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Fernando Alonso’s Jim Bowen tribute – Up and Down in Brazil
The 2023 Sao Paulo GP F1 event in Brazil bore comparison to an ’80s British gameshow – naturally
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‘Brilliant’ Interlagos F1 layout delivers in Sao Paulo — Las Vegas…take note
From the ridiculous to the sublime at Interlagos this weekend with Friday’s scenes courtesy of the weather and then the sensational end to the race on Sunday, and there were…
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Why McLaren couldn’t take its genuine chance of Sao Paulo GP win
2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix analysis: Lando Norris showed that Red Bull no longer has a comfortable F1 advantage, but he couldn’t use that pace to challenge for victory in Brazil. Mark Hughes explains why
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Jonathan Palmer’s ‘red mist’ F1 drive from last to fourth at Adelaide: My Greatest Race
I always enjoyed driving the street circuits, particularly back in the days when the turbocharged Formula 1 cars had so much more power than the normally aspirated, Cosworth powered cars…
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MPH: Mercedes mystery – F1 drivers can’t explain pace swings
Lewis Hamilton has a clear margin oover George Russell in F1 points this year – but their pace is closely matched, despite the advantage changing race to race, and neither can explain it
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Aston Martin’s failed first F1 attempt: the DP155
Before Lawrence, Lance and Fernando – and even the DBR4 – Aston Martin placed world championship aspirations behind an experimental car that barely had a proper test
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Verstappen: ‘If next year’s team-mate is Ricciardo, we’ll have a great time’
Max Verstappen fuelled rumours of a rethink at Red Bull, hinting that the team has yet to decide whether Sergio Perez or Daniel Ricciardo will partner him in 2024
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A year after Russell’s first F1 win: has he fallen victim to the ‘Hamilton effect’?
It’s been one year since George Russell’s first F1 victory at Interlagos, but it remains the highlight of his grand prix career. After a season in which he beat Lewis Hamilton, what has happened to his form in 2023? asks Cambridge Kisby
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A three-race F1 audition? Perez & Ricciardo’s mission to wow Red Bull
The contrast was stark: Sergio Perez crashed before Turn 1 in Mexico, while Daniel Ricciardo mixed it with F1’s frontrunners. But Red Bull won’t change its line-up after one race, writes Damien Smith. It might after another three…
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Fernando Alonso’s Jim Bowen tribute – Up and Down in Brazil
The 2023 Sao Paulo GP F1 event in Brazil bore comparison to an ’80s British gameshow – naturally
F1
‘Brilliant’ Interlagos F1 layout delivers in Sao Paulo — Las Vegas…take note
From the ridiculous to the sublime at Interlagos this weekend with Friday’s scenes courtesy of the weather and then the sensational end to the race on Sunday, and there were…
F1
Why McLaren couldn’t take its genuine chance of Sao Paulo GP win
2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix analysis: Lando Norris showed that Red Bull no longer has a comfortable F1 advantage, but he couldn’t use that pace to challenge for victory in Brazil. Mark Hughes explains why
Great Read
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Jonathan Palmer’s ‘red mist’ F1 drive from last to fourth at Adelaide: My Greatest Race
I always enjoyed driving the street circuits, particularly back in the days when the turbocharged Formula 1 cars had so much more power than the normally aspirated, Cosworth powered cars…
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MPH: Mercedes mystery – F1 drivers can’t explain pace swings
Lewis Hamilton has a clear margin oover George Russell in F1 points this year – but their pace is closely matched, despite the advantage changing race to race, and neither can explain it
F1
Aston Martin’s failed first F1 attempt: the DP155
Before Lawrence, Lance and Fernando – and even the DBR4 – Aston Martin placed world championship aspirations behind an experimental car that barely had a proper test
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Verstappen: ‘If next year’s team-mate is Ricciardo, we’ll have a great time’
Max Verstappen fuelled rumours of a rethink at Red Bull, hinting that the team has yet to decide whether Sergio Perez or Daniel Ricciardo will partner him in 2024
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A year after Russell’s first F1 win: has he fallen victim to the ‘Hamilton effect’?
It’s been one year since George Russell’s first F1 victory at Interlagos, but it remains the highlight of his grand prix career. After a season in which he beat Lewis Hamilton, what has happened to his form in 2023? asks Cambridge Kisby
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A three-race F1 audition? Perez & Ricciardo’s mission to wow Red Bull
The contrast was stark: Sergio Perez crashed before Turn 1 in Mexico, while Daniel Ricciardo mixed it with F1’s frontrunners. But Red Bull won’t change its line-up after one race, writes Damien Smith. It might after another three…
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Mark Hughes: The knife-edge strategy that delivered Hamilton’s Barcelona win
Mark Hughes analyses the finely poised strategic battle that underpinned Lewis Hamilton’s landmark first Ferrari victory in Barcelona
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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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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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Is it still worth racing in F1? Misery for Alonso & Verstappen at scene of great wins
F1 flashback: Champions’ drives in Barcelona
Barcelona 2026 brought Lewis Hamilton his first Ferrari Formula 1 victory but offered a sobering result for Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen, as Matt Bishop explains
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Mercedes’ Achilles heel is becoming too costly
From Antonelli’s shutdown in Barcelona to McLaren’s double DNS in China, Mercedes’ power unit-related failures are threatening to compromise its and its customer teams’ season
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Why the Monaco pitlane saga may outlast its verdict
Pierre Gasly has his Monaco podium back, for now. But the measurement failure might need more answers before the issue is settled
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