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Can trigger-happy Ferrari harness all the talent at its disposal? – MPH
With change at the top once more for Ferrari, can it avoid wasting all the ability which runs throughout the team?
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Russell on Hamilton: ‘We need each other to help Mercedes’
Speaking to Adam Cooper in this month’s magazine, George Russell has opened up on his relationship with Lewis Hamilton
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2022 Hall of Fame Award: The nominees
Which F1 legend deserves their place in the Motor Sport Hall of Fame? The 2022 shortlist contains four candidates with 97 wins between them. You choose the greatest
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‘Binotto had to leave. Now Ferrari needs another Jean Todt’
Ferrari must look to its victorious past in its search for a new F1 team principal, writes Damien Smith. Losing Mattia Binotto will be a blow to the team, but finding a similar replacement isn’t going to work for the team
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Too much too soon: Why Ferrari’s early F1 wins sank Binotto’s season — Medland
Judge Ferrari’s 2022 F1 season by its early victories and lead in the title race, and it was a letdown. But the team deserves more credit for the step up it made this year, writes Chris Medland
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‘Replacing Mattia Binotto isn’t going to solve Ferrari’s F1 problems’
Mattia Binotto has carried the can for Ferrari’s 2022 failings by resigning as F1 team principal. But a new boss won’t solve the team’s fundamental problem which has dogged it for more than a decade, says Mark Hughes in our season review podcast
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‘No more excuses’: Game-changing Aston Martin F1 factory rises from Silverstone mud
A new £200m “game-changing” F1 factory for Aston Martin is talking shape at Silverstone. Adam Cooper takes a tour of the facility that team-owner Lawrence Stroll expects to deliver championships
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: 2022 F1 season review with Medland, Hughes and Smith
22 races, 20 drivers and 10 teams — our experts look back over a dramatic 2022 Formula 1 season
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The day McLaren won in a McLaren: ‘We were all so excited’
Former McLaren F1 team manager Alastair Caldwell recalls his most satisfying moment in the sport, when Bruce McLaren won at Spa in his own car
Mark Hughes
Can trigger-happy Ferrari harness all the talent at its disposal? – MPH
With change at the top once more for Ferrari, can it avoid wasting all the ability which runs throughout the team?
F1
Russell on Hamilton: ‘We need each other to help Mercedes’
Speaking to Adam Cooper in this month’s magazine, George Russell has opened up on his relationship with Lewis Hamilton
F1
2022 Hall of Fame Award: The nominees
Which F1 legend deserves their place in the Motor Sport Hall of Fame? The 2022 shortlist contains four candidates with 97 wins between them. You choose the greatest
F1
‘Binotto had to leave. Now Ferrari needs another Jean Todt’
Ferrari must look to its victorious past in its search for a new F1 team principal, writes Damien Smith. Losing Mattia Binotto will be a blow to the team, but finding a similar replacement isn’t going to work for the team
F1
Too much too soon: Why Ferrari’s early F1 wins sank Binotto’s season — Medland
Judge Ferrari’s 2022 F1 season by its early victories and lead in the title race, and it was a letdown. But the team deserves more credit for the step up it made this year, writes Chris Medland
F1
‘Replacing Mattia Binotto isn’t going to solve Ferrari’s F1 problems’
Mattia Binotto has carried the can for Ferrari’s 2022 failings by resigning as F1 team principal. But a new boss won’t solve the team’s fundamental problem which has dogged it for more than a decade, says Mark Hughes in our season review podcast
F1
‘No more excuses’: Game-changing Aston Martin F1 factory rises from Silverstone mud
A new £200m “game-changing” F1 factory for Aston Martin is talking shape at Silverstone. Adam Cooper takes a tour of the facility that team-owner Lawrence Stroll expects to deliver championships
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: 2022 F1 season review with Medland, Hughes and Smith
22 races, 20 drivers and 10 teams — our experts look back over a dramatic 2022 Formula 1 season
F1
The day McLaren won in a McLaren: ‘We were all so excited’
Former McLaren F1 team manager Alastair Caldwell recalls his most satisfying moment in the sport, when Bruce McLaren won at Spa in his own car
Standings – 2025 F1 World Championship
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MPH: F1 2025’s competitive landscape after six races
Six races into the Formula 1 season, McLaren has taken an early lead as Max Verstappen has kept Red Bull competitive and Mercedes and Ferrari try to gain ground. Mark Hughes analyses the field’s form in the first quarter of 2025
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Miami showed Verstappen exploiting F1 rules to max – again
Max Verstappen preserved his lead at the start of the Miami GP by knowing the letter of the F1 law – probably costing Lando Norris the win
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The two key questions posed by McLaren’s Miami GP dominance
McLaren crushed the opposition in the Miami Grand Prix, with Piastri taking his third straight win in a race that looked like Norris’s to lose. Mark Hughes answers the main questions from the sixth round of the 2025 season
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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 challenges facing Carlos Sainz Sr if he runs for FIA president
Carlos Sainz Sr is considering challenging FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s election for the top job at racing’s governing body. But he’ll have to overturn the odds to succeed
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Briatore is back as an F1 boss: what will he do next?
With a shady, but successful past, Flavio Briatore is once more an F1 team principal. But has he been appointed to revive Alpine’s fortunes or flog the team?
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Was Jack Doohan always doomed at Alpine?
Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat has been under threat from Franco Colapinto since the start of the 2025 season. Was his fate always sealed?
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