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F1’s team-mate rivalries: the enemy within
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri Lando Norris had it all his own way at McLaren prior to Oscar Piastri’s arrival at the start of 2023. But the Australian’s pace and…
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Gijs van Lennep: The Motor Sport Interview
Formula 1 has gone Dutch. Max Verstappen’s domination with Red Bull plays out before an orange backdrop: hats, smoke, T-shirts. He has also put Zandvoort back on the grand prix…
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2024 Dakar Rally: Loony dunes
Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia, January 5-19 The defending winners shocked the rally world by switching allegiance for this year’s Dakar. Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel will leave Toyota after…
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Trackside View: January 2024
Race report A shift to the Americas further strengthened Red Bull’s stranglehold Word on the beat Max’s global-trotting diary, talk of the 2026 F1 regs and gardening leave at Mercedes…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Bottas has the right ingredients to lead Audi F1 team’
You can’t help but feel that Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is treading water until the team becomes Audi in 2026. But that’s not the case for Valtteri Bottas. He seems to…
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Good month – Bad month: January 2024
Good Month Incredible Sulk Verstappen was delightfully off-message in Vegas, calling it “99% a show”. And this after winning the F1 world title. You wouldn’t like him when he’s actually…
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How F1 teams cope with the thin air of Mexico City GP
Although the red flags for the Kevin Magnussen crash in Mexico neutralised it, there was potentially a fascinating strategy battle unfolding between two-stopping Max Verstappen and one-stopping Charles Leclerc. The…
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Manhole cover rears destructive head at Las Vegas Grand Prix
The very first session on the new Las Vegas track lasted just nine minutes before it came grinding to a halt, not to be restarted. Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari had pulled…
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January 2024: Word on the beat
Current thinking regarding the 2026 F1 regulations is for a 20cm reduction in wheelbase, a 10cm narrower track and a lessening in wheel-rim diameter from 18in to 16in. This is…
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F1’s team-mate rivalries: the enemy within
Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri Lando Norris had it all his own way at McLaren prior to Oscar Piastri’s arrival at the start of 2023. But the Australian’s pace and…
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Gijs van Lennep: The Motor Sport Interview
Formula 1 has gone Dutch. Max Verstappen’s domination with Red Bull plays out before an orange backdrop: hats, smoke, T-shirts. He has also put Zandvoort back on the grand prix…
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2024 Dakar Rally: Loony dunes
Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia, January 5-19 The defending winners shocked the rally world by switching allegiance for this year’s Dakar. Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel will leave Toyota after…
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Trackside View: January 2024
Race report A shift to the Americas further strengthened Red Bull’s stranglehold Word on the beat Max’s global-trotting diary, talk of the 2026 F1 regs and gardening leave at Mercedes…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Bottas has the right ingredients to lead Audi F1 team’
You can’t help but feel that Alfa Romeo-badged Sauber is treading water until the team becomes Audi in 2026. But that’s not the case for Valtteri Bottas. He seems to…
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Good month – Bad month: January 2024
Good Month Incredible Sulk Verstappen was delightfully off-message in Vegas, calling it “99% a show”. And this after winning the F1 world title. You wouldn’t like him when he’s actually…
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How F1 teams cope with the thin air of Mexico City GP
Although the red flags for the Kevin Magnussen crash in Mexico neutralised it, there was potentially a fascinating strategy battle unfolding between two-stopping Max Verstappen and one-stopping Charles Leclerc. The…
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Manhole cover rears destructive head at Las Vegas Grand Prix
The very first session on the new Las Vegas track lasted just nine minutes before it came grinding to a halt, not to be restarted. Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari had pulled…
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January 2024: Word on the beat
Current thinking regarding the 2026 F1 regulations is for a 20cm reduction in wheelbase, a 10cm narrower track and a lessening in wheel-rim diameter from 18in to 16in. This is…
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MPH: Diamond in the rough – is this why Red Bull was fastest by far?
Sepang’s abrasive tarmac did more than shred Formula 1 tyres – it scrambled team simulations and may well have handed Red Bull an unassailable advantage in the Bahrain Grand Prix, that reshaped the competitive order, as Mark Hughes explains
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The disastrous tease that half the F1 grid fell for at Bahrain GP in Malaysia
Back in Malaysia for the first time in nine years, plenty of Formula 1 teams were caught out by the unique characteristics of the Sepang circuit where one decision had a devastating effect on their whole Bahrain GP weekend
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Mark Hughes: Tyre-wrecking Sepang threatens an F1 upset
Mark Hughes dissects how Sepang’s brutally abrasive surface and restricted tyre allocation are turning this weekend into a strategic gauntlet where the right compound choice could matter more than raw pace
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Max Verstappen: ‘Why I’m staying to rebuild Red Bull rather than quitting’
The first few months of this season were nervous ones for the bosses of Red Bull’s Formula 1 team. Victories were not on the agenda. The car Red Bull had…
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The wreck of Red Bull… and how the F1 team is fixing it
Who knows what riches Max Verstappen was offered to lure him away from Red Bull Racing? A blank cheque, the keys to any kingdom he might desire and all the…
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VR46 Academy’s latest title hope: how Marco Bezzecchi found his MotoGP edge
Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy – established a decade ago by the seven-times MotoGP king to create a new generation of Italian talent – has so far produced one MotoGP…
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Podcast: The hidden detail that can explain Red Bull’s sensational F1 pace
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes and Bryn Lucas look back on Verstappen’s win at Sepang, a restart delayed by a software glitch, and what to expect in Singapore
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Revived Verstappen faces the F1 circuit that has always beaten him
After a chaotic win at Sepang, Max Verstappen heads to the circuit where victory has proved elusive. Can this be the year he finally manages it?
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2026 Singapore 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 Singapore Grand Prix
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