it’ — Red Bull F1 driver says new contract is ‘matter of time’
Sergio Perez’s F1 seat looked in jeopardy at some points last year, but after an assured start to the 2024 season he looks increasingly likely to stay with the team. Former boss Otmar Szafnauer explains why Perez is Red Bull’s best bet
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‘Multi 21’: How the Red Bull RB9 spawned a famous F1 saying
‘Multi 21’ immediately entered the F1 vernacular when said in sheer anger by Mark Webber towards Sebastian Vettel – it came after duelling in one of grand prix racing’s most dominant cars, the Red Bull RB9
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Three new GP teams which can’t score points: the proposal to stop F1 going stale
After Andretti had its bid to enter F1 controversially scrapped, a new proposal is offering a new route for prospective teams into the series. Cambridge Kisby spoke with its co-creator Tim Milne who explains why his approach could be better than simply charing a $600m anti-dilution fee
Mark Hughes
MPH: Will Newey join Hamilton in Vasseur’s Ferrari ‘dream team?
The landscape of F1 looks set to change significantly – will the Ferrari’s new ‘super squad’ feature Adrian Newey as well as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc?
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MPH: Decoded – why Russell and Piastri can’t keep up with their F1 team-mates
Hungary revealed how wind and worn tarmac are rewriting the rules of 2026 F1 performance, and why some of the grid’s best drivers are struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes explains
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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‘Kimi Antonelli was 11 when I saw him race. He amazed me’: when Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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Madring’s La Monumental gives Madrid’s new F1 circuit a distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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Scott Dixon leaves Ganassi after 25 years as Arrow McLaren reshapes its IndyCar future
The 2025 IndyCar championship was a snoozer, as Álex Palou clinched the title with several rounds remaining. The most compelling storyline in the closing weeks of the season was whether…
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‘It was the day Niki Lauda almost died. Who remembers a frightened James Hunt’s brilliant win?’
Niki Lauda’s blazing Ferrari cast a pall over the 1976 German Grand Prix, so it’s easy to overlook what happened in the F1 race. Matt Bishop recognises James Hunt’s masterful and brave victory at the Nürburgring
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The Beatle who predicted F1’s TV boom decades early
Long before Drive to Survive, an ex-Beatle and lifelong racing obsessive told Barry Sheene how F1 would find its biggest audience
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The bizarre bug that cost Frentzen his F1 title shot – and why he’s made peace with it
A software bug cost Heinz-Harald Frentzen his best shot at the world title, but he explains why it never actually cost him much at all
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