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Will Verstappen leave next? Horner exit doesn’t settle Red Bull fear
Red Bull may have sacked Christian Horner partly to try and keep Max Verstappen but, writes Chris Medland, it will take much more to turn the F1 team around
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Not just a title race: Norris & Piastri’s fight to make McLaren ‘their’ F1 team
The battle between McLaren’s two F1 drivers is on a knife edge and the stakes are sky-high: whoever wins is set to claim the 2025 championship, but could also shape the team’s future
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Christian Horner ‘proud of achievements’ after Red Bull sacking, one year on from scandal
Christian Horner has been released from his position as Red Bull F1 team principal and will be replaced by Racing Bulls’ Laurent Mekies
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Max Verstappen reacts to Christian Horner’s Red Bull F1 exit
Max Verstappen has now had his say after Red Bull confirmed his former F1 boss had left the team
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‘Horner lost political war after creating one-car Red Bull team’
Christian Horner’s Red Bull team developed an F1 car that only Max Verstappen can race successfully and now he’s had to carry the can, says Karun Chandhok
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What next for Red Bull after Christian Horner’s exit?
With the sudden departure of Horner, Red Bull faces a pivotal crossroads as it navigates the future of its Formula 1 team and leadership
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Mark Hughes analysis: Why Red Bull sacked Christian Horner
Christian Horner’s dismissal well and truly marks the end of a wildly successful era for Red Bull. Mark Hughes examines how the team started to crumble
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Who is Laurent Mekies? New Red Bull F1 team boss replacing Horner
Laurent Mekies steps into the spotlight as the new Red Bull F1 team boss, succeeding Christian Horner and bringing a fresh chapter to the squad
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The downfall of Christian Horner
From Sebastian Vettel to sexting: the rise and fall of F1’s greatest pantomime villain
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Will Verstappen leave next? Horner exit doesn’t settle Red Bull fear
Red Bull may have sacked Christian Horner partly to try and keep Max Verstappen but, writes Chris Medland, it will take much more to turn the F1 team around
F1
Not just a title race: Norris & Piastri’s fight to make McLaren ‘their’ F1 team
The battle between McLaren’s two F1 drivers is on a knife edge and the stakes are sky-high: whoever wins is set to claim the 2025 championship, but could also shape the team’s future
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Christian Horner ‘proud of achievements’ after Red Bull sacking, one year on from scandal
Christian Horner has been released from his position as Red Bull F1 team principal and will be replaced by Racing Bulls’ Laurent Mekies
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Max Verstappen reacts to Christian Horner’s Red Bull F1 exit
Max Verstappen has now had his say after Red Bull confirmed his former F1 boss had left the team
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‘Horner lost political war after creating one-car Red Bull team’
Christian Horner’s Red Bull team developed an F1 car that only Max Verstappen can race successfully and now he’s had to carry the can, says Karun Chandhok
F1
What next for Red Bull after Christian Horner’s exit?
With the sudden departure of Horner, Red Bull faces a pivotal crossroads as it navigates the future of its Formula 1 team and leadership
F1
Mark Hughes analysis: Why Red Bull sacked Christian Horner
Christian Horner’s dismissal well and truly marks the end of a wildly successful era for Red Bull. Mark Hughes examines how the team started to crumble
F1
Who is Laurent Mekies? New Red Bull F1 team boss replacing Horner
Laurent Mekies steps into the spotlight as the new Red Bull F1 team boss, succeeding Christian Horner and bringing a fresh chapter to the squad
F1
The downfall of Christian Horner
From Sebastian Vettel to sexting: the rise and fall of F1’s greatest pantomime villain
Standings – 2025 F1 World Championship
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MPH: The F1 force that could split Leclerc & Ferrari — and even McLaren
Formula 1 history shows that success and failure alike can rupture partnerships. Could Ferrari and Leclerc be next? Mark Hughes wonders
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Mark Hughes: Why McLaren team orders brought painful F1 flashback for Coulthard
In a race where McLaren colluded with Williams against Ferrari, David Coulthard was ordered to move over for team-mate Mika Häkkinen — a raw wound reopened three decades on by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris’s Monza switch
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Mark Hughes: Monza pitstop blunder left McLaren facing a familiar headache
A slow pitstop for Lando Norris left McLaren tripping over itself at Monza, turning a straightforward race into another uneasy team orders dilemma, as Mark Hughes explains
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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 strange failure of F1 rivals to copy McLaren’s key advantage
McLaren’s F1 dominance in 2025 has been underpinned by a deceptively simple factor that none of its key challengers has been able to replicate.
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Why Red Bull resurgence could be real – What to watch at 2025 Azerbaijan GP
From Red Bull’s potential resurgence to McLaren’s title duel, tyre strategy gambles, Bearman’s race-ban threat and renewed scrutiny on driving rules, Baku promises another weekend of intrigue
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Does Formula 1 need more sprint races? ‘Absolutely not!’ – fans have their say
Formula 1’s sprint races have added some drama to the calendar, but with rumours of the format expanding to as many as 10 or 12 weekends, the series faces a key question: is more always better?
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