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Chase the Red Bull: 2024 F1 season approaches
Sakhir, Bahrain, February 29-March 2 For a fourth consecutive year, Bahrain hosts the Formula 1 season opener. The 2023 race set the tone for the season to come, with a…
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Doug Nye: How motor racing thrived during the ‘three-day week’
It’s always been a happy – and attractive – feature of anyone’s absorbing interest that it provides each of us with a comfy sanctuary from reality. Certainly that appears to…
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Mark Hughes: Firing an F1 team boss won’t suddenly bring success
When Gene Haas opted not to renew the contract of his team principal Guenther Steiner just before New Year, it made Mike Krack – who joined Aston Martin in 2022…
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The Editor: Jackie Stewart’s surprising admission
It’s not often you can get excited about some scaffolding going up around a shed and workmen stripping out an asbestos roof. But last month the team here at Motor…
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Can Red Bull be beaten to F1 title in 2024? Why history suggests not
Red Bull has gone from strength to strength in the past three F1 seasons, but will 2024 be the year where it’s beaten in the championship? History offers a strong suggestion…
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MPH: Why Sainz and Albon are big players in F1’s 2025 transfer market
Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris have signed new contracts, but more than half of F1’s 2025 seats are vacant. Mark Hughes is watching Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon for potentially seismic moves
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McLaren has staked its F1 future on Lando Norris – not vice versa
Lando Norris has signed a new long-term contract with McLaren – it’s a team built around the Brit which is putting all its chips on one driver, rather than the other way round
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Why Madrid F1 critics have it wrong – ‘It’s a real test of driver & machine’
The new proposed Madrid GP circuit has come under fire for being a bland layout in an uninspiring location – but its designer Jarno Zaffelli tells Motor Sport that the critics will be silenced once racing gets underway
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Why AlphaTauri’s Visa Cash App RB rebrand is more than just a new name
Visa Cash App RB is the new name for the AlphaTauri F1 team which goes into the 2024 season with changed management and a fresh approach to its car, in addition to its not-very-well-loved rebrand
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Chase the Red Bull: 2024 F1 season approaches
Sakhir, Bahrain, February 29-March 2 For a fourth consecutive year, Bahrain hosts the Formula 1 season opener. The 2023 race set the tone for the season to come, with a…
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Doug Nye: How motor racing thrived during the ‘three-day week’
It’s always been a happy – and attractive – feature of anyone’s absorbing interest that it provides each of us with a comfy sanctuary from reality. Certainly that appears to…
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Mark Hughes: Firing an F1 team boss won’t suddenly bring success
When Gene Haas opted not to renew the contract of his team principal Guenther Steiner just before New Year, it made Mike Krack – who joined Aston Martin in 2022…
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The Editor: Jackie Stewart’s surprising admission
It’s not often you can get excited about some scaffolding going up around a shed and workmen stripping out an asbestos roof. But last month the team here at Motor…
F1
Can Red Bull be beaten to F1 title in 2024? Why history suggests not
Red Bull has gone from strength to strength in the past three F1 seasons, but will 2024 be the year where it’s beaten in the championship? History offers a strong suggestion…
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MPH: Why Sainz and Albon are big players in F1’s 2025 transfer market
Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris have signed new contracts, but more than half of F1’s 2025 seats are vacant. Mark Hughes is watching Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon for potentially seismic moves
Opinion
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McLaren has staked its F1 future on Lando Norris – not vice versa
Lando Norris has signed a new long-term contract with McLaren – it’s a team built around the Brit which is putting all its chips on one driver, rather than the other way round
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Why Madrid F1 critics have it wrong – ‘It’s a real test of driver & machine’
The new proposed Madrid GP circuit has come under fire for being a bland layout in an uninspiring location – but its designer Jarno Zaffelli tells Motor Sport that the critics will be silenced once racing gets underway
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Why AlphaTauri’s Visa Cash App RB rebrand is more than just a new name
Visa Cash App RB is the new name for the AlphaTauri F1 team which goes into the 2024 season with changed management and a fresh approach to its car, in addition to its not-very-well-loved rebrand
Standings – 2026 F1 World Championship
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MPH: Antonelli is ravaging Russell’s golden chance of F1 title — Canada is critical
Outperformed in Miami, George Russell fell further behind his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the F1 title race. It makes the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix vital for his championship hopes, says Mark Hughes, even though there’s a long season ahead
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Mark Hughes: Miami’s F1 team-mate divide – why driver pace made the difference
With the leading Formula 1 cars closely matched on pace, the 2026 Miami Grand Prix delivered an exciting race where driver pace and team strategy made the difference. But why the big gap between front-running team-mates?
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Mark Hughes: Ever-more complex F1 rules expose just how flawed they are
The F1 season resumes in Miami this weekend with an even more complex set of rules. It’s a welcome attempt to improve the racing, but just goes to show that the fundamental problems remain unsolved. Mark Hughes explains
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Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016
October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg in practice dramatically demonstrating the concept of lateral load transfer.…
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Derek Daly: why the numbers prove Williams sabotaged my 1982 F1 season for Rosberg
I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver on average would probably be killed or maimed each year.…
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Ferrari’s bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
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F1 set to abandon 50/50 power split in 2027 – what it means
Formula 1 will reduce electrification next year following the backlash against the current rules
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The FIA is giving Honda a helping hand, but is that right for F1?
The FIA has updated Formula 1’s regulations in what appears to be an attempt at helping Honda
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The ultra-elite F1 company Kimi Antonelli joined with Miami GP win
Kimi Antonelli’s start to 2026 has placed him in an elite Formula 1 group consisting of only Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill and Mika Häkkinen
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