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F1’s most expensive failures: The list Aston Martin wants to stay off
As Aston Martin’s 2026 nightmare unfolds, history offers a stark warning: in Formula 1, a bottomless budget has never been enough
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F1 unlikely to seek replacements for Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs
As conflict continues to affect the Middle East, the F1 calendar could shrink
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Senna’s Lotus 98T heads to auction with an estimate of up to $12m
The Lotus that Senna drove to two victories and five pole positions in 1986 is heading to auction
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2026 Australian Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix
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Podcast: Aston F1 disaster reveals Newey’s ambition
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why Adrian Newey’s towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions
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Why Bottas’s penalty threat vanished ahead of Australian GP
Valtteri Bottas had been expecting to serve a penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP when he returned to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac. But an unexpected rule change has given him a clean sheet
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What a lap of Albert Park might actually look like with F1’s 2026 cars
Formula 1 has never asked this much of a driver in a single lap. Albert Park is where we find out if anyone has the answers to the new 2026 regulations
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Will new F1 wow or flop in Melbourne? Australian GP briefing
The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend – but will F1’s boldest gamble in decades deliver?
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MPH: Laughing at Aston’s F1 troubles? That’s a low-intelligence take
It’d be easy to laugh at Aston Martin’s disastrous start to 2026 after owner Lawrence Stroll invested millions into making it an F1 super-team. But don’t mock, writes Mark Hughes. Adrian Newey’s ambitious design could well come good
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F1’s most expensive failures: The list Aston Martin wants to stay off
As Aston Martin’s 2026 nightmare unfolds, history offers a stark warning: in Formula 1, a bottomless budget has never been enough
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F1 unlikely to seek replacements for Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs
As conflict continues to affect the Middle East, the F1 calendar could shrink
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Senna’s Lotus 98T heads to auction with an estimate of up to $12m
The Lotus that Senna drove to two victories and five pole positions in 1986 is heading to auction
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2026 Australian Grand Prix start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix
F1 Show
Podcast: Aston F1 disaster reveals Newey’s ambition
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why Adrian Newey’s towering ambitions could come good. Plus: what to look for at the Australian GP; F1 contingencies if Bahrain GP is cancelled; and Mark answers your questions
F1
Why Bottas’s penalty threat vanished ahead of Australian GP
Valtteri Bottas had been expecting to serve a penalty from the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP when he returned to the Formula 1 grid with Cadillac. But an unexpected rule change has given him a clean sheet
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What a lap of Albert Park might actually look like with F1’s 2026 cars
Formula 1 has never asked this much of a driver in a single lap. Albert Park is where we find out if anyone has the answers to the new 2026 regulations
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Will new F1 wow or flop in Melbourne? Australian GP briefing
The new era begins in Melbourne this weekend – but will F1’s boldest gamble in decades deliver?
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MPH: Laughing at Aston’s F1 troubles? That’s a low-intelligence take
It’d be easy to laugh at Aston Martin’s disastrous start to 2026 after owner Lawrence Stroll invested millions into making it an F1 super-team. But don’t mock, writes Mark Hughes. Adrian Newey’s ambitious design could well come good
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Mark Hughes: Barcelona offers Russell the reset he desperately needs
Mark Hughes examines why Barcelona’s high-energy demands could be the perfect antidote to Russell’s Monaco misery, and why Leclerc’s brake woes are harder to solve than they appear
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MPH: Ferrari brake changes delight Hamilton but leave Leclerc angry and without feel
As Brembo pushes back against Leclerc’s public criticism, Mark Hughes traces the rift back to the moment Hamilton walked through Ferrari’s door
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F1’s next great force: Antonelli makes history in Monaco with gut punch to Russell
Kimi Antonelli’s outstanding Monaco GP victory was worthy of the legendary drivers who have won in Monte Carlo, writes Mark Hughes. At the same time, team-mate George Russell’s form is disintegrating
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Mark Hughes: why F1’s 50/50 hybrid rules were doomed by conflicting priorities
With apologies to David Byrne and Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Watching someone lift and coast And you may find yourself Watching cars slowly decelerate down the straights…
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Felix Rosenqvist edges David Malukas in closest Indianapolis 500 finish on record
May 24, 2026 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana It was a photo finish in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 after a one-lap shootout at the close. Mick Schumacher’s…
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Does F1’s power unit compromise go far enough?
F1 has agreed a phased rebalancing of the 2026 power unit framework, but the two-year road to 60/40 raises as many questions as it answers
‘I began to cry inside my helmet’ – Jean Alesi recalls his only F1 win, 31 years on
Jean Alesi’s only Formula 1 win, the story of that Montreal afternoon remains one of the sport’s most beloved, and most bittersweet
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2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP start time: how to watch, live stream and F1 schedule
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
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