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Verstappen rewrites Wikipedia – Up and down in Monza
The 2023 Italian GP was probably the first good F1 race of the year – for about 15 laps. We should be grateful
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For a moment Sainz believed he’d win at Monza. Then he felt his Ferrari slide…
With the tifosi roaring him on and his Ferrari keeping Max Verstappen at bay on the straights, Carlos Sainz began to believe that 2023 Italian Grand Prix victory could be his. But the very pace keeping him in the lead was to prove his downfall, writes Mark Hughes
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Formula 1: Good month, bad month — October 2023
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Verstappen rewrites Wikipedia – Up and down in Monza
The 2023 Italian GP was probably the first good F1 race of the year – for about 15 laps. We should be grateful
F1
For a moment Sainz believed he’d win at Monza. Then he felt his Ferrari slide…
With the tifosi roaring him on and his Ferrari keeping Max Verstappen at bay on the straights, Carlos Sainz began to believe that 2023 Italian Grand Prix victory could be his. But the very pace keeping him in the lead was to prove his downfall, writes Mark Hughes
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Max Verstappen’s first F1 win — where it all began
Just five races into his second season of Formula 1, his third season of car racing, 18-year-old Max Verstappen would be racing for one of F1’s absolute top teams from…
Archive
The power of three over the rest of 2023
Our three amigos all have much to relish for different reasons as they get stuck into the autumnal Formula 1 season run-in. Post-summer break, two of our power trio face…
Archive
Russell, Norris, Albon: the friends at the sharp end of F1’s next generation
Three friends bonded by the track, George Russell, Lando Norris and Alex Albon have become leading players of Formula 1’s next-generation drivers. We invite the trio to talk past glories,…
Archive
Flashback: Mansell holds court, despite F1 ban
The British F1 written media had a favourite saying: “There’s always a story when Our Nige is about.” Take a look at this. Mansell is not due to race in…
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Qatar returns to the F1 calendar: Events
Lusail International Circuit, Qatar, October 6-8 Formula 1 heads to Qatar after a two-year absence to kickstart its long-term future on the calendar. The event made its debut in 2021…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘Lewis Hamilton should sign for Ferrari; it’s worth a go’
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Lewis Hamilton should sign for Ferrari. By the time you read this perhaps a new deal with Mercedes will have been announced.…
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Formula 1: Good month, bad month — October 2023
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