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Ferrari tactics fail in 2022 Monaco GP
Ferrari was thrown a tricky tactical challenge by the Monaco weather, and failed to meet it. With everyone on wets, the two Ferraris and two Red Bulls quickly put distance…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — August 2022
Good month By George! Russell still hasn’t finished outside the top five this season, the only driver to do so. Lewis Hamilton could start being given team orders at this…
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F1 Retro: Mansell’s melodrama
F1 Retro August 1998 August 16, 1992. After years of on-track travails and a few near-misses, this was the date Nigel Mansell finally secured his Formula 1 world champion title…
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Word on the beat, August 2022
Sergio Pérez, signed a two-year contract extension with Red Bull over the Monaco GP weekend, negotiated by manager Julian Jakobi. His victory there led to his comment to team boss…
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Get a grip, Pirelli, say F1 drivers, after rain delays 2022 Monaco GP
The Monaco race start was delayed by almost an hour as radars were showing an imminent rain storm shortly after the scheduled 3pm start. Although it was merely drizzling at…
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Red Bulls trample the faltering Ferrari pony to take control of 2022 F1 championship
🇪🇸 2022 Spanish Grand Prix 🇮🇩 2022 Monaco Grand Prix 🇦🇿 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Charles Leclerc should have won in both Spain and Monaco, but his Ferrari mechanicals let…
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Risk-averse FIA shouldn’t sacrifice exciting races over small safety concerns
The FIA is right to constantly push on safety – but is it going too far sometimes at the expense of racing? ask Chris Medland
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Trackside view: August 2022
Race report It was a triple threat of trouble for Ferrari as Red Bull struck in Spain, Monaco and Baku Word on the beat Inflated cost caps, could Honda come…
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Mercedes announces summer school scheme in F1 diversity push
Mercedes has announced a partnership with the Sutton Trust in a bid to provide new employment opportunities for those from disadvantaged backgrounds
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Ferrari tactics fail in 2022 Monaco GP
Ferrari was thrown a tricky tactical challenge by the Monaco weather, and failed to meet it. With everyone on wets, the two Ferraris and two Red Bulls quickly put distance…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — August 2022
Good month By George! Russell still hasn’t finished outside the top five this season, the only driver to do so. Lewis Hamilton could start being given team orders at this…
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F1 Retro: Mansell’s melodrama
F1 Retro August 1998 August 16, 1992. After years of on-track travails and a few near-misses, this was the date Nigel Mansell finally secured his Formula 1 world champion title…
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Word on the beat, August 2022
Sergio Pérez, signed a two-year contract extension with Red Bull over the Monaco GP weekend, negotiated by manager Julian Jakobi. His victory there led to his comment to team boss…
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Get a grip, Pirelli, say F1 drivers, after rain delays 2022 Monaco GP
The Monaco race start was delayed by almost an hour as radars were showing an imminent rain storm shortly after the scheduled 3pm start. Although it was merely drizzling at…
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Red Bulls trample the faltering Ferrari pony to take control of 2022 F1 championship
🇪🇸 2022 Spanish Grand Prix 🇮🇩 2022 Monaco Grand Prix 🇦🇿 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Charles Leclerc should have won in both Spain and Monaco, but his Ferrari mechanicals let…
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Risk-averse FIA shouldn’t sacrifice exciting races over small safety concerns
The FIA is right to constantly push on safety – but is it going too far sometimes at the expense of racing? ask Chris Medland
Archive
Trackside view: August 2022
Race report It was a triple threat of trouble for Ferrari as Red Bull struck in Spain, Monaco and Baku Word on the beat Inflated cost caps, could Honda come…
F1
Mercedes announces summer school scheme in F1 diversity push
Mercedes has announced a partnership with the Sutton Trust in a bid to provide new employment opportunities for those from disadvantaged backgrounds
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Mark Hughes: McLaren F1 driver falls for Montreal trap… again
When Norris’s bold attempt to pass Piastri ended with a crash into the Montreal pitwall, it stirred memories of McLaren’s infamous 2011 clash between Button and Hamilton at the very same circuit, says Mark Hughes
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Mr Saturday: How scorching pole secured Russell’s Montreal win
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
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MPH: Ferrari to sack Vasseur? It’s the same cycle of F1 failure
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, 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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‘It was like a mafia scene’ – Scheckter recalls Ferrari meeting that shaped 1979 F1 season
“An old man with white hair, in a suit, wearing dark glasses, in a dark office, with bodyguards all around.”
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MPH: Emotional Norris is making bad calls in fight with cool-headed Piastri
A third of the way through the 2025 F1 season, McLaren’s title fight is shaping into a psychological duel as much as a physical one — with one key element giving Oscar Piastri’s the edge over Lando Norris, says Mark Hughes
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Seven F1 champions confirmed for 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Prost, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Andretti, Mansell, Häkkinen and Villeneuve will be driving their championship-winning machinery
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