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‘Alfa Romeo can fight for race wins,’ says Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has set a target to win races with Alfa Romeo believing the potential is there to do so
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Wolff says Mercedes could copy Red Bull design: 2022 Canadian GP – What you missed
Car design rethinks, famous comebacks and fatal furry encounters – here’s what you may have missed from the 2022 Canadian GP
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Sergio Perez’s orienteering challenge: ’22 Canadian GP – Goin’ up, goin’ down
Perez scouts for his latest orienteering badge, pay drivers hoover up the points and Hamilton rolls back the years
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Alternative ending to the 2022 Canadian GP that we’ll never know
Upon Montreal’s return to the F1 calendar after its Covid-imposed three-year absence, Max Verstappen made it five wins from the last six and six from nine in the season to…
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Ruthless Verstappen now in total control of title race: 2022 Canadian GP report
There’s an air of invincibility around Max Verstappen at the moment, as he appears to have clicked into a higher gear just when he has needed to. It’s not that…
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Verstappen holds off charging Sainz to win the 2022 Canadian GP: as it happened
Max Verstappen held off a charging Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix in a gripping finale in Montreal. A final showdown was, with the field bunched up when…
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‘We’ll attack Max’, says Alonso after qualifying 2nd behind Verstappen for 2022 Canadian GP
Max Verstappen dominated qualifying in Montreal to claim pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, but he’ll have an unfamiliar companion on the front row, with Fernando Alonso alongside him. In…
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‘Daniel Ricciardo has fallen from megastar to struggling also-ran’: Mark Hughes
There could hardly be a starker contrast in fortunes than between Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo over the last couple of years. The former has transformed from being potentially out…
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‘I almost stopped racing when I couldn’t beat Lewis’, says Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he almost stopped racing at the end of 2018 after two seasons of struggling to match team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Speaking on Motor Sport’s My big…
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‘Alfa Romeo can fight for race wins,’ says Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has set a target to win races with Alfa Romeo believing the potential is there to do so
F1
Wolff says Mercedes could copy Red Bull design: 2022 Canadian GP – What you missed
Car design rethinks, famous comebacks and fatal furry encounters – here’s what you may have missed from the 2022 Canadian GP
F1
Sergio Perez’s orienteering challenge: ’22 Canadian GP – Goin’ up, goin’ down
Perez scouts for his latest orienteering badge, pay drivers hoover up the points and Hamilton rolls back the years
F1
Alternative ending to the 2022 Canadian GP that we’ll never know
Upon Montreal’s return to the F1 calendar after its Covid-imposed three-year absence, Max Verstappen made it five wins from the last six and six from nine in the season to…
F1
Ruthless Verstappen now in total control of title race: 2022 Canadian GP report
There’s an air of invincibility around Max Verstappen at the moment, as he appears to have clicked into a higher gear just when he has needed to. It’s not that…
F1
Verstappen holds off charging Sainz to win the 2022 Canadian GP: as it happened
Max Verstappen held off a charging Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix in a gripping finale in Montreal. A final showdown was, with the field bunched up when…
F1
‘We’ll attack Max’, says Alonso after qualifying 2nd behind Verstappen for 2022 Canadian GP
Max Verstappen dominated qualifying in Montreal to claim pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, but he’ll have an unfamiliar companion on the front row, with Fernando Alonso alongside him. In…
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‘Daniel Ricciardo has fallen from megastar to struggling also-ran’: Mark Hughes
There could hardly be a starker contrast in fortunes than between Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo over the last couple of years. The former has transformed from being potentially out…
F1
‘I almost stopped racing when I couldn’t beat Lewis’, says Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has revealed that he almost stopped racing at the end of 2018 after two seasons of struggling to match team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Speaking on Motor Sport’s My big…
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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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