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Four key changes for 2023 that emerged in F1 testing
With a full season to get used to F1’s new regulations, teams are focusing on upgrades to a few key areas. Lawrence Butcher examines where their development budget has gone
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When racing met RAF Silverstone for its first British GP
Silverstone celebrates its 75th anniversary as a grand prix circuit this year. Andrew Frankel looks back to the moment where a former RAF bomber base welcomed racing heroes for its first British Grand Prix
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McLaren playing catch-up after cutting too deep, missing F1 design tricks
McLaren has admitted cutting its aero department too much and missing its target for the 2023 F1 car. But despite a disappointing Bahrain test, it’s confident “aggressive development” will make it a top-four team by the end of the year
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Mini F1 pitwall gives Haas $500k more to spend on car development
Haas could save as much as $500,000 (£420,000) to redirect to its car development this season, simply by reducing the size of and construction of its pitwall. All teams have…
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Red Bull and Sergio Perez top timesheet on final day of F1 2023 pre-season testing
Day 3 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2023 F1 season: updates on running from both sessions and driver schedule
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Netflix shows F1 bosses at war over Piastri: I’d be ’embarrassed’, says McLaren’s Zak Brown
Behind-the-scenes footage in the new fifth season of Drive to Survive shows an increasingly bitter row between McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer as both teams fight to secure the services of Oscar Piastri
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Claire Williams returns to the family business
Claire Williams, daughter of the late Sir Frank Williams and former deputy team principal of her father’s Formula 1 team, has renewed her ties to the company – in a…
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Mark Hughes “Maybe McLaren has been guilty of not taking Lando Norris seriously enough”
Listening to the McLaren team at the launch of its new Formula 1 racing car, the MCL60, there was a definite sense of controlling expectations for the season ahead. “There…
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F1 2023 season preview with Johnny Herbert and Mark Hughes
Joe Dunn: I think we are all looking forward to a mammoth season – 23 races! But what are you particularly hoping for in terms of racing? Mark Hughes: The…
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Four key changes for 2023 that emerged in F1 testing
With a full season to get used to F1’s new regulations, teams are focusing on upgrades to a few key areas. Lawrence Butcher examines where their development budget has gone
Great Read
Racing History
When racing met RAF Silverstone for its first British GP
Silverstone celebrates its 75th anniversary as a grand prix circuit this year. Andrew Frankel looks back to the moment where a former RAF bomber base welcomed racing heroes for its first British Grand Prix
F1
McLaren playing catch-up after cutting too deep, missing F1 design tricks
McLaren has admitted cutting its aero department too much and missing its target for the 2023 F1 car. But despite a disappointing Bahrain test, it’s confident “aggressive development” will make it a top-four team by the end of the year
F1
Mini F1 pitwall gives Haas $500k more to spend on car development
Haas could save as much as $500,000 (£420,000) to redirect to its car development this season, simply by reducing the size of and construction of its pitwall. All teams have…
F1
Red Bull and Sergio Perez top timesheet on final day of F1 2023 pre-season testing
Day 3 of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2023 F1 season: updates on running from both sessions and driver schedule
F1
Netflix shows F1 bosses at war over Piastri: I’d be ’embarrassed’, says McLaren’s Zak Brown
Behind-the-scenes footage in the new fifth season of Drive to Survive shows an increasingly bitter row between McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer as both teams fight to secure the services of Oscar Piastri
Archive
Claire Williams returns to the family business
Claire Williams, daughter of the late Sir Frank Williams and former deputy team principal of her father’s Formula 1 team, has renewed her ties to the company – in a…
Opinion
Archive
Mark Hughes “Maybe McLaren has been guilty of not taking Lando Norris seriously enough”
Listening to the McLaren team at the launch of its new Formula 1 racing car, the MCL60, there was a definite sense of controlling expectations for the season ahead. “There…
Archive
F1 2023 season preview with Johnny Herbert and Mark Hughes
Joe Dunn: I think we are all looking forward to a mammoth season – 23 races! But what are you particularly hoping for in terms of racing? Mark Hughes: The…
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MPH: Verstappen’s self-destructive rage has put him on brink of F1 race ban
Max Verstappen is just one offence away from an F1 race ban and a pattern has emerged in the way he’s racked up penalty points, says Mark Hughes
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MPH: Why science alone can’t unlock secrets of ground effect F1 cars
As F1 enters the final year of its ground effect era, teams are discovering that success now depends as much on intuition and adaptability as on traditional engineering precision, as Mark Hughes explains
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How Norris ended Leclerc’s best 2025 F1 win shot amid Monaco GP ‘fun and games’
Lando Norris realised his dream of winning the Monaco Grand Prix in 2025, as the new mandatory two-stop rule brought creative strategies in the midfield, writes Mark Hughes
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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 candidates to replace Lance Stroll if he can’t race in Canadian GP
With Lance Stroll’s participation in the Canadian Grand Prix uncertain, Aston Martin faces several options for a potential stand-in driver
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Who is Felipe Drugovich? Aston Martin F1 reserve driver is in line to replace Lance Stroll
Felipe Drugovich could be making his F1 race debut should Lance Stroll not recover in time for the Canadian GP. Get to know everything about the Brazilian’s career here
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The frenetic F1 race with three starts and drivers sprinting to make the grid
25 years ago, Formula 1 prepared for the opening laps of the 2000 Monaco Grand Prix. However, what followed was not one, not two, but three attempts at the start
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