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Manhole cover rears destructive head at Las Vegas Grand Prix
The very first session on the new Las Vegas track lasted just nine minutes before it came grinding to a halt, not to be restarted. Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari had pulled…
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January 2024: Word on the beat
Current thinking regarding the 2026 F1 regulations is for a 20cm reduction in wheelbase, a 10cm narrower track and a lessening in wheel-rim diameter from 18in to 16in. This is…
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Pérez feels the pressure in race to keep Red Bull F1 seat
Mexico City GP São Paulo GP Las Vegas GP Mexico City GP Even as the season closed into its last few races, talk about whether Sergio Pérez would retain…
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Andrew Frankel: The car that has exactly ‘enough’ performance
I have long maintained that 5.2sec is the perfect 0-60mph time. Brief enough to be exciting, long enough to be savoured, for there is unquestionably a trade-off between the intensity…
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Doug Nye: 60 years of McLaren, including Berger’s tricks and Mika’s life-saver
A hugely impressive McLaren Old Boys’ and Girls’ 60th Anniversary bash highlighted early November, organised by former team staffers Matthew Jeffreys and Richard West, attended by nearly 350 McLaren veterans…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Can we conclude that Red Bull’s restrictions and penalty haven’t worked?’
With Red Bull coming off the back of one of the most dominant team performances in Formula 1 history, can we conclude that the two sets of wind tunnel restrictions…
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Factory prototype Porsche 911 goes up for auction
According to Michael Bennett-Levy – famous as a collector of everything, in particular early technology and TV sets – the first example of anything is always worth buying, (almost) regardless…
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Ferrari 499P Le Mans winner unleashed — yours for £4.6m
It returns to Le Mans as a factory contender for the first time in 50 years and wins the 100th anniversary edition of the 24 Hours with a brand new…
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F1 Academy raises the stakes for female hopefuls
The unquestionably justified ambition to encourage and promote more women into top-line motor sport remains a hot topic, and at times a contentious one. But is the emergence of a…
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Manhole cover rears destructive head at Las Vegas Grand Prix
The very first session on the new Las Vegas track lasted just nine minutes before it came grinding to a halt, not to be restarted. Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari had pulled…
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January 2024: Word on the beat
Current thinking regarding the 2026 F1 regulations is for a 20cm reduction in wheelbase, a 10cm narrower track and a lessening in wheel-rim diameter from 18in to 16in. This is…
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Pérez feels the pressure in race to keep Red Bull F1 seat
Mexico City GP São Paulo GP Las Vegas GP Mexico City GP Even as the season closed into its last few races, talk about whether Sergio Pérez would retain…
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Andrew Frankel: The car that has exactly ‘enough’ performance
I have long maintained that 5.2sec is the perfect 0-60mph time. Brief enough to be exciting, long enough to be savoured, for there is unquestionably a trade-off between the intensity…
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Doug Nye: 60 years of McLaren, including Berger’s tricks and Mika’s life-saver
A hugely impressive McLaren Old Boys’ and Girls’ 60th Anniversary bash highlighted early November, organised by former team staffers Matthew Jeffreys and Richard West, attended by nearly 350 McLaren veterans…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Can we conclude that Red Bull’s restrictions and penalty haven’t worked?’
With Red Bull coming off the back of one of the most dominant team performances in Formula 1 history, can we conclude that the two sets of wind tunnel restrictions…
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Factory prototype Porsche 911 goes up for auction
According to Michael Bennett-Levy – famous as a collector of everything, in particular early technology and TV sets – the first example of anything is always worth buying, (almost) regardless…
Archive
Ferrari 499P Le Mans winner unleashed — yours for £4.6m
It returns to Le Mans as a factory contender for the first time in 50 years and wins the 100th anniversary edition of the 24 Hours with a brand new…
Archive
F1 Academy raises the stakes for female hopefuls
The unquestionably justified ambition to encourage and promote more women into top-line motor sport remains a hot topic, and at times a contentious one. But is the emergence of a…
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Epic racing in Chinese GP was boosted by F1’s new button
After artificial-looking overtaking in Melbourne, the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix saw a return to F1 drivers following closely and then out-braking each other. Mark Hughes on the Shanghai spectacle
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Still sandbagging? Why Mercedes F1 car may be even faster than we’ve seen
As George Russell takes F1 sprint pole in China, Mark Hughes wonders whether Mercedes has a bigger advantage than we’re seeing, and if Red Bull finally has a solution to a long-standing problem
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MPH: F1 got lucky in Melbourne – but for how long?
Outspoken drivers say that F1’s new rules are an accident waiting to happen — and there are signs that they are being listened to. Mark Hughes examines the
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Jamie Chadwick shines at the Silverstone 4 Hours
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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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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The races that never happened: F1’s cancelled grands prix
The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix are the first F1 races to be cancelled for three years. We look back at the practical, financial – and more unusual reasons – for grand prix weekend cancellations
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China 2006, the last time Michael Schumacher won an F1 race
Twenty years ago in Shanghai Michael Schumacher, the greatest driver of his generation, crossed the F1 finish line first for the 91st – and final – time
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F1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi Grands Prix as Iranian missile attacks continue
As tensions remain high in the Middle East, Formula 1 has announced that the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will be cancelled, reducing this year’s calendar to 22 races
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