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October 2023: Word on the beat
In a bid to lighten car weight, discussion is ongoing about whether to reduce wheel and tyre sizes as part of the new 2026 regulations. This could be a complication…
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Renault on the ropes
The F1 commission met on the weekend of the Belgian Grand Prix and one of the main topics of discussion was a proposed engine equalisation for Renault in balance of…
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Max Verstappen’s record-equalling F1 run: 2023 Belgian & Dutch GP report
Max Verstappen was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother. But a Dutch father. He says he feels Dutch. So he had two consecutive home grands prix, one at Spa…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Will James Vowles get time to turn around Williams?’
Williams has seen so many false dawns since the ’90s. It was a cottage industry team bolstered and patched as required to encompass whatever technology was needed to keep it…
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Will Renault pull out of F1 again?
Questions have been raised about Renault’s future in Formula 1 following a fresh round of management upheaval at its Alpine-branded team. Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, team principal Otmar…
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MPH: Perez victory that unlocked Verstappen’s devastating F1 pace
Rewind to Baku, and Sergio Perez was the faster Red Bull driver, with hopes of an F1 championship run. But that win actually ended Perez’s hopes by being the catalyst for Max Verstappen’s domination, explains Mark Hughes
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New F1 qualifying format: Italian GP tyre trial to halt Verstappen charge?
The 2023 Italian Grand Prix will trial a new qualifying format for the second time, aiming to mix up the running order. Here’s everything you need to know, including how it works and where it could be used
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How to watch 2023 Italian Grand Prix: F1 live stream, TV schedule and start time
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and times for the 2023 Italian Grand Prix from Monza, including qualifying and the grand prix
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Rushed comeback could end Ricciardo’s F1 dream. But he can’t wait too long
The pressure was already on Daniel Ricciardo to prove his pace, even before he broke his hand at Zandvoort. But as the remaining races fast run down, he can ill-afford to rush his recovery and return at less than 100%, says Chris Medland
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October 2023: Word on the beat
In a bid to lighten car weight, discussion is ongoing about whether to reduce wheel and tyre sizes as part of the new 2026 regulations. This could be a complication…
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Renault on the ropes
The F1 commission met on the weekend of the Belgian Grand Prix and one of the main topics of discussion was a proposed engine equalisation for Renault in balance of…
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Max Verstappen’s record-equalling F1 run: 2023 Belgian & Dutch GP report
Max Verstappen was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother. But a Dutch father. He says he feels Dutch. So he had two consecutive home grands prix, one at Spa…
Opinion
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Mark Hughes: ‘Will James Vowles get time to turn around Williams?’
Williams has seen so many false dawns since the ’90s. It was a cottage industry team bolstered and patched as required to encompass whatever technology was needed to keep it…
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Will Renault pull out of F1 again?
Questions have been raised about Renault’s future in Formula 1 following a fresh round of management upheaval at its Alpine-branded team. Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, team principal Otmar…
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MPH: Perez victory that unlocked Verstappen’s devastating F1 pace
Rewind to Baku, and Sergio Perez was the faster Red Bull driver, with hopes of an F1 championship run. But that win actually ended Perez’s hopes by being the catalyst for Max Verstappen’s domination, explains Mark Hughes
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New F1 qualifying format: Italian GP tyre trial to halt Verstappen charge?
The 2023 Italian Grand Prix will trial a new qualifying format for the second time, aiming to mix up the running order. Here’s everything you need to know, including how it works and where it could be used
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How to watch 2023 Italian Grand Prix: F1 live stream, TV schedule and start time
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and times for the 2023 Italian Grand Prix from Monza, including qualifying and the grand prix
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Rushed comeback could end Ricciardo’s F1 dream. But he can’t wait too long
The pressure was already on Daniel Ricciardo to prove his pace, even before he broke his hand at Zandvoort. But as the remaining races fast run down, he can ill-afford to rush his recovery and return at less than 100%, says Chris Medland
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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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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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Jules Bianchi and the glorious future that Formula 1 never saw
Twelve years after the rain-soaked 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, the memory of Jules Bianchi – and the extraordinary future he might have enjoyed – remains painfully vivid for Matt Bishop
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