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Leclerc now ready for season-long title fight after Imola error
A late-race error mistake from Charles Leclerc cost Ferrari big on home soil but it’s lesson learned in what could be a title fight to the very end
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Mansell’s winning F1 machines: up close with momentous Ferrari and Williams
Harsh as it may sound of a grand prix driver who scored 31 victories from 187 starts, Nigel Mansell could so easily have landed the unwanted label of Formula 1…
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Villeneuve vs Pironi: the tragic rivalry
Forty years. Who knows where the time goes? In the midst of one of grand prix racing’s most unpredictable seasons, a friendship pivoted in one controversial afternoon into a deadly…
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Back in the saddle for 2022: How Ferrari stole a march on F1 rivals
Charles Leclerc’s victory for Ferrari in the opening race of the 2022 season in Bahrain was welcomed by the tifosi hordes, who have waited years to see a proper title…
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Bottas on the podium and Hamilton unleashed: Imola GP data shows what could have been
All the data from the tight midfield battle at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix analysed
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Flashback: Russell Bulgin, the writer who befriended Senna
The photo shows Ayrton Senna typically getting down to detail with his engineer, Steve Hallam (soft cap) and the Lotus crew in the Detroit pitlane in 1985. The man I…
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Perry McCarthy: The Motor Sport Interview
Perry McCarthy somehow made it all the way to Formula 1 despite starting out at 21 years old with no previous experience of competing in either karts or cars. Permanently…
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Max: The Dutch Master book review — Lewis, look away now
So much has already been said about Max Verstappen including in the documentary Whatever It Takes, as well as several biographies, that the big question about André Hoogeboom’s Max: The…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘F1 is challenging drivers again in 2022’
In judging the success of the new ground-effect chassis regulations, written precisely to allow drivers to follow each other closer to encourage better racing, we shouldn’t look at one race…
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Leclerc now ready for season-long title fight after Imola error
A late-race error mistake from Charles Leclerc cost Ferrari big on home soil but it’s lesson learned in what could be a title fight to the very end
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Mansell’s winning F1 machines: up close with momentous Ferrari and Williams
Harsh as it may sound of a grand prix driver who scored 31 victories from 187 starts, Nigel Mansell could so easily have landed the unwanted label of Formula 1…
Great Read
Archive
Villeneuve vs Pironi: the tragic rivalry
Forty years. Who knows where the time goes? In the midst of one of grand prix racing’s most unpredictable seasons, a friendship pivoted in one controversial afternoon into a deadly…
Archive
Back in the saddle for 2022: How Ferrari stole a march on F1 rivals
Charles Leclerc’s victory for Ferrari in the opening race of the 2022 season in Bahrain was welcomed by the tifosi hordes, who have waited years to see a proper title…
F1
Bottas on the podium and Hamilton unleashed: Imola GP data shows what could have been
All the data from the tight midfield battle at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix analysed
Archive
Flashback: Russell Bulgin, the writer who befriended Senna
The photo shows Ayrton Senna typically getting down to detail with his engineer, Steve Hallam (soft cap) and the Lotus crew in the Detroit pitlane in 1985. The man I…
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Perry McCarthy: The Motor Sport Interview
Perry McCarthy somehow made it all the way to Formula 1 despite starting out at 21 years old with no previous experience of competing in either karts or cars. Permanently…
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Max: The Dutch Master book review — Lewis, look away now
So much has already been said about Max Verstappen including in the documentary Whatever It Takes, as well as several biographies, that the big question about André Hoogeboom’s Max: The…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘F1 is challenging drivers again in 2022’
In judging the success of the new ground-effect chassis regulations, written precisely to allow drivers to follow each other closer to encourage better racing, we shouldn’t look at one race…
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MPH: If F1 wants equal engines, where does artificial competition stop?
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
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MPH: Will youth trump experience in Saudi GP with a tyre twist?
When does a rookie have the edge over an F1 world champion? Perhaps in Jeddah, says Mark Hughes, where the unsettling effect of a softer tyre compound is less likely to faze younger drivers than the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton
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MPH: F1 in ‘crisis meeting’ as engine civil war threatens to erupt
Friday’s summit in Bahrain between the FIA, teams and manufacturers may have been dressed up as a gathering to discuss the idea of a return to V10 engines. But make no mistake: they’re crunch talks as the 2026 rules continue to create problems, 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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Ferrari ‘scrapyard’ F1 livery and other one-off designs for 2025 Miami GP
There will be some eye-opening special edition F1 car liveries at the Miami Grand Prix this weekend. Here’s a look at the one-off paint schemes that have been announced
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F1 Fantasy: top picks & predictions for the 2025 Miami GP
It’s time to make some big chip decisions for your 2025 F1 Fantasy Miami GP line-up. Here are our predictions; tips on drivers to avoid; which chips to play and further analysis
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Lando Norris’s long list of mistakes that makes Piastri the new F1 title favourite
Since scoring his maiden Formula 1 win in Miami a year ago, Lando Norris has enjoyed several highs, but also many lows which threaten to relegate him to second fiddle to Oscar Piastri if he doesn’t bounce back quickly
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