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Alpine’s F1 hopes look dim after ‘suits’ sacked Szafnauer
Alpine has lost a capable F1 leader after sacking Otmar Szafnauer — and for no good reason, writes Matt Bishop
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MPH: The Red Bull design trick other F1 teams have missed
Red Bull’s RB18 was dominant but its next iteration has been even more so. Mark Hughes reveals how the rest of the field have been caught out and recalls another occasion it’s been slow in picking up on Adrian Newey’s innovations
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Patrese recalls comeback to replace Senna at Williams: ‘I was ready’
1994 could have been Riccardo Patrese’s 18th season in F1 when he agreed to help Williams following Ayrton Senna’s death but, in the midst of tragedy, he had a change of heart – the Italian explains in our September 2023 edition
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Juju Noda: ‘Racing cars should be modified to help women’
Young female racer Juju Noda has just taken her first F3 win – the Japanese driver tells Damien Smith that, similar to other sports, cars should be adapted to help women competitors
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Kings of Belgium: Verstappen and Schumacher’s similar Spa genius
Amid Spa’s forested valleys, echoes of the past hang in the air like the spray from the tyres. No race weekend there is ever exactly like a previous one but…
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How Red Bull’s radio tension is key to Verstappen dominance
As race weekends have gone for him this year, the Belgian Grand Prix was actually pretty disrupted for Max Verstappen. First he had news of his gearbox grid penalty that…
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Legendary BRM V16 F1 monster set to roar at Silverstone Festival
A faithful continuation version of the famous BRM V16 will run at this year’s Silverstone Festival – in addition to a plethora of other historic competition machines
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‘Sainz was the real offender deserving of a Belgian GP penalty’
The 2023 Belgian Grand Prix weekend had two controversial contacts which were handled by stewards in two very different ways. Tony Dodgins analyses both incidents and shares his verdict
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‘A peculiar absence’: Why is there no German Grand Prix?
It is now August, and these days that means that the Formula 1 circus is packing up and going on holiday: the summer shutdown. But for old boys such as…
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Alpine’s F1 hopes look dim after ‘suits’ sacked Szafnauer
Alpine has lost a capable F1 leader after sacking Otmar Szafnauer — and for no good reason, writes Matt Bishop
F1
MPH: The Red Bull design trick other F1 teams have missed
Red Bull’s RB18 was dominant but its next iteration has been even more so. Mark Hughes reveals how the rest of the field have been caught out and recalls another occasion it’s been slow in picking up on Adrian Newey’s innovations
F1
Patrese recalls comeback to replace Senna at Williams: ‘I was ready’
1994 could have been Riccardo Patrese’s 18th season in F1 when he agreed to help Williams following Ayrton Senna’s death but, in the midst of tragedy, he had a change of heart – the Italian explains in our September 2023 edition
F1
Juju Noda: ‘Racing cars should be modified to help women’
Young female racer Juju Noda has just taken her first F3 win – the Japanese driver tells Damien Smith that, similar to other sports, cars should be adapted to help women competitors
F1
Kings of Belgium: Verstappen and Schumacher’s similar Spa genius
Amid Spa’s forested valleys, echoes of the past hang in the air like the spray from the tyres. No race weekend there is ever exactly like a previous one but…
F1
How Red Bull’s radio tension is key to Verstappen dominance
As race weekends have gone for him this year, the Belgian Grand Prix was actually pretty disrupted for Max Verstappen. First he had news of his gearbox grid penalty that…
F1
Legendary BRM V16 F1 monster set to roar at Silverstone Festival
A faithful continuation version of the famous BRM V16 will run at this year’s Silverstone Festival – in addition to a plethora of other historic competition machines
Opinion
F1
‘Sainz was the real offender deserving of a Belgian GP penalty’
The 2023 Belgian Grand Prix weekend had two controversial contacts which were handled by stewards in two very different ways. Tony Dodgins analyses both incidents and shares his verdict
F1
‘A peculiar absence’: Why is there no German Grand Prix?
It is now August, and these days that means that the Formula 1 circus is packing up and going on holiday: the summer shutdown. But for old boys such as…
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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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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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Does F1’s power unit compromise go far enough?
F1 has agreed a phased rebalancing of the 2026 power unit framework, but the two-year road to 60/40 raises as many questions as it answers
‘I began to cry inside my helmet’ – Jean Alesi recalls his only F1 win, 31 years on
Jean Alesi’s only Formula 1 win, the story of that Montreal afternoon remains one of the sport’s most beloved, and most bittersweet
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