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F1’s next calendar puzzle: what replaces Qatar and Abu Dhabi?
As the Middle East conflict threatens F1’s season finale, several candidates are being considered as possible replacement options
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‘The Germans said if I raced, they’d kill me’: the GP driver who defied Hitler
A New Zealand farm boy turned Cambridge law student turned grand prix driver – Matt Bishop tells the quietly remarkable story of a man history nearly forgot
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Heinz-Harald Frentzen on the Williams years, Jordan’s title bid and life beyond Formula 1
Let us start with an audacious understatement: there are not many drivers whose Formula 1 preparation involved making coffins. Perhaps there is only one, for that is where Heinz-Harald Frentzen’s…
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Jackie Stewart and Denis Jenkinson’s safety feud reshaped Formula 1’s future
As the Greek tragedians demonstrated two millennia ago, every great protagonist demands an equally formidable antagonist. For Jackie Stewart, it was a bespectacled journalist with a long, wispy beard for…
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Why Gordon Murray’s Brabham BT55 never fulfilled its lowline promise
Forty years ago Gordon Murray introduced the world to the Brabham BT55, a car whose roller-skate profile looks extraordinary even today, never mind when compared with some of its ungainly…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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‘The most stressful corner of the entire F1 season’: Madring’s La Monumental brings distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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’11-year-old Kimi Antonelli amazed me’: how Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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F1’s next calendar puzzle: what replaces Qatar and Abu Dhabi?
As the Middle East conflict threatens F1’s season finale, several candidates are being considered as possible replacement options
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‘The Germans said if I raced, they’d kill me’: the GP driver who defied Hitler
A New Zealand farm boy turned Cambridge law student turned grand prix driver – Matt Bishop tells the quietly remarkable story of a man history nearly forgot
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Heinz-Harald Frentzen on the Williams years, Jordan’s title bid and life beyond Formula 1
Let us start with an audacious understatement: there are not many drivers whose Formula 1 preparation involved making coffins. Perhaps there is only one, for that is where Heinz-Harald Frentzen’s…
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Jackie Stewart and Denis Jenkinson’s safety feud reshaped Formula 1’s future
As the Greek tragedians demonstrated two millennia ago, every great protagonist demands an equally formidable antagonist. For Jackie Stewart, it was a bespectacled journalist with a long, wispy beard for…
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Why Gordon Murray’s Brabham BT55 never fulfilled its lowline promise
Forty years ago Gordon Murray introduced the world to the Brabham BT55, a car whose roller-skate profile looks extraordinary even today, never mind when compared with some of its ungainly…
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Kimi Antonelli’s mid-season charge reshapes Formula 1’s 2026 title fight
Monaco Lewis Hamilton Many had written off Lewis Hamilton in F1 – too long in the tooth at 41, a poor fit with Ferrari, the rise of rivals, and so…
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‘The most stressful corner of the entire F1 season’: Madring’s La Monumental brings distinctive challenge
There was a time when circuit corner names were utilitarian labels, nothing more. Even for the greatest curves, inspiration was drawn from local landmarks or topography: think of Eau Rouge…
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Formula 1 2026 half-term report. Every driver rated – who deserves an A+?
Kimi Antonelli Astonishing progression from his patchy and underprepared rookie season. Yes, he’s in the best car but he’s doing things with it that stand comparison with the finest. In…
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’11-year-old Kimi Antonelli amazed me’: how Mercedes’ talent scout discovered the F1 sensation
To call Gwen Lagrue a ’scout’ is reductive. Identifying talent is just part of the equation; he supplements that by developing it, playing a central role in nurturing a plethora…
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MPH: F1’s Middle East promises need a pinch of salt
Mark Hughes asks whether F1’s insistence that the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix will go ahead can survive the realities of the Middle East conflict
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Mass frustration at the US GP – but Kimi just looked like a kid having fun
Kimi Antonelli all but secured the Formula 1 title with a champion’s drive at the 2026 United States Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. Behind him, forlorn rivals failed to make their superior pace stick
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MPH: The revelation in Horner’s book – how he turned Red Bull from no-hopers into F1 winners
Christian Horner details how he rebuilt Red Bull from the ashes of Jaguar, and hired F1’s greatest designer from under the noses of rivals in his new autobiography, Drive. Mark Hughes found it fascinating
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Jackie Stewart wins at the Nürburgring as Fittipaldi finishes sixth
August 5, 1973 Nürburgring, West Germany A busy scene in the Lotus garage at the 1973 German Grand Prix, Round 11 of 15 of the F1 World Championship. Drivers Emerson…
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Do safety cars make races boring or more exciting? Dilemma for US series as it considers cutting back cautions
When it comes to sports car racing, it’s not just the American tracks that are markedly different from most of their international counterparts. The overall philosophy used by the FIA…
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Two corners from becoming champion: Oliver Solberg’s heartbreaking crash tops the most thrilling WRC deciders
5. 2003: Solberg vs Loeb vs Sainz Subaru’s Norwegian star Petter Solberg, above – ‘Hollywood’ – lay a point adrift of Citroën pair Carlos Sainz and Sébastien Loeb going into…
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Can Mexico deliver the F1 showdown that keeps slipping away?
As Formula 1 arrives in Mexico City, the stage is set for a weekend that could deliver not only Antonelli’s title, but also a long-awaited showdown
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2026 Mexican 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 Mexican Grand Prix
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Podcast: ‘Devastating blow’ – Why Kimi Antonelli is giving George Russell a nightmare
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Has Kimi Antonelli finally broken George Russell? Why the gap between the Mercedes team-mates is becoming such a psychological challenge – and why Antonelli’s rise looks so special
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