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Grand prix racing’s big night out: F1 75 at the O2
Neon signs flicker as young fans gaze up at the enlarged posters of Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. There’s a sharp chill in the air but for thousands…
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Could 2025 be the best F1 season… Ever?
What’s the most intriguing question hanging over the 2025 season? Lewis Hamilton’s fortunes at Ferrari, perhaps? Forty years old as he joins the sport’s highest-profile team and off the back…
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France’s fearsome street circuit: Rouen-les-Essarts where Fangio gave a ‘driving lesson’
Rouen-les-Essarts was one of the finest circuits in Europe at one time, both feared and revered by drivers for the challenges it posed. The track, established at Orival near the…
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Karun Chandhok: F1 Insider
The next two years are critical for Aston Martin. In the early races of ’23, Fernando Alonso and his green squad were the feel-good story of Formula 1, racking up…
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F1 ‘90s revival: why we could see McLaren and Williams back in a championship duel
Even when McLaren and Williams were vying for which could dominate F1 back in the 1990s, Williams was a less structured place, much more of an artisan workshop than the…
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The Editor: F1 merits a royal celebration after 75 years
It’s going to be hard to miss Formula 1’s celebrations this year. Twenty twenty-five marks the 75th anniversary of the World Drivers’ Championship (as distinct from Formula 1 itself which…
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2025 Mercedes F1 car launch: W16 revealed ahead of Bahrain shakedown
Mercedes 2025 F1 car launch: date and location of reveal, plus driver line-up and key personnel
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Mercedes kept falling into a trap, says George Russell: ‘This year is different’
Mercedes has been on the back foot since 2022. But, George Russell says that the F1 team is placing its faith in a new approach — and he’ll need just five laps to know if it has succeeded
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F1 2025’s drivers and teams
McLaren MCL39 The next step beckons, to win a drivers’ title for the first time since 2008 Driver Lando Norris Oscar Piastri Car No 4 81 Wins 4 2 Poles…
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Grand prix racing’s big night out: F1 75 at the O2
Neon signs flicker as young fans gaze up at the enlarged posters of Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. There’s a sharp chill in the air but for thousands…
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Could 2025 be the best F1 season… Ever?
What’s the most intriguing question hanging over the 2025 season? Lewis Hamilton’s fortunes at Ferrari, perhaps? Forty years old as he joins the sport’s highest-profile team and off the back…
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France’s fearsome street circuit: Rouen-les-Essarts where Fangio gave a ‘driving lesson’
Rouen-les-Essarts was one of the finest circuits in Europe at one time, both feared and revered by drivers for the challenges it posed. The track, established at Orival near the…
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Karun Chandhok: F1 Insider
The next two years are critical for Aston Martin. In the early races of ’23, Fernando Alonso and his green squad were the feel-good story of Formula 1, racking up…
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F1 ‘90s revival: why we could see McLaren and Williams back in a championship duel
Even when McLaren and Williams were vying for which could dominate F1 back in the 1990s, Williams was a less structured place, much more of an artisan workshop than the…
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The Editor: F1 merits a royal celebration after 75 years
It’s going to be hard to miss Formula 1’s celebrations this year. Twenty twenty-five marks the 75th anniversary of the World Drivers’ Championship (as distinct from Formula 1 itself which…
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2025 Mercedes F1 car launch: W16 revealed ahead of Bahrain shakedown
Mercedes 2025 F1 car launch: date and location of reveal, plus driver line-up and key personnel
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Mercedes kept falling into a trap, says George Russell: ‘This year is different’
Mercedes has been on the back foot since 2022. But, George Russell says that the F1 team is placing its faith in a new approach — and he’ll need just five laps to know if it has succeeded
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MPH: If F1 wants equal engines, where does artificial competition stop?
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
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MPH: Will youth trump experience in Saudi GP with a tyre twist?
When does a rookie have the edge over an F1 world champion? Perhaps in Jeddah, says Mark Hughes, where the unsettling effect of a softer tyre compound is less likely to faze younger drivers than the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton
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MPH: F1 in ‘crisis meeting’ as engine civil war threatens to erupt
Friday’s summit in Bahrain between the FIA, teams and manufacturers may have been dressed up as a gathering to discuss the idea of a return to V10 engines. But make no mistake: they’re crunch talks as the 2026 rules continue to create problems, says Mark Hughes
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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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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Miami GP
It’s time to make some big chip decisions for your 2025 F1 Fantasy Miami GP line-up. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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Lando Norris’s long list of mistakes that makes Piastri the new F1 title favourite
Since scoring his maiden Formula 1 win in Miami a year ago, Lando Norris has enjoyed several highs, but also many lows which threaten to relegate him to second fiddle to Oscar Piastri if he doesn’t bounce back quickly
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Kevin Magnussen: ‘McLaren chose me over Button. Then the shareholders overruled everyone’
Kevin Magnussen speaks openly about his struggles after losing his McLaren F1 drive in 2015 and the “unfair” pressure he had from the team
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